Friday’s first-round games
Non-select Division II
No. 21 Wossman at No. 12 Minden
WHERE/WHEN: W.W. Williams Jr. Stadium, The Pit, 7
RECORDS: Wossman 5-5, Minden 8-2
WOSSMAN NOTES: Wildcats closed regular season with a 26-6 victory over Peabody … Wossman finished third in District 2-4A at 3-2, losing to champion Franklin Parish 33-6 and runner-up West Ouachita 34-13 … Wildcats won four of last six after 1-3 start … Senior DB Prestavion Washington has four interceptions and 62 tackles … QB Ja’Terrance Long is a freshman … Wildcats lost in second round last season.
MINDEN NOTES: Crimson Tide closed regular season with 38-21 victory over Southwood … Minden had turnaround regular season after going 3-7 in 2023 … Tide averaging 221.7 yards rushing per game, per stats kept for the KASO/KBEF radio/web broadcasts … Minden finished third in District 1-4A behind North DeSoto and Northwood … Junior Caylien Aubrey leads team with 706 yards rushing on 102 carries and eight TDs … Senior Denarious Crowe has rushed for 624 yards on 11 carries and eight TDs … Freshman Lucas Owens Jr. has rushed for 411 yards on 81 carries and seven TDs … Minden lost in the first round last season.
Non-select Division III
No. 22 Bogalusa at No. 11 Lakeside
WHERE/WHEN: Warriors Stadium, 7
RECORDS: Bogalusa 2-7, Lakeside 8-2
BOGALUSA NOTES: Lumberjacks closed regular season with 28-8 victory over Albany … After 0-6 start, Bogalusa won two of their last three … Bogalusa’s non-district schedule included three 5A teams and one 2A team … Lumberjacks finished fourth in District 8-3A at 2-3; select Division III No. 4 seed Jewel Sumner won the district … Bogalusa didn’t reach double-digit scoring until 50-0 victory over Springfield in Week 8 … Bogalusa lost to eventual champion Union Parish in the quarterfinals last season.
LAKESIDE NOTES: Warriors closed regular season with 31-12 victory over Winnfield … Lakeside had turnaround regular season after finishing 3-7 in 2023 … Warriors finished third in District 3-2A at 2-2 … Head Coach John Ware recorded his 100th career victory this season … Senior Taron Riley has rushed for 1,192 yards and scored 10 TDs … Junior Kentravion Miller has rushed for 1,044 yards and 19 TDs … Junior Brock Case has passed for 583 yards and rushed for 154 … Sophomore LB Caleb Barber leads team in tackles with 65 … Senior LB Jamarion Evans has 52 tackles … Senior R Eli Santelices has 47 tackles and four interceptions.
No. 25 North Webster at No. 8 Kaplan
WHERE/WHEN: Kaplan, Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium, 7
RECORDS: North Webster 3-7, Kaplan 7-2
NORTH WEBSTER NOTES: Knights won two of their last three… North Webster lost to Bastrop 8-6 on the road in its final regular-season game … Junior S Donte Owens has 9 interceptions … Junior LB Ja’myrian Jackson leads team in tackles with 80 total … Sophomore LB Jeremiah Washington has 79 total tackles and senior DB Jasavion Miller 77 … Senior RB J’Kobe Lawson has rushed for 566 yards on 111 carries … Senior RB Braedon Robertson has rushed for 366 yards on 53 carries in six games … North Webster lost in the second round last season.
KAPLAN NOTES: Kaplan closed regular season with a 32-0 victory over St. Martinville … Pirates finished second to Erath in District 5-3A at 3-1 … Wyatt Herbert rushed for 131 yards on 26 carries and scored two TDs last week, per the Kaplan Herald … Daylon Landry rushed for 125 yards on 11 carries … Kaplan lost in the first round of non-select Division II playoffs last season.
Select Division IV
No. 22 Glenbrook at No. 11 Ouachita Christian
WHERE/WHEN: Monroe, Ouachita Christian Eagle Field, 7
RECORDS: Glenbrook 6-3, Ouachita Christian 9-1
GLENBROOK NOTES: Apaches closed the regular season with a 51-6 loss to non-select Division IV No. 1 seed Haynesville … Glenbrook finished tied for second with Lincoln Prep in District 1-1A … Apaches lost to Jonesboro-Hodge 30-29 in Week 9 on a TD and two-point conversion with 30 seconds left … Glenbrook lost to Ouachita Christian 28-27 in the quarterfinals of the select Division IV playoffs in 2022 … Glenbrook defeated Ouachita Christian 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the select Division IV baseball playoffs last spring … Glenbrook lost to St. Mary’s in the second round last season.
OUACHITA CHRISTIAN NOTES: Eagles lost to 2023 non-select Division IV state champion Oak Grove 44-14 in regular-season finale … OCS finished second in District 1-2A to Oak Grove, the No. 3 seed in non-select Division III … Junior QB Luke Vidrine and senior RB Makin Lenard lead the offense … OCS lost to eventual champion Southern Lab 38-34 in the semifinals last season.