Westgate and Catholic High both advanced to the quarterfinals of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association football playoffs with big wins Friday.

Westgate shut down South Lafourche 26-2 to advance to a Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with Central.

Catholic High outscored Bogalusa 56-34 to advance to a Class 3A quarterfinal game against Redemptorist.

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Both games will be in New Iberia.

Westgate 26, South Lafourche 2

Diontae Spencer threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Reginald Charles had an interception return for a score as No. 21 seed Westgate beat No. 5 seed South Lafourche Friday in the regional round of the Class 5A playoffs.

Spencer completed six of nine passes for 130 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown pass to D’Nerius Antoine, and rushed for 37 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown run as the Tigers (7-4) built a 13-0 second quarter lead and held the Tarpons (10-2) out of the end zone for the first time this year.

Charles intercepted South Lafourche quarterback Cameron Esponge in the third quarter and ran it back 20 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.

The Tigers will play host to Central High, a 29-28 winner over Ouachita, in the quarterfinals Friday.

South Lafourche, which had been averaging 40 points per game, managed only a safety in the second quarter when Westgate punter Siegen Vergenal had his kicked blocked and the Tigers recovered the blocked punt in the end zone.

Westgate’s Brandon Malveaux rushed for 69 yards in the game and his touchdown in the third quarter gave the Tigers a 20-2 lead

Rusty Borne led South Lafourche with 81 yards rushing and Esponge completed 5-of-12 passes for 63 yards.

Catholic High 56, Bogalusa 34

Bogalusa rallied to tie the game at 28-all with four second-quarter touchdowns, but Catholic High got an interception return for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter and scored two more TDs to win going away in a Class 3A regional playoff game.

The 20th-seeded Panthers rushed for 265 yards, led by a career-high 147 yards on 20 carries by quarterback Taylor Bullock. Bullock, who also passed for 217 yards and a touchdown, rushed for two TDs. So did Brady Rogers, while Ridge Miguez also ran for a touchdown.

Devin Boutte had four catches for 100 yards and a touchdown and ran for 50 yards on seven carries.

Quarterback Rumeall Morris passed for 280 yards and a touchdown and scored three rushing TDs for the 29th seeded Lumberjacks.

Catholic High plays host to No. 5 seed Redemptorist, a 53-27 winner over Eunice, next Friday.