Louisiana Playoff Bracket POSTPONED
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has postponed the release of playoff brackets due to an appeal by Central Lafourche. Central Lafourche athletic director confirmed today the schools decision to appeal a ruling from the LHSAA regarding a fight that…
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Continue ReadingThe Louisiana High School Athletic Association has postponed the release of playoff brackets due to an appeal by Central Lafourche. Central Lafourche athletic director confirmed today the schools decision to appeal a ruling from the LHSAA regarding a fight that took place at halftime of a game between Central Lafourche and East St. John.
During the game, Central Lafourche was winning at halftime 45-25, and the fight allegedly took place during a hallway and reports are saying that there is no video of the fight, leading to an even tougher decision for the LHSAA to make. The decision that Central Lafourche is appealing includes a forfeit of the game by both team, fines, and player suspensions.
Because of this appeal, which is scheduled to take place at 1pm on Tuesday, the brackets won’t be officially announced until Wednesday evening, according to the LHSAA website.
For the most part, this appeal process will only affect the playoff seeding for Class 5A, and updated power rankings have been released on the LHSAA website. For the most part, these power rankings are accurate as it relates to playoff seeding.
“An LHSAA member school is appealing the decision of the Executive Director (Eddie Bonine) as it pertains to a decision made for a forfeiture and suspension of athletes. The next steps for appeal are an LHSAA Sportsmanship Hearing with potential for an emergency appeal to the LHSAA Executive Committee immediately following. This said, the tournament brackets for boys’ basketball will not be released until this is resolved. Your patience is appreciated,” the LHSAA said in an official press release on Monday.
Check back later this week for a full analysis and predictions for each playoff classification and division.