Division-IV Non-Select Semifinals Preview | LHSAA Playoffs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's final 32 football teams are standing one more win from the always-coveted trip to the Caesars Superdome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sixteen will advance to next week's state championship games, while 16 will head home Friday with semifinal losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We continue to look each week, division by division, at the developing bracket, including notable outcomes, top performers and intriguing matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the latest Division-IV Non-Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinal matchups — Last meeting</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Haynesville vs. No. 12 General Trass — Haynesville won a 2023 second-round matchup, 48-22.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 South Plaquemines vs. No. 6 Logansport — The schools will meet for the first time since the consolidation of South Plaquemines following Hurricane Katrina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quarterfinal outcomes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Haynesville beat No. 9 Welsh, 30-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 12 General Trass beat No. 4 Jeanerette, 36-34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 6 Logansport beat No. 19 Franklin, 35-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 South Plaquemines over No. 7 Mangham, 42-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 12 General Trass traveled south for back-to-back upset victories in the bracket often most heavily dominated by higher seeds. The Panthers are the lowest-seed to ever reach a Division-IV Non-Select semifinal in the current LHSAA playoff format and would mark the lowest seed to have reached a Class 1A semifinal since 2010. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 Logansport RB/ATH Ju'Kadynn Carter, 2025 General Trass ATH Anton Davis, 2026 Haynesville QB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1237635' first='Isaiah' last='Washington'], 2025 General Trass QB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='291149' first='Ahmoniee' last='Williams'], 2025 South Plaquemines RB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1596605' first='Jy'Heim' last='Williams']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinalists' (recent) history</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Haynesville — Fourth straight semifinal, reached the 2023 state championship game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>General Trass — First semifinal since 2020</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Plaquemines — First semifinal since 2010</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logansport — Back-to-back semifinals for the first time since 2016 and 2017</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matchups to watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The aforementioned dynamic General Trass duo of Davis and Williams racked up more than 300 yards this past week to lift the Panthers past Jeanerette. But Haynesville has allowed an average of just 8.25 points per game this season, led by seniors such as linebacker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914221' first='Keizavion' last='Woods']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1596587' first='Zykerius' last='Fielding']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Overall storyline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Haynesville has appeared all season to be the team to beat in Division-IV Non-Select. But the Golden Tornado will have to stave off a surging underdog in General Trass that has show its meddle on the road against talented higher seeds in back-to-back weeks. South Plaquemines and Logansport meanwhile have looked dominant on the bottom half of the bracket. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->