In the high school football playoffs last night….three number one seeds were beaten. In Division One, Catholic High had just 105 yards of offense but still beat top-seeded Evangel 14-6. The Bears blocked a punt for a touchdown and also had a pick-6. Catholic will play John Curtis in the Division One State title game. In Division Four, Lafayette Christian kicked a game winning field goal to beat top-seeded Vermilion Catholic 30-28. L-C-A will play Ascension Catholic in the Division 4 title game. And in Three-A, Richwood stunned top-seeded Sterlington 15-14. The eighth seeded Rams will visit 5th seeded Kaplan in the semifinals.

Tonight it’s the regular season LSU Tigers as they host Texas A-and-M. There are reports Aggies Head Coach Kevin Sumlin will get fired after this contest. Last year, LSU Derrius Guice rushed for a school-record 285 yards against A-and-M. Kick-off is at 6:30.

The Saints will not have their top two cornerbacks in Sunday’s game against the Rams. Marshon Lattimore and Ken Crawley will not play because of injuries. But Los Angeles will not have its leading receiver Robert Woods, who is out with a shoulder injury.

Several Louisiana football teams have to win today in order to extend their season. ULM hosts Arkansas State as the Warhawks must pull off the upset in order to be eligible for a bowl. Louisiana Tech is home to take UTSA and if the Bulldogs don’t win their season is over. Nicholls is facing South Dakota in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. South Dakota is averaging over 500 yards of offense. And in the Mercedes Benz Superdome, it’s the Bayou Classic as the winner between Southern and Grambling State advances to the SWAC Championship game.

In the NBA…the Pelicans started fast and easily defeated the Phoenix Suns 115 to 91. Anthony Davis had 23 points and DeMarcus Cousins had a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds. Tonight the Pels are at Golden State.