WMHS quarterback Paul Turner and defensive lineman Chuck Hunter grabbed the top individual honors. Turner was selected as the Outstanding Offensive player, while Hunter ?was voted the Outstanding ?Defensive Player.

Athlete Tyler Cain, defensive lineman James McFarland and linebacker Jonathan Tyson are the other Rebels on the squad selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.

St. Thomas More head coach Jim Hightower is the Coach of the Year after leading the Cougars to the semifinal round.

Acadiana, which had to forfeit four games for use of an ineligible player, won seven straight to take the title.

The Wreckin' Rams have four players on the LSWA team -- running back Micah Eugene, offensive linemen, Cade Dawes and Nick Smith, and defensive back Bakari Hollier.

Turner, who missed two games because of injury, ran for 916 yards and 17 touchdowns and threw for 1,245 and 16 touchdowns. Combined with last year, West Monroe won 29 consecutive games before losing 21-14 to Acadiana in the finals.

Dawes and Smith helped pave the way for an Acadiana offense that rushed for 5,425 yards. Eugene gained a significant portion of that, running for 2,031 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Hightower's Cougars were the only team to beat Acadiana on the field, winning 42-17 in Week 5. The Rams avenged the loss with a 31-0 win over St. Thomas More in the semifinals, bringing to a close the Cougars' 13-1 season.

The team's wide receivers are Dhaquille Williams of East St. John (42 catches, 1,069 yards, 19 TDs) and Mark Bridgewater of Hammond (43-1,006, 13 TDs) and the tight end is Evan Tatford of St. Thomas More (21-257, four TDs).

Dawes and Smith are joined on the offensive line by Chet Hebert of Shaw, Greg Robinson of Thibodaux and Jonah Austin of St. Augustine.

Eugene is joined at running back by Dante' Butler of Brother Martin (335 carries, 2,543 yards, 32 TDs) and Effrem Reed of Dutchtown (271-1,926, 32 TDs).

Colby Delahoussaye of New Iberia is the team's place kicker (16 of 21 field goals, 40 of 42 PATs).

Hunter and McFarland are joined on the defensive line by Mickey Johnson of St. Paul's (34 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks) and Duvall Jackson of Westgate (90 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 11 sacks).

Deion Jones of Jesuit (118 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, three blocked kicks), Landon Collins of Dutchtown (102 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four interceptions) and Ben Taylor of Hahnville (124 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks) round out the linebacking corps, while Bobby Dunn of Jesuit (81 tackles, four interceptions), Sam Scofield of St. Thomas More (110 tackles, four interceptions) and James Richardson of Central (56 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five interceptions) round of the secondary.

Ralph Freibert of Jesuit is the punter (40-yard average) and Ronald Lewis of West Jefferson is the kick returner (four kickoff returns for TDs).

CLASS 5A
First-team Offense

Pos. ? ?Player ? ? ? ? ?School ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Ht. ? ? Wt. ? ? Cl.
WR ? ? ?D'haquille Williams ? ? East St. John ? 6-2 ? ? 195 ? ? Sr.
WR ? ? ?Mark Bridgewater ? ? ? ?Hammond 6-2 ? ? 190 ? ? Sr.
TE ? ? ?Evan Tatford ? ? ? ? ? ?St. Thomas More 6-5 ? ? 235 ? ? Sr.
OL ? ? ?Chet Hebert ? ? Archbishop Shaw 6-3 ? ? 285 ? ? Sr.
OL ? ? ?Greg Robinson ? Thibodaux ? ? ? 6-5 ? ? 300 ? ? Sr.
OL ? ? ?Cade Dawes ? ? ?Acadiana ? ? ? ?5-11 ? ?235 ? ? Sr.
OL ? ? ?Nick Smith ? ? ?Acadiana ? ? ? ?6-4 ? ? 270 ? ? Sr.
OL ? ? ?Jonah Austin ? ?St. Augustine ? 6-7 ? ? 315 ? ? Sr.
QB ? ? ?Paul Turner ? ? West Monroe ? ? 6-2 ? ? 187 ? ? Sr.
RB ? ? ?Dante' Butler ? Brother Martin ?5-10 ? ?205 ? ? Sr.
RB ? ? ?Effrem Reed ? ? Dutchtown ? ? ? 5-9 ? ? 185 ? ? Sr.
RB ? ? ?Micah Eugene ? ?Acadiana ? ? ? ?5-11 ? ?190 ? ? Sr.
PK ? ? ?Colby Delahoussaye ? ? ?New Iberia ? ? ?5-9 ? ? 160 ? ? Jr.
ATH ? ? Tyler Cain ? ? ?West Monroe ? ? 5-8 ? ? 175 ? ? Sr.

