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Evangel’s last-minute loss last Thursday at 2A Lafayette Christian Academy didn’t do much to dampen the Eagles’ status in the weekly Class 5A Top 10 poll chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
It did boost LCA past Ouachita Christian and into the top spot in the 2A Top 10, where Calvary Baptist stands pat at No. 4.
Evangel slipped one spot to No. 9 in this week’s 5A poll heading into Friday’s District 1-5A championship game against unbeaten Parkway. The Panthers, second among the teams “also receiving votes” in the 5A poll, will visit Rodney Duron Stadium in position to possibly soar into the state rankings with a win Friday.
Loyola’s status in the 4A “also receiving votes” group dimmed a bit after it lost for the first time – a 63-49 defeat at top-ranked North DeSoto.
The Flyers will have another compelling District 1-4A matchup Friday against visiting Northwood, which stopped getting voting support a couple of weeks ago despite dominating foes since its’ Week 4 loss to North DeSoto.
The Week 10 LSWA Top 10 state high school football polls, as voted by an 11-member committee:
Class 5A
School (1st place votes), W-L, voting points, last week’s ranking
1. Karr (11), 9-0,132, 1
2. St. Augustine, 7-1,108, 4
(tie) John Curtis, 7-1, 108, 2
4. West Monroe, 7-2,105, 3
5. Alexandria Senior High, 8-1, 90, 5
6. Ruston, 7-2, 81, 6
7. Catholic-Baton Rouge, 7-2, 69, 7
8. Destrehan, 7-2, 41, 10
9. Evangel Christian, 7-2, 31, 8
10. Central-Baton Rouge, 7-2, 28, NR
Others receiving votes: Neville 22, Parkway 19, Zachary 12, Archbishop Rummel 10, Thibodaux 4, Ouachita 1, St. Paul’s 1.
Class 4A
1. North DeSoto (9), 9-0, 129, 1
2. Teurlings Catholic (2), 9-0, 122, 2
3. Plaquemine, 8-1, 98, 4
4. Iowa, 9-0, 91, 5
5. St. Thomas More, 6-3, 80, 3
6. Franklin Parish, 7-2, 77, 6
7. St. Charles, 8-1, 75, 7
8. Lakeshore, 8-1, 59, 9
9. Vandebilt Catholic, 9-0 , 49, 10
10. Tioga, 8-1, 30, NR
Others receiving votes: Belle Chasse 21, Franklinton 10, Archbishop Shaw 10, Loyola 4, Westgate 4, E.D. White 4, Brusly 3, Cecilia 2.
Class 3A
1. Jewel Sumner (9), 9-0, 127,1
2. University (2), 7-2,115, T3
3. St. James,7-2, 106, T3
4. Madison Prep, 7-2, 100, 2
5. Sterlington, 7-2, 90, 5
6. Jena, 8-1, 73, 6
7. Erath, 9-0, 71, 7
8. Bunkie, 7-1, 60, 8
9. Lake Charles Prep, 7-2, 39, 9
10. Marksville, 8-1, 28, 10
Others receiving votes: Amite 17, Church Point 15, John F. Kennedy 9, Jennings 7, De La Salle 1.
Class 2A
1. Lafayette Christian Academy (5), 8-1, 126, 2
2. Ouachita Christian (5), 9-0, 121,1
3. Dunham (1), 8-1, 119, 3
4. Calvary Baptist, 8-1, 102, 4
5. South Plaquemines, 7-1, 80, 5
6. Notre Dame, 7-2, 76, 6
7. Kinder, 9-0, 50, 8
8. Catholic-New Iberia, 7-2, 48, 9
9. Oak Grove, 7-2, 41,10
10. Lafayette Renaissance Charter, 7-2, 36, 7
Others receiving votes: Newman 25, Mangham 22, Loreauville 13, Ferriday 4, Union Parish 3.
Class 1A
1. Haynesville (11), 9-0, 132, 1
2. Hamilton Christian, 8-0, 116, 2
3. Riverside Academy, 8-1, 113, 3
4. Covenant Christian, 7-2, 90, 4
5. Westminster-Opelousas, 9-0, 82, 5
6. Jeanerette, 8-1, 74, 6
7. Ascension Episcopal, 9-0, 69, 7
8. Ascension Catholic, 7-2, 45, 9
(tie) Southern Lab, 5-4, 45, 8
10. St. Edmund, 8-1, 31, 10
Others receiving votes: North Iberville 15, Kentwood 14, Logansport 13, Vermilion Catholic 12, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 4, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 7, Opelousas Catholic 2, St. Frederick 1.