The 2025 LHSAA girls basketball postseason tournament, otherwise known as “Marsh Madness”, begins on Thursday, February 20th, with Bi-District play. For the first time since 2022, all three Jackson Parish schools, (Jonesboro-Hodge, Quitman, Weston) have qualified for the playoffs. 

This year the LHSAA will see 8 divisions, four each made of “non-select” and “select” schools, along with Class B and Class C teams compete in separate brackets with the state semi-finals and finals of each being played at University Center on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, on March 3-8.

Marsh Madness 2025

Jonesboro-Hodge High School – Seeded #21 in the 28 team, Division IV “non-select” bracket, the Lady Tigers will open their first postseason experience since 2022 with a road game against #12 West St. Mary High School out of Baldwin, LA. Located on LA Hwy 90, Baldwin is 38.9 miles south of Lafayette, between the towns of Jeanerette and Franklin, presenting JHHS with the longest road trip the three Jackson Parish schools have to travel. In head coach Shan Jackson’s second year at the helm, the Lady Tigers qualified for the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 12-19 overall record  and finishing in fourth place in District 1-1A with a 3-4 record. West St. Mary, seeded #12, will compete in the Division IV bracket this year after being a postseason participant in Division III the past two years. The Wolfpack will play host to the Lady Tigers by virtue of winning District 7-2A with an undefeated 8-0 record and compiling a 14-11 overall record. The victor of the first round contest will play the winner of #5 Midland and #28 Ringgold on February 24th. 

Quitman High School – Playing in the Class B bracket that is returning to the LHSAA postseason scene for the first time since 2022, the Lady Wolverines are seeded #4 and have earned a first round bye after finishing the regular season with a 20-9 overall record and winning the District 1B championship with a 7-0 record. Head coach Kyle Leach’s squad will play the winner of #13 Hathaway and #20 Choudrant on February 24th, looking to advance past the Bi-District round for the first time since the 2011 season. 

Weston High School – The Lady Wolves have also earned a first round bye by virtue of their #8 seeding after ending the regular season with a 21-10 record and coming in second place of District 1B with a 5-3 mark. Under the direction of Stacy Tucker, Weston will play a Bi-District contest against #9 Florien, who also received a first round bye and has a 19-16 overall mark and finished District 3B play in second place with a 3-1 mark.