LHSAA Playoffs Division-IV 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 Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest upset by seeds:</strong> No. 21 St. Mary's over No. 12 St. John, 30-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other upsets: </strong>No. 20 Westminster Christian (Lafayette) over No. 13 Sacred Heart, 26-21; No. 18 Delta Charter over No. 15 St. Martin's Episcopal, 28-15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Closest game:</strong> No. 20 Westminster Christian (Lafayette) over No. 13 Sacred Heart, 26-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest margin:</strong> No. 9 St. Edmund over Lincoln Prep, 62-18.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise: </strong>No. 20 Westminster Christian (Lafayette) over No. 13 Sacred Heart, 26-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top performers:</strong> 2028 St. Edmund RB Cooper Berzas, 2026 St. Edmund RB/LB Wyatt DuBois, 2027 St. Frederick QB Michael Malloy, 2026 St. Frederick RB/S Owen O'Neil, 2028 Westminster Christian (Lafayette) QB Zade Prejean, 2027 St. Edmund WR/DB Hudson Simon.<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/javonte-williams-2/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other notes:</strong> Westminster Christian (Lafayette) won its first playoff game in the program's young history, and Delta Charter and St. Frederick each won its first since 2021 — though St. Frederick has been in the second round every year in that span with first-round byes. The slate of second-round matchups is notably loaded for this early in a small-school bracket with the potential for several tightly contested battles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Intriguing second-round matchup:</strong> No. 7 Ouachita Christian vs. No. 10 Southern Lab.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most intriguing possible quarterfinal matchup:</strong> No. 2 Riverside Academy vs. No. 10 Southern Lab.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->