ALL-METRO FOOTBALL CLASS 5A, 4A<\/p>\n
OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER, DA’JEAN GOLMOND, DENHAM SPRINGS<\/p>\n
Denham Springs boasted one of the most electric offenses in the area this season and Da’Jean Goldmond was the orchestrator.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-1 senior guided an offense that averaged 42.8 points per game. He passed for 2,544 yards with 32 touchdowns and seven interceptions on a 61.4% completion percentage. He also ran for 477 yards and 10 touchdowns on 74 attempts as the Yellow Jackets finished 8-2.<\/p>\n
Golmond’s 32 scoring passes broke the record of 27 set by Luke Lunsford.<\/p>\n
For these reasons, Golmond was been selected The Advocate’s All-Metro large school offensive player of the year.<\/p>\n
After a 2-2 start to the season, Denham Springs rolled past Southern Lab 41-14. Golmond finished with six total touchdowns and 239 yards passing, hitting on 20-of-26 attemps.<\/p>\n
Before that game, Denham Springs coach Brett Beard had a simple message for his quarterback.<\/p>\n
\u201cPull the trigger, let it rip and let\u2019s go,\u201d Beard said. \u201cJust trust your eyes. I trust you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The win sparked a six-game winning streak to close out the year. The Yellow Jackets scored more than 60 points in two games, and more than 50 points in others during that stretch.<\/p>\n
The successful finish helped Denham Springs win a share of the District 5-5A title with East Ascension.<\/p>\n
In the team\u2019s final game of the regular season, Denham Springs was tied 26-26 with St. Amant in the second half. Golmond engineered a run of 28 straight points to lead his team to a 54-26 win. He finished with five total touchdowns and 209 yards passing.<\/p>\n
The Yellow Jackets entered the playoffs as the No. 4 seed, which was the school\u2019s highest seeding since 1999 during the power rankings system era.<\/p>\n
OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER, BLAINE BRADFORD, CATHOLIC HIGH<\/p>\n
Catholic senior safety Blaine Bradford wreaked havoc on offenses all season long for the Bears.<\/p>\n
The Bears allowed just 16.2 points per game in 13 games, and Bradford\u2019s impact played a key role.<\/p>\n
The hard-hitting defensive back finished the year with 60 total tackles, 49 solo tackles, two tackles for loss and one interception.\u00a0He played key role in helping Catholic finish the year with a 10-3 record, a District 4-5A title and a Division I select semifinals finish.<\/p>\n
For his efforts, Bradford was selected The Advocate’s All-Metro large school defensive player of the year.<\/p>\n
Catholic coach Hudson Fuller noted Bradford\u2019s maturity level and leadership as two aspects that stand out about him as a player.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust his maturity level from the day that I met him, you could tell he was a special kid,\u201d Fuller said of the Ohio State signee. \u201cHe\u2019s a phenomenal athlete, but more so, he\u2019s a phenomenal person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bradford anchored a defense that held uber-talented Edna Karr to 17 points in the Division I select semifinal. Despite losing the game 17-10, the seven-point margin was the closest game the eventual champion Cougars played all season against Louisiana high schools.<\/p>\n
