Louisiana’s top first-round playoff performances: small schools

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this weekend with some great performances around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, Prep Redzone Louisiana has gathered more than 40 of the top stat lines from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One adjustment to note: Because of the shift from five classifications (Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A) in the regular season to eight divisions (Division IV, III, II and I on both the "Select" and "Non-Select" sides) in the postseason, we've adjusted our "small schools" list to include both Division III's and IV's and our "large schools" list to include both Division I's and II's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920630' first='Kameron' last='Casnave'] | 6-1, 225 RB | Northlake Christian (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The No. 14 Wolverines fell, 36-35, to No. 19 St. Thomas Aquinas in the Division-III Select bracket, but not for lack of yet another impressive performance by their sophomore star who rushed 25 times for 222 yards, five touchdowns and two two-point conversions to account for 34 of his team's 35 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Cunningham | 5-11, 180 RB | Westminster Christian (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cunningham carried 26 times for 137 yards and his No. 19 Crusaders' lone score in a 7-6 upset of No. 14 St. Edmund in the Division-IV Select playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Walker Dauzat | 5-9, 165 DB/ATH | Episcopal (Baton Rouge) (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior flew around on defense for several tackles near or behind the line, intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown and caught a receiving touchdown in his No. 11 Knights' 50-6 defeat of No. 22 Martin Luther King Charter in the Division-III Select bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139481' first='Jeremiah' last='James'] | 5-10, 170 RB | Many (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior broke a school record with seven touchdowns to help lead his No. 6 Tigers' 61-0 romp past No. 27 Springfield in the Division-III Non-Select bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Deekota Johnson | QB/ATH | Oakdale (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The No. 10 Warriors rolled past No. 23 East Beauregard, 53-21, behind Johnson's 206 yards and five touchdowns in the Division-IV Non-Select matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920697' first='Connor' last='Lally'] | 5-8, 160 RB/LB | Covenant Christian (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore carried 30 times for 240 yards and four touchdowns to help lead No. 20 Covenant Christian past No. 13 Delta Charter, 35-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285659' first='Ashton' last='Levi'] | 6-0, 190 QB | Bogalusa (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior completed 17 of his 21 passes for 321 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 105 yards and another score on just 10 carries to help lead his No. 5 Lumberjacks past No. 28 Westlake, 42-7, in Division-III Non-Select action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204707' first='Ray' last='Levi'] | 6-3, 185 QB/ATH | Lake Arthur (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Levi rushed 32 times for 328 yards and five touchdowns in his No. 29 Tigers' upset of No. 14 Montgomery in the Division-IV Non-Select playoffs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joshua Polk | 5-6, 130 ATH | Loreauville (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries to help lead his No. 12 Tigers past No. 21 Rayville, 40-12, in the Division-III Non-Select bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dylen Rubin | 5-6, 185 RB | Lake Charles College Prep (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns in his No. 21 Blazers' 34-7 upset of No. 12 Pope John Paul II in the Division-III Select playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Tran | 6-0, 160 QB | Patrick Taylor (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tran completed six of his eight passes for 111 yards and a touchdown, rushed 25 times for 150 yards and four scores and caught a 24-yard pass in a big comeback by the No. 13 Tigers' comeback to top No. 20 Sophie B. Wright in Division-III Select action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->