Northeast Louisiana was once again well represented when the LHSAA released the 2014 football playoff brackets on Sunday morning.
A total of 23 teams from the area qualified for the postseason and will compete for the chance to win a state championship in their respective classifications.
Perennial Class 5A contender West Monroe locked up the nine-seed and hosts No. 24 Sam Houston on Friday night at Don Shows Field at Rebel Stadium. The Ruston Bearcats are also hosting at James Field at L.J. “Hoss” Garrett Stadium and welcome No. 22 Scotlandville to Lincoln Parish.
The Ouachita Lions entered the final two games of the regular season on the 5A bubble and played their way into a 28-seed, where they’ll travel to five-seed Haughton in the Shreveport area.
The region is well represented in the Class 4A bracket with every team from District 2-4A in the field, highlighted by second-seeded Neville. The Tigers host No. 31 Riverdale Friday at Bill Ruple Stadium.
In a district rematch, No. 25 Franklin Parish once again takes on the Bastrop Rams, the eight seed. No. 18 West Ouachita and No. 23 Wossman are both on the road, traveling to No. 15 Breaux Bridge and No. 10 Edna Karr, respectively.
Defending Class 3A state champions Union Parish locked up the four seed and face 29-seed Madison in a District 2-3A rematch at ‘Doc’ Elliott Stadium in Farmerville. The Rayville Hornets are also at home as the nine-seed hosting No. 24 Jewell Sumner. No. 26 Richwood travels to seven-seed Patterson.
Coming off a dramatic 50-42 win over Oak Grove for the District 2-2A title, the Sterlington Panthers came in as the three-seed in Class 2A and host No. 30 Sophie B. Wright in a rematch of last year’s first round matchup.
Oak Grove came in at No. 10 and is guaranteed at last one game in West Carroll Parish against 23-seed South Plaquemines.
No. 25 Jonesboro-Hodge and No. 26 General Trass are both the visitors in the first round against eight-seed Loreauville and seven-seed Springfield.
The undefeated Mangham Dragons are the lone No. 1 seed in the area and set out the first round on a bye. Mangham gets the winner of 17-seed Montgomery and 16-seed Merryville.
No. 15 Delhi hosts a home playoff game against No. 18 Arcadia.
Rounding things out in Division IV select, six-seed OCS is the only area team with a home game as the Eagles await 11-seeded Covenant Christian.
St. Frederick looks to defend their 2013 Division IV runner-up finish with the 12-seed and a trip to No. 5 Southern Lab. No. 14 Delhi Charter faces three-seed Central Catholic.
Check back with The News-Star throughout the day for more updates.
Complete Playoff Pairings
CLASS 5A
No. 32 Fontainbleau at No. 1 C.E. Byrd
No. 31 South Lafourche at No. 2 Ponchatoula
No. 30 Airline at No. 3 Zachary
No. 29 Pineville at No. 4 Destrehan
No. 28 Ouachita at No. 5 Haughton
No. 27 Captain Shreve at No. 6 Thibodaux
No. 26 Dutchtown at No. 7 Barbe
No. 25 Covington at No. 8 Carencro
No. 24 Sam Houston at No. 9 West Monroe
No. 23 Slidell at No. 10 Mandeville
No. 22 Scotlandville at No. 11 Ruston
No. 21 Natchitoches Central at No. 12 Hahnville
No. 20 East St. John at No. 13 John Ehret
No. 19 Denham Springs at No. 14 Woodlawn-BR
No. 18 St. Amant at No. 15 Acadiana
No. 17 Sulphur at No. 16 East Ascension
CLASS 4A
No. 32 McDonogh # 35 at No. 1 Plaquemine
No. 31 Riverdale at No. 2 Neville
No. 30 Washington-Marion at No. 3 Franklinton
No. 29 Belle Chasse at No. 4 Benton
No. 28 Woodlawn-Shreveport at No. 5 Warren Easton
