Louisiana High School Football Class 4A Second Round Preview
Written by Charlie Beuttel
Twitter: @charlie_cds3
In the opening of 4A Louisiana playoff action, several teams pulled off the upset including No. 26 Belle Chasse over No. 7 George Washington and No. 22 Landry-Walker taking down No. 11 Cecilia. These two teams are wreaking havoc in the bottom of the bracket while the top half saw all the top teams advance to the second round.
Defending champion Edna Karr started their title defense with a shutout win while No. 1 Carencro earned a first-round bye due to their scheduled opponent dealing with COVID-19. It will be exciting to see if these top two seeds are on a collision course to meet in the title game or will we see more upsets throughout the rest of the tournament.
Among the 16 rosters are several stars ready to take their team to the quarterfinals and one step closer to the top of the 4A mountain. These players include Edna Karr senior wide receiver Destyn Hill and offensive tackle Kenneth Bannister (Louisiana Tech commit), Landry-Walker senior linebacker Josh Bertholotte (Hawaii commit) and senior wide receiver Cyrus Allen (Louisiana Tech commit), Warren Easton senior wide receiver Casey Cain (Texas commit), Carencro senior running back Kendrell Williams (Louisiana-Lafayette commit), Neville junior offensive tackle Will Campbell and junior cornerback Lorenzell Dubose, Huntington senior quarterback J’rell Joseph and junior cornerback De’Kelvion Beamon (Oklahoma State commit).
Only eight teams will move on to the quarterfinals. Which teams can take that next step toward the state title? Only time will tell.
Louisiana 4A Second Round Matchups
No. 16 DeRidder vs No. 1 Carencro
DeRidder shutout Lakeshore 27-0, Carencro had a first-round bye
No. 9 Huntington vs No. 8 Plaquemine
Huntington destroyed Livonia 42-7, Plaquemine shutout Belaire 48-0
No. 12 Minden vs No. 5 Leesville
Minden dominated John F. Kennedy 28-6, Leesville squeaked past Northwood 28-27
No. 13 Westgate vs No. 4 Neville
Westgate annihilated Assumption 42-8, Neville blanked Peabody 50-0
No. 14 North DeSoto vs No. 3 Tioga
North DeSoto got past Salmen 22-6, Tioga shutout Rayne 42-0
No. 6 Warren Easton vs No. 22 Landry-Walker
Warren Easton destroyed Breaux Bridge 36-8, Landry-Walker upset Cecilia 21-14
No. 10 Eunice vs No. 26 Belle Chasse
Eunice shutout Bastrop 36-0, Belle Chasse upset George Washington Carver 35-14
No. 15 Istrouma vs No. 2 Edna Karr
Istrouma got past Pearl River 47-31, Edna Karr blanked A.J. Ellender 42-0
Photo credit: Crescent City Sports; Edna Karr WR Destyn Hill