Thanksgiving week brought heartbreak for nearly half of Louisiana’s remaining undefeated teams.
Only five of the nine unbeatens survived the quarterfinals as the level of competition continues to ratchet up each round of the playoffs.
Top seeds Edna Karr (12-0) in Division-I Select, North DeSoto (12-0) in Division-II Non-Select, Westminster Christian-Opelousas (12-0) in Division-IV Select and Haynesville (12-0) in Division-IV Non-Select handled their business against No. 8 Evangel Christian (9-3), No. 8 Franklinton (9-4), No. 9 St. Edmund (9-3) and No. 9 Jonesboro Hodge (9-4), respectively.
And Division-II Non-Select No. 2 Iowa (12-0) survived No. 10 Lutcher (8-5).
The remaining slate means the only two remaining undefeated teams who could still meet are North DeSoto and Iowa in Division-II Non-Select, a matchup that would only come to fruition in Caesars Superdome with another victory by each.
This past week’s spoilers included Division-I Select No. 7 John Curtis (9-2), Division-III Select No. 6 Calvary Baptist (11-1), Division-III Non-Select No. 12 (8-5) and Division-IV Select No. 6 Ascension Episcopal (11-1) upended No. 2 Teurlings Catholic (11-1), No. 3 Jewel Sumner (11-1), No. 4 Kinder (11-1) and No. 3 Hamilton Christian (10-1), respectively.
Notably, Union Parish has now gone on the road and ended previously undefeated seasons on back-to-back weeks at No. 5 Erath in the second round and Kinder.
The map showed schools listed by their classification based on enrollment, with red denoting Class 5A, orange denoting Class 4A, green denoting Class 3A, blue denoting Class 2A and purple denoting Class 1A — and labeled with their respective postseason divisions, including squares denoting non-select schools and diamonds denoting select schools.
Each school is also listed with its record and list of opponents defeated within its details.
The nine teams still unbeaten through 12 weeks include:
———— CLASS 5A ————
(One team)
Edna Karr Cougars (D-I Select)
———— CLASS 4A ————
(Two teams)
Iowa Yellow Jackets (D-II Non-Select)
North DeSoto Griffins (D-II Non-Select)
———— CLASS 3A ————
———— CLASS 2A ————
———— CLASS 1A ————
(Two teams)
Haynesville Golden Tornado (D-IV Non-Select)
Westminster Christian-Opelousas Crusaders (D-IV Select)