LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2016 LHSAA FOOTBALL
PLAYOFF BULLETIN
2016 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF INFORMATION
1
Reporting First Place District Winners
Friday, November 4, 2016 by 10:00 PM
(Teams playing Saturday, November 5 must report immediately following
completion of the game and no later than 8:00 PM)
District Winners/Ties must be reported by the District Chairperson using the
form located on the football page of the LHSAA website.
2
Wildcard Program & Power Ratings
Addressed under Rules 14.9 through 14.14 in the 2016-17 LHSAA Handbook
3
Power Ratings Online (Disputes)
Sunday, November 6, 2016. Any disputes must be emailed to Terence Williams
at [email protected] between midnight and 8:00 AM
4
Final Brackets Released
Sunday, November 6, 2016 during the Pairings Shows, which airs at 11: 00 AM
on Cox Sports Television (CST).
Brackets will be posted on the LHSAA website throughout the Pairings Show.
5
Bi-District Round &
Determining “Home” Team
The higher seeded team shall be the home team.
Should some team receive a “bye” because another team withdraws from the
playoffs, the “bye” will count as a “home” game for the team drawing the bye.
The Winning Team will enter the results of the game on the LHSAA Member
Site immediately after the game (NO PHONE CALLS, EMAILS OR FAXES.)
The Home team for the next round shall enter all game information online.
6
RESPONSIBILITY OF REPORTING
PLAYOFF WINNERS TO LHSAA
If the Winning Team fails to report the outcome of a state playoff contest to the
LHSAA online by 10:00 PM on the day of the contest, the school shall be fined
$100.
The higher seeded team shall be the home team for the finals.
7
Officials for Playoff Contests
Assigned by the Director of Officials for all rounds of the playoffs.
Bi-District & Regional Rounds
All Games: Five on the field officials and one clock operator. *
Quarterfinal Round
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Fifteen Games: Six on the field officials and one clock operator. *
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Nine Games: Seven on the field officials and one clock operator. *
8
Number of Official
Semifinal Round
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Fifteen Games: Six on the field officials and one clock operator. *
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Nine Games: Seven on the field officials and one clock operator. *
Final Round
All Games: Seven on the field officials and two clock operator crews.
* The home school may request a 25 second clock operator for any round of the
playoffs. Contact the assignment secretary.
The clock operator shall be paid.
9
Officials Pay
Addressed under Section 8 in the 2016-17 LHSAA Handbook
10
25-Second Clock Operators
Must be a responsible adult.
11
Chain Crews
Use adults on the chains and down marker.
12
Escort and Security for Officials
Must be provided by “Home” Team. School must provide staff member and at
least one law enforcement officer to meet and escort officials to dressing room,
before, at halftime, after the game and to their car upon leaving the stadium.
Arrange for a meeting place for officials at halftime and after the game.
13
Admission Prices
Must be agreed upon by both schools
14
Broadcasts (Radio/TV/Internet)
Must be agreed upon by both schools. Fees become part of gate receipts.
15
Passes
Only LHSAA, LHSCA, Football Officials and Press Passes will be honored.
16
Comp Passes
Must be agreed upon by both schools and must be reasonable.
17
Admission Charge for Cheerleaders, Band
and Pep Squad Members
To be determined by both schools.
18
Playoff Percentage to LHSAA
Ten percent (10%) of gross receipts before any deductions are made. The
financial statement must be sent to the LHSAA with your school check made
payable to the LHSAA. (Found under Forms and Downloads > Football on the
website.)
19
Use of Video Taping to “Scout” Playoff
Opponents
Illegal unless both schools agree in writing prior to the game.
20
Program Information
All Bi-District/First Round Playoff Winners must email the team roster form
(included in this bulletin), team photo and school logo to Ali Schwandt at
[email protected] by 4:00 PM on Monday, November 7, 2016.
21
Prep Classic Meeting
Teams qualifying for the state finals will be given a championship bulletin at
their Semifinal Winners Meeting held at the temporary LHSAA Office located at
7389 Florida Blvd. Suite 200D, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
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Select Schools: Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Non-Select Schools: Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Prep Classic Schedule
DATES
CLASS/DIVISION
TIME
Friday, December 2, 2016
Division
Division
Division
Division
10:00 AM
1:30 PM
5:00 PM
8:30 PM
Friday, December 9, 2016
Class 1A
Class 2A
4:30 PM
8:00 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Class 3A
Class 4A
Class 5A
12:00 PM
3:30 PM
7:00 PM
IV
III
II
I
2016 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL/LHSAA
PREP CLASSIC PROGRAM INFORMATION
Deadline Date:
Monday, November 7, 2016 by 4 PM
Who Must Send:
All 1st Round Playoff Winners – Select & Non-Select Teams
Information to Send:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
School Information Form
Special Team Roster Form
Roster Form
High resolution team photo
High resolution school or team logo
All documents must be sent to Ali Schwandt at [email protected]
How to Send:
School Information & Roster Forms
1. All information must be typed using upper/lowercase format. Please
do not use all caps. (example: John Doe)
2. Handwritten or scanned/faxed documents will not be
accepted.