No. 27 Cecilia at No. 6 Landry/Walker
No. 26 Northside at No. 7 North DeSoto
No. 25 Franklin Parish at No. 8 Bastrop
No. 24 Lakeshore at No. 9 South Terrebonne
No. 23 Wossman at No. 10 Edna Karr
No. 22 Fair Park at No. 11 LeGrange
No. 21 Peabody at No. 12 Minden
No. 20 East Jefferson at No. 13 Crowley
No. 19 Leesville at No. 14 Rayne
No. 18 West Ouachita at No. 15 Breaux Bridge
No. 17 Lutcher at No. 16 DeRidder
CLASS 3A
No. 32 Baker at No. 1 Livonia
No. 31 Brusly at No. 2 Church Point
No. 30 Booker T. Washington at No. 3 Amite
No. 29 Madison at No. 4 Union Parish
No. 28 Westlake at No. 5 West Feliciana
No. 27 North Vermilion at No. 6 Buckeye
No. 26 Richwood at No. 7 Patterson
No. 25 Avoyelles at No. 8 South Beauregard
No. 24 Jewell Sumner at No. 9 Rayville
No. 23 Bogalusa at No. 10 Loranger
No. 22 Miller-McCoy at No. 11 Jennings
No. 21 Donaldsonville at No. 12 Iowa
No. 20 Northwest at No. 13 Kaplan
No. 19 McCain at No. 14 Port Allen
No. 18 Marksville at No. 15 North Webster
No. 17 Jena at No. 16 Mansfield
CLASS 2A
No. 32 Homer at No. 1 Many
No. 31 North Caddo at No. 2 Kinder
No. 30 Sophie B. Wright at No. 3 Sterlington
No. 29 Lakeside at No. 4 East Feliciana
No. 28 Capital at No. 5 Northeast
No. 27 Winnfield at No. 6 Welsh
No. 26 General Trass at No. 7 Springfield
No. 25 Jonesboro-Hodge at No. 8 Loreauville
No. 24 Carver at No. 9 St. James
No. 23 South Plaquemines at No. 10 Oak Grove
No. 22 Delcambre at No. 11 Vinton
No. 21 DeQuincy at No. 12 Pickering
No. 20 Bunkie at No. 13 Oakdale
No. 19 Red River at No. 14 Lakeview
No. 18 St. Helena at No. 15 Pine
No. 17 Ferriday at No. 16 Lake Arthur
CLASS 1A
No. 1 Mangham BYE
No. 2 Haynesville BYE
No. 3 West St. John BYE
No. 4 Kentwood BYE
No. 5 Basile BYE
No. 6 Plain Dealing BYE
No. 7 East Beauregard BYE
No. 8 White Castle BYE
No. 24 Northwood-Lena at No. 9 Elton
No. 23 East Iberville at No. 10 Logansport
No. 22 North Central at No. 11 Block
No. 21 South Cameron at No. 12 LaSalle
No. 20 Grand Lake at No. 13 Oberlin
No. 19 Ringgold at No. 14 Varnado
No. 18. Arcadia at No. 15 Delhi
No. 17 Montgomery at No. 16 Merryville
DIVISION I
No. 1 John Curtis BYE
No. 2 Rummel BYE
No. 3 St. Thomas More BYE
No. 4 Catholic-Baton Rouge BYE
No. 12 Shaw at No. 5 Brother Martin
No. 11 St. Augustine at No. 6 Jesuit
No. 10 Holy Cross at No. 7 Teurlings Catholic
No. 9 St. Paul’s at No. 8 Evangel Christian
DIVISION II
No. 1 University Lab BYE
No. 2 St. Michael BYE
No. 3 St. Charles BYE
No. 4 Notre Dame BYE
No. 12 Loyola Prep at No. 5 E.D. White
No. 11 Vandebilt Catholic at No. 6 De La Salle
No. 10 Lusher Charter No. 7 Parkview Baptist
No. 9 St. Louis at No. 8 Thomas Jefferson
DIVISION III
No. 1 Catholic-New Iberia BYE
No. 2 Calvary Baptist BYE
No. 14 Pope John Paul II at No. 3 Riverside
No. 13 Westminster Christian at No. 4 Opelousas Catholic
No. 12 Redemptorist at No. 5 Isidore Newman
No. 11 Archbishop Hannah at No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 10 Dunham at No. 7 Holy Savior Menard
No. 9 Northlake Christian at No. 8 Episcopal-Baton Rouge
DIVISION IV
No. 16 Houma Christian at No. 1 Vermilion Catholic
No. 15 Hanson Memorial at No. 2 St. Mary’s
No. 14 Delhi Charter at No. 3 Central Catholic
No. 13 Ascension Episcopal at No. 4 Hamilton Christian
No. 12 St. Frederick at No. 5 Southern Lab
No. 11 Covenant Christian at No. 6 Ouachita Christian
No. 10 Country Day-Metairie at No. 7 St. Edmund
No. 9 Madison Prep at No. 8 Ascension Catholic
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