JOURNAL SPORTS
The top four teams held serve over the weekend, and retained their Shreveport-Bossier Journal Top 10 poll rankings, which had some slight shifting down the line following Week 3 results.
Captain Shreve made the biggest rise, from 10th to sixth, after an explosive 42-point second half comeback for a 49-28 victory at Northwood on Thursday night.
Green Oaks maintained its No. 7 spot but BTW dropped from fifth to ninth after their down-to-the-wire Soul Bowl battle ended with the Giants prevailing 20-18.
Airline held on to its one first-place vote after winning a tough battle with Little Rock-Pulaski 40-35 in Arkansas.
Five veteran sports media members who cover local high school football rank their top 10 teams each week. Rankings started after Week 1 and continue through the end of the regular season.
The SBJ Top 10 going into Week 4:
1, Calvary (4 first place votes), 49 points
2, Airline (1), 47
3, Parkway, 30
4, Loyola, 34
5, Evangel, 29
6, Captain Shreve, 22
7, Green Oaks, 21
8, Haughton, 15
9, Booker T. Washington, 13
10. Benton, 4
Receiving votes – Bossier 1.