Meet the Shreveport Times All-City high school football team for the 2023 season
The 2023 Shreveport Times All-City football team encompasses the 20 football schools within Caddo and Bossier parishes. The Times All-Area football includes schools in Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster parishes.
2023 Shreveport Times All-City Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year
Ben Taylor
Airline, Jr.
Position: Quarterback
Ht: 6-foot-1 Wt: 180 pounds
Why selected: Taylor led the Vikings to the LHSAA Non-Select Division I quarterfinals by completing 319 of 432 passes for 4,189 yards and 49 TDs with nine interceptions. He added three rushing TDs and was the District 1-5A offensive MVP.
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Defensive Player of the Year
Gabe Reliford
Evangel, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 255
Why selected: The LSU signee is the No. 7 defensive lineman in the country per On3. In just 11 games, he compiled 122 tackles, including 71 solo with 29 for a loss. He added nine sacks and forced three fumbles. He will graduate mid-term with a 3.8 GPA.
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Athlete of the Year
Tre’von Jackson
Airline, Sr.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 175
Why selected: As a receiver, Jackson caught passes for 677 yards and eight TDs. He added 85 carries for 612 yards and another seven scores. He was 3-for-3 passing for 114 yards and two additional TDs. He also had a stellar year as a kick returner, while holding offers from Centenary, LCU and ETBU.
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Coach of the Year
Rodney Guin, Calvary
Why selected: The veteran coach directed his team to the only state title won by a Caddo-Bossier parish team. The perfect 14-0 record and LHSAA Select Division III crown is a rarity for Northwest Louisiana teams. It was Guin’s second state title, but his first in the Superdome. Guin has coached for 40 years, spending 16 as head coach at Haughton and seven running Calvary’s program.
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First Team Offense
Offensive linemen
Devin Harper
Captain Shreve/Calvary, Jr.
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 300
Why selected: One of the top 2025 offensive tackles in the country , Harper graded out a 95% for the season. He holds offers from LSU, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida State and USC.
LJ Prudhomme
Captain Shreve, Jr.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 295
Why selected: A bigtime road grader for the Gators who graded out at 96% on the season. He currently holds offers from Arizona State, Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Tulane.
Jimmy Wright
Calvary, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 260
Why selected: A four-year starter for Guin, Wright is a big reason the Cavaliers have two LHSAA state titles in the past four seasons.
Quantravious Bradford
Huntington, Sr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 300
Why selected: A three-time first-team All-District 1-4A lineman Bradford holds offers from Hendrix, Centenary and ETBU; “One of the most physical and athletic offensive linemen that I have coached in my career,” said coach Steve Dennis
Noah Slaughter
Byrd, Sr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 244
Why selected: Slaughter was the key component in an offense that rolled up 3,095 rushing yards and 38 rushing TDs.
Jacob Carpenter
Evangel, Sr.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 225
Why selected: Carpenter has been a consistent workhorse for the Eagles over the past four years protecting quarterback Peyton Fulghum. He continually grades out as ECA’s top offensive lineman.
Tight end
Bob Patterson
Airline; Sr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 190
Why selected: The Harding commitment helped the Vikings to the quarterfinals with 44 receptions for 462 yards and six TDs. He added nine carries for 89 yards and two scores.
Wide receivers
Parker Fulghum
Evangel, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 180
Why selected: Fulghum caught 69 passes for 1,413 yards and 17 TDs with 3,876 career receiving yards and 38 TDs. He has been invited to the US Army All-American Game and has offers from Grambling, Nicholls State and Northwestern State.
Jarvis Davis Jr.
Airline, Jr.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160
Why selected: Davis caught 94 passes for 1,276 yards and nine TDs along with 24 carries for 124 yards and five more scores. He has offers Miles College, Graceland and Centenary.
Aubrey Hermes
Calvary, Sr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 180
Why selected: The Cavalier speedster had 70 catches for 1,363 yards and 15 TDs and holds a Northwestern State offer.
Running backs
Jamarlon Otis
Captain Shreve, Jr.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 185
Why selected: Otis rushed for 1,684 yards and 17 TDs for the District 1-5A champions, while averaging 8.3 yards per carry. Otis broke the school's single-season and single-game rushing record, and he has offers from Houston, La. Tech ad ULM.
Greg Manning
Benton, Sr.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 165
Why selected: Manning is the Benton and Bossier Parish all-time rushing leader, compiling 1,490 yards on 268 carries with 22 TDs. He also had 39 catches for 565 yards and five more scores.
James Simon
Calvary, Jr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 195
Why selected: Simon led the Cavaliers to the state title with 192 carries for 1,600 yards and 21 TDs. Recruited by most of the schools in the country, he was the MVP of the LHSAA Select Division III title game.
Quarterback
Abram Wardell
Calvary, Jr.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 190
Why selected: The latest in a long line of top-notch Calvary quarterbacks, Wardell completed 266 of 340 passes for 3,883 yards and 45 TDs with just two interceptions.
Athlete
Brandon Henderson
Woodlawn, Jr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 165
Why selected: Henderson caught 38 passes for 600 yards, rushed 12 times for 159 yards, had 46 tackles and 11 pass break-ups with seven interceptions, returning three for scores. He returned two kickoffs for TDs and two punts for scores.
