After a halftime lead of 42-0, Port Allen did slow the scoring up a bit but still managed a 55-8 over Pine to advance to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.

When the first play of the game is a fumbled snap taking back for a touchdown, you know you're living right. U-High's Micah Davey did that to give his Cubs an early lead over Evangel Christian which turned into an early and often lead. U-High advanced to the second round with a 55-12 win.

When Byron Wade took his first head coaching job at struggling Belaire in July, it was all quite a challenge. A short time to get his kids ready to play, dealing with COVID-19 and limited resources were all on the menu for Wade. But through the bumps and bruises came the Bengals' first playoff appearance in 17 years.

As a boy, Daniel Beale was a ball boy on Friday nights for Catholic football. Now the freshman is still young but still tossing the pigskin, adding a game winning touchdown toss against the number one team in 5A to his young resume.