Central Athletes Playing College Ball

Former Wildcats Makings News in College Football

CENTRAL — A host of former Central High School stars are playing at the collegiate level.

Here is an update on where they and what they are doing.

Belhaven University

• Trey Lansing has played in eight games this season.  He has nine solo tackles and two assistants.  He had four tackles for losses totalling 19 yards.  He had three sacks for a total of 15 yards.

Louisiana College

• Gregg Morris is having a good year.

• Zach Pourciau is playing often.

• Zack Edgens threw a touchdown pass to Morris in a recent JV game.

• Daniel Hebert is seeing a lot of playing time and has appeared in eight games.  He has one interception for 18 yards, 13 solo tackles, and seven assists for a total of 16.5.  He has two tackles for losses totalling four yards.

Louisiana State University

• Josh Johns

McNeese State University

• Sean Brown redshirted last year.  He is now 6-1, 280, and is seeing action.

• Will and Wes Briscoe.  Will is out for the season with injuries.  Wes is a starting wide receiver.  He has 17 receptions for 380 yards for an average of 22.4 yards per reception.  His longest reception was for 57 yards, and his average production per game is 54.3 yards.  He has caught one TD pass.

• Matthew Thibodeaux is being redshirted for the season.

• Josh Veals is sitting out this season.

Mississippi College

Jarrud Mayes

Nicholls State University

• Nick Giglio is playing on special teams.  He has one assist.

Shaw University, Raleigh, NC

• Antonio Dunn has rushed 50 times for 137 yards and one TD.  He is averaging 17.1 yard per game and 2.7 yards a carry.

Southeastern Louisiana University

• Taylor Jenkins is a freshman.

• Jae Cutno redshirted last year.

Southern Mississippi

• Johdrick Morris, 6-4, 245, completed his college career and signed a free agent agreement with the Baltimore Ravens in July.  He caught three passes for 28 yards as a TE in the pre-season but narrowly missed making the team.

Southern University

• Aaron Hall starts for the Jags.

• Taylon Jones is also a starter.

BRCC

• Shedrick Davis is a student at BRCC and hopes to have an opportunity to play at SLU or McNeese.

Several former Central High football players have continued to participate in college football as cheerleaders at their respective schools.

Tyler Westbrook and Logan Gautreaux are cheering for SLU, while Wyatt Causey is cheering for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Our thanks to Coach Sid Edwards, Central schools athletic director, for assistancel.