Vermilion Catholic Head All-Parish Team

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles had a season for the ages in 2022, winning their first 13 games of the season and finishing up as the Division IV Select state runner-up, dominating opponents on both defense and offense for the entire season.
The Eagles finished 13-1 and reached the state championship game at the Ochsner LHSAA Prep Classic in the Superdome in New Orleans in December, leading to VC earning nine first-team spots on the All-Vermilion Parish Team as selected by The Abbeville Meridional, along with all three individual honors on the squad.
VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez is the Vermilion Parish Offensive Most Valuable Player, while senior linebacker Ashton Belaire is the parish’s Defensive MVP and VC coach Broc Prejean is the Coach of the Year.
Dartez led an offense that compiled 4,900 total yards and scored 537 points. Dartez was his team’s leading rusher with 1,506 yards and 17 touchdowns, and threw for 1,297 yards and 18 touchdowns, completing 93 of 133 pass attempts. He also scored 102 points, fourth best in the parish. He was a first-team Class A All-State pick as selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
“Jon-Jon was everything we asked him to be in each game,” Prejean said. “There were games where he needed to carry it 20 to 25 times; there were games where we needed him to throw it 20 times; and there were games where we just told him to just manage the clock, hand it off and let everybody else be successful. He was everything we wanted him to be. He was selfless, and that’s rare to see from a sophomore.”
The Eagles rushed for 3,481 yards (248 yards per game) passed for 1,419 yards (101 yards per game), while surrendering 923 yards rushing (65.9 ypg) and 1,291 yards passing (92.2 ypg). VC averaged 38.4 points a game and allowed 6.1 per contest.
“We had so many guys stand out for us this year that it would be tough to pick MVPs for us,” Prejean said. “It’s good to hear they got it, but there’s a number of guys that could’ve got it.”
Belaire led VC with 102 total tackles, including 19.5 tackles for loss with three sacks. He also forced three fumbles, recovered three fumbles, broke up a pass and scored a defensive touchdown.
A first-team LSWA All-State pick, Belaire led a defense that suffocated opposing teams, allowing double-digit points only twice, against Ascension Episcopal in Week 2 (24 points) and against Ouachita Christian in the state finals (28 points). The Eagles also nearly scored as many points on defense as they allowed, with 54 points scored (eight touchdowns, three safeties) while allowing 86 points (including extra points, field goals and one touchdown scored by the opposing defense). The Eagles had seven shutouts on the season and allowed only single touchdowns in each of their first three playoff games.
“Ashton’s been a big part of our success for three years,” Prejean said. “He deserves all of the accolades because of what he does when people aren’t watching. He’s one of those kids that Friday nights are only a small fraction of what he does for us. It starts in February and it doesn’t end until December with how hard he works. I’m super happy for him and proud of him.”
Dartez is joined by three teammates on offense — senior lineman Alex Golden, senior running back Travin Moore and senior Tyjh Williams, selected as a multi-purpose athlete.
Moore, who was named the District 7-A Offensive Co-MVP and was a first-team LSWA All-State pick, rushed for 804 yards and 17 touchdowns on 106 carries (7.6 yards per carry). His 138 points scored was second in the parish. He also caught 13 passes for 151 yards and three touchdowns, and was a standout outside linebacker on defense with 67 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, six passes broken up and two defensive TDs.
Williams rushed for 856 yards and nine TDs on 10 carries (8.1 ypc) and caught 10 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown.
“We had a different hero emerge in every game,” Prejean said. “You go through 14 weeks of the season, and every Friday night our player of the week in our coaching office was different. We had 12 seniors that were contributors all year long, and we had a number of juniors and sophomores that stepped up, so it was definitely a group effort.”
The All-Parish team also features seven Erath players on the first team after the Bobcats went 8-4 and finished second in District 5-3A, reaching the second round of the playoffs. Six Abbeville players earned first-team honors after the Wildcats went 8-5 and reached the second round, nearly upsetting No. 1 seed Iowa.
North Vermilion and Kaplan also had five first-team picks, while Delcambre placed three on the first team and Gueydan had one.
Joining VC’s Golden on the offensive line are seniors Braden Deculus of North Vermilion, Reese Domingue of Erath and Raef Painer of Kaplan and junior Xavier Levine of Abbeville. Golden was a first-team All-State player.
Kaplan senior fullback Caden Campisi and Delcambre senior running back Jaxon Wiggins join Moore in the backfield.
Campisi led the parish and was in the statewide leaders among all classifications with 1,850 yards and 23 touchdowns on 301 carries (6.1 ypc). His 152 points scored also led the parish.
Wiggins joined Campisi and Dartez as the only players in the parish with more than 1,000 yards rushing, finishing with 1,183 yards and 16 TDs on 166 carries (7.1 ypc).
The receivers on the first team are Erath’s Christian Pillette and Gueydan’s Cohen Guidry, the top two pass catchers in the parish.
Pillette had 44 catches for 843 yards and eight TDs, all best in the parish. Guidry was second in the parish with 512 yards on 34 catches (third in the parish) with five touchdowns. Guidry also ran for 708 yards and nine TDs on 105 carries and was third in the parish with 118 points scored.
Derrian Washington of Abbeville (5 catches, 149 yards, 4 TDs) was chosen at tight end.
Abbeville senior Jaysen Shelvin and Delcambre senior Parker LeBlanc were named to the first team offense as multi-purpose athletes.
Shelvin rushed for 929 yards and 10 touchdowns on 102 carries (9.1 ypc), caught 10 passes for 84 yards and three touchdowns and also played quarterback at times for the Wildcats, completing six passes for 41 yards. Shelvin was fifth in the parish with 94 points scored.
LeBlanc, the Panthers’ quarterback, rushed for 625 yards and six touchdowns on 130 carries and passed for 396 yards and a TD.
Belaire is joined on the first-team All-Parish defense by four of his VC teammates — defensive lineman William Allen, linebacker Rhett Taylor, defensive back Clent “CJ” Briggs and utility player Lewis Briggs.
Allen, a nose guard, had 45 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Taylor finished with 81 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss, with one sack, one forced fumble and four passes broken up.
Clent Briggs compiled 35 stops on the season, including a team-high eight in the state title game, with one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions, one defensive touchdown and seven passes broken up.
Lewis Briggs had 51 tackles with nine tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, five interceptions, two defensive TDs and five passes broken up.
Joining Allen on the first-team defensive front are senior Chase Broussard of Erath, senior Myles Johnson of North Vermilion and senior Ethyn Vigneaux of Kaplan.
Linebackers include senior Lane Delcambre of Erath, Jacquet Livings of North Vermilion and Dane Frick of Kaplan.
The defensive backs are Tyler Cherry of Abbeville, Nate Touchet of Erath, Landon Cheek of Kaplan and Ethan Frederick of North Vermilion.
Utility players include Tezarron Stewart of Abbeville, who was voted the Defensive MVP in District 5-3A; and Kiaron Rudd of North Vermilion, who also was a standout on offense as the Patriots leading rusher (105 carries, 840 yards, 11 touchdowns rushing, 6 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD receiving).
Chad Nolan of Abbeville is the return specialist.
Dylan Duhon of Erath was chosen as the punter and placekicker.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE
OL Alex Golden, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
OL Braden Deculus, North Vermilion Sr.
OL Reese Domingue, Erath Sr.
OL Raef Painter, Kaplan Sr.
OL Xavier Levine, Abbeville Jr.
RB Caden Campisi, Kaplan Sr.
RB Travin Moore, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
RB Jaxon Wiggins, Delcambre Sr.
QB Jonathan Dartez, Vermilion Catholic So.
WR Christian Pillette, Erath Jr.
WR Cohen Guidry, Gueydan Jr.
TE Derrian Washington, Abbeville Sr.
ATH Tyjh Williams, Vermilion Catholic Jr.
ATH Jaysen Shelvin, Abbeville Sr.
ATH Parker LeBlanc, Delcambre Sr.
PK Dylan Duhon, Erath Sr.

