Check out the Gridiron Football Player of the Week (Week 6 Edition) Show hosted by Jace LeJeune and Alex Allison below!
Check out our interview with Coach Travis Bourgeois and Reid recapping Thursday’s night game below!
#1 Episcopal (LA) 2025 RB Reid Chauvin: 19,911 votes
Reid Chauvin had a huge night last Thursday for Episcopal with 30 carries for 192 yards. He would also score all 6 touchdowns that the Knights would need to get the win, 41-22 over Slaughter Community Charter.
#2 St. Edmund (LA) 2025 QB Kane West: 7,565 votes
QB Kane West had a great performance through the air in week 7, throwing 15-23, racking up 295 yards and 6 passing TDs. He also got the job done for St. Edmund on the ground with 12 carries for 29 yards and a rushing TD. But his most impressive stat was the 6 successful 2-point conversion attempts that he was able to score for them. With 7 touchdowns and 6 2-point conversions, he was responsible for 54 of the team’s points. This performance would lead the team to a 58-7 win over Sacred Heart.
#3 Destrehan (LA) 2027 RB Malachi Dabney: 2,677 votes
Malachi Dabney for Destrehan had 14 carries but totaled 241 yards and 4 TDs on the night in a 46-42 win over Captain Shreve.
#4 Acadiana (LA) QB Caden DiBetta: 1,430 votes
A familiar face, Caden DiBetta, was 6/8 through the air for 254 yards and 4 TDs. He also had 4 rushes for 58 yards another TD. This will be a historic night for Acadiana football as Caden broke the school’s all-time career passing yards record. The previous record of 3,258 yards had been standing since 1999.
#5 Willow (LA) 2025 QB Jacob Guichet: 766 votes
Jacob Guichet last Friday night was on fire throwing 12/13 for 180 yards and a whopping 7 TDs. With only one incompletion, Willow would dominate this game, winning 61-0 over The Arthur School.
#6 Central Private (LA) 2025 OL/DT Jacob Weaver: 656 votes
Jacob Weaver would rack up 12 tackles(2 assists), 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 forced fumble in an 8-0 win over Varnado. Central Private’s defense showed up to get them the shutout win and Jacob was at the forefront of it all.
#7 Tara (LA) 2025 QB Adrian Coleman: 604 votes
Adrian Coleman, who would better be considered an ATH had a complete game on both sides of the ball for his team. On offense, he would have 3 rushing TDs, 84 rushing yards, and 54 passing yards. On defense, he would have a 77-yard interception returned for a TD. He led Tara to their 28-6 win, scoring all the touchdowns for their side and putting the team on his back.
#8 Hamilton (LA) 2027 QB Javon Vital: 302 votes
Javon Vital is another ATH that plays both sides of the ball. Rushing, he had 19 for 246 yards and got into the endzone 5 times on the ground. Passing, he was 4 for 5 with 54 yards and added another TD. The team’s QB is also on kick return duty and he would have a 55-yard return for a TD. He was not done there either as he would cap the game off on the defensive side of the ball with an interception. He would spark Hamilton to a 46-22 win over Elton.
#9 Lutcher (LA) 2025 RB Trenton Chaney: 163 votes
Trenton Chaney had 10 carries 107 yards 2 TD & 3 receptions for 70 yards and another TD in one of Louisiana’s top matchups last Friday night. While the stats may not jump off the page, he was their key to victory last Friday night, with him breaking off a 94-yard touchdown run to put the game to bed in the 4th quarter. They would get the win over E.D. White remaining undefeated.
#10 Eagle Mountain (TX) 2026 RB Terry Starks: 87 votes
Terry Starks had 36 carries for 292 Yards and sprinkled in 5 TDs in a dominant 56-26 win.
