LHSAA Playoffs Division-III 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-III Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 18 De La Salle over No. 15 Episcopal (Baton Rouge), 45-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 18 De La Salle over No. 15 Episcopal (Baton Rouge), 45-14, was the only first-round upset in Division-III Select action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 14 Slaughter Community Charter beat No. 19 Pope John Paul II, 21-17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia) beat No. 24 Glen Oaks, 52-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No real surprises in Division-III Select thus far. No. 18 De La Salle pulled off the only road win and seeding upset, but in an outcome that was foreseeable given the matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2026 Northlake Christian RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='920630' first='Kameron' last='Casnave'], 2027 Metairie Park Country Day RB Justin Drago, 2026 Slaughter Community Charter QB/ATH Ty'Kimion Ford, 2028 Parkview Baptist RB Marquise Franklin, 2026 Holy Savior Menard RB Aidyn Moran, 2026 Catholic (New Iberia) RB Owen Morris, 2026 Amite QB Drew Palmer, 2027 Amite WR [player_tooltip player_id='1250286' first='Braylen' last='Taylor'], 2028 De La Salle QB Alericq Valentine, 2026 Northlake Christian DB/ATH Jordan Willis, 2026 Metairie Park Country Day QB Hudson Wright.<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> No. 11 Metairie Park Country Day won its first-round playoff game for the first time since 2022. Fifteen of the 16 teams playing in the second round will be the same as in 2024 with the only differences being Country Day, second-year program Lafayette Renaissance Charter and Holy Savior Menard, which won its second playoff game in three years. But Jewel Sumner and Slaughter Community Charter will mark the only repeat of last year's second-round matchups. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 7 Lafayette Renaissance Charter vs. No. 10 Amite</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 1 Lafayette Christian vs. No. 9 Catholic (New Iberia)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->