Division-I Select Preview Notes | LHSAA State Championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The LHSAA's annual Prep Classic football state championship event continues Friday with Division-II Non-Select, Division-III Non-Select and Division-I Select matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Louisiana will break down the overall storylines, paths teams took to reach the Superdome, programs' histories and players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Division-I Select game will close Friday's three-game schedule.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 3 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (11-2) vs. No. 8 Acadiana (11-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bears and Wreckin' Rams navigated absolute battles throughout the playoffs to be the last teams standing in a tough Division-I Select bracket. The teams, which have a recent history of regular-season matchups, have combined to win eight championships on the field since 2013, though Catholic (B.R.) was ruled to forfeit its 2017 and 2020 titles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Paths</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catholic (B.R.) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— First-round bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat John Ehret, 45-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat defending champion John Curtis, 38-35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat Archbishop Rummel, 28-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Acadiana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— First-round bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Beat Carencro, 14-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Upset top-seeded Holy Cross, 28-14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Upset Edna Karr, 30-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recent Meetings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bears won a pair of home games against the Wreckin' Rams late in the 2020 season, 27-21, and early in the 2021 schedule, 20-0 under two different head coaches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024 QB [player_tooltip player_id='139258' first='Daniel' last='Beale'], 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='710081' first='Jacob' last='Bradford'], 2025 WR [player_tooltip player_id='291082' first='Amari' last='Clayton'], 2026 DL/LB [player_tooltip player_id='401980' first='RJ' last='Fleming-Ricard'], 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='291166' first='Sam' last='Norman'], 2024 RB [player_tooltip player_id='139472' first='Barry' last='Remo'] II, 2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='901044' first='Blair' last='Rousseau'], 2025 OL [player_tooltip player_id='546455' first='Erv' last='Smith'], 2024 LB/DB [player_tooltip player_id='421651' first='Jaylon' last='Wood'], 2024 WR [player_tooltip player_id='900867' first='Bradley' last='Wright'], 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='421643' first='Brooks' last='Wright']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Acadiana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 WR/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='426961' first='Russell' last='Babineaux'], 2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='1644769' first='Vallen' last='Charles'], 2025 LB [player_tooltip player_id='913939' first='Amarion' last='Cooper'], 2025 QB [player_tooltip player_id='913931' first='Caden' last='DiBetta'], 2027 WR [player_tooltip player_id='934589' first='Collin' last='DiBetta'], 2025 RB [player_tooltip player_id='710087' first='Jonah' last='Gauthier'], 2024 DB [player_tooltip player_id='901033' first='Amir' last='Hill'], 2024 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1203214' first='Shamarius' last='Harris'], 2024 RB [player_tooltip player_id='1204738' first='Ezekiel' last='Hypolite'], 2025 DL Jayden Lawrence, 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='913926' first='Dalyn' last='Lewis'], 2026 DL [player_tooltip player_id='920606' first='Darryus' last='McKinley'], 2024 DL [player_tooltip player_id='421603' first='Dominick' last='McKinley'], 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='913924' first='Braylon' last='Noel']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>State Championship History</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catholic: 4-3 on field, 2-1 not including forfeits</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Wins in 2015, 2017*, 2020*, 2021</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Losses in 1990, 2018*, 2019*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Acadiana: 6-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Wins in 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>— Losses in 2005, 2007</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->