Louisiana’s high school volleyball season will close with three fast-and-furious days of state tournament action Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
Familiar faces and outright perennial powerhouses headline the remaining fields of eight quarterfinalists in each of five divisions.
But this year’s event also provides some notable variety with six double-digit seeds having advanced to this state, the most in any year since 2020 — which also marked the last time a team outside of the top three seeds won a title.
LHSAA Network reporter Spencer Verret, who covers the sport statewide for the outlet, joined Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s Jerit Roser to preview this week’s action, including some of the biggest overall storylines and which teams are the favorites, the top challengers or more outside dark horses to bring home Saturday’s gold trophies.
Watch the full conversation above, including a division-by-division breakdown.
Visit Lafayette if possible to catch the action live of an always-electric event, or tune into the LHSAA Network on Saturday for Spencer and company’s live broadcasts of the five championships.
THURSDAY QUARTERFINAL SCHEDULE BY DIVISION
DIVISION I
No. 4 Archbishop Chapelle vs. No. 12 Northshore — 5 p.m. — Court 3
No. 1 Mount Carmel vs. No. 8 Ruston — 7 p.m. — Court 1
No. 2 Mandeville vs. No. 7 Barbe — 7 p.m. — Court 2
No. 3 Dominican vs. No. 11 Ponchatoula — 7 p.m. — Court 3
Division II
No. 2 E.D. White vs. No. 10 Academy of Our Lady — 3 p.m. — Court 1
No. 4 Belle Chasse vs. No. 5 Teurlings Catholic — 3 p.m. — Court 2
No. 1 St. Thomas More vs. No. 9 South Lafourche — 5 p.m. — Court 1
No. 3 St. Scholastic vs. No. 6 St. Michael the Archangel — 5 p.m. — Court 2
Division III
No. 1 University Lab vs. No. 9 Berwick — 1 p.m. — Court 2
No. 2 Archbishop Hannan vs. No. Parkview Baptist — 1 p.m. — Court 3
No. 3 Iota vs. No. 6 Lutcher — 3 p.m. — Court 4
No. 4 Haynes Academy vs. No. 5 St. Louis Catholic — 3 p.m. — Court 3
Division IV
No. 1 Country Day vs. No. 8 Northlake Christian — 11 a.m. — Court 3
No. 3 Catholic-New Iberia vs. No. 11 John Curtis — 11 a.m. — Court 1
No. 4 Isidore Newman vs. No. 5 Lafayette Christian — 11 a.m. — Court 2
No. 2 Dunham vs. No. 10 Houma Christian — 1 p.m. — Court 1
Division V
No. 2 Episcopal of Acadiana vs. No. 10 Northside Christian — 9 a.m. — Court 1
No. 3 Riverside Academy vs. No. 6 Louise McGehee — 9 a.m. — Court 3
No. 4 Ascension Catholic vs. No 5 Central Catholic — 9 a.m. — Court 2
No. 1 Westminster Christian vs. No. 8 First Baptist — 11 a.m. — Court 4
