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Division II Select Prep Classic Championship – St Thomas More vs Lafayette Christian Academy

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Final Score: St. Thomas More 35 LCA 21

The Battle of Lafayette, The Rematch – When you talk about top Louisiana rivalries you would have to include St. Thomas More and Lafayette Christian Academy. Same playing division (Div. II Select), same district (4-4A), and both schools in the same city – Lafayette, LA. The two teams played their district contest with STM taking the win in a shoot out 44-40 final, they met last year in the state championships with STM coming from behind to take the trophy with a final score 52-48.

This championship game was all about redemption for the Knights. The Knights have top player and LSU Commit Ju’Juan Johnson, who has broken almost every offensive record at LCA and also broke Louisiana’s record for career touchdowns and career passing yards during the 2023 season. A State Championship would be a fitting end to a record breaking high school career for Johnson.

In the end it was the Cougars who held on to a second half lead to win back to back State Championships.

Most Outstanding Players –

#7 Ju’Juan Johnson LCA
#22 John Luke St. Pierre STM

Game Stats Leaders:
Lafayette Christian Knights

#7 Ju’Juan Johnson 24-41 270 yards, 18 carries 187 yards 3 rushing touchdowns
#22 Jalan Noel RB (2025) 17 carries, 82 yards rushing
#2 Trae Grogan 6 receptions, 47 yards
#1 Treanders Marzell 5 receptions, 45 yards
#12 D.J. Hawkins 11 TTkls, 9 Solo
8 TTkls each – #8 Seth Offord, #9 Chris Helaire (2025) (2 Batted down passes, 1 FF), and #55 Melvin Hills (1 Sack, 2 FL)

St. Thomas More Cougars

#6 Sam Altmann 13-22 153 yards, 5 carries 8 yards 1 TD
#5 Hutch Swilley 23 carries 91 yards, 1 TD
#22 John Luke St. Pierre 11 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD’s
#83 Sanders Foreman 9 receptions, 104 yards,
#42 Hayden Hernandez 10 TTkls, 9 Solo 1 TFL
7 TTkls each – #3 Gavin Duplechin (2025), #4 Nicholas Blanchard (2025), #9 Brian Broussard Jr. (2025)

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Jo Fleming Eddlemon is a Graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (ULM). She was born and Raised in the Boot. Content editor for Recruit Louisiana, Correspondent for Tigerbait.com, Member of the Louisiana Sports Writer Association, LSWA and Association for Women in Sports Media, AWSM. She received her experience from time working in the Sports Information Office at NLU during college and also as a former writer, scout, analyst for the Varsity Preps group and former XOS Digital. She is all about showing you the best players in the Boot and the surrounding Southern Region. Moto: God, Grades, and Grind

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