3. Send forms to the above-mentioned email as a word
document. PDF documents will not be accepted. If forms are
not properly sent, schools will be asked to resubmit by the deadline.
Do not send entire bulletin. Send only the roster forms.
4. Use the following formats when entering information on the roster
forms
a. Height: Enter using only a hyphen between foot and inches. Do not use
apostrophes or quotations (example: 5-10)
b. Weight: Only include the number. Do not put “lbs.” after the number
(example: 185)
c. Grade: Enter only numbers not the abbreviations or “th” after the
numbers (example: 12)
Team Photos & Logos
1. Both photos and logos must be sent as high resolution color files
2. Images should be at least 300 dpi. This will insure images will print in
high quality.
3. Acceptable file types are .jpeg, .eps, .tif
4. Team photos should be at least 9 inches wide
Schools are encouraged to send a read receipt with all emails.
Failure to Send:
1. School will be fined $200.
2. School will be required to hand deliver missing articles on a disk or
USB drive to the LHSAA.
Questions:
Contact Ali Schwandt at [email protected] or (850)276-9996.
2016 PREP CLASSIC PROGRAM INFORMATION FORM
GENERAL
School:
City:
Football Class or Division:
Regular Season Record
Won:
Lost:
District:
District Record
Won:
Lost:
School Mascot:
School Colors:
Principal:
Assistant Coaches:
Head Coach:
Trainers:
Managers:
SEASON RESULTS
WEEK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
OPPONENT
YOUR SCORE
OPPONENT’S SCORE
2016 SPECIAL TEAM ROSTER
School:
Football Class/Division:
POSITION
Placekicker
Kickoff
Punter
Deep Snapper
Holder
Kickoff Return
Punt Return
Captains
NO.
NAME
2016 PREP CLASSIC TEAM ROSTER
School:
NO.
POSITION
NAME
OFF/DEF
Football Class/Division:
GRADE HEIGHT WEIGHT
1
KEYS TO POSITION
2
Offense
3
C
Center
4
OG
Offensive Guard
5
OT
Offensive Tackle
6
TE
Tight End
7
SE
Split End
8
FL
Flanker
9
QB
Quarterback
10
FB
Fullback
11
TB
Tailback
12
WB
Wingback
13
K
Kicker
14
Defense
15
NG
Nose Guard
16
DT
Defensive Tackle
17
DE
Defensive End
18
ILB
Inside Linebacker
19
MLB
Middle Linebacker
20
OLB
Outside Lineback.
21
CB
Cornerback
22
SS
Strong Safety
23
FS
Free Safety
24
P
Punter
25
26
27
28
29
NO.
POSITION
NAME
OFF/DEF
GRADE HEIGHT WEIGHT
30
KEYS TO POSITION
31
Offense
32
C
Center
33
OG
Offensive Guard
34
OT
Offensive Tackle
35
TE
Tight End
36
SE
Split End
37
FL
Flanker
38
QB
Quarterback
39
FB
Fullback
40
TB
Tailback
41
WB
Wingback
42
K
Kicker
43
Defense
44
NG
Nose Guard
45
DT
Defensive Tackle
46
DE
Defensive End
47
ILB
Inside Linebacker
48
MLB
Middle Linebacker
49
OLB
Outside Lineback.
50
CB
Cornerback
51
SS
Strong Safety
52
FS
Free Safety
53
P
Punter
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
NO.
POSITION
NAME
OFF/DEF
GRADE HEIGHT WEIGHT
62
KEYS TO POSITION
63
Offense
64
C
Center
65
OG
Offensive Guard
66
OT
Offensive Tackle
67
TE
Tight End
68
SE
Split End
69
FL
Flanker
70
QB
Quarterback
71
FB
Fullback
72
TB
Tailback
73
WB
Wingback
74
K
Kicker
75
Defense
76
NG
Nose Guard
77
DT
Defensive Tackle
78
DE
Defensive End
79
ILB
Inside Linebacker
80
MLB
Middle Linebacker
81
OLB
Outside Lineback.
82
CB
Cornerback
83
SS
Strong Safety
84
FS
Free Safety
85
P
Punter
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
NO.
POSITION
NAME
OFF/DEF
GRADE HEIGHT WEIGHT
93
KEYS TO POSITION
94
Offense
95
C
Center
96
OG
Offensive Guard
97
OT
Offensive Tackle
98
TE
Tight End
99
SE
Split End
FL
Flanker
QB
Quarterback
FB
Fullback
TB
Tailback
WB
Wingback
K
Kicker
Defense
NG
Nose Guard
DT
Defensive Tackle
DE
Defensive End
ILB
Inside Linebacker
MLB
Middle Linebacker
OLB
Outside Lineback.
CB
Cornerback
SS
Strong Safety
FS
Free Safety
P
Punter