By: Chris Dabe
Written for the LSWA
The reigning Miss Basketball in Louisiana had another strong season, and Country Day’s top boys basketball standout won another state championship.
Caroline Bradley of Oak Grove averaged 27 points per game with more than 17 rebounds, five blocked shots and 2.4 assists per game as the 6-foot-5 junior became the Class 2A outstanding player for the second year in a row, as selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Meanwhile, Kellen Brewer of Country Day became outstanding player in 2A boys basketball. The 6-6 junior guard averaged 20.1 points per game with more than six rebounds, three steals and nearly two blocked shots per contest as the Cajuns defeated Calvary Baptist in the Division III select state final.
Brewer’s father, Corey, is an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans a former professional basketball player and a lottery selection out of Florida in the 2007 NBA draft.
Bradley is a first-team all-state selection for the third time. Brewer made the first team for the second time.
The two coach of the year winners ended long title droughts for their schools with Shawn Davis guiding the Ferriday boys to their first title since 1989 (Division IV nonselect). He was a standout player on the first of the Trojans back-to-back state championship teams under his father Robert Cade in 1988.
Jake Bourgeois led the French Settlement girls to their first crown since 1964 (Division III nonselect) with a 44-36 win over Westlake.
Boys
First Team
Player, School, Ht., Cl., Pts.
Kellen Brewer, Country Day, 6-6, So., 20.1
Elijah Haven, Dunham, 6-5, Jr., 14.4
Tyrone Jamison, Calvary Baptist, 6-2, Jr., 20.5
A.J. Olivier, Dunham, 5-9, Sr., 19.6
Marques Terrell, Ferriday, 6-5, Sr., 18.3
Second Team
Player, School, Ht., Cl., Pts.
Dawson Brown, Madison, 6-4, Sr., 18.6
Jason Colar, West St. Mary, 6-1, Sr., 12.5
Graham Comeaux, Lafayette Christian, 6-2, Sr., 16.0
Herm Dyson, Country Day, 6-3, Sr., 8.8
Jacob Trosclair, Catholic-New Iberia, 6-10, Sr., 16.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Kellen Brewer, Country Day
COACH OF THE YEAR: Shawn Davis, Ferriday
Honorable mention:
Chris Barnes, Avoyelles; Brantley Carney, Episcopal; Jason Chewning, French Settlement; Kellen Cox, Many; Kyson Daniel, Lake Arthur; Maddox Fitzhugh, Ouachita Christian; LaTyruss Guidry, Kinder; Jaiden Hall, Calvary Baptist; Kaiden Kemp, West St. Mary; Michael Lange, Vinton; Curtis McAllister, Country Day; Reid Murphy, French Settlement; Jacob Norris, Rosepine; Jahiri Perry, Franklin; Jaydon Johnson, Rayville; Zayveian Johnson, Rapides, Tyree Riley, Northeast; Khailen Ross, Vinton; Quintavious Stanford, Green Oaks; Fred Thomas, Capitol; Bryan Vaughn, Madison; Calvin Washington, Ferriday; Jarvis Washington, Dunham.
Girls
First Team
Player, School, Ht., Cl., Pts.
Stella Allison, French Settlement, 5-7, Sr., 19.4
Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove, 6-5, Jr., 27.0
Case James, Rosepine, 5-5, Jr., 18.5
Carly Meynard, Menard, 5-11, Sr., 28.0
Kayleigh Pierce, Houma Christian, 5-6, Jr., 20.1
Second Team
Player, School, Ht., Cl., Pts.
Kariah Dunn, East Feliciana, 5-8, Jr., 17.0
Camri Primeaux, Midland, 5-6, Jr., 18.0
Ja’Rian Riley, Northeast, 5-0, 7th., 20.0
Shanna Simien, Lafayette Christian, 5-9, Jr., 15.1
Caroline Watson, Episcopal, 5-7, Sr., 28.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jake Bourgeois, French Settlement
Honorable mention:
Hayley Calcote, Rosepine; Piper Christian, Newman; Kimani Coleman, East Feliciana; Shaniya Gray, Green Oaks; Rylee Green, Catholic-New Iberia; Mary Louise Hagan, Ouachita Christian; Brodyrea Hicks, Mangham; R.J. Hayward, Oakdale; Ella Istre, Lake Arthur; Peyton Jones, Oakdale; Amari Lyons, Northeast; Malia Perkins, Rapides; Teryn Robinson, Franklin; Molli Thibodeaux, Midland; Braidy Trabeau, French Settlement.