LHSAA Playoffs Division-III Non-Select updates entering quarters

<!-- 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 Non-Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong>&nbsp;No. 12 Union Parish over No. 5 Erath, 14-9.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets:&nbsp;</strong>No. 12 Union Parish over No. 5 Erath was the only seeding up set in Division-III Non-Select second-round action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong>&nbsp;No. 8 Mansfield over No. 9 Marksville, 62-60, edged out No. 7 Loreauville over No. 10 Church Point, 42-39, for the closest game of the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong>&nbsp;No. 2 Sterlington over No. 15 Donaldsonville, 71-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise:&nbsp;</strong>No huge surprises, although No. 12 Union Parish ending No. 5 Erath's undefeated season and the eye-popping 71-point performance by No. 2 Sterlington were certainly attention-grabbing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2027 Sterlington RB/LB T.J. Burch, 2026 Loreauville QB Blake Delcambre, 2027 Jena RB/ATH Daniel Hatcher, 2028 Union Parish LB Kyle Haulcy, 2026 Sterlington ATH David Hickman, 2027 Oak Grove RB Patrick Hill, 2028 St. James QB [player_tooltip player_id='1291430' first='Ja'Juan' last='Jackson'], 2028 Loreauville DL/OL [player_tooltip player_id='1848450' first='Chris' last='Jones'], 2026 Loreauville DL/OL Nigel Nora, 2027 Union Parish QB/ATH Braxton Patterson, 2026 Mansfield RB/ATH Terrell Pegues, 2027 Sterlington RB Xavier Stromile, 2027 Kinder QB/ATH Isaiah Thomas, 2026 St. James WR [player_tooltip player_id='401966' first='Jakias' last='Villanueva'], 2026 Jena RB Sedrick Wilson.<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong>&nbsp;The anticipated favorites in the bracket — No. 1 Jena, No. 2 Sterlington and No. 3 St. James —&nbsp;started their postseasons in dominant fashion. No. 4 Kinder continued its undefeated season. No. 6 Oak Grove and No. 12 Union Parish extended long-standing streaks of reaching at least the quarterfinals dating back to 2015 and 2018, respectively. No. 7 Loreauville makes its second straight appearance, and No. 8 Mansfield is back for the first time in more than two decades. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing quarterfinal matchup:</strong>&nbsp;No. 3 St. James vs. No. 6 Oak Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible semifinal matchup:</strong>&nbsp;No. 2 Sterlington vs. No. 3 St. James</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->