The Riverside Academy football team was named the Team of the Year at the recent Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club’s annual awards luncheon.
The Rebels finished the season 12-2 and as the Division IV state runner-up. Second year Riverside Academy coach Lee Roussel also has been selected the Class 1A Coach of the Year by the website GeauxPreps.com.
Junior running back Dedric Lastie also received an award for being named GNO Quarterback Club Player of the Week during Week 6 of the season. In a 55-14 win over previously unbeaten St. Martin’s, Lastie rushed 18 times for 351 yards and four touchdowns.
