Nine local teams head into LHSAA postseason; BTW, Northwood, Parkway home in first round

TOUGH TO STOP:  Record-shattering senior running back Jamarcea Plater will lead Captain Shreve into the playoffs Friday at Hammond. (Journal photo by RAYNALDO ALEXANDER, Sniper Sports Photography)
 

JOURNAL SPORTS

Three local high school football teams play at home in the opening round of the LHSAA playoffs while Evangel, Calvary and Loyola earned first-round byes as the postseason pairings were unveiled Sunday with nine Shreveport-Bossier squads involved.

Booker T. Washington, Northwood and Parkway earned home games this week.

Airline, Captain Shreve, and Bossier will be on the road.

Local teams in the playoff pairings:

 

NON-SELECT

Division I

No. 27 Covington (6-4) at No. 6 Parkway (9-1)

No. 26 Barbe (5-5) at No. 7 Northwood (8-2)

No. 17 Airline (7-3) at No. 16 Westgate (6-4)

 

Division II

No. 22 Bossier (4-6) at No. 11 West Feliciana (6-4)

 

SELECT

Division I

No. 8 Evangel (8-2), bye

No. 20 Captain Shreve (6-4) at No. 13 Hammond (7-3)

 

Division II

No. 2 Loyola (9-1), bye

No. 20 Istrouma (5-5) at No. 13 Booker T. Washington (6-4)

 

Division III

No. 6 Calvary, bye