LHSAA Playoffs Division-I Select updates entering regional round

<!-- 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-I Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 19 John Curtis over No. 14 Brother Martin, 21-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 18 Evangel Christian over No. 15 Captain Shreve, 58-48; No. 17 Huntington over No. 16 Hammond.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 19 John Curtis over No. 14 Brother Martin, 21-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 12 McDonogh 35 over No. 21 Riverdale, 49-9.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No big surprises. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2025 McDonogh 35 QB Camden Braxton, 2026 Evangel Christian LB/RB [player_tooltip player_id='1237612' first='Damari' last='Drake'], 2027 Evangel Christian QB [player_tooltip player_id='1250887' first='Peyton' last='Houston'], 2025 John Curtis QB/ATH Reggie Johnson, 2025 East Jefferson WR/DB Malcolm Jones, 2025 Huntington DL Jatarian Montgomery, 2026 Jesuit RB [player_tooltip player_id='1602093' first='Gavin' last='Palmisano'], 2025 St. Augustine LB/DL [player_tooltip player_id='426963' first='Warren' last='Roberts'] Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> No. 18 Evangel Christian has now won five straight games since its tough start to the season. No. 19 John Curtis started the postseason with its lowest-ever bracket seeding, but beat Brother Martin for the fifth straight time to advance to the second round against a familiar out-of-town foe in No. 3 Acadiana, whom the Patriots beat the last two regular seasons. No. 6 Teurlings Catholic and No. 8 St. Thomas More, perennial contenders in Division-II Select for years now, open their Division-I bracket action this week after first-round byes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 8 St. Thomas More vs. No. 9 St. Augustine arguably leads a handful of great options. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 1 Edna Karr vs. No. 9 St. Augustine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->