High school playoffs upon us

By Mike Pervel and Chris Kinkaid
St. Tammany News
Published on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:42 AM CST



It’s the time of year every high school football fan looks forward to, the playoffs.

It has been a successful season for St. Tammany Parish football. Eight out of 11 squads earned post-season berths, Two won district championships, Mandeville and Salmen, and four will be at home to begin postseason play.

In Class 5-A, the seventh seeded and District 6-5A champion Mandeville Skippers (8-1, 6-1) host district rival, the 26th seeded Slidell Tigers (5-4, 4-3) Friday at 7 p.m.

Salmen coach Jerry Leonard (left) and Pearl River coach Joe Harris (right) shake hands following their game Halloween night. Salmen captured that contest and the district. Both teams along with six others from St. Tammany Parish are in the playoffs. (File Photo by Chris Kinkaid)

St. Paul’s (8-2, 5-2), the 12th seed and tied for second in district with Northshore, will take on No. 21 John Ehret’s Patriots at Hunter Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday.

Northshore’s Panthers (7-2, 5-2), the No. 16 seed and tied for district runner-up, takes on St. Thomas More in a 7 p.m. game at NHS Friday.

Covington (4-5, 3-4), No. 28, travels to Thibodaux (8-0), the No. five seed, to face the Tigers at 7 p.m. Friday.

In Class 4-A, District 9-4A champion Salmen Spartans (7-2, 5-0) the sixth seed, hosts the Bossier Bearkats (27th seed).

Pearl River’s Rebels (7-2, 3-2), the 18th seed, travel to the Westbank to take on the Archbishop Shaw Eagles (5-4, 5-0) in a 7 p.m. Saturday night game at Hoss Memtsas Stadium. The Eagles are on a five-game winning streak.

In Class 2-A, Pope John Paul II (5-4, 2-2), the 19th seed, heads to Baton Rouge to face the 14th seeded Episcopal Knights at 7 p.m. Friday.


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