Here's who made decisions to play college sports in Shreveport-area
Northwest Louisiana had a massive college recruiting day Wednesday with more than 50 area athletes announcing where they will compete next.
at the next level.
Although there were no Power Five schools among the local signees, Louisiana-Lafayette landed a Captain Shreve linebacker and Haughton lineman, while Louisiana Tech reeled in 6-foot-4 wide receiver Daxton Chavez of Airline and Arkansas State inked Benton’s Pearce Russell.
FCS Nicholls State, Lamar, Northwestern State and Grambling each found something to like in the Shreveport area. Division III and non-scholarship Centenary had six area athletes commit to playing on the Gents’ inaugural football team.
Here’s a look at who will be competing where:
Airline
Daxton Chavez, football, preferred walk-on Louisiana Tech
Cameron Jefferson, football, Arkansas-Monticello
Kylin Jackson, football, ETBU
Benton
Pearce Russell, football, preferred walk-on Arkansas State
Sawyer Simmons, baseball, LSU-Eunice
Byrd
Janiya Vanderpool, volleyball, Lyon College
Jackson Dufrene, football, Nicholls
Devon Strickland, football, Centenary
Captain Shreve
Scotty Simo, football, preferred walk-on Louisiana-Lafayette
Davion Allen, football, Centenary
Cam Randolph, football, Centenary
Kenyon Terrell, football, Blinn College
Emmanuel Walker-Hines, football, Centenary
Evangel
Xavier Lewis, football, Texas College
Haughton
Connor Blank, football, Southern Arkansas
Peyton Polk, football, PWO Louisiana-Lafayette
Homer
Brendan Harris, football, Northwestern
Walteze Champ, football, Southern Arkansas
Cameron Winzer, football, Culver Stockton
Huntington
Demarion Carter, football, Ark. Monticello
Jabaria Scott, football, Southern Arkansas
Kenton Brossett, football, Trinity Valley
John Solomon, football, Preferred walk-on Tyler JUCO
Logansport
Kham Boykins, football, Centenary
Hayden Rolfe, football, Southern Arkansas
Minden
Makhi Reed, football, Lamar
Jaylin Williams, football, Butler CC
North Caddo
RJ Matthews, football, Calumet College
North DeSoto
Hunter Addison, football, Nicholls State
North Webster
Cooper Sanders, football, Southern Arkansas
Northwood
Mason Welch, football, Kilgore
Marc Denison, football, Louisiana Christian
Ted Jamison, football, Louisiana Christian
Hannah Herrington, cheerleading, Southern Arkansas
Taylor Smith, cheerleading, Louisiana-Monroe
Devyn Pitts, baseball, Philander Smith College
Parkway
Chandler Davis, football, East Texas Baptist
Jake Morton, football, Centenary
Kris Mesloh, football, Centenary
Ray Mayweather, football, Lane College
Jaylan White, football, Butler Community College
Barrett Newman, football, Liberty
Plain Dealing
Rhett Johnson, football, Southern Arkansas
Ruston
Aaron Jackson, football, Grambling
Christian Davis, football, Northwestern
Jaiden Langiulli, football, University of Dallas
Southwood
Devyn Pitts, baseball, Philander Smith College.
St. Mary’s
Adam Parker, football, Southern Arkansas
Logan Watson, football, Texas Wesleyan
Union Parish
Armani Shelbon, football, preferred walk-on Louisiana Monroe
Jimmy Watson covers Shreveport-Bossier area sports. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
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