Kicker
Aeron Burrell
Parkway, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 180
Why selected: The LSU signee made nine field goals, with five of them from at least 40 yards, including one from 55 yards. He converted 34 of 35 point-after attempts and scored 203 career points with 24 career field goals.
First Team Defense
Defensive linemen
Greg Webb
Captain Shreve, Sr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 245
Why selected: Webb accumulated 55.5 tackles, three sacks, 10 tackles for loss, five pressures and two fumble recoveries.
Myaun Carey
Benton, Jr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 255
Why selected: Carey had 53 tackles, seven TFLs, two sacks, one forced fumble that he recovered and returned for a score.
Devon Oliver
Parkway, Jr.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 270
Why selected: The big man had 43 tackles with 11 for a loss and four sacks. He has an offer from I-Bowl winner Texas Tech.
Ethan Sands
Calvary, Jr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 260
Why selected: The consummate leader of the Cavalier defense, Sands posted 47 tackles, including 16 for a loss in leading the Cavs to the state title.
Linebackers
Hutch Grace
Calvary, Sr.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 220
Why selected: The Ouachita Baptist commitment had 86 tackles with 12 for a loss, an interception and a fumble recovery.
Jamal Jordan
Evangel, Sr.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 215
Why selected: Jordan had 147 tackles, 8 for a loss, forced five fumbles and had a defensive TD. He carries a 3.7 GPA.
Sincere Walker
Airline, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 200
Why selected: Walker rang up 67 tackles with 22 for a loss and had 5.5 sacks with two forced fumbles. He has offers from LCU and ETBU.
Landen Lee
Captain Shreve, Sr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 205
Why selected: The Gators’ defensive anchor had 92.5 tackles with six for a loss and is drawing attention from FCS and Division II programs.
Amaray Brown
Parkway, Sr.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 180
Why selected: The main guy to account for on the Panther defense this past season was Brown, who had 85 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions.
Defensive backs
Carmaro Mayo
Parkway, Jr.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 175
Why selected: The Louisiana Tech commitment had 29 tackles and a TD while being called “the best cover corner in the area.”
EJ McDonald
Captain Shreve, Sr.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 180
Why selected: The District 1-5A defensive MVP had 44 tackles, six interceptions, three fumble recoveries, six pass break-ups and a defensive TD.
Landon Sylvie
Calvary, Sr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 170
Why selected: The All-District 1-2A defensive MVP had 94 tackles, 3 picks, 4 fumble recoveries and signed with SE Missouri.
Miller Malley
Benton, Jr.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 175
Why selected: Malley set the stage for the Tigers’ defense with 95 tackles, three for a loss, an interception and five pass break-ups.
Athletes
Cole Austin
Benton, Jr.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 175
Why selected: Austin rang up 121 tackles with 10 for a loss. He had a sack, fumble recovery, interception and two pass break-ups. “His attitude and work ethic are second to none,” per coach Reynolds Moore.
Rowen Guthikonda
Loyola, Sr.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 175
Why selected: Guthikonda never left the field for the Flyers. He had 86 tackles and 13 receptions for 185 yards and three TDs. “One college coach said if he was 6-1 he could go anywhere he wanted,” coach Mike Greene.
Punter
Abram Murray
Byrd, Sr.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 207
Why selected: The Miami Hurricanes signee averaged 40.1 yards on 35 punts with a long of 68 while seven punts went 50-plus yards. Murray also nailed 11 inside the 20-yard-line.
Second team offense
Quarterback: Peyton Fulghum, Evangel, Sr.
Running backs: Antonio Gladney, Parkway, So.; Marcus Willis, Huntington, Sr.; Tray Morris, North Caddo, Jr.
Wide receivers: John Simon, Calvary, Sr.; Bryson Broom, Airline, Sr.; Trey Smith, Benton, Sr.; Delarrious Marshall, Green Oaks, Sr.
Tight end: Michael Casey, Huntington, Sr
Offensive line: Josh Allen, Airline, Jr.; Travis Flowers, Benton, Sr.; Heath Gross, Calvary, Sr.; Ethan Plunkett, Parkway, Jr.; Keven Richardson, Green Oaks, Sr.
Athlete: Quortni Beaner, Captain Shreve, Sr.
Kicker: John Chance, Captain Shreve, Sr.
Second team defense
Defensive backs: Jeremiah Boudreaux, Airline, Sr.; Tyler Welch, Huntington Jr.; Elijah Crawford, Northwood; Jo’Mariyion Collins, Green Oaks, Sr.; Braylun Huglon, Calvary, Fr.
Linebackers: Jayden Gladney, Airline, Jr.; Andrew Houston, BTW, Sr.; Jamarcus Walker, Northwood, Sr.
Defensive linemen: Jatarian Montgomery, Huntington, Jr.; Jaden Terry, Northwood, Sr.; Trey Houston, Calvary, Sr.; Trey Houston, Calvary, Sr.
Punter: John Chance, Captain Shreve, Sr.
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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