DEFENSE
DL Will Allen, Vermilion Catholic So.
DL Chase Broussard, Erath Sr.
DL Myles Johnson, North Vermilion Jr.
DL Ethyn Vigneaux, Kaplan Sr.
LB Lane Delcambre, Erath Sr.
LB Ashton Belaire, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
LB Rhett Taylor, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
LB Jacquet Livings, North Vermilion Sr.
DB Nate Touchet, Erath Sr.
DB Tyler Cherry, Abbeville Sr.
DB Ethan Frederick, North Vermilion Sr.
DB CJ Briggs, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
UT Tezarron Stewart, Abbeville Jr.
UT Landon Cheek, Kaplan Sr.
UT Dane Frick, Kaplan So.
UT Lewis Briggs, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
UT Kiaron Rudd, North Vermilion Sr.
RS Chad Nolan, Abbeville Sr.
P Dylan Duhon, Erath Sr.

OFFENSIVE MVP
Jonathan Dartez, Vermilion Catholic

DEFENSIVE MVP
Ashton Belaire, Vermilion Catholic

COACH OF THE YEAR
Broc Prejean, Vermilion Catholic

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
OL Micah Marceaux, Gueydan Sr.
OL Zeb Falgout, Delcambre Sr.
OL Zaine Campbell, Vermilion Catholic Jr.
OL James White, North Vermilion Sr.
OL Jadon Soirez, Erath Jr.
OL Luis Garcia Cruz Sr.
WR Ethan Landry, Vermilion Catholic Jr.
WR Trevor Viator, Delcambre Sr.
QB Lynkon Romero, Erath Jr.
RB Blake Dautreuil, Erath Jr.
RB Braden Bearb, Kaplan So.
RB Mason Hebert, Erath So.
WR Austin Hebert, Erath Sr.
WR Cameron Soirez, Erath So.
TE Carter Petry, Kaplan So.
UT Zach Guidry, Gueydan Sr.
UT Jake Lege, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
UT Hayden Meaux, Gueydan Sr.
UT Zack Marceaux, Kaplan So.
UT Chad Olivier, Delcambre Sr.
PK Dane Richoux, Vermilion Catholic Sr.

DEFENSE
DL Britt Bass, Vermilion Catholic Sr.
DL Aivery DeJean, Delcambre Sr.
DL Laken Aubrey, North Vermilion Sr.
DL Hayes Broussard, Kaplan So.
DL Zaylun Williams, Abbeville Jr.
LB Kadyn Bourgeois, Delcambre Jr.
LB Daylon Landry, Kaplan So.
LB Lathaniel Tizeno, Abbeville Jr.
LB Riley Benoit, Gueydan Sr.
DB Trevor Viator, Delcambre Sr.
DB Grant Stelly, Kaplan Jr.