Louisiana's top second-round playoff performances: large schools

Louisiana's high school football playoffs intensified this past weekend as dozens of the state's top teams joined the action after opening-round byes.   As always, Prep Redzone Louisiana has gathered more than 25 of the top stat lines from around the state.   Reminder for the postseason: 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.     [player_tooltip player_id='1214150' first='Emil' last='Allen'] | 5-10, 170 DB | Mandeville (2025)   The junior safety scored the first touchdown of his Skippers' 42-21 upset of No. 5 St. Amant on a 35-yard interception return and later added a second pick to help the team on to the Division-I Non-Select quarterfinals.   Corey Broussard | 5-6, 170 RB | Cecilia (2024)   Broussard was one of a couple Cecilia standouts to make this list for his performance in the 70-30 rout of Iota with his 203 yards and six touchdowns on 17 carries to punch the Bulldogs' ticket to the Division-II Non-Select quarters.   [player_tooltip player_id='675900' first='Dagan' last='Bruno'] | 6-2, 180 QB | John Curtis (2024)   The senior continued his strong performance at the helm of the Patriots' offense with 12-for-14 passing for 187 yards and three touchdowns and another rushing score to help the team survive a second battle with district rival St. Augustine, 49-42, and advance to the Division-I Select quarterfinals.   [player_tooltip player_id='901579' first='Cole' last='Canatella'] | 5-11, 180 QB | Holy Cross (2024)   Another Catholic League quarterback who played big to lead his team to a series sweep of a district rival, Canatella completed 12 of 17 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns and rushed eight times for 72 yards and another score in the 42-0 defeat of Jesuit en route to the Division-I Select quarters.   [player_tooltip player_id='1237780' first='Cody' last='Corales'] | 5-11, 170 RB | St. Paul's (2026)   The sophomore rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on 15 attempts to help lead the Wolves past Tioga, 38-14, on to the Division-I Select quarterfinals.   [player_tooltip player_id='914099' first='Amyne' last='Darensbourg'] | 6-1, 170 QB/ATH | John F. Kennedy (2025)   The junior quarterback helped lead the Cougars' 46-6 defeat of Vandebilt Catholic to reach the Division-II select quarterfinals with his 18-for-17 passing for 209 yards and five touchdowns.   [player_tooltip player_id='913928' first='Travis' last='Esprit'] | 6-0, 200 LB | Opelousas   Esprit racked up 15 tackles and forced a fumble in the Tigers' 14-0 upset of West Feliciana to earn a spot in the Division-II Non-Select quarterfinals.   [player_tooltip player_id='1204696' first='Jamari' last='Evans'] | 5-10, 170 WR/DB | Walker (2024)   Evans caught eight passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Wildcats' offense in a 28-2 at Northshore to earn the program's first-ever quarterfinal berth.   [player_tooltip player_id='1202511' first='Carter' last='Hanberry'] | 6-0, 200 RB/LB | Dutchtown (2024)   The Southeastern Louisiana commit popped a school-record 98-yard touchdown to highlight another versatile, two-way performance in the Griffins' 48-7 defeat of Chalmette en route to the Division-I Non-Select quarters.   [player_tooltip player_id='920629' first='John' last='Johnson'] | 6-0, 170 QB | Edna Karr (2026)   The sophomore quarterback helped the Cougars get back on track in their first playoff opener with 232 yards and four touchdowns passing and another score rushing in a 50-0 defeat of Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) to advance to the Division-I Select quarterfinals.   [player_tooltip player_id='678304' first='Santana' last='Price'] | 5-11, 180 QB | McDonogh 35 (2024)   The No. 11 Roneagles upset No. 6 St. Louis Catholic in Lake Charles, 53-23, behind their senior quarterback's balanced performance of 11-for-17 passing for 168 yards and three touchdowns and another 162 yards and a score on 11 rushes to advance to the Division-II Select quarterfinals.   [player_tooltip player_id='710077' first='Nate' last='Sheppard'] | 5-10, 180 RB | Mandeville (2025)   The Skippers' star running back racked up another 185 yards of offense and four touchdowns — 18 carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns and two catches for 75 yards and another score — to help Mandeville's upset of St. Amant in Division-I Non-Select action.   [player_tooltip player_id='145333' first='Diesel' last='Solari'] | 5-8, 175 ATH | Cecilia (2025)   The Bulldogs' star rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns and completed seven of nine passes for 100 yards and another score in the 70-30 second-round run past Iota to the Division-II Non-Select quarters.   [player_tooltip player_id='145326' first='Landon' last='Strother'] | 6-0, 160 WR | St. Thomas More (2024)   The senior wide receiver caught five passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns in the Cougars' 57-14 rout of Istrouma to win their opener in the Division-II Select bracket.   [player_tooltip player_id='710272' first='Jhase' last='Thomas'] | 6-2, 170 ATH | Destrehan (2025)   The son of former New Orleans Saints corner Fred Thomas intercepted two passes to help highlight the Wildcats' defense in a 31-10 defeat of Belle Chasse to move on to the Division-I Non-Select quarters.   [player_tooltip player_id='1221203' first='Mason' last='Wilson'] | 6-0, 180 QB | Archbishop Shaw (2025)   The Eagles mounted a comeback against a strong Evangel Christian team to win, 20-13, and advance to the Division-II Select quarterfinals. And the junior quarterback finished with 197 yards rushing and 108 yards and two touchdowns passing to help lead the charge.

Louisiana's high school football playoffs intensified this past weekend as dozens of the state's top teams joined the action after opening-round byes.