4-4A All-District basketball selections announced

In a season that fell just one game short of the Lady Wolves’ goal of the LHSAA Top 28 State Basketball Tournament, it seems All-District selections have fallen short, also.
At the #7 state ranking in 4A, the Rayne High Ladies fell by only three points to No. 2-ranked Salmen in the quarterfinals in late February. The Lady Wolves reached the quarters by defeating Ursuline Academy 62-45 in the opening round, followed by a 57-34 romp of St. Thomas More in the regionals.
“We fell one game short of our goal,” said RHS coach Chester Randall of the 2014-2015 season. “This is our second quarterfinal game in the last three years so we were ready to kick down that Top 28 door and it just didn’t happen — it stings a lot.”
“But, I have give it to our girls,” Randall continued, “We came out and played our hearts out. We never gave up and that’s a credit to the kids I have, they’ve been that way all year.”
The loss left the Lady Wolves with a final record of 23-7 on the season and Randall expecting a number of Lady Wolves to be honored for their hard work and results during the 4-4A selections.
But, that fell short also.
“I just feel that our girls were short-changed for all their hard work and dominance of the district,” Randall stated concerning the recent All-District selections, which were also confusing to a number of fans who watched a team dominate their district during the entire season.
Rayne finished District 4-4A undefeated at 12-0. In doing so, they also showed dominance on the scoreboard by out-scoring their opponents with double-digit finales.
Rayne High’s high-scorer, Charlesha Dugas, took top honors in the district selections as she was named 4-4A’s Most Valuable Player. Dugas dumped in 193 points during district play, in addition to 47 rebounds, 35 assists and 65 steals during her junior campaign.
“Charlesha has been leading during her three years for us,” said Randall. “She is the heart of our team and she’s what makes us go. When she is on, it ignites her teammates for a good game.”
In as many times as his Lady Wolves have recorded their three straight district titles, Randall was named 4-4A’s Coach of the Year once again.
When taking a glance at the All-District First Team selections, Rayne is absent from the list —not one Lady Wolf was named during first team picks.
The five young ladies selected were Davia Landry and DaLaisha Thomas of LaGrange, Myah Rogers of Crowley High, Helena Tibbs of Beau Chene, and Yahaira Reed of Washington-Marion.
“All I can say is that it feels like our girls were somehow punished for defeating everyone,” Randall concluded. “When you dominate the district like we did this year, more Rayne High names should have shown up, and the ones that did make it, should have been listed higher.”
“I know, we all know the effort they put in all season and will continue to work hard every year,” Randall concludes. “My feelings on this matter is that we don’t need to be listed on a ‘list’ to validate our accomplishments.”Two Lady Wolves were named in Second Team All-District selections, junior center Whitley Larry and senior guard Tristan Mouton.
Larry led the team with 71 rebounds and 51 blocks. She also claimed Rayne’s second-highest scoring stats with 85 points, while also helping with 12 assists and eight steals.
Mouton completed her senior campaign on an even keel dumping in 74 points, 10 assists, 14 rebounds and 27 steals for the Lady Wolves during the district season.
Completing the second team picks were Dashaya Vigers and Hali Jack of Eunice, Kaytrell Williams of Opelousas, and Dasia Vitor of Washington-Marion.
In District 4-4A Boys selections, the lone Wolf selected among the honorees was junior forward Byron Mouton. He averaged 10.2 points for the season and was named to the 4-4A Second Team.
First Team selections include Quajae Boutte, Christian Edwards and Jeremiah Warren of Washington-Marion, Ephriam Price of LaGrange, and Julian Tibbs of Beau Chene.
Joining Mouton in Second Team picks are J’son Brooks and Markel Semien of LaGrange, Curly Richard and Robert Andrus of Opelousas.
Named Most Valuable Player was Beau Chene’s Denzel Austin, while Washington-Marion Head Coach Albert Hartwell was tagged this year’s Coach of the Year.