#11 Northlake (LA) 2026 WR/CB Charlie Gilmore: 81 votes
Charlie Gilmore and Northlake had a huge game against undefeated Pope John Paul II last Friday night. He stepped up big for them offensively with 3 receptions for 60 yards, 2 of them being touchdowns. On the defensive side, he had 3 tackles, 5 assists, 1 pass defended, 1 Interception, and forced a fumble, putting his stamp on this game for the Wolverines in the big 27-21 win over PJP.
#12 Crowley (LA) 2025 RB Floyd Flugence: 68 votes
Floyd Flugence had one of our best stat lines from last weekend’s games. He scored 6 touchdowns on only 8 touches. He would have a kickoff return for 65 yards and a punt return for 55 that would both be touchdowns. In the backfield, he had 4 TD runs of 12, 25, 45, and a 54-yarder to cap off the overall amazing night with 280 all-purpose yards. Crowley would get the win 44-12 over Pine Prairie.
#13 Scottsboro (AL) 2025 QB Jake Jones: 62 votes
QB Jake Jones would explode on 21 rushes for 110 Yards and 6 TDs. He also was 11-17 passing with 243 Yards and 1 TD. Jones would give Scottsboro all that they needed with 7 total touchdowns in a 50-47 win over Arab.
#14 Kaufman (TX) 2026 WR Aljour Miles II: 5 votes
WR Aljour Miles II had 9 catches for 238 yards. That only tells half the story, as out of those 9 catches he would score 4 TDs in the Kaufman 28-27 win over Poteet.
#15 North Desoto (LA) 2026 RB Kenny Thomas: 4 votes
Kenny Thomas ran for only 13 carries but that was all he and the team needed as he ended the night with 196 yards and 5 TDs in a huge 62-11 win over Southwood.
Honorable Mentions: (No Particular Order)
- Vermilion Catholic 2025 QB Jonathan Dartez: 40 Carries – 282 yards, 4 TDs
- Plaquemine 2025 RB Tyrese Mosby: 18 Carries 238 yards 4 TDs in 3 quarters
- Hutto (TX) 2027 WR Jaiden Fields: 8 catches 152 yards, 1 carry 21 yards -1 TD, 85-yard punt return for TD
- Plaquemine 2025 QB Nico Victorian: 14-24 258 yards 3 TDs
- Scottsboro (AL) 2026 RB Jacobi Edmondson: 19 Rush/143 yards/ 1 catch 13 yards
- Hancock (MS) 2026 QB Kaison Koenenn: 30 rushes 202 yards 4 TD, 12-22 Passing 78 yards
- Westgate 2025 RB Tavias Gordon: 20 Carries 211 yds 3 Tds
- Daphne (AL) 2026 WR Jaecyn “Scoot” Myles: 6 receptions for 78 yards 2 punt returns for 88 yards, 1 for a TD, 82-yard KOR for a TD
- Cecilia 2026 LB Braylon Jones: 5 Solo Tackles/3 Fumble Recoveries
- Byrd 2025 LB Ethan Sipes: 9 solo, 2 assists – 11 total tackles, 2 TFL/5 yards
- Oak Grove 2025 DT Isaiah Joles: 3 sacks, 2 TFL, 6 total tackles
- Loyola 2026 RB Mason Drake: 16 Carries 171 Yards 2 TD; 1 Catch 21 Yards 1 TD (3 Total TDs)
- Lincoln Prep 2025 LB Sam Williams: 19 tackles, 1 hurry, 1-yard Touchdown run
- Acadiana 2025 WR Russell Babineaux: 3 catches for 167 yards and 2 TDs
- Hannan 2025 WR Hayden Alonzo: 12 catches for 203 yards and 2 TDs
2024 Gridiron Football Player of the Week Winners:
Week 1: STM 2025 DB Brian Broussard
Week 2: Liberty Magnet 2026 RB Zaiden Foster
Week 3: Iowa 2025 RB/WR Jonathan Walker Jr.
Week 4: Southern Lab 2026 QB Jerry Bottley
Week 5: Assumption 2025 QB Landen Sanchez
Week 6: Riverside 2025 RB Dedric Lastie
67
0
17
20
