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Lumberjacks’ Nehemiah Augustus, left, named the 8-3A Defensive Most Valuable Player and Sirbatian Charles named Offensive Most Valuable Player.
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Patterson Lumberjacks sweep individual honors

Staff Report

District champion Patterson High School swept the individual honors on the All-District 8-3A football team.
The Lumberjacks’ Sirbatian Charles was named Offensive Most Valuable Player, while Nehemiah Augustus was named the district’s Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Patterson Head Coach Chad Blanchard was named the district’s Coach of the Year after leading the Lumberjacks to a 6-0 mark in district play.
The Lumberjacks had eight players selected for 10 spots on the first team. Augustus made the first team as a return specialist and defensive back, while teammate D.J. Jones was a first-team selection at running back and defensive back.
Charles made the top squad at quarterback and was joined by wide receiver Mykel Jones, offensive lineman Sean Stewart, defensive linemen Charlie Kelly and Tyric Garrett, and linebacker Blake Dreyer.
Berwick had one first-team selection, wide receiver Audwin Williams.
On the second team, the Panthers were represented by quarterback Collin Louviere, wide receiver Kenan Jones and defensive back Tanner Caldwell.
Patterson’s second-team selections included wide receiver Brennan Gouaux, offensive lineman Jaylon Johnson, return specialist D.J. Jones, Augustus at the athlete position, linebacker Dominique Washington and defensive back Shay Ragas.
Honorable mention selections for the Lumberjacks were Zachary Burke, Kenneth Washington, Tristen Ausama, K’hyri Harris, Christian Soria, Deondre Diggs, Dillon Giandelone, Aarion Hartman and Ragas.
Berwick’s honorable mention selections were Mitchell Sanford, Larenz Clark, Lionel Langley, Cooper Roussel, Cody Roberie, Brodi Mire and Blake Bergeron.
Below are the complete all-district teams:
FIRST TEAM
Position, Name, School, Grade
Offense
QB, Sirbatian Charles, Patterson, 12th grade; RB, Elijah Mitchell, Erath, 11; RB, Julius Johnson, Kaplan, 11th; RB, D.J. Jones, Patterson, 12th; RB, Jeremy Rounds, E.D. White, 12th; WR, Mykel Jones, Patterson, 12th; WR, Connor Dupuy, North Vermilion, 11th; WR, Audwin Williams, Berwick, 12th; TE, Jaylen Senegal, Erath, 12th; OL, Jerick Romero, Kaplan, 12th; OL, Sean Stewart, Patterson, 12th; OL, Layne Faulk, Erath, 12th; OL, Alex Naquin, E.D. White, 12th; OL, Charlie Galluser, North Vermilioin, 11th; K, Michael Melancon, E.D. White, 11th; Return Specialist:, Nehemiah Augustus, Patterson, 12th; Athelete: Dade Dieterich, North Vermilion, 12th.

Defense
DL, Charlie Kelly, Patterson, 12th; DL, Tyric Garrett, Patterson, 11th; DL, Winston Jones, ED White, 12th; DL, Jaise Meche, Kaplan, 12th; LB, Blake Dreyer, Patterson, 12th; LB, Trey St. Pierre, ED White, 12th; LB, Layne Faulk, Erath, 12th; LB, D’Angelo Martin, Kaplan, 12th; DB, Nehemiah Augustus, Patterson, 12th; DB, DJ Jones, Patterson, 12th; DB, Kairon Brooks, E.D. White, 12th; DB, TJ Broussard, Kaplan, 12th; Punter, Winston Jones, E.D. White, 12th; Punter, Payton Gaspard, Kaplan, 12th.
Offensive MVP
Sirbatian Charles, Patterson
Coach of the Year
Chad Blanchard, Patterson

Defensive MVP
Nehemiah Augustus, Patterson

SECOND TEAM
Position, Name, School
Offense
QB, Collin Louviere, Berwick; RB, Nick Shanklin, ED White; RB, Dylan Dent, North Vermilion; RB, Devynn Armstead, Franklin; RB, Scott Moore, Erath; WR, Kenan Jones, Berwick; WR, Brennan Gouaux, Patterson; TE, John Gordy Broussard, Kaplan; OL, Gabe Briola, Kaplan; OL, Jaylon Johnson, Patterson; OL, Jax Harrington, Erath; OL, Jordan Moreaux, E.D. White; OL, CJ Crochet, Kaplan; K, Connor Dupuy, North Vermilion; Return Specialist, DJ Jones, Patterson; Athlete, Nehemiah Augustus, Patterson; Athlete, Brandon Legrende, ED White.

Defense
DL, Drake Griffin, North Vermilion; DL, Jaylen Senegal, Erath; DL, Isiah Viltz, Franklin; DL, Chris Broussard, Kaplan; LB, Daniel Lotief, Kaplan; LB, Ryan Thompson, North Vermilion; LB, Anthony Hernandez, Franklin; LB, Dominique Washington, Patterson; DB, Tanner Caldwell, Berwick; DB, Mason Granger, Erath; DB, Caleb Castro, North Vermilion; DB, Shay Ragas, Patterson; Punter, Caleb Castro, North Vermilion

Honorable Mention
Berwick: Mitchell Sanford, Larenz Clark, Lionel Langley, Cooper Roussel, Cody Roberie, Brodi Mire, Blake Bergeron.
Erath: Ben Leblanc, Coy Leblanc, Brynn Faulk, Jordan Lahasky, Wyatt Primeaux, Joseph Knight, Andre Touchet, Stephen Vallot, Luke Young, Jean Paul Touchet, Rene Toups
ED White: Holden Cortez, Luke Oncale, Colin Borne, Scott Ford, Andrew Hebert, Carter Bourgeois, Ben Sposito, Haden Theriot, Kevin Johnson
Kaplan: Jade Herpin, Grant Frick, Judd Bertrand, Savion Meaux, Ridge Herpin, Gage Morvant, Jude Hebert, Hunter Vincent, Trae Case.
North Vermilion: Alan Rowell, Tyler Galley, Hayden Boone, Brennen Segrera, Ryan Broussard, Gavin Becker.

Patterson: Zachary Burke, Kenneth Washington, Tristen Ausama, K’hyri Harris, Christian Soria, Deondre Diggs, Dillon Giandelone, Aarion Hartman, Shay Ragas.

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