The first round of the high school football playoffs did not go without its fair share of upsets.

There were two major upsets in 5A last night as Scotlandville beat Ruston 18-14 and 25th seed Covington blanked number 8 Carencro 34-0.

In 4A….Peabody as a 21-seed beat 12th seeded Minden 24-6.

In 3A…the number 27 seed, North Vermilion, knocked off Buckeye 24-20.

In 2A…27th seeded Winnfield outscored 6th seeded Welsh 41-34. 10th seeded Oak Grove was upset by 23rd seeded South Plaquemines 34-14.

And in Division Four…13th seeded Ascension Episcopal beat 4th seeded Hamilton Christian 21-16.

In the NBA…The Pelicans won big over the Timberwolves 139-91. Jrue Holiday lead all scorers with 24 points.

In college hoops…Louisiana Tech beat Southern 85-76. It was Oklahoma State over Southeastern Louisiana 83-55. Texas A-and-M crushed Northwestern State 109-86.

LSU heads into tonight’s game as a one-point underdog, even though Arkansas has lost to 17 straight against SEC opponents. Hogs Head Coach Bret Bielema says it would mean a lot if they can end the streak against LSU…

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There’s a report that LSU running back Kenny Hilliard is out for the season, because of a shoulder injury. Kickoff is scheduled for 7PM and you can watch it on ESPN2.

Tenth ranked Southeastern Louisiana hosts 13th ranked McNeese State this afternoon at three o’clock at Strawberry Stadium. ULM takes on in state rival U-L Lafayette tonight in Monroe. Kickoff is at 7PM in Malone Stadium. Both of those games can be seen on ESPN3.

The Saints are looking to get back to .500 as they host the Cincinnati Bengals tomorrow afternoon in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.