JOURNAL SPORTS
With about a month to go in the high school basketball regular season, teams around Louisiana are tracking on the official LHSAA power rankings that determine 12 boys and girls playoff brackets.
Ten local boys teams and 10 girls squads would reach the postseason if competition in the regular season ended Thursday.
The highest-ranked local team is the Bossier boys at No. 2 in Division II Non-Select. Calvary’s boys are third in Select Division III.
Boys teams from Green Oaks and Huntington, along with the girls from Captain Shreve, Huntington and Parkway, are top 10 in their divisions.
LHSAA power rankings
The top 28 Non-Select teams qualify for the playoffs; in Select, the top 20 qualify.
The No. 1 team in the state in each category is shown, along with Caddo and Bossier Parish teams, with W-L records and official power rankings as of Jan. 14.
BOYS
Division I Non-Select
1, Zachary, 20-2, 44.90
16, Parkway, 9-7, 35.10
17, Airline, 9-9, 35.07
30, Northwood, 7-7, 30.53
31, Haughton, 9-8, 30.45
32, Benton, 9-8, 30.25
Division II Non-Select
1, Wossman, 15-4, 41.43
2, Bossier, 12-6, 38.93
19, Woodlawn, 9-7, 31.07
Division III Non-Select
1, Madison, 20-0, 40.86
9, Green Oaks, 10-9, 34.97
Division IV Non-Select
1, Ferriday, 18-1, 39.86
41, Plain Dealing, 1-16, 15.87
Division I Select
1, ASH, 20-1, 43.06
9, Huntington, 10-6, 38.07
13, Captain Shreve, 11-7, 36.54
20, Evangel, 5-10, 34.37
25, Southwood, 6-8, 32.71
31, Byrd, 8-10, 29.38
Division II Select
1, Peabody, 19-2, 44.74
26, Booker T. Washington, 6-5, 30.16
31, Loyola, 7-11, 28.07
Division III Select
1, De La Salle, 12-3, 45.06
3, Calvary, 15-4, 43.33
19, North Caddo, 11-10, 29.54
34, Magnolia School of Excellence, 3-16, 19.57
GIRLS
Division I Non-Select
1, Zachary,19-2, 44.57
10, Parkway, 13-6, 37.92
11, Haughton, 18-5, 37.79
25, Benton, 15-10, 32.58
26, Northwood, 11-7, 32.48
31, Airline, 7-9, 31.10
Division II Non-Select
1, Sterlington, 17-3, 43.22
23, Bossier, 6-8, 29.34
41, Woodlawn, 1-14, 17.76
Division III Non-Select
1, French Settlement, 16-2, 45.75
34, Green Oaks, 4-13, 21.05
Division IV Non-Select
1, Midland, 18-5, 45.57
22, Plain Dealing, 8-10, 27.66
Division I Select
1, John Curtis, 14-1, 49.14
5, Huntington, 11-5, 38.83
9, Captain Shreve, 12-8, 36.82
21, Southwood, 10-9, 30.33
28, Byrd, 11-12, 27.68
39, Evangel, 0-7, 15.02
Division II Select
1, University Lab-BR, 19-3, 45.35
20, Booker T. Washington, 11-7, 30.30
38, Loyola, 4-14, 20.15
Division III Select
1, Lafayette Christian, 14-5, 41.11
19, Calvary, 7-7, 26.19
27, North Caddo, 6-7, 23.06
28, Magnolia School of Excellence, 6-8, 23.00