What If The LHSAA Football Playoffs Started This Week?
Using district races and current power ratings to select the playoffs qualifiers and to seed the teams, GeauxPreps.com gives a glance at how the postseason could shape out. Included below are postseason qualifiers and their seeds IF the football playoffs were to begin this week.
Again remember, that district champions are guaranteed a spot in the bracket regardless of their final power rating. From there, the power ratings are used exclusively to select the remaining playoff qualifiers.
Please note that these are projections and that the official power ratings will be released by the LHSAA at the conclusion of the regular season.
Pairings are listed in bracket order.
CLASS 1A
First Round Byes
#1 Logansport
#2 Grand Lake
#3 Slaughter Charter
#4 Homer
#5 Delta Charter
#6 Oak Grove
#7 Haynesville
#8 West St. John
First Round
#16 Northwood-Lena vs #17 Arcadia (winner plays Logansport)
#9 LaSalle vs #24 Merryville (winner plays Grand Lake)
#12 Basile vs #21 Gueydan (winner plays Slaughter Charter)
#13 Oberlin vs #20 Montgomery (winner plays Homer)
#14 East Beauregard vs #19 Plain Dealing (winner plays Delta Charter)
#11 White Castle vs #22 Block (winner plays Oak Grove)
#10 Lincoln Prep vs #23 East Iberville (winner plays Haynesville)
#15 Centerville vs #18 Delhi (winner plays West St. John)
CLASS 2A
#1 Amite vs #32 Delcambre
#16 Franklin vs #17 Northeast
#9 Red River vs #24 Rayville
#8 Jonesboro-Hodge vs #25 Kinder
#5 General Trass vs #28 Springfield
#12 Pine vs #21 East Feliciana
#13 Winnfield vs #20 Welsh
#4 Loreauville vs #29 Independence
#3 Avoyelles vs #30 West St. Mary
#14 St. Helena vs #19 South Plaquemines
#11 Mangham vs #22 DeQuincy
#6 North Caddo vs #27 Delhi Charter
#7 Port Allen vs #26 Capitol
#10 Rosepine vs #23 Oakdale
#15 Kentwood vs #18 D’Arbonne Woods
#2 Many vs #31 Bunkie
CLASS 3A
#1 Sterlington vs #32 Jennings
#16 Wossman vs #17 Lake Charles Prep
#9 Patterson vs #24 Grant
#8 Jena vs #25 West Feliciana
#5 St. James vs #28 Kaplan
#12 Brusly vs #21 Mansfield
#13 Erath vs #20 Donaldsonville
#4 St. Martinville vs #29 Marksville
#3 Abbeville vs #30 Richwood
#14 Westlake vs #19 Jewel Sumner
#11 Madison Prep vs #22 Kenner Discovery
#6 Church Point vs #27 Carroll
#7 Union Parish vs #26 Iota
#10 Lutcher vs #23 M.L. King Charter
#15 B.T. Washington (NO) vs #18 Bogalusa
#2 Iowa vs #31 North Webster
CLASS 4A
#1 Edna Karr vs #32 Minden
#16 Rayne vs #17 Eunice
#9 Carencro vs #24 John F. Kennedy
#8 Westgate vs #25 Opelousas
#5 Warren Easton vs #28 Tioga
#12 Belle Chasse vs #21 DeRidder
#13 Lakeshore vs #20 L.B. Landry
#4 Huntington vs #29 Istrouma
#3 Salmen vs #30 Ellender
#14 Leesville vs #19 Assumption
#11 Belaire vs #22 Pearl River
#6 Northwood (SH) vs #27 Beau Chene
#7 Cecilia vs #26 Franklinton
#10 G.W. Carver vs #23 Helen Cox
#15 South Lafourche vs #18 North DeSoto
#2 Neville vs #31 Plaquemine
CLASS 5A
#1 Captain Shreve vs #32 Comeaux
#16 H.L. Bourgeois vs #17 St. Amant
#9 Natchitoches Central vs #24 Woodlawn (BR)
#8 Acadiana vs #25 Haughton
#5 Destrehan vs #28 West Jefferson
#12 Alexandria vs #21 Northshore
#13 Benton vs #20 Southside
#4 Ponchatoula vs #29 Slidell
#3 Ruston vs #30 Lafayette
#14 West Monroe vs #19 John Ehret
#11 Ouachita Parish vs #22 Sulphur
#6 Central (BR) vs #27 Dutchtown
#7 Chalmette vs #26 Denham Springs
#10 Hahnville vs #23 East Jefferson
#15 East Ascension vs #18 Parkway
#2 Zachary vs #31 Live Oak
Division I
First Round Byes
#1 Catholic-BR
#2 Brother Martin
#3 C.E. Byrd
#4 St. Paul’s
First Round
#8 Scotlandville vs #9 Holy Cross (winner plays Catholic-BR)
#5 Jesuit vs #12 McKinley (winner plays St. Paul’s)
#6 Archbishop Rummel vs #11 St. Augustine (winner plays C.E. Byrd)
#7 John Curtis vs #10 Archbishop Shaw (winner plays Brother Martin)
Division II
#1 E.D. White vs #16 Lusher Charter
#8 Liberty vs #9 St. Michael
#5 St. Thomas More vs #12 St. Louis Catholic
#4 Loyola Prep vs #13 Archbishop Hannan
#3 De La Salle vs #14 Haynes Academy
#6 Teurlings Catholic vs #11 Evangel Christian
#7 Vandebilt Catholic vs #10 Parkview Baptist
#2 University Lab vs #15 Thomas Jefferson
Division III
First Round Byes
#1 Lafayette Christian
#2 Notre Dame
#3 St. Charles
First Round
#8 St. Thomas Aquinas vs #9 Catholic (NI) (winner plays Lafayette Christian)
#5 Newman vs #12 Northlake Christian
#4 Episcopal vs #13 Houma Christian
#6 Dunham vs #11 Holy Savior Menard (winner plays St. Charles)
#7 Ascension Episcopal vs #10 Pope John Paul II (winner plays Notre Dame)
Division IV
#1 Sacred Heart vs #16 Hanson Memorial
#8 Opelousas Catholic vs #9 Ascension Catholic
#5 St. Mary’s vs #12 St. Frederick
#4 Central Catholic vs #13 Country Day
#3 Calvary Baptist vs #14 Riverside
#6 Southern Lab vs #11 Catholic (PC)
#7 Vermilion Catholic vs #10 St. Edmund
#2 Ouachita Christian vs #15 Hamilton Christian