LHSAA Playoffs first-round updates | Division-III Non-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-III Non-Select first-round capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 23 Avoyelles over No. 10 Kinder, 28-22.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 20 Port Allen over No. 13 St. Helena, 25-18; No. 18 Mansfield over No. 15 Marksville, 31-28.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 9 Jewel Sumner over No. 24 South Beauregard, 18-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 6 Many over No. 27 Springfield, 61-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No. 23 Avoyelles over No. 10 Kinder, 28-22.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2024 Many RB [player_tooltip player_id='139481' first='Jeremiah' last='James'], 2024 Bogalusa QB [player_tooltip player_id='285659' first='Ashton' last='Levi'], 2024 Loreauville ATH Joshua Polk.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Many's early-round playoff dominance carried over under new coach Dillon Barrett, previously of Grant Parish, as he succeeds longtime coach Jess Curtis, now at Natchitoches Central. The Tigers rolled Springfield, 61-0, to mark their fifth straight first-round shutout in the past seven years, all coming in wins of 49-0 or better. Many earned a first-round bye last since before blanking Richwood, 21-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2020 on back-to-back opponent forfeits on their way to a state title. The program has reached at least the semifinals each year since 2016.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 8 Amite vs. No. 9 Jewel Sumner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 3 St. James vs. No. 6 Many.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->