While he made several big-time plays on the field, he also looked to leave his mark off the field. One of the senior\u2019s goals for his final season of high school football was to see the younger players grow as leaders throughout the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I see that,\u201d Bradford said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve left my mark in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fuller reinforced Bradford as a leader on the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe connects with all teammates on all levels,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cHe leads from the front in a vocal way, but also just leads by example. He will be someone that, as we look back, had a profound influence on our program.\u201d<\/p>\n
COACH OF THE YEAR, HUDSON FULLER, CATHOLIC-BATON ROUGE<\/p>\n
Catholic enjoyed another successful season under coach Hudson Fuller.<\/p>\n
The Bears finished 10-3, won the District 4-5A title and made it to the Division I select semifinals.<\/p>\n
After consecutive losses dropped Catholic to 3-2 midway through the season, he coached Catholic to five straight wins to close out the regular season and finished unbeaten in district play.<\/p>\n
The Bears won all of their league games by double figures. In Catholic\u2019s final three games of the regular season, the Bears notched wins over Scotlandville, Woodlawn and Zachary \u2014 all by more than 30 points.<\/p>\n
Catholic won its first two playoff games by double figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ALL-METRO OFFENSE<\/p>\n
DA’JEAN GOLMOND<\/p>\n
QB Denham Springs, 6-1, 205, Sr.<\/p>\n
WR DA’SEAN GOLMOND<\/p>\n
Denham Springs, 6-1, 195, Sr.<\/p>\n
WR CASH DAVIS<\/p>\n
Live Oak, 6-0, 160, Jr.<\/p>\n
WR ETHAN KIMMIE<\/p>\n
Zachary, 6-3, 190, Jr.<\/p>\n
RB ZAIDEN FOSTER<\/p>\n
Liberty, 5-9, 205, Sr.<\/p>\n
RB JAYDEN MILES<\/p>\n
Catholic-Baton Rouge, 6-2, 203, Jr.<\/p>\n
RB JOURDEN HICKERSON<\/p>\n
St. Amant, 6-0, 185, Jr.<\/p>\n
OL BLAISE THOMASSIE<\/p>\n
Catholic-Baton Rouge, 6-4, 265, Sr.<\/p>\n
OL\u00a0REGGIE TRUSCLAIR<\/p>\n
Plaquemine, 6-2, 268, Jr.<\/p>\n
OL\u00a0JAYDEN MICHAEL<\/p>\n
Lutcher, 6-4, 300, Sr.<\/p>\n
OL\u00a0GRAHAM HARRIS<\/p>\n
Central, 6-2, 300, Sr.<\/p>\n
OL ENGLAND PHILLIPS<\/p>\n
Dutchtown, 6-2, 290, Sr.<\/p>\n
ATH PATRICK GALES<\/p>\n
Brusly, 5-9, 173, Sr.<\/p>\n
ATH BRYSTEN MARTINEZ<\/p>\n
East Ascension, 6-6, 308, Sr.<\/p>\n
ATH COOPER BABIN<\/p>\n
St. Amant, 6-0, 180, Sr.<\/p>\n
K BEN JONES<\/p>\n
St. Michael, 6-1, 175, Sr.<\/p>\n
ALL-METRO DEFENSE<\/p>\n
DL DARREYUS SCOTT<\/p>\n
Denham Springs, 5-10, 230, Sr.<\/p>\n
DL CADEN PARQUETTE<\/p>\n
Lutcher, 6-0, 250, Sr.<\/p>\n
DL TYRONE MORGAN<\/p>\n
Woodlawn, 6-3.5, 240, Sr.<\/p>\n
DL RYAN JENKINS<\/p>\n
Plaquemine, 5-11, 275, Sr.<\/p>\n
LB DYLAN SHELMIRE<\/p>\n
Zachary, 6-0, 215, Sr.<\/p>\n
LB HARRISON KIDDER<\/p>\n
Catholic-Baton Rouge, 6-1, 210, Sr.<\/p>\n
LB JAKE JARREAU<\/p>\n
Central, 5-8, 195, Sr.<\/p>\n
LB\u00a0CADEN ALLYN<\/p>\n
Denham Springs, 5-10, 180, Sr.<\/p>\n
DB BLAINE BRADFORD<\/p>\n
Catholic-Baton Rouge, 6-1, 207, Sr.<\/p>\n
DB\u00a0RODERICK BINGHAM<\/p>\n
Plaquemine, 6-1, 170, Sr.<\/p>\n
DB MICAH LEVY<\/p>\n
East Ascension, 6-1, 210, Jr.<\/p>\n
DB\u00a0CAYDEN RANDALL<\/p>\n
Woodlawn, 6-0, 190, Sr.<\/p>\n
FLEX JAVON JARIUS<\/p>\n
East Ascension, 6-1, 175, Sr.<\/p>\n
FLEX\u00a0JOHN RUSSELL DEMOSS<\/p>\n
Catholic-Baton Rouge, 5-11, 185, Sr.<\/p>\n
RS\/ATH JAYDEN URSIN<\/p>\n
East Ascension, 6-2, 165, Jr.<\/p>\n
P\u00a0CHRISTIAN COSEY<\/p>\n
Zachary, 6-2, 155, Sr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALL-METRO FOOTBALL CLASS 5A, 4A OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER, DA’JEAN GOLMOND, DENHAM SPRINGS Denham Springs boasted one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,4095],"class_list":{"0":"post-669001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-hardwall"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115876996290334187","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}