LHSAA Playoffs Division-III Select updates entering regionals
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<p>Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.</p>
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<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>
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<p>Check out the Division-III Select capsule below.</p>
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<p><strong>Upsets:</strong> All eight higher seeds won their first-round games.</p>
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<p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 15 D'Arbonne Woods Charter over No. 18 Metairie Park Country Day, 42-24.</p>
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<p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 Lafayette Christian over No. 24 Beekman Charter, 72-0.</p>
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<p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No surprises. </p>
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<p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2025 De La Salle QB Evan Arceneaux, 2026 Northlake Christian RB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='920630' first='Kameron' last='Casnave'], 2026 Slaughter Charter QB/ATH Ty'Kimion Ford, 2026 Parkview Baptist QB Noah Graves, 2025 Lafayette Christian DB [player_tooltip player_id='710782' first='Chris' last='Helaire'], 2025 Pope John Paul II QB Blaze Rodriguez.</p>
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<p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Division-III Select marked the most lopsided set of opening-round games, but have set up several intriguing second-round and potential quarterfinal matchups.</p>
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<p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Lafayette Christian marks a rematch of a district game the Pios won, 42-28.</p>
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<p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 1 Dunham vs. No. 9 Lafayette Christian. </p>
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Louisiana's high school football playoffs kicked off this past weekend.
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