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RUSTON — None of the West players in Sunday afternoon’s I-20 All-Star Game had anything to do with the East’s six-year winning streak in the annual postseason high school football contest between North Louisiana senior standouts.
But they wanted to stop it, and they did, thanks to a dominant defense, and plenty of contributions by local players.
The West won 26-17 at Ruston High School’s L.J. “Hoss” Garrett Stadium as Huntington’s Nate Green won MVP honors after catching a 70-yard touchdown pass from Parkway’s Kaleb Williams, and intercepting a pass on defense.
The East owed its first TD to an 89-yard kickoff return, and were limited to an offensive net of minus 2 yards until the last series of the first half.
Meanwhile, the West never trailed as Williams threw for 204 yards and two TDs, the other going 22 yards to Benton’s Case Austin.
Another Parkway star, Tony Gladney, caught seven passes for 113 yards. Airline’s D.J. Allen, who missed much of the season with a knee injury, capped his prep career with the West’s first score, a 1-yard run.
A total of 23 Shreveport-Bossier players were part of the winning team. Five Parkway seniors hit the field: Mark Copenhaver, Pat Gray, Chris Green, Gladney and Williams.
The West squad included four from Airline — Allen, Jeremiah Epps, Braylyn Jackson, and J.D. Yates – and four more Benton Tigers: Case Austin, Greg Chambers, Jonathan Hollis, and Beckett Moore.
DeVondre Johnson and DaKarrion Mitchell represented Booker T. Washington while Andre Campbell and Cardarrian “Shawn” Devers wore their Captain Shreve helmets. Green was joined by his Raider teammate Caden Starks.
Byrd’s Ian Gray, Loyola’s Hayden Horton, and Jeremiah Johnson from Northwood were the only seniors from their teams taking part.
The West coaching staff was led by Airline’s Justin Scogin, with Vikings assistant Jacob James as offensive coordinator and Benton head coach Steven Dennis as defensive coordinator. Captain Shreve head coach Jeremy Wilburn was the offensive line coach, with Gators assistant Caleb Guidry coaching linebackers. Airline assistant Seth Stowell was the defensive line coach and Airline’s Schiarra Fields handled the defensive backs.
North DeSoto head coach Dennis Dunn was the quarterbacks coach, and his star QB, Luke Delafield, threw for 109 yards.
The game was administered by the Louisiana High School Coaches Association and the Louisiana Football Coaches Association. Plain Dealing head coach Jerry Byrd was the West team administrator.
2025 I-20 ALL-STAR GAME
At L.J. “Hoss” Garrett Stadium, Ruston
West 26, East 17
West – 7-9-7-3 – 26
East – 7-7-0-3 – 17
Scoring summary
West – DJ Allen 1 run (Eli Bray kick), 1Q, 10:28
East – Javion Henderson 1 run (Gavin Polk kick), 1Q, 8:50
West – Case Austin 22 pass from Kaleb Williams (kick failed), 2Q, 11:49
West – Eli Bray 29 field goal, 2Q, 7:44
East – Austin Davenport 13 pass from Luke Vidrine (Polk kick), 2Q, 3:19
West – Nate Green 70 pass from Williams (Bray kick), 3Q, 3:16
East – Polk 24 field goal, 4Q, 9:35
West – Bray 33 field goal, 4Q, 3:00
RUSHING
WEST — DJ Allen 16-32, TD, Greg Chambers 14-30, Kaleb Williams 3-4, Luke Dalefield 2-minus-5. EAST — Kedrin McNeil 11-29, Cameron Williams 2-27, Willie Randolph 4-7, Luke Vidrine 5-7, Malique Credit 1-7, Javion Henderson 3-minus-5, TD, Eli Owens 2-2.
PASSING
WEST– Kaleb Williams 9-16-1, 204 yards, 2 TDs; Luke Delafield 7-13-0, 109 yards. EAST — Luke Vidrine 7-14-2, 151 yards.
RECEIVING
WEST — Antonio Gladney 7-113, Cardarrian “Shawn” Devers 4-66, Caiden Starks 2-25, Nate Green 1-70, TD, Case Austin 1-22, TD, Greg Chambers 1-17. EAST — Desmon Jefferson 5-136, Austin Davenport 1-13, Cameron Williams 1-2.