Division-IV Non-Select Semifinals Capsule | LHSAA Playoffs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's final 32 football teams are standing one more win from the always-coveted trip to the Caesars Superdome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sixteen will advance to next week's state championship games, while 16 will head home Friday with semifinal losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We continue to look each week, division by division, at the developing bracket, including notable outcomes, top performers and intriguing matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the latest Division-IV Non-Select capsule below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinal matchups — Last meeting</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Haynesville vs. No. 4 Jeanerette — Haynesville beat Jeanerette in a 2023 quarterfinal, 36-6, at home.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 Mangham vs. No. 3 South Plaquemines —&nbsp;South Plaquemines beat Mangham in a 2024 quarterfinal, 42-14, at home.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quarterfinal outcomes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Haynesville beat No. 9 Jonesboro-Hodge, 48-12.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 Mangham beat No. 7 East Feliciana, 49-16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 3 South Plaquemines beat No. 6 North Iberville, 27-12.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 4 Jeanerette beat No. 5 Logansport, 36-8.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest surprise</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seeing the top four seeds advance here can't be too surprising. The biggest note might simply be the lopsided fashion in which Jeanerette handled its business against a good Logansport team, an eye-catching and encouraging outcome as the Tigers now head north against perennial power Haynesville. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinalists' (recent) history</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Haynesville is making its fifth straight semifinal appearance and looking for its third straight trip to the Superdome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 Mangham is back in the semifinals for the first time since 2022 after a couple quarterfinal losses and looking for its first Superdome trip since 2015.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 3 South Plaquemines, the 2024 champion, is back in the semifinals for the second straight year after a long layoff.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matchups to watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Haynesville has been dominant in its run through this season thus far, but Jeanerette will likely be the Golden Tornado's most talented test to date. Can the Tigers hold their own in the trenches with familiar names and faces like [player_tooltip player_id='1610160' first='Gregory' last='Green'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1255219' first='Javonte' last='Williams'] headlining the offensive and defensive lines to free up speedsters like [player_tooltip player_id='1250294' first='Kobe' last='Gage'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1137410' first='Morris' last='Walters'] for big plays while helping at least slow down the Haynesville offense at times? Or do the big Golden Tornado front men such as seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1601996' first='Andrea' last='Brooks'] and Dakota Davis, junior L'Travious Brooks and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1607104' first='Jeremiah' last='Evans'] keep controlling games right back to New Orleans?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Overall storyline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both of these matchups include long (four-plus hours) trips north for the visiting teams and some recent deep-playoff history in which the home teams have won handily. Does that advantage hold true again in 2025, or can one of the lower-seeded teams pull off an upset? Reigning champion South Plaquemine would have to pull off a win nearly five and a half hours from home to earn a return Superdome trip, while ascendent Jeanerette will be nearly four and a half hours from home for its bid at history. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->