LHSAA Playoffs first-round updates | Division-I Select

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the Division-I Select first-round capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 22 St. Augustine over No. 11 McKinley, 43-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 21 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) over No. 12 Huntington, 16-6; No. 18 Archbishop Rummel over No. 15 Northwood (Shreveport), 34-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 21 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) over No. 12 Huntington, 16-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 Carencro over No. 25 Pineville, 57-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No. 21 Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) over No. 12 Huntington, 16-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2025 Tioga RB [player_tooltip player_id='1221218' first='Travis' last='Adams'], 2024 Carencro RB [player_tooltip player_id='1203220' first='Cashmire' last='Batiste'], 2024 Archbishop Rummel RB Jaidyn Martin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> The first round of the Division-I Select bracket, during which all but one game were decided by 20 or more points, set up three district rematches in the next round. No. 8 Acadiana and No. 9 Carencro will meet for the fourth time in two seasons, with the Wreckin' Rams have claimed both regular-season matchups but the Bears taking last year's second-round game. No. 3 John Curtis will face No. 22 St. Augustine — against whom the Patriots have won each regular-season meeting since a 2014 loss — for a second time in the same season for the first time since moving up to Class 5A. And No. 1 Holy Cross will face No. 16 Jesuit for the second time in four weeks after shutting out the Blue Jays, 30-0, for its first win in the series since 2017.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 8 Acadiana vs. No. 9 Carencro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 3 Catholic (Baton Rouge) vs. No. 6 John Curtis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->