LHSAA Playoffs Division-III Select updates entering quarterfinals

<!-- 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 latest Division-III Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia) over No. 8 Bunkie, 41-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia) over No. 8 Bunkie was the only seeding upset in Division-III Select action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 2 Notre Dame over No. 18 De La Salle, 28-19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 5 Dunham beat No. 12 Northlake Christian, 62-3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No big surprises in terms of wins and losses, but the lopsidedness of No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia) over No. 8 Bunkie was eye-catching. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2028 Lafayette Christian EDGE Joseph Adams, 2026 Lafayette Christian WR [player_tooltip player_id='924621' first='Brayden' last='Allen'], 2026 Lafayette Christian DB Davion Batiste, 2028 Lafayette Christian RB [player_tooltip player_id='1145834' first='Caiden' last='Bellard'], 2026 Notre Dame RB Joachim Bourgeois, 2028 Jewel Sumner RB Jah'Kahri Brown, 2026 Jewel Sumner RB Jamohn Dyson, 2026 Dunham ATH [player_tooltip player_id='401983' first='Trevor' last='Haman'], 2027 Dunham QB [player_tooltip player_id='642719' first='Elijah' last='Haven'], 2026 De La Salle RB Robert Lewis, 2026 Isidore Newman WR [player_tooltip player_id='401959' first='George' last='Loop'], 2028 Metairie Park Country Day WR [player_tooltip player_id='1372199' first='Curtis' last='McAllister'], 2027 Calvary Baptist RB Z'Ryan Miles, 2026 Calvary Baptist DB [player_tooltip player_id='1237645' first='Luke' last='Miller'], 2026 Dunham DB/WR [player_tooltip player_id='283986' first='Richard' last='Montgomery Jr.'], 2026 Catholic (New Iberia) RB Owen Morris, 2026 Lafayette Renaissance Charter RB Jaydon Polk, 2028 Calvary Baptist QB Hudson Price, 2026 Isidore Newman RB [player_tooltip player_id='920625' first='Jake' last='Randle'], 2026 Lafayette Christian QB [player_tooltip player_id='1601816' first='Braylon' last='Walker'], 2030 Dunham DB Reed Williams.<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Six of this year's quarterfinalists reached the round in 2024 as well, led by champion Catholic (New Iberia) and runner-up Dunham. Three teams boast particularly long quarterfinal streaks with top-seeded Lafayette Christian reaching this point in the bracket every year since 2017, No. 4 Isidore Newman every year since 2014 and No. 6 Calvary Baptist since 2010. No. 2 Notre Dame fell shy in 2024 after a streak of more than a decade. No. 3 Jewel Sumner is the lone undefeated team, on its best start in school history and in the quarterfinals for the second straight years and aiming for a first-ever semifinal appearance. No. 7 Lafayette Renaissance Charter is in the quarterfinals for the first time in the programs young history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 1 Lafayette Christian vs. No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible semifinal matchup:</strong> No. 1 Lafayette Christian vs. No. 5 Dunham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->