JOURNAL SPORTS

Defending state champion Huntington is the highest-seeded local girls high school team among a dozen Shreveport-Bossier squads that qualified for the LHSAA postseason brackets released Monday.

Just as they were last year, the Lady Raiders are the fourth seed in Select Division I and earned a first-round bye. They will be home for a second-round game, along with No. 8 Captain Shreve.

Two locals, Haughton and Parkway, play first-round games at home this week.

The 12 local teams in the playoffs with their opening-round assignments: 

NON-SELECT DIVISION I

No. 24 Airline (13-12) at No. 9 Natchitoches Central (19-8), Thursday, 6:00

No. 27 Benton (17-16) at No. 6 Salmen (24-3)

No. 20 Sam Houston (16-11) at No. 13 Haughton (23-9)

No. 21 Northwood (19-8) at No. 12 Terrebonne (22-7)

No. 22 Fontainebleau (15-13) at No. 11 Parkway (19-8), Thursday, 6:00 

SELECT DIVISION I

No. 8 Captain Shreve (19-10), bye, Round 2 home vs. No. 9 Chapelle or No. 24 Carencro

No. 4 Huntington (17-7), bye, Round 2 home vs. No. 13 Woodlawn-Baton Rouge or No. 20 Karr

No. 19 Southwood (17-10) at No. 14 St. Thomas More (18-9), Thursday, 6:00 

NON-SELECT DIVISION II

No. 24 Bossier (10-12) at No. 9 Iota (17-6), Wednesday, 6:00 

SELECT DIVISION II

No. 17 Booker T. Washington (16-11) at No. 16 Peabody (12-16)

SELECT DIVISION III

No. 22 Calvary (7-13) at No. 11 D’Arbonne Woods (16-9) 

NON-SELECT DIVISION IV

No. 19 Plain Dealing (15-14) at No. 14 South Plaquemines (10-9), Thursday, 5:30