First-team Defense

Pos. ? ?Player ? ? ? ? ?School ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Ht. ? ? Wt. ? ? Cl.
DL ? ? ?Mickey Johnson ?St. Paul's ? ? ?6-2 ? ? 295 ? ? Sr.
DL ? ? ?Chuck Hunter ? ?West Monroe ? ? 6-0 ? ? 302 ? ? Sr.
DL ? ? ?James McFarland West Monroe ? ? 6-2 ? ? 234 ? ? Jr.
DL ? ? ?Duvall Jackson ?Westgate ? ? ? ?6-2 ? ? 220 ? ? Jr.
LB ? ? ?Deion Jones ? ? Jesuit ?6-1 ? ? 195 ? ? Jr.
LB ? ? ?Landon Collins ?Dutchtown ? ? ? 6-1 ? ? 210 ? ? Jr.
LB ? ? ?Ben Taylor ? ? ?Hahnville ? ? ? 5-11 ? ?195 ? ? Sr.
LB ? ? ?Jonathan Tyson ?West Monroe ? ? 6-1 ? ? 247 ? ? Sr.
DB ? ? ?Bobby Dunn ? ? ?Jesuit ?6-4 ? ? 185 ? ? Sr.
DB ? ? ?Sam Scofield ? ?St. Thomas More 6-2 ? ? 195 ? ? Sr.
DB ? ? ?Bakari Hollier ?Acadiana ? ? ? ?5-10 ? ?190 ? ? Sr.
DB ? ? ?James Richardson ? ? ? ?Central 5-10 ? ?180 ? ? Sr.
KR ? ? ?Ronald Lewis ? ?West Jefferson ?6-0 ? ? 180 ? ? So.
P ? ? ? Ralph Freibert ?Jesuit ?5-11 ? ?175 ? ? Jr.
OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Paul Turner, West Monroe
OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Chuck Hunter, West Monroe
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim Hightower, St. Thomas More

Honorable mention: Keith Ollison, Acadiana; Jared Foster, Barbe; Trey Quinn, Barbe; Elbert Fulgham, Brother Martin; Jordan Greene, Brother Martin; Jacoby Briscoe, Carencro; Alex Johnson, Carencro; Zack Oliver, Catholic-Baton Rouge; Grant Venable, Catholic-Baton Rouge; James Banks, Chalmette;, Kaleb Blanchard, Denham Springs; Ethan Hutson, Destrehan; Leon Blouin, Dutchtown; Darion Moore, East St. John; Ahmad White, Hahnville; Trey Davis, Higgins; Jarion Walker, Higgins; Jamal Wilson, Higgins; Pat DeVun, Jesuit; Darius Edwards, LaGrange; Aaron Sam, LaGrange; Austin Watts, Central; Chris Dragna, Mandeville; Kendrick Aaron, Natchitoches Central; Chris Mitchell, Natchitoches Central; Jordy Joseph, New Iberia; Blake Lopez, New Iberia; Scottie Williams, New Iberia; Terron Bell, Ouachita; Justin Ginyard Ouachita; Chris Houston, Ouachita; T.J. Kijak, Ouachita; Ladarius Lewis, Ouachita; Ricky McCarthy, Ouachita; Elijah Sullivan, Ouachita; Quentin Wheeler, Ouachita; Jonathan Kinchen, Ponchatoula; Kaleb Muse, Ponchatoula; Lawrence Breaud, Archbishop Shaw; Jonathan Miles, Slidell; Justin Manton, St. Amant; Leonard Fournette Jr., St. Augustine; Terry Lucas, St. Augustine; Renaldo Thomas, St. Augustine; Matt Flores, St. Thomas More; David Laborde, St. Thomas More; Kevin LaBry, St. Thomas More; Brandon Schmidt, St. Thomas More; Paul Jacquillard, St. Paul's; Tyler Tourelle, St. Paul's; Kirby Bonvillain, Terrebonne; Mike Williams, Terrebonne; Shawn Hoye Jr., West Jefferson; Jose Mazier, West Jefferson; Kenneth Proctor, West Jefferson; Ash Aulds, West Monroe; Deano Casola, West Monroe; Jay Hoogland, West Monroe; Michael Hunter, West Monroe; Terrell Lathan, West Monroe; Bubba Reeves, West Monroe; Cade Stone, West Monroe; Cody Stone, West Monroe; Eugene Levingston, Westgate.