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Three Shreveport-Bossier football teams moved on Friday night in the first round of the LHSAA playoffs, joining three other local teams that sat out with opening-round byes.
Parkway, Captain Shreve and Booker T. Washington advanced with wins Friday.
Evangel, Loyola and Calvary enjoyed their byes and watched the scoreboard to see who will be their first playoff foes.
Parkway, the sixth seed in Non-Select Division I, stays home to meet No. 11 Hahnville, a 52-39 winner over Slidell Friday night.
After a 40-point road win at Hammond, No. 20 Shreve goes back south to visit fourth-seeded Catholic of Baton Rouge in a Select Division I contest.
BTW notched its first playoff win since 2005 and the 13th-seeded Lions earned a Select Division II game at No. 4 U-High in Baton Rouge.
Evangel, the eighth seed in Select Division I, will entertain No. 9 St. Paul’s, a 56-7 winner over Pineville.
Loyola, No. 2 in Select Division II, draws a visit from Belaire, an 18 seed that won at Patrick Taylor 42-31.
Calvary, the sixth seed in a loaded Select Division II bracket, gets Metairie Park Country Day to visit Jerry Barker Stadium, after the 11th-seed won 56-15 over Beekman Charter.
Local scores in the LHSAA football playoffs first round:
NON-SELECT
Division I
Parkway 51, Covington 30
Barbe 49, Northwood 21
Westgate 49, Airline 14
Division II
West Feliciana 49, Bossier 6
SELECT
Division I
Captain Shreve 61, Hammond 21
Division II
Booker T. Washington 22, Istrouma 14