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After a very impressive win last Friday, the Calvary Baptist Cavaliers have risen one spot to fifth in the Class 2A state high school football rankings voted by a Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel.

Calvary (2-1) played at home for the first time this season and upset the No. 1- ranked Class 4A team, Franklin Parish, 33-30, last week.  Meanwhile, then-No. 5 Notre Dame of Crowley was edged 24-21 by Teurlings Catholic and traded places with the Cavs in this week’s poll.

The only other Shreveport-Bossier teams to receive voting support in any classification were Evangel (2-1) and Airline (3-0) in the 5A rankings. They collide Friday night in a District 1-5A contest at ECA.

Calvary opens District 1-2A play at D’Arbonne Woods (3-0) in Farmerville.

In a noteworthy District 1-4A opener, Northwood hosts No. 1-ranked North DeSoto in a collision of 3-0 teams.

This week’s voting by a panel of 11 regional high school sports journalists who are LSWA members:

Class 5A

School (1^st place votes), points, last week’s rank

1. Karr (11), 3-0, 132, 1
2. Catholic-Baton Rouge, 3-0, 117, 2
3. Ruston, 3-0, 114, 3
4. Central, 3-0, 87, 5
5. St. Augustine, 3-0,  81, 6
6. Alexandria Senior High, 3-0, 78, 7
7. Neville,  2-1,  63, 4
8. John Curtis, 2-0, 62, 8
9. Zachary, 3-0, 50, 9
10. Brother Martin, 3-0, 23, NR

Others receiving votes: Archbishop Rummel 17, Destrehan 9, Terrebonne 8, Evangel Christian 7, Ouachita 5, Covington 3, Jesuit 2, Airline 1.

Class 4A

1. North DeSoto (9), 3-0, 127, 2
2. Teurlings Catholic (2), 3-0, 110, 3
3. Franklin Parish, 2-1, 102, 1

(tie) St. Thomas More, 1-2, 102, 4

5. Franklinton, 2-1, 79, 6
6. Lakeshore,  3-0, 73, 7
7. St. Charles, 3-0, 71, 8
8. Plaquemine, 2-1, 55, 9
9. Iowa, 3-0, 46, NR
10. Archbishop Shaw, 1-2,  39, 5

Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 16, Cecilia 10, E.D. White 8, Lutcher 6, Tioga 3, Westgate 3, Belle Chasse 1.

Class 3A

1. Jewel Sumner (4), 3-0, 115, 4
2. St. James (2), 2-1, 113, 1
3. Sterlington (2), 2-1, 111, 2
4. Madison Prep (1), 2-1, 95, 3
5. Bunkie (1), 3-0, 91, 6
6. Jena, 3-0, 80, 7
7. University (1), 1-2, 72, 5
8. Lake Charles College Prep, 2-1, 53, 8
9. Church Point, 2-1, 40, 9
10. Erath, 3-0, 38, NR

Others receiving votes: Jennings 21, Amite 11, Marksville 7, John F. Kennedy 7, Westlake 3, De La Salle 1.

Class 2A

1. Lafayette Christian Academy (10), 3-0, 130, 1
2. Ouachita Christian, 3-0, 116, 2
3. Catholic-New Iberia (1), 3-0, 109, 4
4. Dunham, 2-1, 95, 2
5. Calvary Baptist, 2-1, 94, 6
6. Notre Dame, 2-1, 67, 5
7. Lafayette Renaissance Charter,  3-0, 56,  8
8. Oak Grove, 2-1, 54, 9
9. Ferriday, 3-0, 44,10
10. South Plaquemines, 2-1, 33, 7

Others receiving votes: Kinder 16, Mangham 13, Union Parish 11, Northlake Christian 8, Newman 4, East Feliciana 3, Episcopal-Baton Rouge 3, Northeast 2.

Class 1A

1. Haynesville (11), 3-0, 132, 1
2. Opelousas Catholic,  3-0, 119, 2
3. Jeanerette, 3-0, 101, 3
4. Covenant Christian, 2-1, 92, 4
5. Southern Lab, 2-1, 85, 5
6. Hamilton Christian, 3-0, 70, 6
7. Vermilion Catholic, 1-2, 63, 7

(tie) Riverside, 2-1, 63, 8

9. Kentwood,1-2, 45, 9
10. Ascension Catholic, 2-1, 38,10

Others receiving votes: Ascension Episcopal 14, North Iberville 14, Westminster-Opelousas 9, Logansport 4, St. Edmund 4, General Trass 4, Grand Lake 2, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 1.

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