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

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, Prep Redzone Louisiana has gathered more than 25 of the top stat lines from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'] | 5-11, 185 RB | St. Martin's Episcopal (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior star rolled to 217 yards and three touchdowns on just 17 carries in a 40-27 defeat of Covenant Christian to reach the Division-IV Select quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221071' first='Brock' last='Comeaux'] | 5-7, 170 WR | Parkview Baptist (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior helped lead the Eagles' 39-32 upset of nearby rival Dunham with his six catches for 172 yards and three touchdowns to advance to the Division-III Select quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291147' first='Jonathan' last='Dartez'] | 5-9, 170 QB | Vermilion Catholic (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles headed back to the Division-IV Select quarterfinals with a 48-12 rout of Delhi Charter behind their star quarterback's 192 yards and four touchdowns passing and 130 yards and another score rushing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaden Foster | 5-10, 160 DB/ATH | St. Charles (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Foster helped score one touchdowns on a 64-yard return of a blocked field goal and set up another with his 73-yard kickoff return in the Comets' 43-0 shutout of Ascension Episcopal to move on to the Division-III Select quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914014' first='Eli' last='Friend'] | 6-1, 195 QB | Isidore Newman (2025) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Greenies' junior quarterback racked up a combined 300 yards and four scores in a 45-0 shutout of St. Thomas Aquinas to advance to the Division-III Select quarters. Friend passed for 189 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards and another score. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='902137' first='Braeden' last='George'] | 5-10, 180 ATH | Episcopal (Baton Rouge) (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Knights' big senior back continued his strong postseason with 207 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries to help lead the team past higher-seeded Bunkie on the road, 38-14, and reach the Division-III Select quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='710080' first='Chad' last='Elzy'] Jr. | 5-10, 175 RB/ATH | Ascension Catholic (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs' junior standout continued his eye-popping season with his biggest performance yet in a 77-43 upset of Opelousas Catholic to advance to the Division-IV Select quarterfinals. Elzy rushed 27 times for 461 yards and a playoff record-tying nine touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678305' first='Zerrick' last='Jones'] | 5-8, 160 RB | Jena (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior back rushed 12 times for 142 yards and three touchdowns in his Giants' 46-7 rout of district rival Caldwell Parish in the Division-III Non-Select bracket. Jones broke his program's single-season rushing record in the process, now heading into the quarters at 1,965 and counting. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221195' first='Chase' last='Meeking'] | 6-2, 190 WR/DB | Union Parish (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meeking racked up 145 yards and three touchdowns to help lead his Farmers in the 35-6 defeat of Port Allen to advance to the Division-III Non-Select quarterfinals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291164' first='Cole' last='Miller'] | 6-2, 200 LB | Calvary Baptist (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior linebacker led the Cavaliers' defense in a 49-0 shutout of Holy Savior Menard with his nine tackles, including two for loss, and a blocked punt to cruise to the Division-III Select quarterfinals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->