How To Watch The Louisiana High School Football State Championships This Weekend

This weekend, 16 teams will compete to bring home a State Championship. 8 teams will achieve the difficult feat of actually bringing one home. The 2023 LHSAA Prep Classic will take place this weekend in New Orleans beginning on Thursday and extending through Saturday Night.

There has been a bit of confusion on how to watch the games this weekend, so we wanted to clarify things.

The Division IV Championship Games, Riverside Academy vs Southern Lab and Haynesville vs Oak Grove will be played on Thursday, with the Select Championship Game at 3:30 p.m. and the Non-Select Title Game at 7 p.m.

On Friday, the Division II non-select title game between Opelousas and Cecilia starts the schedule at noon, followed by the Division III non-select game between Union Parish and St. James at 3:30 and the Division I select matchup between Acadiana and Catholic BR at approximately 7 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule begins with the D-II select championship game, Lafayette Christian vs St. Thomas More at noon. The Division III select title game follows at 3:30 between Calvary Baptist, with the Division I non-select matchup Zachary and Ruston rounding out the Prep Classic at 7 p.m.

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If you are interested in heading to New Orleans for the Prep Classic, CLICK HERE for everything you need to know.

SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023 LHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 2023
Division IV (Select) - #5 Riverside Academy (12-1) vs #2 Southern Lab (12-1) - 3:30 pm
Division IV (Non-Select) - #4 Haynesville (12-1) vs #3 Oak Grove (11-2) - 7:00 pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2023
Division II (Non-Select) - #12 Opelousas (11-3) vs #2 Cecilia (12-1) - 12:00 pm
Division III (Non-Select) - #4 Union Parish (9-4) vs #3 St. James (11-2) - 3:30 pm
Division I (Select) - #8 Acadiana (11-2) vs #3 Catholic - B.R. (11-2) - 7:00 pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2023
Division II (Select) - #3 Lafayette Christian (11-2) vs #1 St. Thomas More (13-0) - 12:00 pm
Division III (Select) - #2 Calvary Baptist (13-0) vs #1 St. Charles (13-0) - 3:30 pm
Division I (Non-Select) - #6 Zachary (12-1) vs #1 Ruston (13-0) - 7:00 pm

HOW TO WATCH THE 2023 LHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

If you want to watch the games on television, you can do so TWO ways.

• Watch Live on YURVIEW. If you're located in Lafayette, New Orleans, or the Baton Rouge area, you can watch all of the Championship games on YurView. YurView is a group of networks owned by Cox Communications
• WATCH LIVE ON THE NFHS NETWORK. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NFHS NETWORK. (Paid)