JOURNAL STAFF
Eight local girls soccer teams and five boys teams will play home games in the first round of the LHSAA soccer playoffs beginning on Thursday.
Six of those eight girls teams finished in the top 10 of the LHSAA power rankings with three of those coming in Division II. Caddo Magnet led the way with a No. 2 ranking in Division II and will host No. 31 Carencro out of Lafayette Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Cargill Park. Other Division II teams in the top 10 included No. 6 North DeSoto who will host No. 27 New Orleans Military & Maritime Friday at 5 p.m. No. 9 Parkway plays No. 24 Liberty Friday at 4 p.m. at Preston Crownover Stadium.
Captain Shreve is the No. 3 ranked team in Division I and plays No. 30 Slidell Friday at Caddo Soccer at 4:30 p.m. No. 11 Byrd is at home hosting No. 22 Hahnville on Thursday at 5 pm.
Loyola is the No. 2 seed in Division IV and plays No. 31 North Caddo Thursday at Messmer Stadium. Evangel garnered the No. 8 seed and will host No. 25 Houma Christian. Calvary, a No. 14 seed, hosts No. 19 Metairie Park Country Day.
Bossier heads up the list of boys teams with a No. 4 ranking in Division III and will entertain No. 29 Port Allen Thursday.
Loyola is ranked sixth in Division IV and will host No. 27 Westminster Christian at Messmer Thursday.
Captain Shreve is the lone homestanding team in Division I with a No 13 ranking. The Gators will play No. 20 Northshore Friday at Caddo Soccer following the girls’ game.
Division II has Caddo Magnet (No. 16) hosting David Thibodaux (No. 17) and No. 21 Ellender will travel north to face No. 12 Haughton.
Here is a complete list of local teams in the first round of the LHSAA soccer playoffs.
GIRLS
Division I
17-Benton (12-8-3) at 16-Fontainebleau (12-7-0) Thursday, 5 p.m.
30-Slidell (8-10-2) at 3-Captain Shreve (21-3-1), Friday, 4:30, Caddo Soccer
29-Airline (8-11-0) at 4-St. Scholastica (16-2-5), Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
22-Hahnville (7-6-2) at 11-Byrd (15-10-4) Thursday, 5 p.m.
Division II
24-Liberty (6-12-2) at 9-Parkway (13-7-2), Friday, 4 p.m., Preston Crownover Stadium
25-Northwood (4-13-1) at 8-Ouachita (15-9-2) Friday, 6 p.m. at Ouachita Parish
27-New Orleans Military & Maritime (9-10-1) at 6-North DeSoto (15-7-4) Friday, 5 p.m.
31-Carencro (3-15-0) at 2-Caddo Magnet (16-4-0), Thursday, 4:30 p.m., Cargill Park
Division III
24-Bossier (7-11-1) at 9-Vandebilt Catholic (9-8-5), Friday, 5 p.m.
Division IV
25-Houma Christian (4-10-2) at 8-Evangel (8-7-2), Friday, 5:30 p.m.
19-Country Day-MP (8-9-1) at 14-Calvary (9-6-1) Thursday. 6 p.m.
31-North Caddo (5-16-0) at 2-Loyola (14-5-3) Thursday, 7 p.m. at Messmer
BOYS
Division I
20-Northshore (8-10-3) at 13-Captain Shreve (13-7-2) Friday, 7 p.m., Caddo Soccer
19-Byrd (8-7-3) at 14-Hahnville (13-2-4). Thursday, 5 p.m.
26-Benton (10-11-7) at 7-Baton Rouge High School (17-2-1). Friday. 5:30 p.m.
Division II
32-North DeSoto (6-13-2) at 1-Holy Cross (15-4-4), Thursday, 4 p.m.
17-David Thibodaux (6-8-4) at 16-Caddo Magnet (10-8-2), Friday, 6 p.m., Cargill Park
21-Ellender (8-9-4) at 12-Haughton (12-5-3), Saturday, 2 p.m., at Airline
30-Parkway (3-12-2) at 3-Ben Franklin (12-5-2) Thursday, 4 p.m.
23-Northwood (9-7-1) at 10-Riverdale (12-3-2), Friday, 6 p.m. at Joe Yenni Stadium
Division III
29-Port Allen (5-11-1) at 4-Bossier (15-4-1) Thursday, 5 p.m., at Memorial Stadium
Division IV
32-North Caddo (1-18-0) at 1-Menard (13-2-3), today, 6 p.m.
17-Evangel (6-7-4) at 16-Country Day (11-10-0) Friday, 5:30 p.m., at Metairie
27-Westminster Christian (3-11-1) at 6-Loyola (14-5-2), Thursday, 5 p.m., at Messmer
18-Calvary (9-6-1) at 15-Rapides (10-4-2), Friday, 5:30 p.m.