**The best matchups this week are in 5-A. Carencro has a real shot at
   Destrehan. Just last year, the CroBears came south and won at Destrehan
   35-28 in the same regional round. St. Paul and Higgins are also meeting
   for the second straight year in this round. Last year, the Wolves beat
   the Hurricanes 14-8 in the regional round. Barbe and Westgate is a
   rematch of a game played just two weeks ago in week #10. As you
   know, and as Sulphur discovered, it is tough to beat a team twice in
   the same season. Catholic and Dutchtown is an emerging rivalry and
   this is another rematch of a week 5 contest won by Catholic. It will
   be close and again, it is tough to beat a team twice in the same year.
   Acadiana and West Monroe are the last two state champions. The
   Rebels beat the Wrecking Rams 28-7 for the state title in Shreveport
   in 2005. Hahnville and Rummel square off in a scrimmage every year.
   The Tigers won it all in 2003 and should be unbeaten this year, having
   lost late leads to Destrehan and East St. John. Rummel was a
   semifinalist last year and they will try to play keep-away from Hahnville.
   Byrd and Ehret is another rematch game. Last year, the Yellow Jackets
   came to Hoss Memstas and beat the Patriots 34-28 in the opening
   round of the playoffs a year ago and this one figures to be even closer.
   St. Thomas More is the #2 seed and the Cougars were semifinalists in
   4-A a year ago. The Skippers are a dark-horse team with a good run/
   pass combination in Josh James and Chad Plaisance and they are at
   home.
 
**Unbeaten Westlake, the number three seed in 3-A, is an 11-0 team that
   will play at Capitol Friday night. The Rams of Max Caldarera have given
   up just 41 points in 11.
 
**Redemptorist, the number four seed in 3-A, allowed minus 64 yards in their
   opening round 34-0 win over Wossman.
 
**16th seed White Castle has a fighting chance against top seed Cedar
   Creek in 1-A. The Bulldogs have the state's leading rusher in Jyruss
   Edwards, who rushed for 174 yards in a 54-20 win over St. Martin's
   in round one.
 
**South Plaquemines, which is averaging near 50 points per game, scored
   an astonishing 60 points in the first quarter of their 72-6 win over
   Mangham last week.
 
**16th seed Iowa beat 17th seed Richwood 50-40 in a shootout last week.
   Quarterback Logan Chapman passed for 222 yards and ran for 167
   in the win.
 
**Perhaps the most impressive individual effort in week one belonged
   to Byron Williams of Clinton. He scores on a kickoff return of 95 yards,
   an 81 yard touchdown reception, and ran for scores of 85 and 64
   yards in an amazing performance.
 
**St. Louis upset Rayne 23-20 when Jamie Bice booted a 44 yard field
   goal on the last play of the game. They have a shot at home against
   seventh seed Jennings this week.
 
**Perhaps the best district performance of the week was performed by
   4-3A. Westlake, Jennings, Iowa, and St. Louis all were victorious.   
 
**8-4A had four winners as well with Archbishop Shaw, Belle Chasse,
   Helen Cox, and Vandebilt Catholic. Ironically, all four are paired up this
   week with Shaw facing Belle Chasse and Cox playing Vandebilt.
 
**1-2A fared very well with Calvary Baptist, Evangel, Homer, and
   Springhill all winning first round affairs.
 
We'll have our picks coming up tomorrow for Week #2. 

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