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RUSTON — Captain Shreve’s Brodie Savage threw two touchdown passes and his Gators teammate D.J. Waldon caught one of them in Sunday’s LHSCA/LFCA I-20 Bowl all-star game at L.J. “Hoss” Garrett Stadium as 26 Shreveport-Bossier Class of 2025 seniors and seven local coaches wrapped up the 2024 high school football season.
They were on the West team, which fell short by a pair of field goals in a largely inconsequential 27-21 final score on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. It was the sixth straight East win and the seventh in the eight-year history of the contest.
For some of the 66 players taking part, it was their last organized football game. For others, it might provide a boost to their hopes of playing college ball. And for a few more, it was a neat way to finish their high school days before heading off to join college teams.
Savage went 17 of 25 with an interception, throwing for a game-high 182 yards including a 17-yard touchdown to Haynesville star Keizavion Woods and a 4-yarder to Waldon. Even Lirette of Loyola kicked all three extra points for the West.
Evangel running back Josh Isaac was the West’s leading rusher with 47 yards on five carries.
Two-way Woodlawn superstar Brandon Henderson had a team-high 64 receiving yards on three catches, and added a seven-yard run after he picked up a fumble.
Oak Grove quarterback Jackson Bradley, a Louisiana Tech signee, was named the game’s MVP after throwing three TD passes.
Airline QB Ben Taylor did not play due to illness.
The West roster also included Byrd standouts Sam Greer, Darell Cottonham Jr. and Ethan Sipes; Evangel’s T.J. Grider; Loyola’s Ben Brewer; Kam’ron Davis, Keithan Gabriel, Kevion Henry and Jacolvey Cooper of Huntington; Parkway’s Chaze Brown and Jax Gallier; Montrevian Chatman and Jaylen O’Neal from BTW; Woodlawn’s Quinton Wilson and Marcus Palmer; Cole Miller and Ethan Sands from Calvary; Courtaveous Dorsey of Green Oaks; Haughton’s Rimarria Davis and Harley Ingram.
Woodlawn’s Thedrick Harris was the West head coach. His offensive coordinator was Northwood’s Jared Little, with Desmond Andrus of Huntington as defensive coordinator. Other local West assistant coaches were Gary Cooper of BTW, James Bradford from Green Oaks, Jalen Bowlers of Byrd and Fabian Carter from Evangel.
Byrd vice principal Jerry Byrd Jr. is the I-20 Bowl director.
2024 I-20 Bowl all-star game
EAST 27, WEST 21
East 10 7 7 3 – 27
West 7 7 7 0 – 21
East – Aiden Parker 20 FG
East – Jay Freeman 55 pass from Jackson Bradley (Parker kick)
West – Keizavion Woods 17 pass from Brodie Savage (Evan Lirette kick)
East – Luke Jones 6 pass from Bradley (Parker kick)
West – D.J. Waldon 4 pass from Savage (Lirette kick)
East – J.T. Layton 4 pass from Bradley (Parker kick)
West – Cole Cory 8 run (Lirette kick)
East – Parker 32 FG
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: East — Jaylon Nichols 15-60, Bradley 8-35, Freeman 1-20, Andre Williams 10-41, Dylan Downs 5-2. West – Josh Isaac 5-47, C.J. Dudley 7-32, Kam’ron Davis 4-17, Cory 3-9 1 TD, Quintin Wilson 3-4, Brandon Henderson 0-7, Savage 3-minus-11.
PASSING: East – Bradley 9-13-0-150, 3 TDs, Downs 3-8-0-24, CJ Spurs 0-1-0. West – Savage 17-25-1-182, 2 TDs, Dudley 1-1-0-10.
RECEIVING: East – Cam Volion 4-61, Layton 2-8 1 TD, Freeman 2-63 1 TD, Luke jones 3-39 1 TD, Spurs 1-10. West – Cory 6-51, Waldon 6-40, 1 TD; Woods 1-17 1 TD, Henderson 3-64, Ben Brewer 1-10, Savage 1-10.
All-time results
2016 – East 28, West 23
2017 – West 52, East 26
2018 – East 35, West 21
2019 – East 42, West 21
2020 – No game due to COVID
2021 – East 24, West 21
2022 – East 28, West 10
2023 – East 15, West 14
2024 – East 27, West 21
Statistics, records by LEE HILLER