LHSAA prep football playoff brackets, bi-district matchups released

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Sixteen teams from the New Orleans metro area will receive first-round byes in the 2025 LHSAA Prep Football Playoffs.

In all 54 teams from the New Orleans metro, the Northshore, and the river and bayou parishes reached the postseason across the eight playoff divisions. The playoff matchups for the opening round of the playoffs are as follows, with the high seeds serving as the home team for each matchup.

Division I-Select

(16) McDonogh #35
(17) Jesuit

(9) St. Paul's
(24) Pineville

(12) Brother Martin
(21) Liberty

(13) Hammond
(20) Captain Shreve

(14) Acadiana
(19) Carencro

(11) Archbishop Rummel
(22) Holy Cross

(10) St. Thomas More
(23) Lafayette

(15) Riverdale
(18) Bonnabel

Byes: (1) Edna Karr, (2) Teurlings, (3) St. Augustine, (4) Catholic-Baton Rouge, (5) Alexandria, (6) Tioga, (7) John Curtis, (8) Evangel

DIVISION I-NON SELECT

(16) Westgate
(17) Airline

(9) Terrebonne
(24) Natchitoches Central

(8) Southside
(25) Prairieville

(5) Central
(28) Dutchtown

(12) East Ascension
(21) West Ouachita

(13) Zachary
(20) Salmen

(14) Ouachita Parish
(19) St. Amant

(11) Hahnville
(22) Slidell

(6) Parkway
(27) Covington

(7) Northwood-Shreveport
(26) Barbe

(10) West Monroe
(23) South Lafourche

(15) Thibodaux
(18) Mandeville

Byes: (1) Ruston, (2) Neville, (3) Destrehan, (4) Denham Springs

DIVISION II-SELECT

(16) L. B. Landry
(17) Northside

(9) St. Michael the Archangel
(24) Loranger

(12) John F. Kennedy
(21) Frederick A. Douglass

(13) Booker T. Washington-Shreveport
(20) Istrouma

(14) Leesville
(19) Kenner Discovery

(11) George Washington Carver
(22) Livingston Collegiate

(10) Haynes Academy
(23) Abramson

(15) Patrick Taylor
(18) Belaire

Byes: (1) St. Charles, (2) Loyola Prep, (3) Lake Charles College Prep, (4) University Lab, (5) Madison Prep, (6) Vandebilt Catholic, (7) Archbishop Shaw, (8) E. D. White

DIVISION II-NON SELECT

(16) DeRidder
(17) Eunice

(9) Jennings
(24) St. Martinville

(8) Franklinton
(25) Rayne

(5) Plaquemine
(28) Livonia

(12) Minden
(21) Wossman

(13) Cecilia
(20) Carroll

(14) Pearl River
(19) Opelousas

(11) West Feliciana
(22) Bossier

(6) Brusly
(27) Albany

(7) Franklin Parish
(26) Abbeville

(10) Lutcher
(23) Iota

(15) Northwest
(18) South Terrebonne

Byes: (1) North Desoto, (2) Iowa, (3) Belle Chasse, (4) Lakeshore

DIVISION III-SELECT

(16) Parkview Baptist
(17) D'Arbonne Woods

(9) Catholic-New Iberia
(24) Glen Oaks

(12) Northlake Christian
(21) St. Louis Catholic

(13) Holy Savior Menard
(20) Thomas Jefferson

(14) Slaughter
(19) Pope John Paul II

(11) Metairie Park Country Day
(22) Beekman Charter

(10) Amite
(23) Cohen

(15) Episcopal
(18) De La Salle

Byes: (1) Lafayette Christian, (2) Notre Dame, (3) Jewel Sumner, (4) Isidore Newman, (5) Dunham, (6) Calvary Baptist, (7) Lafayette Renaissance, (8) Bunkie

DIVISION III-NON SELECT

(16) Avoyelles
(17) St. Helena

(9) Marksville
(24) Patterson

(8) Mansfield
(25) Winnfield

(5) Erath
(28) Bogalusa

(12) Union Parish
(21) Rayville

(13) Pine
(20) Kaplan

(14) Many
(19) Red River

(11) Richwood
(22) Caldwell Parish

(6) Oak Grove
(27) Port Allen

(7) Loreauville
(26) Ville Platte

(10) Church Point
(23) North Webster

(15) Donaldsonville
(18) Westlake

Byes: (1) Jena, (2) Sterlington, (3) St. James, (4) Kinder

DIVISION IV-SELECT

(16) Opelousas Catholic
(17) Ascension Christian

(9) St. Edmund
(24) Lincoln Prep

(12) St. John
(21) St. Mary's

(13) Sacred Heart-Ville Platte
(20) Westminster-Lafayette

(14) St. Frederick
(19) Cedar Creek

(11) Kentwood
(22) Vermilion Catholic

(10) Southern Lab
(23) Central Catholic

(15) St. Martin's
(18) Delta Charter

Byes: (1) Westminster-Opelousas, (2) Riverside, (3) Hamilton Christian, (4) Catholic-Pointe Coupee, (5) Ascension Catholic, (6) Ascension Episcopal, (7) Ouachita Christian, (8) Covenant Christian

DIVISION IV-NON SELECT

(16) Homer
(17) Franklin

(9) Jonesboro-Hodge
(24) North Central

(8) Vinton
(25) DeQuincy

(5) Logansport
(28) Varnado

(12) Welsh
(21) Lake Arthur

(13) Grand Lake
(20) Montgomery

(14) West St. Mary
(19) Basile

(11) Elton
(22) LaSalle

(6) North Iberville
(27) Arcadia

(7) East Feliciana
(26) Delcambre

(10) Ferriday
(23) Northeast

(15) West St. John
(18) General Trass

Byes: (1) Haynesville, (2) Mangham, (3) South Plaquemines, (4) Jeanerette

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