With the conclusion of the 2024 high school football season, it’s time to reveal the fourth annual all-Lincoln Parish Journal Football team comprised of players from Cedar Creek, Lincoln Prep and Ruston High.
This team was voted on by the media members who covered the three schools this year.
Ruston High swept the specialty awards as Josh Brantley (Offensive Player of the Year), Zheric Hill (Defensive Player of the Year), and Jerrod Baugh (Coach of the Year) took home those honors after another state title run by the Bearcats.
Brantley combined an air attack with a dangerous ground game, accounting for a total of 2,357 yards on offense (1682 passing and 675 rushing), while throwing for 17 touchdowns and running for 15 more. The Tulane signee earned his second straight spot on the all-LPJ team.
Hill totaled 127 tackles on the season while picking off two passes after starting every game, while registering two sacks and eight tackles for loss. The Louisiana Tech signee earned a spot on the all-LPJ team for the third straight year.
Baugh led the Bearcats to a 11-3 record and the program’s third straight Nonselect Division I state title game, a first in the history of the tradition-rich program. Over the past three years, the Bearcats have posted a 37-5 mark and have captured two District 2-5A titles and one state championship title.
Ruston High led the way this year with 16 selections followed by Lincoln Prep with seven and Cedar Creek with four.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees.
2024 All-LPJ Football Team
Offense
QB Josh Brantley, Ruston
RB Jordan Hays, Ruston
RB D’Tavion Wright, Lincoln Prep
WR Joran Parker, Ruston
TE/WR Admad Hudson, Ruston
OL Logan Canales, Cedar Creek
OL Ryan Randolph, Lincoln Prep
OL Sam Nations, Ruston
OL Cam Venzant, Ruston
OL Brooks Brown, Ruston
UT Dylone Brooks (RB), Ruston
UT Demarcus Robinson (OL), Lincoln Prep
Defense
DL: Blake Robinson, Cedar Creek
DL Jamarion Pouncy, Lincoln Prep
DL Payton Bell, Ruston
DL Ka’Varion Key, Ruston
LB Sam Williams, Lincoln Prep
LB Zheric Hill, Ruston
LB Zander Hayes, Ruston
DB: James Myers, Cedar Creek
DB Cenario Wilson, Lincoln Prep
DB Aidan Anding, Ruston
DB Fabo Stringfellow, Ruston
UT Bryce Martin (OL), Cedar Creek
UT Verlanski Glosson (DB), Lincoln Prep
Specialists
K/P Jack Elliott, Ruston
RS Aidan Anding, Ruston
Coach of the Year: Jerrod Baugh (Ruston)
Offensive Player of the Year: Josh Brantley (Ruston)
Defensive Player of the Year: Zheric Hill (Ruston)
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All-LPJ Specialty Awards Year-by-Year
Coach of the Year
2024: Jerrod Baugh (Ruston)
2023: Jerrod Baugh (Ruston)
2022: Jerrod Baugh (Ruston)
2021: Matt Middleton (Cedar Creek)
Offensive Player of the Year
2024: Josh Brantley (Ruston)
2023: Jordan Hayes (Ruston)
2022: Jaden Osborne (Ruston), Aaron Jackson (Ruston)
2021: Dyson Fields (Ruston)
Defensive Player of the Year
2024: Zheric Hill (Ruston)
2023: Jadon Mayfield (Ruston)
2022: Jadon Mayfield (Ruston)
2021: Carson Riley (Cedar Creek)
