LHSAA Playoffs first-round updates | Division-IV 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-IV 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. 22 Centerville over No. 11 Oberlin, 40-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 20 General Trass over No. 13 Arcadia, 22-6; No. 19 Lake Arthur over No. 14 Montgomery, 46-35.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 5 Jeanerette over No. 28 West St. John, 12-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 White Castle over No. 24 Varnado, 52-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No. 22 Centerville over No. 11 Oberlin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2025 White Castle ATH [player_tooltip player_id='912278' first='Shadrack' last='Allen'], 2024 Oakdale QB/ATH Deekota Johnson, 2024 Lake Arthur QB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1204707' first='Ray' last='Levi'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Centerville has made the playoffs every season since 2015, but won a first-round game on the field for the first time in that span. The Bulldogs reached the 2020 quarterfinals with a first-round forfeit by an opponent and a second-round win— which was their only previous postseason victory of the past decade.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 8 Welsh vs. No. 9 White Castle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 2 Kentwood vs. No. 7 Homer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->