Basile High School

2835 2nd Street

Basile, Louisiana 70515

Telephone: (337) 432-5078

   Basile High School Wrestling History

LHSAA Division II State Champions:    1991; Division III State Champions:  2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

State Champions (70)   State Runners-Up (76)   Team State Results

State Champions

1960

103

Jimmy Vidrine**

1987

155

Mark Sonnier

1994

140

Carmen Cortez*

2001

171

Dustin Pelloquin

2016 106 Brenan Langley

1961

120

Jimmy Vidrine**

1988

210

Jimmy Ardoin

1994

125

Chris Briscoe

2002

215

Daniel Courville

2016 120 Gavin Christ*

1962

145

Clarence Vidrine

1988

167

Mark Sonnier

1996

171

Carmen Cortez*

2007 152 Lance West 2016 220 Lane Joubert

1962

135

Jimmy Vidrine**

1988

119

Matrel Vigers

1996

275

Ronald Guillory

2007 152 Lance West 2017 126 Gavin Christ*

1962

175

Melvin Fruge

1989

189

Jimmy Ardoin

1996

189

Shaun Fontenot

2011 189 Nick Bertrand 2018 106 Alex Menier*

1963

145

Jimmy Vidrine**

1991

103

Jason Sonnier

1997

215

Carmen Cortez*

2012 106 Raymond Bushnell 2018 138 Gavin Christ*

1964

155

Jimmy Vidrine**

1991

145

Joey Cortez

1997

189

Shaun Fontenot

2012 160 Trenton Pelloquin 2018 195 Isaac Cortez

1980

185

Jed Person

1992

119

Chris Briscoe

1997

160

Steven Fontenot

2013 113 Raymond Bushnell 2019 113 Alex Menier*

1982

210

Wade Marcantel

1992

160

Joey Cortez

1998

215

Carmen Cortez*

2013 170 Trenton Pelloquin 2019 126 Blake Menier

1984

155

Brad Person

1993

125

Chris Briscoe

1998

145

Shane LeBlue

2015 120 Raymond Bushnell 2019 145 Gavin Christ*

1984

138

Chris Adams

1993

171

Joey Cortez

1999

152

Shane LeBlue

2015 145 Gavin Cortez 2019 170 Logan David

State Champions (continued)
2019 182 Isaac Cortez 2022 285 Anphrony Guillory
2020 106 Andre Johnson 2023 145 Luc Johnson
2020 120 Alex Menier* 2023 182 Christian Bergeron
2020 132 Blake Menier 2024 106 Logan Bergeron
2020 182 Isaac Cortez      
2020 220 Gabe Duplechin      
2021 132 Alex Menier*      
2021 195 Baylor Waggoner      
2022 120 Jayden Guillory      
2022 138 Luc Johnson      
2022 182 Christian Bergeron      

+  Four-time state champion  ** Five-time state champion

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State Runners-Up

1958

Hwt.

Rafael Manuel

1983

155

Dwain Ardoin

1991

112

Chris Briscoe

1999

145

Dustin Pelloquin

1959

Hwt.

Rafael Manuel

1984

145

Dwain Ardoin

1991

152

Trey Duplechin

1999

189

Patrick Fontenot

1963

135

Edmond Miller

1984

167

Derek Deshotel

1991

171

Kevin Hawkins

2000

152

Kellen Roy

1964

120

Wade Bergeron

1985

145

Mark Sonnier

1993

130

Shane Darbonne

2003

103

Nicholas Fontenot

1964

175

Bruce Manuel

1985

185

Mark Estes

1993

160

Troy Deplechin

2005 275 Bron Dubroc

1964

Hwt.

Eugene Jeans

1986

145

Mark Sonnier

1994

119

Jacque Miller

2006 130 Aaron Lapoint

1976

126

Terry Lopez

1986

185

Kennedy Fontenot

1994

152

Joseph Young

2007 160 Trey Ortego

1976

145

Kirt Pelloquin

1987

112

Matrel Vigers

1994

189

Joey Cortez

2008 189 Spencer Douget

1977

132

Terry Lopez

1987

138

Jason Velton

1995

160

Carmen Cortez

2009 152 Gavin Fontenot

1978

Hwt.

Bryan Bourgeois

1988

98

Dave Johnson

1995

172

Shaun Fontenot

2009 171 Nick Bertrand

1979

98

Logan Fournerat

1989

112

Dave Johnson

1995

215

Louis Smith

2009 215 John Fontenot

1979

185

Jed Person

1990

103

Chris Darbonne

1995

275

Kevin Bushnell

2010 189 Nick Bertrand

1979

Hwt.

