Huntington’s Jamarion Washington wins Times preseason fans' choice football award
Huntington junior wide receiver Jamarion Washington, who has been offered by Grambling State, topped 40 additional athletes from 41 Shreveport-Bossier City area football teams to win the 2023 Times Fans' Choice Player of the Year recognition.
The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Washington and his supporters amassed 24,325 votes, 29.16% of the 83,738 votes cast to garner the honor. Finishing second was Loyola’s Reagan Cole, who brought in 12,102 votes (14.5%) in the online-only voting.
“Jamarion ‘Speedy’ Washington is the Swiss Army knife for our offense,” Huntington coach Steve Dennis said. “He can play receiver, running back, punt/kickoff returner, and will even run a little wildcat quarterback. His speed and playmaking ability are special."
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Supporters of the schools and athletes visited shreveporttimes.com to vote from Sunday morning through Thursday night.
Washington will be presented a sports duffel bag with a Raising Cane’s boxed lunch gift card courtesy of Raising Cane’s, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and The Times.
Also on the ballot were Detanion Arkansas, Southwood; Katrevrick Banks, Homer; Ahmad Breaux, Ruston; Dimitri Carr II, Arcadia; Caleb Collins, Lakeview; Cam Davis, Natchitoches Central; Luke Delafield, North DeSoto; Tamarjah Ferrell, Lakeside; Drake Griffin, St. Mary’s; Hutson Hearron, Northwood; Brandon Henderson, Woodlawn; Alonzo Jackson, Haynesville; Mason Jackson, North Caddo; Trevon Jackson, Airline; Landon Lee, Captain Shreve; Jalen Lewis, Haughton; Steven Holloway, Logansport; Carmaro Mayo, Parkway; Jakobe Jackson, Minden; Greg Manning, Benton; Delarrious Marshall, Green Oaks; Jyshawn Marshall, Ringgold; Mark McCray, Magnolia Charter; Xavier McGlothan, North Webster; Jordan Nance, D’Arbonne Woods; Damion O'Neal, BTW; Z’Maryuian Palmer, Jonesboro-Hodge; Terrance Pegues, Mansfield; Dixson Poirier, Byrd; Landry Powell, Glenbrook; Reginald Prealow, Red River; Aaron Reddix, Plain Dealing; Gabe Reliford, Evangel; Quan Scott, Bossier; Tylen Singleton, Many; Ladd Thompson, Cedar Creek; Scenario Wilson, Lincoln Prep; Tyquerius Wilson, Union Parish; Jimmy Wright, Calvary.
Calvary’s Hutch Grace won the 2022 preseason fan’s choice poll.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
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