Predicting the winner of every high school football game in first round of LHSAA playoffs
The LHSAA football playoffs are set to begin this week.
Louisiana high school sports writers across the state from the USA TODAY Sports Network picked the winners of every first round game for the nine LHSAA brackets.
Here are our picks of all 90 games.
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CLASS 5A
Zachary over Slidell
Southside over East Ascension
West Monroe over Northshore
Chalmette over Haughton
Ruston over Covington
Benton over Hahnville
Woodlawn-Baton Rouge over Natchitoches Central
Destrehan over West Jefferson
Ponchatoula over Lafayette
John Ehret over East Jefferson
Ouachita over Sulphur
Central-Baton Rouge over Denham Springs
Acadiana over Dutchtown
St. Amant over H.L. Bourgeois
Alexandria over Parkway
Captain Shreve over Live Oak
CLASS 4A
Edna Karr over Breaux Bridge
Eunice over DeRidder
Carver over Landry
Salmen over Plaquemine
Westgate over John F. Kennedy
Leesville over Assumption
North DeSoto over Rayne
Northwood-Shreveport over Pearl River
Warren Easton over Ellender
South Lafourche over Opelousas
Belle Chasse over Istrouma
Huntington over Tioga
Cecilia over Beau Chene
Lakeshore over Franklinton
Belaire over Carencro
Neville over Minden
CLASS 3A
Sterlington over Frederick Douglass
Westlake over Grant
St. James over North Webster
Madison Prep over Kaplan
Church Point over Marksville
Donaldsonville over Patterson
West Feliciana over Jewel Sumner
Iowa over Bossier
St. Martinville over McDonogh #35
Brusly over Iota
Jennings over Bogalusa
Lutcher over Carroll
Union Parish over Mansfield
Jena over Kenner Discovery
Erath over Wossman
Abbeville over Richwood
CLASS 2A
Many over Independence
East Feliciana over Pine
Red River over Rayville
Rosepine over Kentwood
North Caddo over Springfield
Port Allen over DeQuincy
Winnfield over Delcambre
Avoyelles over Bunkie
General Trass over Northeast
Welsh over South Plaquemines
Kinder over St. Helena
Amite over Delhi Charter
Jonesboro-Hodge over Oakdale
Mangham over Capitol
Franklin over D’Arbonne Woods
Loureauville over West St. Mary
CLASS 1A
Arcadia over East Iberville
Basile over Magnolia Charter
West St. John over Block
East Beauregard over Merryville
Oberlin over Plain Dealing
Lincoln Prep over Delhi
White Castle over Centerville
Northwood-Lena over Gueydan
DIVISION I
St. Augustine over Shaw
Brother Martin over Rummel
John Curtis over Holy Cross
DIVISION II
Parkview Baptist over St. Michael
St. Thomas More over Evangel
Liberty over Hannan
Loyola over Haynes Academy
Vandebilt Catholic over St. Louis Catholic
De La Salle over Teurlings Catholic
DIVISION III
Ascension Episcopal over Catholic-New Iberia
Dunham over Menard
St. Thomas Aquinas over Pope John Paul II
DIVISION IV
Ouachita Christian over Cedar Creek
Ascension Catholic over Central Catholic
Sacred Heart-Ville Platte over St. Edmund
Calvary over Hamilton Christian
Opelousas Catholic over St. Frederick
Vermilion Catholic over Catholic-Pointe Coupee
St. Mary’s over Metairie Park Country Day
Southern Lab over Hanson Memorial