LHSAA soccer bracket for 2023 Louisiana high school playoff pairings

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its pairings Tuesday for the upcoming boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs.

Here’s a look at which schools are meeting in opening-round games to be played between Feb. 1-5:

Girls Division I

32 Zachary at 1 St. Joseph’s

31 Live Oak at 2 St. Scholastica

30 Thibodaux at 3 Captain Shreve

29 Acadiana at 4 Byrd

28 Baton Rouge at 5 Dominican

27 Slidell at 6 Dutchtown

26 Ponchatoula at 7 Northshore

25 Central Lafourche at 8 Lafayette

24 H.L. Bourgeois at 9 Mt. Carmel

23 Benton at 10 Southside

22 Sulphur at 11 Mandeville

21 Destrehan at 12 Alexandria

20 St Amant at 13 Denham Springs

19 Airline at 14 West Monroe

18 Barbe at 15 Fontainebleau

17 New Iberia at 16 Hahnville

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Girls Division II

32 Northwood-Shrev. at 1 St. Thomas More

31 Franklin Parish at 2 Lakeshore

30 South Lafourche at 3 Teurlings Catholic

29 Riverdale at 4 Caddo Magnet

28 New Orleans Military at 5 Ben Franklin

27 Liberty at 6 Neville

26 Comeaux at 7 Terrebonne

25 A.J. Ellender at 8 Parkway

24 Academy Of Our Lady at 9 David Thibodaux

23 Sam Houston at 10 Ouachita

22 North Vermilion at 11 Tioga

21 Minden at 12 Archbishop Chapelle

20 South Terrebonne at 13 West Ouachita

19 Beau Chene at 14 Ruston

18 Nat. Central at 15 East Jefferson

17 Belle Chasse at 16 North DeSoto

Girls Division III

32 St. Martinville at 1 Archbishop Hannan

31 De La Salle at 2 Parkview Baptist

30 Franklinton at 3 St. Michael

29 Morgan City at 4 St. Louis Catholic

28 Kaplan at 5 E.D. White

27 Bossier at 6 Sacred Heart

26 Erath at 7 Vandebilt Catholic

25 Buckeye at 8 University Lab

24 Patrick Taylor at 9 Sterlington

23 Livonia at 10 Grant

22 Leesville at 11 Lutcher

21 DeRidder at 12 The Willow School

20 West Feliciana at 13 South Beauregard

19 Ursuline Academy at 14 Cecilia

18 Haynes Academy at 15 Kenner Discovery

17 Cabrini at 16 Pearl River

Girls Division IV

32 Rapides at 1 Loyola

31 Delta Charter at 2 Grace Christian

30 Fisher at 3 Pope John Paul II

29 Riverside at 4 Episcopal

28 Highland Baptist at 5 Covenant Christian

27 Vermilion Catholic at 6 Isidore Newman

26 Lafayette Christian at 7 St. Thomas Aquinas

25 Menard at 8 Louise McGehee

24 St. Frederick at 9 Episcopal of Acadiana

23 Northlake Christian at 10 Calvary Baptist

22 Ascension Episcopal at 11 Westminster Christian

21 St. Charles at 12 Country Day

20 Acadiana Renaissance at 13 Ouachita Christian

19 Opelousas Catholic at 14 Houma Christian

18 Thomas Jefferson at 15 Evangel

17 Dunham at 16 Catholic – N.I.

Boys Division I

32 New Iberia at 1 Catholic – B.R.

31 Walker at 2 St. Paul’s

30 Ponchatoula at 3 Mandeville

29 Woodlawn BR at 4 West Monroe

28 Benton at 5 Sulphur

27 Fontainebleau at 6 Jesuit

26 Hammond at 7 Denham Springs

25 Bonnabel at 8 St. Amant

24 Zachary at 9 Dutchtown

23 Pineville at 10 Baton Rouge

22 Brother Martin at 11 Byrd

21 Alexandria at 12 Central Lafourche

20 Northshore at 13 Hahnville

19 H.L. Bourgeois at 14 Lafayette

18 Acadiana at 15 Southside

17 Barbe at 16 Captain Shreve

Boys Division II

32 A.J. Ellender at 1 Ben Franklin

31 North DeSoto at 2 St. Thomas More

30 Minden at 3 Rummel

29 L.W. Higgins at 4 East Jefferson

28 Shaw at 5 Holy Cross

27 Northwood-Shrev. at 6 Ouachita

26 McKinley at 7 Grace King

25 Ruston at 8 Neville

24 Beau Chene at 9 Caddo Magnet

23 Riverdale at 10 David Thibodaux

22 New Orleans Military at 11 Nat. Central

21 Lakeshore at 12 Teurlings Catholic

20 South Terrebonne at 13 Sam Houston

19 Haughton at 14 Parkway

18 South Lafourche at 15 North Vermilion

17 Belle Chasse at 16 Terrebonne

Boys Division III

32 Washington-Marion at 1 University Lab

31 Livingston Collegiate at 2 Bossier

30 Union Parish at 3 St. Louis Catholic

29 Livonia at 4 The Willow School

28 Buckeye at 5 E.D. White

27 Pearl River at 6 St. Michael

26 West Feliciana at 7 DeRidder

25 South Beauregard at 8 Vandebilt Catholic

24 St. Martinville at 9 Parkview Baptist

23 Lord Beaconsfield at 10 Belaire

22 Sterlington at 11 Haynes Academy

21 De La Salle at 12 Archbishop Hanan

20 Morgan City at 13 Kenner Discovery

19 Lutcher at 14 Leesville

18 Morris Jeff Community at 15 Tara

17 Erath at 16 Cecilia

Boys Division IV

32 Riverside at 1 Isidore Newman

31 Thomas Jefferson at 2 Menard

30 Fisher at 3 Episcopal of Acadiana

29 River Oaks at 4 St. Charles

28 St. Frederick at 5 Episcopal

27 Acadiana Renaissance at 6 Grace Christian

26 Houma Christian at 7 St. Thomas Aquinas

25 Dunham at 8 Country Day

24 Calvary Baptist at 9 Ascension Episcopal

23 International of N.O. at 10 St. Martin’s Episcopal

22 Vermilion Catholic at 11 Pope John Paul II

21 Glenmora at 12 Covenant Christian

20 Westminster Christian at 13 Loyola Prep

19 Evangel at 14 Rapides

18 Ouachita Christian at 15 Northlake Christian

17 Lafayette Christian at 16 Catholic-N.I.

Jimmy Watson covers Shreveport-Bossier area sports. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.