Ferriday’s Dillon, Notre Dame’s Pommier headline Class 2A All-State football team

Written for the LSWA
A quarterback who led his school to its first LHSAA football title since the 1950s and a lineman who set the tone for one of the state’s stingiest defenses help lead the LSWA’s Class 2A All-State team.

Quarterback Kobe Dillon of Class 2A champion Ferriday and lineman Joe Pommier of Division III quarterfinalist Notre Dame top the LSWA squad selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state along The Dunham School’s Neil Weiner, who was selected as the 2A Coach of the Year.

Dillon was voted the Offensive MVP after leading Ferriday to its first state title since 1956 in prolific fashion by compiling 3,549 total yards. The senior completed 112-of-187 passes for 2,163 yards and 23 touchdowns. Dillon also ran for 1,386 yards and 25 TDs, averaging an incredible 13.1 yards per carry to help his team average 49 points per game while winning its final 13 games. Ferriday placed five players on the LSWA’s 2A squad.

Pommier, the Defensive MVP, recorded 60 tackles, had 23 tackles for loss, 17 quarterback hurries, seven sacks and two fumble recoveries for the Crowley-based Pioneers, who were the No. 2 seed on the Division III bracket.

Weiner’s Dunham team won the District 8-2A title and was the No. 5 seed going into the Division III playoffs. Dunham claimed a playoff road win over Newman before losing to eventual champion Lafayette Christian in the semifinals. The Tigers finished 10-2.

LSWA CLASS 2A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL CHART
OFFENSE
WR Jarmone Sutherland Newman 5-11 175 Sr.
WR Sage Ryan Lafayette Christian 6-0 195 Jr.
WR Elijah White Ferriday 5-9 175 Jr.
OL Roosevelt Davis Ferriday 6-6 285 Sr.
OL Chase Underwood Mangham 6-3 250 Jr.
OL Josh Glynn Many 6-2 290 Sr.
OL Evan Roussel St. Charles 6-2 265 Sr.
OL Ben Robichaux Notre Dame 6-1 225 Sr.
QB Kobe Dillon Ferriday 6-1 210 Sr.
RB Byron Milligan Ferriday 5-10 180 Sr.
RB Corey McKnight Amite 5-11 180 Sr.
RB Terrence Williams Many 6-2 225 Jr.
PK Will Hardie Newman 6-0 200 Jr.
ATH Caleb Anderson East Feliciana 6-2 180 Sr.

DEFENSE
DL Mason Narcisse St. Charles 6-4 295 Sr.
DL Joe Pommier Notre Dame 5-11 195 Sr.
DL Kylyn Wilson Ferriday 6-0 200 Jr.
DL Brandon Williams Newman 6-3 220 Sr.
LB Eugene Mandel St. Charles 6-1 190 Jr.
LB Chris Landry Catholic-NI 6-2 180 Sr.
LB Tyvn Byrd Ferriday 5-11 225 Sr.
LB Cornelius Dyson Kentwood 6-2 185 Sr.
DB Brylan Green Lafayette Christian 5-7 165 So.
DB Skyler Leckelt Kinder 5-9 175 Sr.
DB Kolin Billbrew Episcopal 5-10 185 Sr.
DB Sterling Scott Newman 5-10 175 Jr.
P Logan Klotz Pope John Paul 6-2 185 Sr.
KR Tevin Hickman Lakeview 5-11 136 Jr.
OFFENSIVE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: KOBE DILLON, FERRIDAY
DEFENSIVE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: JOE POMMIER, NOTRE DAME
COACH OF THE YEAR: NEIL WEINER, THE DUNHAM SCHOOL

Honorable mention
Blake Tarver, Ferriday; Dontavious Henderson, Ferriday; Vincent Hollins, Ferriday; Gunner Gearen, DeQuincy; Drew Heinen, Vinton; Jaron Toups, Kinder; Ty Fusellier, Kinder; Daylon Charles, Lake Arthur; Eyan Webre, Houma Christian School; Kalante Wilson, Dunham; Rhett Guidry, Dunham; Cooper Hext, DeQuincy; Jaden Carrier, Vinton; Dillon Pikes, Lakeview; J.T. Smith Mangham; Radarrian Robbins, Kentwood; Zy Alexander, Loreauville; Errol Rogers Jr., Lafayette Christian; Will Brew, Lakeview; Arch Manning, Newman; Tray Henry, Catholic-NI; C.J. Thibodeaux, Notre Dame; D’Cameron Wilmore, Mangham; Donnell Carter, Avoyelles; Shamorion Wiseman, Many; Torrell Levias, Lake Arthur; Ty Fuselierm Kinder; Ryan Armwood, Episcopal; Trey Amos, Catholic-NI; Travon Washington, Springfield; Louie Davies, Lafayette Christian; Trotter Lafollette, Many; Zack LaFargue, Kinder; Fitzgerald West, Lafayette Christian; Hunter Harriman, Rosepine; Cody Saucier, Menard; Roy Miller, Many; Trashun Lewis, Winnfield; Kylen Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas; Kajuan Magee, Kentwood; Keagan Labouve, Welsh; Nicholas Picard, Lafayette Christian; Adam Eley, Mangham; Bryce Maloy, Winnfield; Cornell Brown, Oakdale; Bryce Cooper, Kentwood; Nic Borne, Catholic-NI; Devon Wilson, St. Thomas Aquinas; Jacob Bellazar, Capitol; Blain Zaunbrecher, Notre Dame.