Four area high school boys teams earned postseason play as the LHSAA released the brackets today.
No. 2 Ruston, First Round Bye, Non-Select, Division I. The Ruston Bearcats (20-3) finished the season strong on a nine-game win streak to secure the 2026 District 2-5A title, the No. 2 overall seed in the postseason and a first-round bye. The Bearcats will host the winner of No. 15 Mandeville and No. 18 Barbe sometime next week.
No. 1 Lincoln Prep, First Round Bye, Select, Division IV. The Panthers once again position themselves well for a run into the postseason after a 26-3 season and a District Championship. Lincoln Prep will host the winner of No. 16 Northwood-Lena and No. 17 Block.
No. 11 Choudrant (bye) at No. 6 Stanley, Class B: The Aggies earned a first round bye but will travel to face No. 6 seed Stanley in the second round. Choudrant (21-11) captured the district title and will face Stanley (21-6), who finished as the runnerup in District 3B to No. 12 seed Negreet. Game date and time is TBD.
No. 13 Simsboro vs. No. 20 Weston, Class B: The Tigers will host Weston in the first round of the Class B playoffs. Simsboro (12-14) earned the seed and home game and will face a Weston squad that is 11-20 in District 1B. The Tigers defeated Weston 64-50 on the road on January 29. Game date and time is TBD.
