The 2023 LHSAA football playoff brackets were released early Sunday afternoon.
All has been good when it comes to weather and health for these football programs in the Acadiana area. Teams like the STM Cougars, Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams, Southside Sharks, Carencro Golden Bears, and Barbe Buccaneers all had productive 2023 regular seasons.
We now turn the page to the playoffs as the playoff brackets were released on Sunday. Below are the first-round matchups of our local teams. Round one will begin Thursday, November 9th and kickoff times will be announced later in the week.
DIVISION IV – SELECT
#1 Vermilion Catholic BYE (will play the winner of @16 Slaughter Community Charter and #17 Delhi Charter)
#8 Opelousas Catholic BYE (will play the winner of 9 Ascension Catholic and 24 Central Private)
#14 St. Edmund vs #19 Westminster Christian
#2 Southern Lab BYE (will play the winner of #15 Hanson Memorial and #18 St. John)
#12 Catholic P.C. vs 21 Cedar Crest
DIVISION IV – NON-SELECT
#12 East Felicicana vs 21 Elton
#5 Jeanerette vs #28 West St. John
#8 Welsh vs #25 Basile
DIVISION III – SELECT
#16 Loyola Prep vs #17 Ascension Episcopal
#9 Notre Dame vs #24 Green Oaks
DIVISION II – SELECT
#1 STM Cougars BYE (will face the winner of #16 Northside and #17 Istrouma)
#5 Archbishop Shaw BYE (will play the winner of #12 Evangel Christian and #21 Belaire)
#3 Lafayette Christian BYE (will play the winner of #14 Peabody and #19 Booker T. Washington N.O.)
#7 Teurlings Catholic BYE (will play the winner of #10 Madison Prep and #23 Woodlawn – Shreveport)
DIVISION II – NON-SELECT
#5 West Feliciana vs #28 Minden
#12 Opelousas vs #21 Rayne
#14 Eunice vs #19 Breaux Bridge
#11 Franklin Parish vs #22 Northwest
#10 Jennings vs #23 Kaplan
#2 Cecilia BYE (will play the winner of #15 Iota and #18 Church Point)
DIVISION I – SELECT
#8 Acadiana BYE (will play the winner of #9 Carencro and #24 Pineville) That game will be heard on Z105.9.
#4 Brother Martin BYE (will face the winner of #13 Alexandria and #20 Bonnabel)
DIVISION I – NON-SELECT
#16 Westgate vs #17 Terrabonne
#13 Southside vs #20 Thibodeaux (That game will be heard on Mustang 107.1)
#6 Zachary vs #27 Barbe (That game will be heard on ESPN 104.1 Lake Charles)