LHSAA Playoffs Division-I Select updates entering regionals

<!-- 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><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 20 Captain Shreve beat No. 13 Hammond, 61-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 18 Bonnabel over No. 15 Riverdale, 28-14; and No. 17 Jesuit over No. 16 McDonogh 35, 46-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 12 Brother Martin over No. 21 Liberty Magnet, 17-16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 St. Paul's over No. 24 Pineville, 56-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>Not really a big surprise to us in Division-I Select in terms of wins and losses, but credit to No. 20 Captain Shreve, the lowest seed to earn a win, for its performance on a long road trip of not only pulling off the upset, but doing so in such dominant fashion, 61-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2026 Carencro ATH [player_tooltip player_id='710967' first='Chantz' last='Babineaux'], 2026 St. Thomas More QB [player_tooltip player_id='401749' first='Cole' last='Bergeron'], 2026 St. Paul's RB [player_tooltip player_id='1237780' first='Cody' last='Corales'], 2027 Acadiana ATH [player_tooltip player_id='934589' first='Collin' last='DiBetta'], 2026 Acadiana ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1237761' first='Travis' last='Gallien'], 2026 Captain Shreve QB Jackson Gaskin, 2026 St. Thomas More DB Hayes Guidry, 2027 Archbishop Rummel RB [player_tooltip player_id='1610133' first='Coryan' last='Hawkins'], 2026 Bonnabel EDGE Deron Hervey, 2027 Captain Shreve RB Gabriel Lockett, 2028 St. Paul's DB [player_tooltip player_id='1804143' first='Christian' last='Martin'], 2026 St. Thomas More RB Carter Melancon, 2026 Jesuit RB [player_tooltip player_id='1602093' first='Gavin' last='Palmisano'], 2026 Bonnabel QB Karl Perkins, 2027 St. Paul's QB Brady Pierson, 2026 Acadiana RB Dion Simon, 2028 Bonnabel WR Raheem Williams<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> No. 18 Bonnabel beat No. 15 Riverdale for the second straight week, 28-14, to add the program's first playoff win since 1997 to its first district title since 1998 in an impressive debut season for first-year coach Andre Anthony, the former Edna Karr and LSU standout. No. 14 Acadiana also beat No. 19 Carenco, 29-21, in another back-to-back rivalry rematch to mark an eighth straight victory for first-year Rams coach Doug Dotson (first-year leading the program, but not first head-coaching season) and company as they continue to put an 0-3 start to the season in their distant rearview. Captain Shreve notched its first playoff win since 2022.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 7 John Curtis vs. No. 10 St. Thomas More </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 4 Catholic (Baton Rouge) vs. No. 5 Alexandria</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->