LHSAA Playoffs Division-IV Non-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-IV Non-Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No upsets in first-round Division-IV Non-Select games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No upsets in first-round Division-IV Non-Select games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 16 Homer over No. 17 Franklin, 21-20.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 10 Ferriday over No. 23 Northeast, 58-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No particularly large surprise, but notably No. 8 Vinton shut out No. 25 DeQuincy, 28-0, just a week after having to scratch by its District 4-2A rival, 21-17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2026 Vinton RB Jaidon Briggs, 2027 North Iberville DB/WR Braylon Christmas, 2028 West St. Mary ATH Terroni Dominick, 2026 Homer DB Shauntrevion Fielding, 2028 West St. John RB [player_tooltip player_id='1848587' first='Kalon' last='Gardner'], 2026 West St. John DB Za'Kyrin Howard, 2026 Ferriday WR [player_tooltip player_id='457340' first='Desmen' last='Jefferson'], 2026 Grand Lake QB/ATH Justin Labove Jr., 2027 Vinton QB/DB Michael Lange, 2027 Elton RB [player_tooltip player_id='1612711' first='Makelin' last='Lemoine'], 2027 Homer WR Jerzyion Levingston, 2027 East Feliciana ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1250280' first='Ryan' last='Moore Jr.'], 2026 North Iberville QB/ATH Justice Roy, 2026 Ferriday DB/ATH Dorian Taylor, 2027 Ferriday WR [player_tooltip player_id='1812209' first='Robert' last='Taylor'], 2026 Grand Lake LB/RB Jax Tingler<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Jonesboro-Hodge, West St. Mary and Vinton all ended droughts of playoff wins. Jonesboro-Hodge notched its first since a 2021 semifinal run, West St. Mary its first since 2016 and Vinton its first since a 2014 quarterfinal run. East Feliciana and Ferriday set up one of the state's most intriguing second-round matchups. Jeanerette and Grand Lake will meet for the second straight second round as the No. 4 and No. 13 seeds. And Haynesville and Homer, the oldest rivals in the state going back nearly 120 years, will meet for the second time this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 7 East Feliciana vs. No. 10 Ferriday</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 2 Mangham vs. No. 10 Ferriday</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->