Four Southwest Louisiana high school football teams will spend the Thanksgiving break on the field after advancing to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.

For a second consecutive week, No. 21 Lake Charles College Prep (5-6) pulled an upset on the road.

The Trailblazers won a 7-3 defensive battle at No. 5 Catholic-New Iberia (8-3) this time in the Select Division III regional round.

LCCP has been on a roll since entering the postseason on a four-game losing streak and will play in the quarterfinals for the first time since its 2020 semifinal run.

LCCP will travel to No. 4 University Lab (10-1) on Friday.

The Trailblazers are one of a trio of teams on a state title hunt from District 3-3A along with No. 8 Iowa (9-3) and No. 10 Jennings (9-3).

Iowa routed No. 9 Plaquemine 36-19 last week in the Nonselect Division II regional playoffs. Jonathan Walker Jr. scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, and quarterback Josiah Bushnell had one on the ground and one through the air.

Iowa will travel to No. 1 North DeSoto (10-1) on Friday in a rematch of last year’s semifinal matchup that the Griffins won 38-9.

No. 10 Jennings (9-3) secured its quarterfinal ticket with 5:17 left to play at No. 26 St. Martinville (4-8) when ReJohn Zeno scored on a 56-yard run.

Jennings won 25-23, and Zeno ran for 245 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries.

The Bulldogs will travel to No. 2 Cecilia (10-1) this week.

The area’s other quarterfinal team is Nonselect Division IV No. 8 Welsh (9-3).

The Greyhounds had little trouble beating No. 9 White Castle (8-3) 54-18.

Running back Hayden VanNess ran for a season-high 193 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries to pace the Greyhounds, who will travel to No. 1 Logansport (10-1) in the quarterfinals.

End of the road

While four advanced to the quarterfinals, four area teams ended their seasons last week.

In Nonselect Division II, No. 17 DeRidder (7-5) lost 63-21 at No. 1 North DeSoto.

Running back Reed Williams scored all three of the Dragons’ touchdowns and had 122 yards on 16 carries.

Oakdale (8-4) pulled within two points with 4 seconds left, but a potential-tying 2-point conversion pass was intercepted and the No. 10 Warriors lost 34-32 at No. 7 Homer (9-3) in the Nonselect Division IV regional round.

No. 19 Lake Arthur (7-5) also lost on the road, losing 49-20 to No. 3 Oak Grove (9-2).

Quarterback Ray Levi ran for 96 yards and a score on 16 carries and completed 3 of 10 passes for 83 yards with a 64-yard touchdown pass to Kenyon Boese and caught an 11-yard TD from Jaxson Davis.

In Select Division II, No. 6 St. Louis Catholic lost 53-23 to visiting No. 11 McDonogh at Matt Walker Memorial Stadium in Sulphur.

The Saints struggled with turnovers (4) and were held to 9 total yards in the first half by the Roneagles.

St. Louis senior wide receiver Trey Tate caught a pair of touchdowns and ended up with seven catches for 112 yards. Quarterback Luke Pierson completed 10 of 20 passes for 193 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.