Rematch games highlight week two of Louisiana high school football playoffs

Week two of the LHSAA state football playoffs feature eight primary rematch games of continuing rivalries covering six different classifications.

In Class 5A, defending state champion and fifth-seed Zachary will host Hahnville. This will be the fourth meeting in four years between the Broncos and Tigers. Zachary won 41-20 at home over Hahnville in the second round a year ago. Zachary downed Hahnville 34-14 in the 5A state title game in 2017 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. In 2015, Zachary whipped Hahnville 55-27 in the quarterfinals.

In Class 4A, No. 3 Karr, the 3-time defending state champion, renews acquaintances for the sixth time in five years with No. 19 Carver, who will host the Cougars on Friday at Joe Brown’s Victory Field. A year ago, Karr defeated Carver 31-19 in the regular season. In 2017, Karr survived a real scare with a 40-35 win over the Rams in the second round after easily defeating Carver 35-6 in the regular season. The Cougars dominated the Rams 65-0 in 2016 and won 48-22 in 2015.

In Class 1A, District 3-1A rivals meet for the second time this year when No. 8 Logansport hosts No. 9 Montgomery (8-3). The visiting Tigers won the first matchup 20-6 at Montgomery on Oct. 18. Logansport (5-5) has won five straight games after losing its first five games.

In Division I, unbeaten top seed Archbishop Rummel (10-0) faces 9-5A rival St. Augustine (6-5) for the second time this year after the Raiders won the regular season meeting 16-12. This time around, it will be at Joe Yenni Stadium and you can listen to the game live as part of Ken Trahan’s Original Prep Football Report Friday night at 7 p.m. on 106.1 FM NASH ICON and at NASHFM1061.com.

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Also in Division I, defending state champion and No. 3 seed John Curtis Christian (9-1) hosts No. 6 Jesuit (7-4) at Hoss Memtsas Stadium.

The two rivals meet every year in Catholic League play. The Patriots won 35-14 on Oct. 18 at Yulman Stadium. Jesuit defeated John Curtis 17-14 in the Division I state championship game in 2014. Since the Jesuit win in the title game, John Curtis has beaten the Blue Jays six straight times, including twice a year ago. The Patriots downed the Blue Jays 27-14 in the quarterfinal round a year ago.

No. 4 Brother Martin (8-2) does it again with No. 5 Scotlandville (8-3) at Tad Gormley Stadium as the two teams meet for the fourth straight year in the playoffs. Brother Martin won 30-0 last year but Scotlandville won the two previous meetings, both in Baton Rouge.

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In Division III, No. 2 seed and defending state champion Notre Dame (8-1) hooks up with No. 7 seed Catholic of New Iberia (8-3) once again. The two rivals have met in the Division III state championship game in each of the last two years. The Panthers upset the Pios 33-16 in 2017 while Notre Dame avenged that loss with a 42-21 win in the title game last year.

Notre Dame also beat Catholic 49-0 in the regular season a year ago. Notre Dame also won in the regular season in 2015, 2016 and 2017 while Catholic beat the Pios in the 2014 regular season. The two teams met each other every year in the regular season between 2011-18 but did not meet this season.

Also in Division III, No. 4 Newman (9-1) hosts No. 5 Dunham (9-1), Newman went on the road and shocked Dunham 41-40 in the opening round of the playoffs in 2016. This time, the Tigers make the trek to Lupin Field.

In Division IV, District 5-1A rivals in No. 2 Opelousas Catholic (10-1) and No. 7 Catholic-Pointe Coupee (9-2) meet for the second time this season. The Hornets handed the Vikings their only loss of the season, 44-10 on Oct. 18. Catholic has won six straight games while Opelousas Catholic has won four straight.