2023 LSWA Class 4A All-State Basketball Teams

(LSWA Release, Written by Jake Martin)   A three-peat in girls basketball led to Lafayette Christian Academy dominating girls honors, while two boys champions, George Washington Carver and Bossier, claimed top boys honors on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 4A all-state teams.   Lafayette Christian's Jada Richard and Errol Rogers collected girls Outstanding Player and Coach of the Year honors, respectively. Bossier star [player_tooltip player_id='1130733' first='Tahj' last='Roots'] earned the earned the Outstanding Player nod and Carver's Nathaniel Roche notched coach of the year accolades.   Richard, a recent LSU commitment, averaged 28.2 points per game, five assists, four steals and five rebounds as a junior.   After scoring 831 points this season, the 2024 prospect now has 2,021 total points in three years of varsity action.     Rogers has led the Knights to three consecutive state championships across three divisions, including a 28-2 record and a Division II select title in 2022-23.   En route to capturing a nonselect Division II title, Roots averaged 19.7 points per game as a sharpshooter for the Bearkats. He helped power Bossier to victories over No. 1 Wossman and No. 3 Carroll at the LHSAA tournament.     On the select side, Roche led his No. 6 seed Rams to a Division II select title with wins against the No. 1 seed Madison Prep, No. 2 seed Peabody and No. 3 seed Archbishop Hannan. This came after graduating multiple players for his team that won a Class 4A title in 2022 as the No. 1 seed.   Like LCA's Richard, for the second year in a row Vandebilt Catholic's Makayla Charles, Ellender's Jamia Singleton, St. Thomas More's AC Froehlich and Brusly's Tia Anderson netted LSWA girls honors.   Lafayette Christian's [player_tooltip player_id='1105554' first='Kameron' last='Williams'] and Hannan's [player_tooltip player_id='1347267' first='Drew' last='Timmons'] garnered LSWA boys recognition for the second straight year.   LSWA CLASS 4A ALL-STATE BASKETBALL CHARTS   BOYS   First Team   Player School Ht. Cl. Avg.   [player_tooltip player_id='1578933' first='Kialen' last='Phillips'] Breaux Bridge 6-4 Sr. 23.0   Kameron Johnson Shaw 5-9 Sr. 23.2   [player_tooltip player_id='970112' first='Jaylon' last='Hicks'] Carver 6-5 Sr. 16.0   [player_tooltip player_id='1347267' first='Drew' last='Timmons'] Hannan 6-5 So. 20.1   [player_tooltip player_id='1130733' first='Tahj' last='Roots'] Bossier 5-10 Sr. 19.7   Second team   Player School Ht. Cl. Avg.   [player_tooltip player_id='1275303' first='Jordan' last='Matthews'] Peabody 6-5 Jr. 15.2   [player_tooltip player_id='1105548' first='Michael' last='Mouton'] St. Thomas More 6-3 Jr. 15.7   Kameron Johnson Lafayette Christian 6-7 Jr. 20.0   [player_tooltip player_id='1394530' first='Daijon' last='Leatherman'] Carver 6-9 So. 10.0   DeCedric Webb Huntington 6-6 Sr. 17.0   Outstanding Player: [player_tooltip player_id='1130733' first='Tahj' last='Roots'], Bossier   Coach of the Year: Nathaniel Roche, Carver   Honorable Mention: Omarion Randolph, LaGrange; [player_tooltip player_id='970140' first='Kevin' last='Jones'], Peabody; Drew Cooper, Franklin Parish; [player_tooltip player_id='1275303' first='Jordan' last='Matthews'], Vandebilt Catholic; [player_tooltip player_id='1680450' first='Jaden' last='Carter'], Ellender; [player_tooltip player_id='1130801' first='Zion' last='McCoy'], Northside; [player_tooltip player_id='1471642' first='Shea' last='Plowden'], David Thibodaux; [player_tooltip player_id='1213631' first='Derrick' last='Morris'], St. Michael; [player_tooltip player_id='1105539' first='Javon' last='Johnson'], Bossier; CJ Shiflett, Evangel; [player_tooltip player_id='970139' first='Chris' last='Carpenter'], Huntington; CJ Mason-Jones, B.T Washington-Shreveport; Jay Easter, Booker T. Washington-Shreveport; [player_tooltip player_id='1381603' first='Daylan' last='Robinson'], Neville; Javion White, Franklin Parish; Semont Fairley, DeRidder; Marcus Mollere, Assumption; Richard Hampton, Ellender; Josiah Johnson, Vandebilt Catholic; [player_tooltip player_id='1471641' first='Jamarian' last='Johnnie'], Northside; [player_tooltip player_id='1471640' first='Noah' last='Jones'], Broadmoor; [player_tooltip player_id='1560446' first='Kameron' last='Ranel'], Plaquemine; Vo Nicholas, L.B. Landry; [player_tooltip player_id='1132619' first='Anthony' last='Johnson'], L.B. Landry; [player_tooltip player_id='1471594' first='Donte' last='Briggs'], McMain; Rob Johns, Salmen; [player_tooltip player_id='1105549' first='Laurence' last='Nathan'], Carver.   GIRLS   First Team   Player School Ht. Cl. Avg.   Makayla Charles Vandebilt Catholic 5-9 So. 23.0   Jamia Singleton Ellender 5-4 Sr. 14.0   Jada Richard Lafayette Christian 5-8 Jr. 28.2   AC Froehlich St. Thomas More 6-1 Sr. 18.0   Tia Anderson Brusly 5-9 Sr. 20.0   Second team   Player School Ht. Cl. Avg.   Kylei Leblanc LaGrange 6-0 Jr. 21.0   Katreal Earthly Peabody 5-9 Sr. 13.0   Kyndal Graham Huntington 5-4 Fr. 21.5   Carlisa Mitchell Northwood 5-5 Sr. 17.1   Danai Lewis De La Salle 6-1 Jr. 23.4                                                                                       Outstanding Player: Jada Richard, Lafayette Christian   Coach of the Year: Errol Rogers, Lafayette Christian   Honorable Mention: Latraneice “Moonie” McNeill, Peabody; Jade LeDay, Leesville; Petra Trumbach, Ben Franklin; Kameryn Washington, Warren Easton; Eve Alexander, Lafayette Christian; Zarriah Goldman, Franklin Parish; Joy Fisher, Neville; Abbi Troquille, Tioga; Shyann McCummings, Leesville; K'Mayia Taylor, Assumption; Ellie Lorraine, South Lafourche; Laijah Rockward, Ellender; Makensie Charles, Vandebilt Catholic; Asia Foster, B.T. Washington-Shreveport; Laila Clark, Brusly.

(LSWA Release, Written by Jake Martin)