Basile has become a powerhouse wrestling program in recent years, winning four consecutive Division III state championships.

The Bearcats will go for No. 5 this weekend at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state championships in Bossier City.

Matches start on Friday and run through Saturday.

Basile has 12 of 14 wrestlers seeded in the top eight in their respective weight classes, including a trio of returning individual champions in Jay Guillory, Luc Johnson and Christian Bergeron. Guillory (19-18, No. 3 126 pounds) and Johnson (34- 1, No. 1 145 pounds) bumped up a weight class this season. Bergeron (23-4) will try to defend his 182-pound title as the No. 2 seed.

Pierson Comeaux (16-5) was the 106-pound runner-up in 2022 and is the No. 4 seed at 120 pounds this weekend. Luke Fontenot (28-14) is the 160-pound No. 2 seed.

Basile will face fierce competition from De La Salle, which finished as runner-up the last two seasons, and Archbishop Shaw. Both schools have four No. 1 seeds and at least 10 seeded wrestlers.

Sam Houston dropped from Division I to Division II and has a pair of No. 1 seeds in senior Pollex Coleman (40-13, 120 pounds) and junior Tyson Roach (54-5, 126 pounds). Roach was the Division I 106-pound state champion in 2022. Caleb Lavine (12-2) is seeded No. 2 at 145 pounds.

St. Louis Catholic’s Graham Montet (21-2) is seeded No. 3 at 182 pounds after winning the 170-pound title last season. Henry Milligan (6-0) is seeded second at 220 pounds.

Also in Division III, DeQuincy’s Camden Gautreaux (16-6) is the top seed at 138 pounds, while South Beauregard’s Aydan Green (12-6) is No. 2 at 132 pounds.

NOTES: Go to www.americanpress.com on Friday and Saturday for updates from the state wrestling tournament. Live stats are available at www.trackwrestling.com.

Louisiana High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships

Bossier City

Friday-Saturday

Area top eight seeds

Division I

Athlete, School Rec. Seed Wt.

Blayden Laidlaw, Sulphur 19-5 No. 3 220

Division II

Athlete, School Rec. Seed Wt.

Pollex Coleman, Sam Houston 40-13 No. 1 120

Tyson Roach, Sam Houston 54-5 No. 1 126

Caleb Lavine, Sam Houston 12-2 No. 2 145

Peyton Miller, Sam Houston 55-17 No. 5 152

Colt Fisher, Sam Houston 24-16 No. 7 220

Chevy Coleman, Sam Houston 45-20 No. 7 106

Trent Hudson, Sam Houston 32-21 No. 8 132

Division III

Athlete, School Rec. Seed Wt.

Camden Gautreaux, DeQuincy 16-6 No. 1 138

Luc Johnson, Basile 34-1 No. 1 145

Aydan Green, S. Beauregard 12-6 No. 2 132

Luke Fontenot, Basile 28-14 No. 2 160

Christian Bergeron, Basile 23-4 No. 2 182

Henry Milligan, St. Louis Catholic 6-0 No. 2 220

Patrick Fontenot, Basile 18-8 No. 3 106

Kye Smith, Basile 17-13 No. 3 113

Luke Caballero, St. Louis Catholic 33-12 No. 3 120

Jay Guillory, Basile 19-18 No. 3 126

Graham Montet, St. Louis Catholic 21-2 No. 3 182

Lawton Royer, DeQuincy 7-9 No. 4 113

Pierson Comeaux, Basile 16-5 No. 4 120

Nolan McMichael, St. Louis Catholic 22-10 No. 4 145

Parker Fontenot, Basile 19-10 No. 4 152

Jordan Rogers, Vinton 11-7 No. 4 170

Ethan Goss, St. Louis Catholic 11-7 No. 4 195

Zach Preece, Rosepine 11-8 No. 5 106

Grant Habetz, St. Louis Catholic 19-10 No. 5 126

Noah Williamson, St. Louis Catholic 22-20 No. 5 152

Clayton Stebbins, S. Beauregard 13-7 No. 5 182

Jacob Rogers, Vinton 12-6 No. 6 132

Cayden Luben, Basile 11-15 No. 6 195

Scott Berzas, Basile 13-10 No. 6 285

Landon Thibodeaux, Basile 9-6 No. 7 132

Ian Barns, Rosepine 14-10 No. 7 145

Blake Butler, S. Beauregard 17-13 No. 7 170

DaShawn Randell, Basile 17-12 No. 7 220

Craig Miller, S. Beauregard 18-15 No. 8 120

Finn Gage, St. Louis Catholic 7-15 No. 8 160