Notre Dame lands 18 on All-District squad

The Notre Dame Pios and the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights reaped the bulk of the awards on the All-District 6-2A team announced recently.
But that was no surprise.
The Crusaders, who won the league title and lost to St. Charles in the Division III state championship game, garnered 25 total selections, 14 on the first team and 11 on the second.
The Pios, who went 9-3 overall and reached the Division III semifinals, claimed 18 overall picks, 10 on the first team and eight on the second.
LCA also swept the team’s top three honors: Coach of the Year, Trev Faulk; Outstanding Offensive Player, JuJuan Johnson and Outstanding Defensive Player, Brylan Green.
The Pios cruised through the regular season with an 8-2 record with their only losses being to Class 4A Teurlings and Class 2A perennial power Lafayette Christian.
The Pios also logged quality non-district victories over Cecilia, a Class 4A quarterfinalist, as well as Class 5A’s Southside and Comeaux. They also defeated traditional Division III power Catholic of New Iberia.
In district play, the Pios walked through league foes Lake Arthur (55-0) and Welsh (47-7) before falling to LCA.
Notre Dame picked up four first-team selections on the offensive side of the ball in wide receiver Zach Lamm, tight end Luke Bertrand, offensive lineman Nick Vice and running back Lucas Simon.
Lamm, a senior, was one of the top receivers in Acadia Parish after hauling in 44 passes for 724 yards and four touchdowns.
Bertrand was also a force in the Pios’ aerial attack. The senior had 24 catches for 339 yards and four touchdowns.
Vice, also a senior, was part of the Pios’ offensive line, one that paved the way for 2,398 yards rushing and 1,538 yards through the air.
Simon, a senior, was the Pios’ leading rusher with 821 yards and 15 touchdowns on 116 carries. He also had three receptions for 56 yards.
The rest of the first-team offense consists of LCA receiver Darien Riggs, offensive linemen Fitzgerald West, Micah Miller and Brennen Charles, quarterback JuJuan Johnson and place kicker Jackson Priest.
Welsh’s Brady Hall made the team on the offensive line, Cohen Fontenot got on at running back and Cale Navarre made it at the athlete position.
Port Barre’s lone selection was Gavin Grimmett at running back.
Notre Dame’s first-team defensive selections included seniors Alex Stevens and Karson Broussard on the defensive line, Luke Hoffpauir and David Trisler at linebacker and Caleb Comeaux and Matt Bernard at defensive back.
Stevens posted a team-high 72 tackles, including 17 for a loss. He had nine sacks, one interception and two fumble recoveries.
Broussard finished with 64 tackles, 12 for a loss including five sacks.
Hoffpauir tallied 60 tackles, 14.5 for a loss and two pass breakups and Trisler had 47 tackles, including four sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery.
Comeaux recorded 28 tackles and had one interception and two fumble recoveries and Bernard had nine tackles and three pass breakups.
Green headlined LCA’s defensive selections at defensive back along with Jordan Allen.
Also earning honors for LCA were Sam Taylor at kicker, Alonzo Reyes was the kick returner, Brayden Zeigler made it at linebacker and Masey Lewis grabbed a spot on the defensive line.
Welsh’s Rhett Davis earned a spot on the defensive line Koen LeBlanc made it at linebacker.
Earning second-team honors for the Pios were Nick Swacker at quarterback, Christian Breaux and Isaiah McCrory on the offensive line, Jake Brouillette at running back, Jeremy Prevost on the defensive line, Hudson Leblanc at linebacker, Max Veillon at defensive back and Austin Doucet at kick returner.
Honorable mentions for the Pios include Jake Benoit, Ross Miller, Blake Francis, Tripp Mixon, Nick Doucet, Brayden Broussard, Andrew Habetz, Luke LeBlanc, Joe Frank, Thomas Meche, Hunter Leonards, Grady Faulk and Teddy Menard.