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High school football: First-round playoff games capsules

by Russell Hedges

Friday’s first-round playoff games 

Non-select Division II

No. 28 Minden at No. 5 West Feliciana 

WHERE/WHEN: West Feliciana Stadium, St. Francisville, 7

RECORDS: Minden 3-7, West Feliciana 8-2 

LAST WEEK: Minden def. Woodlawn 36-6, West Feliciana lost to Plaquemine 13-8

MINDEN NOTES: Tide won its last two games … Minden finished fifth in District 1-4A … Tide averaging 19.3 points per game and allowing 29.8 … Minden is back in the playoffs after a one-year absence … Senior Jakobe Jackson has rushed for 677 yards on 120 carries … Junior Dunavon Robinson has rushed for 626 yards on 111 carries.

WEST FELICIANA NOTES: Saints ranked No. 10 in final LSWA Class 4A poll … West Feliciana shared District 6-4A championship with Plaquemine … Saints lost to eventual champion Lutcher in semifinals last year … Saints averaging 26.7 points and allowing 18.0 … West Feliciana had 224 total yards against 8-2 Plaquemine.

Non-select Division III

No. 19 Patterson at No. 14 North Webster 

WHERE/WHEN: Baucum-Farrar Stadium 

RECORDS: Patterson 3-6, North Webster 6-4

LAST WEEK: North Webster def. Lafayette Renaissance 52-12, Patterson def. Berwick 28-26

PATTERSON NOTES: Lumberjacks finished tied for third in four-team District 8-3A; undefeated E.D. White won the district … Patterson lost in the quarterfinals last year … Lumberjacks have lost three of their last four … Patterson averaging 9.4 points per game and allowing 31.1 … Lumberjacks have been shut out three times.

NORTH WEBSTER NOTES: Knights finished fourth in District 1-3A … North Webster back in playoffs after a one-year absence … Knights have won three of last four … North Webster averaging 25.8 points per game and allowing 20.8 … RB/WR Xavier “Tutt” McGlothan and RB Jkobe Lawson have had outstanding seasons.

Select Division IV

No. 22 Sacred Heart at No. 11 Glenbrook 

WHERE/WHEN: Apache Stadium, 7

RECORDS: Sacred Heart 3-7, Glenbrook 7-2

LAST WEEK: Sacred Heart def. North Central 42-6, Glenbrook did not play 

SACRED HEART NOTES: Trojans finished fifth in six-team District 6-1A .., Sacred Heart lost in the second round last year … Trojans broke a six-game losing streak last week … Sacred Heart averaging 11.6 points per game and allowing 26.0. 

GLENBROOK NOTES: Apaches finished third in District 1-1A behind non-select Division IV No. 4  Haynesville and No. 7 Homer … Apaches lost to eventual champion Ouachita Christian 28-27 in the quarterfinals last year .. Glenbrook averaging 40.2 points per game and allowing 17.8 … Senior Chase Sentell has rushed for 715 yards on 94 carries and 13 TDs; he’s also caught 23 passes for 460 yards and eight TDs … Senior Landry Powell has caught 27 passes for 428 yards and four TDs and rushed for 542 yards on 76 carries and seven TDs … Junior Easton Sanders has completed 78-of-142 passes for 1,268 yards and 18 TDs.

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