Alexandria Senior High is the lone local representative in the LHSAA football playoff quarterfinals and the Trojans are on the road again Friday against another traditional big-school powerhouse.
It’s a second straight trip to New Orleans, aiming for a win that could take the Trojans back there for the state championship game in the Superdome next month.
ASH, seeded 13th with an 8-4 record, will face No. 5 Edna Karr (9-1) in the quarterfinal matchup in Select Division I.
The Trojans shocked the 2022 state finalists, Brother Martin, by 23-0 last Friday, ending the season of the No. 4-seeded Crusaders.
Karr blasted 21st-seeded Woodlawn (Baton Rouge) 50-0 last week in the second round after drawing a bye in the opening round. Karr won its first eight games, then lost the regular-season finale 41-7 to John Curtis.
Karr has won six state championships, including four straight from 2016-19. Like ASH, the Cougars’ primary colors are purple and gold.
Karr was beaten in the quarterfinal round a year ago.
SELECT
Division I
8-Acadiana (9-2) at 1-Holy Cross (9-2)
13-Alexandria Senior High (8-4) at 5-Karr (9-1)
6-John Curtis (8-2) at 3-Catholic-BR (9-2)
18-Rummel (6-6) at 7-St. Paul’s (10-1)
Division II
8-St. Michael (8-2) at 1-St. Thomas More (11-0)
5-Shaw (10-2) at 4-John F. Kennedy (10-1)
11-McDonogh #35 (8-3) at 3-Lafayette Christian (9-2)
7-Teurlings (9-3) at 2-E.D. White (11-0)
Division III
9-Notre Dame (9-3) at 1-St. Charles (11-0)
21-Lake Charles Prep (5-6) at 4-University Lab (10-1)
11-Episcopal (10-2) at 3-Newman (9-1)
10-Parkview (10-2) at 2-Calvary (11-0)
Division IV
9-Ascension Cath. (10-2) at 1-Vermilion Cath. (11-0)
5-Riverside (10-1) at 4-St. Martin’s (9-1)
6-St. Mary’s (8-2) at 3-Ouachita Christian (10-1)
10-Central Catholic (9-3) at 2-Southern Lab (9-1)
NON-SELECT
Division I
9-Walker (10-2) at 1-Ruston (11-0)
21-Mandeville (8-4) at 4-Airline (10-1)
6-Zachary (10-1) at 3-Destrehan (11-0)
18-Central-BR (9-3) at 7-Dutchtown (10-1)
Division II
8-Iowa (9-3) at 1-North DeSoto (10-1)
12-Opelousas (9-3) at 4-Lutcher (8-2)
22-Northwest (9-3) at 3-Assumption (9-2)
10-Jennings (8-3) at 2-Cecilia (10-1)
Division III
8-Amite (7-4) at 1-Jena (11-0)
5-Bogalusa (7-4) at 4-Union Parish (7-4)
6-Many (9-2) at 3-St. James (9-2)
7-Pine (10-2) at 2-Sterlington (10-1)
Division IV
8-Welsh (9-3) at 1-Logansport (10-1)
5-Jeanerette (10-2) at 4-Haynesville (10-1)
6-Mangham (7-4) at 3-Oak Grove (9-2)
7-Homer (9-3) at 2-Kentwood (9-2)