John Harvey

1990

119

Dave Johnson

1996

160

Steven Fontenot

2010 215 Nicholas Cortez

1980

105

Logan Fournerat

1990

140

Troy Ardoin

1997

171

Patrick Fontenot

2012 1113 Devin Bazinet

1982

119

Keith Ardoin

1990

189

Scott Miller

1998

189

Patrick Fontenot

2012 220 Nicholas Cortez

State Runners-up (continued)

2014 132 Devin Bazinet 2022 106 Pierson Comeaux
2014 138 Gavin Cortez 2022 126 Andre Johnson
2014 170 Mason Deshotel 2023 106 Patrick Fontenot
2016 126 Zack Vinson 2024 150 ucker LeBlanc
2017 113 Brennan Langley 2024 175 Jerome Cridges
2019 132 Hunter Langley 2024 285 Romyn Carter
2020 152 Hunter Langley      
2021 113 Jay Guillory      
2021 120 Luc Johnson      
2021 126 Andre Johnson      

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Team State Results

State Championship Seasons in Bold

Year Coach(es) Points Finish

Notes/State Champions

1957   0 T6 of 8 First Year Competing
1958   3 3 of 5 (None)
1959   3 3 of 5 (None)
1960   14 3 of 4 Jimmy Vidrine
1961   5 3 of 3 Jimmy Vidrine
1962   15 2 of 5 Jimmy Vidrine, Clarence Vidrine, Melvin Fruge
1963   8 3 of 3 Jimmy Vidrine
1964   14 2 of 6 Jimmy Vidrine
1965   0 T-7 of 9 (None)
1966   0 T-6 of 9 (None)
1967-1974   Did Not Participate
1975   8.5 8 of 14 Competing in Division II
1976   35 7 of 15 (None)
1977   63 9 of 15 (None)
1978   41.5 T-10 of 19 (None)
1979   71.5 7 of 16 (None)
1980   104 6 of 14 Jed Person
1981   77.5 8 of 14 (None)
1982   94 6 of 16 Wade Mercantel
1983   93 7 of 18 (None)
1984   151 2 of 13 Chris Adams, Brad Person
1985   112.5 6 of 13 (None)
1986   124.5 4 of 11 (None)
1987   118 4 of 11 Mark Sonnier
1988   155.5 4 of 12 Matrel Vigers, Kevin Savoie, Mark Sonnier, Jimmy Ardoin
1989   89 4 of 11 Jimmy Ardoin
1990   163 4 of 10 (None)
1991   191.5 1 of 9 First State Championship/Jason Sonnier, Joey Cortez
1992   93 6 of 11 Chris Briscoe, Joey Cortez
1993   165.5 2 of 11 Chris Briscoe, Joey Cortez
1994   189.5 2 of 9 Chris Briscoe, Carmen Cortez
1995   159 4 of 13 (None)
1996   143.5 5 of 15 Carmen Cortez, Shaun Fontenot, Ronald Guillory
1997   161.5 4 of 16 Steven Fontenot, Shaun Fontenot, Carmen Cortez
1998   117.5 6 of 16 Shane LeBlue, Carmen Cortez
1999   92.5 7 of 19 Shane LeBlue
2000   99 8 of 16 Competing in Division III
2001   109 T-5 of 18 Dustin Pelloquin
2002   55 10 of 15 Daniel Courville
2003   93 8 of 14 (None)
2004   45 11 of 14 (None)
2005   78.5 9 of 15 (None)
2006   103.5 7 of 14 (None)
2007   85 8 of 19 Lance West
2008   129.5 3 of 17 Lance West
2009   109 7 of 18 (None)
2010   84 8 of 19 (None)
2011 Kevin Bushnell/Jamie Smith/Matt Credeur 81 9 of 22 Nick Bertrand
2012 Chad Lafleur/Kevin Bushnell 156 6 of 23 Raymond Bushnell. Trenton Pelloquin
2013 Chad Lafleur/Kevin Bushnell 143 T-4th of 27 Raymond Bushnell. Trenton Pelloquin
2014 Kevin Bushnell 116.5 5th of 26 (None)
2015 Bryan McCoy/Kevin Bushnell/
Carmen Cortez/Bron Dubroc
141 4th of 28 Raymond Bushnell, Gavin Cortez
2016 Bryan McCoy/Kevin Bushnell/
Carmen Cortez/Bron Dubroc
160 5th of 28 Brenan Langley, Gavin Christ, Lane Joubert
2017 Bryan McCoy/Kevin Bushnell/
Carmen Cortez/Bron Dubroc
127 7 of 25 Gavin Christ
2018 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy/
Carmen Cortez
173.5 4 of 24 Alex Menier, Gavin Christ, Isaac Cortez
2019 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy/
Carmen Cortez
282 1 of 25 Alex Menier, Blake Menier, Gavin Christ, Logan David, Isaac Cortez
2020 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy/
Carmen Cortez
245 1 of 23 Andre Johnson, Alex Menier, Blake Menier, Isaac Cortez, Gabe Duplechin
2021 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy/
Carmen Cortez
219.5 1 of 26 Alex Menier, Baylor Waggoneer
2022 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy/
Carmen Cortez
248.5 1 of 20 Jayden Guillory, Luc Johnson, Christian Bergeron, Anphrony Guillory
2023 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy, Carmen Cortez 213 2 of 23 Luc Johnson, Christian Bergeron
2024 Ben Bertrand, Patrick Fontenot, Bryan McCoy, Carmen Cortez 197.5 3 of 29 Logan Bwergeron

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