Broussard, Jinks voted LSWA Class B All-state MVPs
Published 10:36 pm Sunday, March 30, 2025
FILE PHOTO - Fairview's Reesie Jinks scored 32 points Friday to lead Fairview to a 72-65 win over Bell City in the Class B state championship game at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press file photo)
Seniors Kane Broussard of Lacassine and Fairview’s Reesie Jinks lead their respective squads to great success in their final high school season.
Broussard led the Cardinals to their first state championship in 61 years, while Jinks led the Panthers to their 16th state championship. They are the 2024-2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class B MVPs.
Jinks averaged 23 points a game and won her third consecutive LSWA MVP award. She led the Panthers to their fifth state championship in six seasons.
In the state championship game, Jinks scored 32 points to earn her third consecutive state championship game MVP as the Panthers beat Bell City 72-65.
It is the sixth consecutive season that a Fairview player has won the MVP award. Rylee Cloud won it in 2022 and Rylee Jinks in 2020 and 2021.
After back-to-back close losses in the quarterfinals, Broussard helped lead the Cardinals to a 77-61 over 2024 Select Division V state champion Avoyelles Public Charter. In the finals, Broussard had a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds and was named the game MVP.
For the season, Broussard averaged 21 points, nine rebounds and three steals per game.
Lacassine’s Micah Rasberry is the boys Coach of the Year. After a season-opening loss to Zwolle, the Cardinals won 32 consecutive games. They made their third appearance in the state finals in school history and won the school’s second state championship.
Also on the Class B All-state first team from Southwest Louisiana is Lacassine’s Jordan Garcia (16 ppg), Bell City’s Payton Herpin (18.5 ppg) and Fairview’s A.J. Williams (16 ppg). Bell City sophomore Klancie Hebert (12.8 ppg) made the second team.
LSWA Class B All-state team
Boys
First team
Player, School Ht. Cl. Avg.
Kane Broussard, Lacassine 6-5 Sr. 21.0
Armonii Benjamin, Avoyelles Charter 6-2 Jr. 16.0
Preston Sanders, Zwolle 6-2 Sr. 26.8
Trumarion Smith, Simsboro 5-9 Sr. 17.5
Jordan Garcia, Lacassine 6-0 Sr. 16.0
Second team
Player, School Ht. Cl. Avg.
Jalen Brown, Avoyelles Charter 5-9 Sr. 20.0
Dayne Martin, Pitkin 6-2 Sr. 16.0
Addison Coffman, Hicks 6-2 Jr. 18.2
Nolan Loftin, Stanley 5-10 Sr. 19.7
Noah Leach, Quitman 6-1 Sr. 14.7
OUTSTANDING PLAYER – Kane Broussard, Lacassine.
COACH OF THE YEAR – Micah Rasberry, Lacassine.
HONORABLE MENTION – Lane Parker, Hicks; Alexx Thomas, Lacassine; Carson Carrico, Choudrant; Maddox McCorkle, Holden; Ahmad Smith, Simsboro; Caleb Taylor, Anacoco; Ace Bowling, Negreet; Rankin Alford, Florien; Damarion McLendon, Doyline.
Girls
First team
Player, School Ht. Cl. Avg.
Reesie Jinks, Fairview 5-5 Sr. 23.0
Payton Herpin, Bell City 5-9 Jr. 18.5
Jodie Jowers, Oak Hill 5-10 Sr. 17.0
Raylee Mitchell, Anacoco 5-6 Sr. 17.0
A.J. Williams, Fairview 5-6 So. 16.0
Second team
Player, School Ht. Cl. Avg.
Cali Deal, Quitman 6-1 Sr. 19.0
Klancie Hebert, Bell City 5-5 So. 12.8
Charley Lentz, Pitkin 5-6 So. 16.0
Lilly Sparks, Florien 5-5 Sr. 12.8
Kaiya Miller, Negreet 5-7 Jr. 15.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER – Ressie Jinks, Fairview.
COACH OF THE YEAR – Tim Parker, Anacoco.
HONORABLE MENTION – Reese Brown, Choudrant; Pazil’ra Sanders, Zwolle; Brooklyn Bryant, Anacoco; Brilee Dousay, Oak Hill; Andee Stanley, Fairview; Preslye Rivers, Converse; Blaize Foster, Holden; Sienna Guidry, Hathaway; Briley Peterson, Weston.
