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| Jesuit, North Desoto and Shaw look good for team titles |
| February 3rd, 2024 Written by: Staff writer |
Jesuit, North Desoto and Shaw look good to win team championships this year. Suffice to say, it will take a lot of fortunate breaks for anyone trying to prevent that.
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The defending Division I team state champion Jesuit Blue Jays have not clinched the title yet but they are really close. The Blue Jays have eight finalists and six of them are favored to win. Holy Cross has six finalists and only two of them are favored.
Three top seeds were relegated to the consolation rounds. At 126 lbs. Jesuit's Jose Rincon took out Catholic's Christian Worley. Kristian Scott voided that match when he defeated Brother Martin's Hunter Chabert and Holy Cross' Gunner Guidry, fresh off of Friday night's 6-4 SV win over Brother Martin's Jacob Elsensohn, took out top-seeded Cole Gros of Dutchtown.
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Finalists
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed |
| 106 | Michael Barnett | Jesuit | 1 | Scott Cascio | St. Paul | 2 |
| 113 | Kael Reaux | Southside | 1 | Anthony Oubre | Holy Cross | 2 |
| 120 | Bodi Harris | Jesuit | 1 | Vincent Vidacovich | Holy Cross | 3 |
| 126 | Landon Smith | Holy Cross | 2 | Jose Rincon | Jesuit | 5 |
| 132 | J.P. Webre | Jesuit | 3 | Kristian Scott | Catholic | 4 |
| 138 | Richie Clementi | Brother Martin | 1 | Matthew Krail | Holy Cross | 2 |
| 144 | Isaac Orillion | Jesuit | 3 | Gunner Guidry | Holy Cross | 4 |
| 150 | Conlan Enk | St. Paul | 1 | Sergio Houston | Zachary | 2 |
| 157 | Nick DiGeralamo | Holy Cross | 1 | Harris Treuting | Jesuit | 2 |
| 165 | Rory Horvath | Brother Martin | 1 | Cooper Reagan | Benton | 3 |
| 175 | William Mathis | Dutchtown | 1 | Ty Parker | Airline | 2 |
| 190 | Jacobi Clement | East Ascension | 1 | Jackson Peak | St. Paul | 2 |
| 215 | Jackson Calderaro | Jesuit | 1 | Samuel Torres | Northshore | 2 |
| 285 | Spencer Lanosga | Jesuit | 1 | Gabriel Millbern | Walker | 2 |
Finalists by School
| Place | School | School | Favorite |
| 1 | Jesit | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Brother Martin | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | East Ascension | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | St. Paul | 3 | 1 |
Upsets
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed | Score |
| 120 | Vincent Vidacovich | Holy Cross | 3 | Jesse Maneckshaw | East Ascension | 2 | 2:52 |
| 126 | Jose Rincon | Jesuit | 5 | Christian Worley | Catholic | 1 | 6-3 |
| 132 | Kristian Scott | Catholic | 4 | Hunter Chabert | Brother Martin | 1 | 7-4 |
| 132 | J.P. Webre | Jesuit | 3 | Aiden Krass | East Ascension | 2 | 4-2 |
| 144 | Isaac Orillion | Jesuit | 3 | Cole Gross | Dutchtown | 1 | 4-2 |
| 165 | Cooper Reagan | Benton | 3 | Arthur Schott | Jesuit | 2 | 3-1 |
Except for the Stonewall, Louisiana faithful it is unlike one expected North Desoto to have a 26.5 lead over Teurlings Catholic after the semifinals. Each team has eight finalists, but the Griffins are favored in seven of them while the Rebels are favored in five. I would say consolation rounds will play a big factor, but until the semifinals were over neither school had anyone vying for third. North Desoto has five whereas Teurlings Catholic only has three. This one cannot just yet be called, but favor must fortune the Rebels if they are to win their fifth consecutive Division II title.
Two top seeds were knocked off in Division II. Fourth-seeded Hayden Bell of North Desoto defeated the #1 seed, Tristan Kimball of Terrebonne, and #5 Pike Landry of Teurlings Catholic defeated Riverdale's #1 seed Taylor Mahooney.
