LHSAA Playoffs first-round updates | Division-I Non-Select
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Louisiana’s high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend. 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. Check out…
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Continue ReadingLouisiana’s high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.
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.
Check out the Division-I Non-Select first-round capsule below.
Biggest upset by seeds: No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.
Other upsets: No. 21 Mandeville over No. 12 Sam Houston, 50-36; No. 18 Central (Baton Rouge) over No. 15 East St. John, 43-15.
Closest game: No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.
Biggest margin: No. 7 Dutchtown over No. 26 South Lafourche, 42-0.
Biggest surprise: No. 25 Northshore over No. 8 West Monroe, 9-7.
Top performers: 2024 Chalmette QB Ethan Couvillion Ethan Couvillion 6'2" | 220 lbs | QB Chalmette | 2024 State LA , 2024 Salmen RB Jacobi Jefferson Jacobi Jefferson 5'9" | 175 lbs | ATH Salmen | 2024 State LA , 2025 Mandeville RB Nate Sheppard Nate Sheppard 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Mandeville | 2025 State LA .
Other notes: 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.
Intriguing second-round matchup: No. 1 Ruston vs. No. 16 Westgate.
Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup: No. 3 Destrehan vs. No. 6 Zachary.