LHSAA Playoffs first-round updates | Division-I Non-Select
Aidan Anding, Ruston
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<p>Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.</p>
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<p>Each week, we'll give a quick update of some of the notable outcomes and top performers in each division and potential matchups to watch in the next round.</p>
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<p>Check out the Division-I Non-Select first-round capsule below.</p>
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<p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.</p>
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<p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 21 Mandeville over No. 12 Sam Houston, 50-36; No. 18 Central (Baton Rouge) over No. 15 East St. John, 43-15.</p>
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<p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.</p>
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<p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 7 Dutchtown over No. 26 South Lafourche, 42-0.</p>
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<p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.</p>
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<p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2024 Chalmette QB [player_tooltip player_id='1204731' first='Ethan' last='Couvillion'], 2024 Salmen RB [player_tooltip player_id='904082' first='Jacobi' last='Jefferson'], 2025 Mandeville RB [player_tooltip player_id='710077' first='Nate' last='Sheppard'].</p>
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<p><strong>Other notes:</strong> No. 25 Northshore brought a talented and capable (obviously) team from an always-competitive district north to No. 8 West Monroe, but the Panthers' upset carries the newsworthiness of handing the Rebels their first first-round loss in 29 years. And while adjustments to the LHSAA playoff rules have made the potential for a lower seed to earn home-field advantage an drastically rarer opportunity than has traditionally been the case, Northshore and No. 21 Mandeville — after its upset of No. 12 Sam Houston — will now both enjoy that in their second-round matchups against No. 9 Walker and No. 5 St. Amant, respectively. </p>
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<p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 1 Ruston vs. No. 16 Westgate.</p>
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<p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 3 Destrehan vs. No. 6 Zachary.</p>
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Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.
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