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Finalists
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed |
| 106 | Bryce Latino | Lakeshore | 1 | Landon Monica | Rummel | 2 |
| 113 | Jacob Kershaw | North Desoto | 1 | Dominick Durham | Rummel | 2 |
| 120 | Alex Rozas | Teurlings Catholic | 1 | Tyson Roach | Sam Houston | 2 |
| 126 | Nathan Adams | North Desoto | 1 | Kaiden Triche | Rummel | 2 |
| 132 | Brennan Boyer | Teurlings Catholic | 1 | Cameron Hebert | North Vermillion | 3 |
| 138 | Caleb Lavine | Sam Houston | 1 | Brennan Romero | Teurlings Catholic | 2 |
| 144 | Dalton Compton | North Desoto | 1 | Finley McGill | St. Thomas More | 2 |
| 150 | Hayden Bell | North Desoto | 4 | Jay Hays | St. Thomas More | 6 |
| 157 | Brandt Babineaux | Teurlings Catholic | 1 | Chase Smart | North Desoto | 2 |
| 165 | Braedon Simoneaux | Teurlings Catholic | 1 | Sawyer Pugh | St. Thomas More | 3 |
| 175 | Lake Bates | North Desoto | 1 | Carter Macha | Teurlings Catholic | 3 |
| 190 | Caden Robison | North Desoto | 3 | Pike Landry | Teurlings Catholic | 5 |
| 215 | Kendra James | Teurlings Catholic | 1 | Tristan Willeford | Brusly | 3 |
| 285 | Caden Burns | North Desoto | 1 | Royal Lazard | Comeaux | 2 |
Finalists by School
| Place | School | Finalists | Favorite |
| 1 | North Desoto | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Teurlings Catholic | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Rummel | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Thomas More | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Houston | 2 | 1 |
Upsets
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed | Score |
| 132 | Cameron Hebert | North Vermillion | 3 | Collin Bell | North Desoto | 2 | 3-2 |
| 150 | Hayden Bell | North Desoto | 4 | Tristan Kimball | Terrebonne | 1 | 3:50 |
| 150 | Jay Hays | St. Thomas More | 6 | Luke Cusachs | Rummel | 2 | 2:10 |
| 165 | Sawyer Pugh | St. Thomas More | 3 | David Rabalais | Brusly | 2 | 5:06 |
| 175 | Carter Macha | Teurlings Catholic | 3 | Kaleb Sanders | Lakeshore | 2 | 15-0 TF |
| 190 | Pike Landry | Teurlings Catholic | 5 | Taylor Mahoney | Riverdale | 1 | 4:53 |
| 190 | Caden Robison | North Desoto | 3 | Dylan Mesloh | Parkway | 2 | 2:00 |
| 215 | Tristan Willeford | Brusly | 3 | Mateo Peterson | North Vermillion | 2 | 2:51 |
Numbers do not lie. The interpretation of them may, but not the numbers themselves. The Shaw Eagles will defend their 2023 Division III team state championship. They have a 53-point lead over Basile, who will be bringing home another runner-up plaque as they are 45 points ahead of Hannan. All three schools only have one favored finalist, but re the non-favored ones, Shaw has seven, Basile three and Hannan 2. If it were not for the podium photos, the Eagles could get an early start to go home.
Only one top-seeded wrestler fell in the semifinals in Division III. Springfield's Konnor Burch, seeded fifth, defeated Shaw's Mason Wilson.
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Fnalists
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed |
| 106 | Logan Bergeron | Basile | 1 | Kade Muscarello | Shaw | 2 |
| 113 | Jayden Jamison | Shaw | 1 | Cooper Berzas | St. Edmund | 2 |
| 120 | Dylan Duvernay | De la Salle | 1 | Blake Andre | Shaw | 2 |
| 126 | Colin Dalton | Hannan | 1 | Giovanni Malta | Shaw | 2 |
| 132 | Grant Habetz | St. Louis | 1 | Carson Dalton | Shaw | 2 |
| 138 | Joseph Gilreath | Evangel | 1 | Nolan McMichael | St. Louis | 2 |
| 144 | Bryce Fontenot | South Beauregard | 1 | Seth Lowe | Hannan | 2 |
| 150 | Malachi Benetrix | De la Salle | 1 | Tucker LeBlanc | Basile | 3 |
| 157 | Michael Gilreath | Evangel | 1 | Noah Yonker | Hannan | 2 |
| 165 | Jerome Bridges | John Curtis | 1 | Jayden Chapman | Shaw | 2 |
| 175 | Konnor Burch | Springfield | 5 | Da'Shawn Randall | Basile | 11 |
| 190 | Graham Montet | St. Louis | 1 | James Nero | Shaw | 2 |
| 215 | Brandon Dang | John Curtis | 1 | Carter Newsham | Shaw | 3 |
| 285 | Austin Young | De la Salle | 1 | Romyn Cortez | Basile | 2 |
Finalists by School
| Place | School | Finalists | Favorite |
| 1 | Shaw | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Basile | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Hannan | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | John Curtis | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | De la Salle | 3 | 3 |
Upsets
| Weight | Wrestler | School | Seed | Wrestler | School | Seed | Score |
| 144 | Seth Lowe | Hannan | 2 | Preston Curtis | John Curtis | 2 | |
| 150 | Tucker LeBlanc | Basile | 3 | Ayden Green | South Beauregard | 2 | 6-5 |
| 175 | Da'Shawn Randall | Basile | 11 | Blake Butler | South Beauregard | 2 | Forfeit |
| 175 | Konnor Burch | Springfield | 5 | Mason Wilson | Shaw | 1 | 3:08 |
| 285 | Carter Newsham | Shaw | 3 | Joel Marchand | Hannan | 2 | 6-3 |
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