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Byrd replaced Captain Shreve as the No. 7 team in the new Louisiana Sports Writers Class 5A poll released Monday. The Yellow Jackets defeated the arch rival Gators 25-20 to replace them after being ranked ninth in last week’s poll.
Northwood, ranked No. 6 in the 4A poll, dropped out after losing to Huntington 28-20, but stayed solidly in front of the Raiders in the “others receiving votes” category.
Neville of Monroe moved up a couple places in the Class 4A poll to No. 2 after its 50-24 win over 2A’s fifth-ranked North Caddo team. The Titans only dropped one spot with the loss.
Although four of the top five teams lost, they lost to strong competition in the 2A poll, and Calvary remained at No. 8.
Here are the statewide LSWA football polls for each classification.
| LSWA Prep Football Polls | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5A | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. Destrehan (4) | 4-0 | 113 | 2 |
| 2. Catholic-BR | 3-1 | 99 | 3 |
| 3. Karr (6) | 1-3 | 98 | 1 |
| 4. Zachary | 2-1 | 89 | 4 |
| 5. Ruston | 3-1 | 78 | 6 |
| 6. Acadiana | 3-1 | 74 | 5 |
| 7. Byrd | 4-0 | 62 | 9 |
| 8. Brother Martin | 3-1 | 50 | 10 |
| 9. Rummel | 4-0 | 30 | NR |
| 10. John Curtis | 3-1 | 25 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: St. Augustine 20, Captain Shreve 17, Parkway 16, West Monroe 5, Southside 5, Carencro 1. | |||
| Class 4A | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. Westgate (10) | 4-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. Neville | 3-1 | 100 | 4 |
| 3. Lafayette Chr. | 3-1 | 95 | 2 |
| 4. St. Thomas More | 3-1 | 89 | 3 |
| 5. Warren Easton | 3-1 | 83 | 5 |
| 6. De La Salle | 4-0 | 69 | 7 |
| 7. Lutcher | 3-1 | 61 | 8 |
| 8. Leesville | 4-0 | 43 | 9 |
| 9. North DeSoto | 4-0 | 29 | T10 |
| 10. Belle Chasse | 4-0 | 26 | T10 |
| Others receiving votes: Teurlings Catholic 23, Northwood-Shreveport 20, West Feliciana 13, Huntington 4, Cecilia 2, Plaquemine2. | |||
| Class 3A | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. Union Parish (6) | 4-0 | 113 | 2 |
| 2. E. D. White (1) | 3-1 | 103 | 1 |
| 3. University (2) | 2-2 | 97 | 3 |
| 4. Church Point (1) | 4-0 | 92 | 4 |
| 5. Amite | 3-1 | 77 | 6 |
| 6. Madison Prep | 2-2 | 61 | 7 |
| 7. Abbeville | 3-1 | 52 | 8 |
| 8. St. James | 3-1 | 50 | 9 |
| 9. Lake Charles Prep | 2-2 | 28 | 10 |
| 10. Iowa | 3-1 | 26 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Sterlington 25, John F. Kennedy 17, Parkview Baptist 12, Bogalusa 11, Carroll 7, St. Martinville 6, Westlake 3. | |||
| Class 2A | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. Many (12) | 4-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. Newman | 3-1 | 109 | 2 |
| 3. Oak Grove | 3-1 | 82 | 6 |
| 4. Notre Dame | 3-1 | 78 | 3 |
| 5. St. Charles Cath. | 2-2 | 77 | 4 |
| 6. North Caddo | 3-1 | 63 | 5 |
| 7. Dunham | 3-1 | 54 | 7 |
| 8. Calvary | 2-2 | 53 | 8 |
| 9. Mangham | 3-1 | 51 | 9 |
| 10. Avoyelles | 3-1 | 39 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Episcopal-Baton Rouge 29, Rosepine 10, Grand Lake 9, Welsh 4, General Trass 1. | |||
| Class 1A | W-L | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. Ouachita Chr. (9) | 4-0 | 119 | 1 |
| 2. Homer (1) | 3-1 | 109 | 2 |
| 3. Southern Lab | 2-1 | 98 | 3 |
| 4. Kentwood | 4-0 | 91 | 4 |
| 5. Logansport | 3-1 | 79 | 5 |
| 6. Vermilion Cath. | 4-0 | 77 | 6 |
| 7. St. Frederick | 3-1 | 47 | 9 |
| 8. Riverside | 3-1 | 41 | 10 |
| 9. Glenbrook | 4-0 | 39 | NR |
| 10. Ascension Cath. | 3-1 | 36 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: Haynesville 24, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 18, Central Catholic-Morgan City 5, St. Martin’s 3, Arcadia 1, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 1. | |||
