At last, it’s playoff football season in Louisiana.
Beginning this week, high school teams from all corners of “The Pelican State” now start its postseason journey, one each squad hopes culminates with a trip to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, site of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Prep Classic.
One team that is seeking to repeat on the Superdome turf is New Orleans-based school Edna Karr, which received the top seed in the Division I Select bracket. The Cougars, last season’s Division I Select champions, enter the playoffs at 10-0 and were ranked No. 13 in the recent edition of AllSportsPeople Top 25 national rankings.
The top seed in Division I Non-Select is Ruston, which won the title two seasons ago and returned to New Orleans last season, but lost in the Division I Non-Select title game. The Bearcats come in at 8-2, having played a tough schedule which included several out-of-state schools.
North DeSoto, which went a perfect 10-0 in the regular season, received the top seed in Division II Non-Select, while the top seed in Division II Select goes to St. Charles, which is 9-1 entering postseason play.
We’ll update the brackets here each week for Louisiana’s top two divisions as the playoffs get under way.
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Louisiana LHSAA Division I/II playoff brackets
Note: All kickoff times are at 7 p.m. Central Standard Time. All games are on Friday, Nov. 14 unless listed otherwise
MORE LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BRACKETS
LHSAA Division I Non-Select
First Round
No. 1 Ruston (8-2), bye
No. 17 Airline (7-3) at No. 16 Westgate (6-4)
No. 24 Natchitoches Central (6-4) at No. 9 Terrebonne (7-3)
No. 25 Prairieville (5-5) at No. 8 Southside (8-2)
No. 28 Dutchtown (5-4) at No. 5 Central-Baton Rouge (8-2)
No. 21 West Ouachita (6-4) at No. 12 East Ascension (7-3)
No. 20 Salmen (6-4) at No. 13 Zachary (6-3)
No. 4 Denham Springs (8-2), bye
No. 3 Destrehan (8-2), bye
No. 19 St. Amant (7-3) at No. 14 Ouachita Parish (6-4)
No. 22 Slidell (6-4) at No. 11 Hahnville (8-2)
No. 27 Covington (6-4) at No. 6 Parkway (9-1)
No. 26 Barbe (5-5) at No. 7 Northwood-Shreveport (8-2)
No. 23 South Lafourche (6-4) at No. 10 West Monroe (7-3)
LHSAA Division II Non-Select
First Round
No. 1 North DeSoto (10-0), bye
No. 17 Eunice (4-6) at No. 16 DeRidder (5-5)
No. 24 St. Martinville (3-7) at No. 9 Jennings (7-3)
No. 25 Rayne (4-6) at No. 8 Franklinton (7-3)
No. 28 Livonia (4-6) at No. 5 Plaquemine (9-1)
No. 21 Wossman (4-6) at No. 12 Minden (5-5)
No. 20 Carroll (4-5) at No. 13 Cecilia (5-4)
No. 4 Lakeshore (8-2), bye
No. 3 Belle Chasse (9-1), bye
No. 19 Opelousas (3-6) at No. 14 Pearl River (4-5)
No. 22 Bossier (4-6) at No. 11 West Feliciana (6-4)
No. 27 Albany (4-6) at No. 6 Brusly (9-1)
No. 26 Abbeville (3-7) at No. 7 Franklin Parish (8-2)
No. 23 Iota (4-6) at No. 10 Lutcher (6-4)
No. 18 South Terrebonne (5-5) at No. 15 Northwest (6-4)
No. 2 Iowa (10-0), bye
LHSAA Division I Select
First Round
No. 1 Edna Karr (10-0), bye
No. 17 Jesuit (5-5) at No. 16 McDonogh 35 (7-3)
No. 24 Pineville (4-6) at No. 9 St. Paul’s (8-2)
No. 8 Evangel Christian (8-2), bye
No. 5 Alexandria (8-2), bye
No. 21 Liberty (6-4) at No. 12 Brother Martin (6-4)
No. 20 Captain Shreve (6-4) at No. 13 Hammond (7-3)
No. 4 Catholic-Baton Rouge (8-2), bye
No. 3 St. Augustine (9-1), bye
No. 19 Carencro (6-4) at No. 14 Acadiana (7-3)
No. 22 Holy Cross (4-6) at No. 11 Rummel (6-4)
No. 6 Tioga (8-2), bye
No. 7 John Curtis (7-2), bye
No. 23 Lafayette (6-4) at No. 10 St. Thomas More (7-3)
No. 18 Bonnabel (7-3) at No. 15 Riverdale (8-2), 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13
No. 2 Teurlings Catholic (10-0), bye
Division II Select
First Round
No. 1 St. Charles (9-1), bye
No. 17 Northside (5-5) at No. 16 L.B. Landry (5-5)
No. 24 Loranger (4-6) at No. 9 St. Michael (7-3)
No. 8 E.D. White (7-3), bye
No. 5 Madison Prep (8-2), bye
No. 21 Douglass (5-4) at No. 12 John F. Kennedy (6-4), Thursday Nov. 13
No. 20 Istrouma (5-5) at No. 13 Booker T. Washington-Shreveport (6-4)
No. 4 University (8-2), bye
No. 3 Lake Charles College Prep (8-2), bye
No. 19 Kenner Discovery (4-6) at No. 14 Leesville (5-5)
No. 22 Livingston Collegiate (4-6) at No. 11 Carver (6-3), 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15
No. 6 Vandebilt Catholic (9-1), bye
No. 7 Shaw (6-4), bye
No. 23 Abramson (6-4) at No. 10 Haynes (6-4)
No. 18 Belaire (5-5) at No. 15 Patrick Taylor (5-5)
No. 2 Loyola Prep (9-1), bye
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