Trio of area football stars sign college scholarships

Patterson High School and Central Catholic produced the best records on the football field in the Tri-City area this season.
They followed it up by representing the area today with three players — two from Patterson and another from Central Catholic — signing paperwork to continue their football careers on the collegiate level.
At Patterson High School, Mykel Jones signed with the University of Oklahoma, while teammate Nehemiah Augustus signed with the University of Memphis.
Meanwhile in Morgan City at Central Catholic, Stefano Guarisco inked with Nicholls State.
Jones, a 6-foot-0, 185 pound wide receiver was rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and a National 300 member by Scouts.com.
He was an All-District 8-3A first team selection as senior, catching 27 passes for 441 yards and six touchdowns. He also had 10 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown despite missing playing time because of an injury.
Augustus, a 6-foot-0, 205-pound safety, was the District 8-3A Defensive Most Valuable Player, and was an All-District 8-3A First Team return specialist and defensive back.
Augustus also was selected to the Louisiana Football Coaches Association first-team all-state team as a defensive back, and he nabbed Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State honorable mention honors as a senior.
Augustus had 88 total tackles (52 solo and 36 assists) last season. He had five tackles for a loss of nine yards, including two sacks. Augustus forced two fumbles, broke up 11 passes, intercepted six passes and had one defensive touchdown.
Guarisco’s signing caps a decorated senior season in which he not only set the school record in rushing yards for a season but he finished his career as both Central Catholic’s all-time and single-season rushing leader. He also was tops in school history in single-season and career touchdowns.
Guarisco finished his senior season with 299 carries for 2,728 yards and 39 touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 312 yards and five touchdowns. He finished the season with 47 overall touchdowns and 32 two-point conversions.
He earned first-team Class 1A All-State honors from both the Louisiana Sportswriters Association and the Louisiana Football Coaches Association.
Guarisco was a second-team selection in USA TODAY High School Sports’ 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Louisiana Football team and was named the Outstanding Offensive Player on the Acadiana Advocate’s All-Metro football team for Classes 3A-1A.
Additionally, he was named the District 7-1A Offensive Most Valuable Player this season and was a second-team selection as a return specialist.