Notre Dame trio earns LSWA Class 2A All-State honorable mention status

Postseason honors have begun to pour in for the Notre Dame Pios 2021 football team recently, beginning with 18 total selections on the 6-2A All-District team.
The accolades continued this week when the Pios earned three honorable mention spots on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State team released Thursday morning.
Notre Dame’s Alex Stevens, Zach Lamm and Luke Bertrand, all seniors, earned honors on the All-State team after helping lead the Pios to a 9-3 overall record and an appearance in the Division III semifinal game.
Stevens was the Pios’ leader on defense with a team-high 72 total tackles, including 17 for a loss of 66 yards. The defensive end was the team’s sack leader with nine and he logged one interception, forced two fumbles and had 11 quarterback hurries.
Lamm was the Pios’ leading receiver after hauling in 44 passes for 724 yards and four touchdowns. He averaged 16.5 yards per catch.
Bertrand was also a force in Notre Dame’s passing game at tight end. He had 24 receptions for 339 yards and four touchdowns.
The headliners on this year’s All-State team hail from St. Charles Catholic and Many, who each reached their respective championship games for the third year in a row in 2021.
The third time was the charm for St. Charles as first-year coach Wayne Stein led the Comets to a 32-27 win over Lafayette Christian for the Division III championship – overcoming defeats in 2019 and 2020 to win the school’s first title since 2011.
As a result, Stein, a longtime defensive coordinator for legendary coach Frank Monica, won Coach of the Year for guiding St. Charles to a 11-0 record – beating out finalists Terrance Blankenship of Jonesboro-Hodge and Andy Boone of Avoyelles. Joining him on the All-State team from St. Charles were kicker Carter Chauvin, defensive lineman Moses Clark and linebacker Kaiden Jones.
Many had a sweep in the player awards as senior running back London Williams earned Outstanding Offensive Player and junior defensive back Tackett Curtis won Outstanding Defensive Player for the second straight year.
Williams was among the state’s leading rushers with 2,646 yards and 47 touchdowns, while Curtis made 128 tackles and had four interceptions to help the Tigers go 13-2 and return to the Class 2A championship game for the third straight year. Senior offensive lineman Jakorey Jones also made the team for Many.
Class 2A champion Amite was represented on the team with a trio of seniors in linebacker Javae Gilmore, punter Liam Adamson and return specialist Earl Jackson.
Gilmore, a Mississippi State commitment, had 114 tackles and three sacks, while Adamson is regarded as one of the top kicker/punters in Louisiana.
Division III state runnerup Lafayette Christian landed three players on the team - offensive lineman Fitzgerald West and defensive back Jordan Green, both LSU signees, along with Liberty University signee and District 6-2A Defensive MVP Brylan Green.
Other Acadiana area players that made the team are Catholic High of New Iberia’s Russell Davis and Ascension Episcopal’s Maxie Baudoin,.
Red River, the No. 9 seed which lost out in the second round of the playoffs, had two selections on the team in quarterback Zintayvious Smith and wide receiver Antron Williams.
Smith, a Naval Academy commitment, beat out Newman standout and 5-Star recruit Arch Manning for the spot at quarterback. Manning, considered as the No. 1 high school football recruit in the Class of 2023, made the team as an honorable mention.