JOURNAL SPORTS
Coaches are infinitely more interested in the LHSAA’s power point rankings, but there’s no denying the prestige of being included in a Louisiana Sports Writers Association top 10 prep football poll.
Especially the one at the end of the regular season. From this point forward on the field, the five classifications are split into four divisions for playoff competition and there’s Select and Non-Select brackets for each, determined by the power points.
But the LSWA stops now; its polling ends with the results of Week 10 games, reflecting what went on in district races and non-district contests over the past three months.
The LSWA poll is voted on by 11 sports media members from around the state who cover high school football.
Loyola’s 9-1 record and its closing 28-27 win over Northwood vaulted the Flyers into the Class 4A poll. Northwood received votes.
Calvary, after winning its 70th consecutive district game to cap a 9-1 season with the only loss to 5A’s No. 10 team, Neville, edged up a spot in the 2A poll.
Evangel’s big win over previously unbeaten Parkway gave the Eagles a lift in the 5A poll. Parkway and Airline also got voting support.
The final regular-season rankings:
Class 5A
School (1st place votes), W-L, poll points, previous week’s ranking
1. Karr (11), 10-0,132,1
2. St. Augustine, 8-1,108,T2
3. Ruston, 8-2,105, 6
4. John Curtis, 7-2, 84, T2
5. Catholic-Baton Rouge, 8-2, 81, 7
6. West Monroe, 7-3, 67, 4
7. Alexandria Senior High, 8-2, 65, 5
8. Evangel Christian, 8-2, 56, 9
9. Destrehan, 8-2, 52, 8
10. Neville, 7-3, 39, NR
Others receiving votes: Central 23, Denham Springs 9, Acadiana 7, Ouachita 5, Parkway 4, Zachary 2, Archbishop Rummel 7, Thibodaux 2, Brother Martin 2, Southside 2, Airline 1, Hahnville 1, St. Paul’s 1, Terrebonne 1.
Class 4A
1. North DeSoto (9), 10-0, 129, 1
2. Teurlings Catholic (2), 10-0, 122, 2
3. Plaquemine, 9-1, 101, 3
4. Iowa, 10-0, 94, 4
5. St. Thomas More, 7-3, 88, 5
6. Franklin Parish, 8-2, 83, 6
7. St. Charles, 9-1, 73, 7
8. E.D. White, 7-3, 38, NR
9. Loyola Prep, 9-1, 28, NR
10. Belle Chasse, 9-1, 25, NR
Others receiving votes: Franklinton 20, Vandebilt Catholic 20, Lakeshore 12, Archbishop Shaw 8, Tioga 7, Brusly 4, Northwood-Shreveport 3, Cecilia 2, Westgate 2.
Class 3A
1. Jewel Sumner (9), 10-0, 127, 1
2. University (2), 8-2, 116, 2
3. St. James, 8-2, 102, 3
4. Madison Prep, 8-2, 100, 4
5. Sterlington, 8-2, 90, 5
6. Jena, 9-1, 75, 6
7. Erath, 10-0, 73, 7
8. Bunkie, 9-1, 60, 8
9. Lake Charles Prep, 8-2, 44, 9
10. Church Point, 8-2, 27, NR
Others receiving votes: Jennings 12, Marksville 12, Amite 8, Northwest 6, L.B. Landry 3, John F. Kennedy 2, De La Salle 2.
Class 2A
1. Lafayette Christian Academy (10), 9-1, 131, 1
2. Dunham (1), 9-1,120, 3
3. Calvary Baptist, 9-1, 110, 4
4. Notre Dame, 8-2, 86, 6
5. Oak Grove, 8-2, 83, 9
6. Ouachita Christian, 9-1, 75, 2
7. Kinder, 10-0, 55 , 7
8. Catholic-New Iberia, 8-2, 52,8
9. Lafayette Renaissance Charter, 8-2, 36,10
10. Newman, 6-2, 34, NR
Others receiving votes: South Plaquemines 25, Mangham 23, Loreauville 17, Ferriday 4, Mansfield 2, East Feliciana 1, Union Parish 1, Vinton 1.
Class 1A
1. Haynesville (11),10-0, 132, 1
2. Hamilton Christian, 9-0, 114, 2
3. Riverside Academy, 9-1, 113, 3
4. Covenant Christian, 8-2, 94, 4
5. Westminster-Opelousas, 10-0, 86, 5
6. Jeanerette, 9-1, 77, 6
7. Ascension Catholic, 8-2, 55, T8
8. Southern Lab, 6-4, 52, T8
9. Ascension Episcopal, 9-1, 44, 7
10. Catholic-Pointe Coupee, 8-2, 27, NR
Others receiving votes: Logansport 17, Kentwood 17, St. Edmund 16, North Iberville 10, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 2, Elton 1, Jonesboro-Hodge 1.