Five St. Mary teams in prep football playoffs

Central Catholic and Patterson are among the St. Mary Parish schools that have qualified for the LHSAA prep football playoffs.

Both teams will play Friday in the opening bi-district round.

On the schedule:

--Central Catholic, 5-4, is seeded 14th in Select Division IV and will host No. 19 Lincoln Prep, 7-3, at 7 p.m. Friday.

--Patterson, 1-8 and seeded 27th in Non-Select District III, will be on the road at No. 6 Sterlington, 6-4, also at 7 p.m. Friday.

--Centerville, 4-5 and No. 21 in Non-Select Division IV, will travel to No. 12 Gen. Trass in Lake Providence, 6-4.

--Franklin, No. 19 in Non-Select Division III, will be at No. 14 White Castle, 4-5.

--West St. Mary, 5-4 and No. 24 in Non-Select Division III, will play at No. 9 Welsh, 5-5.