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Haughton joined the chat in this week’s Louisiana Sports Writers Association Top 10 Class 5A poll.
The Bucs (6-0) were listed 10th on one voter’s ballot, getting them into the “also receiving votes” category for the first time in several years.
Calvary (6-0), in its fourth week at No. 1 in Class 2A, again received all 11 first-place votes for a third straight poll.
The unbeaten Green Oaks Giants, despite a blowout win that got them to 6-0 for the first time in 38 seasons, lost two points in the “also receiving votes” 2A listing.
Loyola, after a month in the Class 3A top 10, slipped into the ARV category following its 20-point loss at No. 4 Sterlington last Thursday.
No other Shreveport-Bossier teams are getting support.
Nineteen teams in this week’s voting are from the 318 area code, including 14 among the 50 who are ranked in their classification’s top 10.
Eleven sports media members in the LSWA are polled weekly to compile the rankings.
Class 5A
School (1st place votes), record, poll points, last week’s ranking
1. Karr (9), 6-0, 130, 1
2. Ruston (1), 5-1, 116, 2
3. St. Augustine (1), 6-0, 115, 3
4. Archibishop Rummel, 6-0, 101, 4
5. Alexandria, 5-1, 86, 6
6. Jesuit, 5-1, 52, 9
7. St. Thomas More, 5-1, 59, 7
8. Brother Martin, 4-2, 50, 5
9. Barbe, 6-0, 48, Not ranked
10. Mandeville, 6-0, 25, NR
Others receiving votes: John Curtis 23, Catholic-Baton Rouge 21, Acadiana 18, Zachary 5, Destrehan 2, Northshore 2, Hahnville 1, Haughton 1.
Class 4A
1. Westgate (8), 6-0, 128, 1
2. Neville (2), 4-1, 122, 2
3. North DeSoto (1), 6-0, 108, 3
4. Archbishop Shaw, 5-1, 104, 4
5. Franklin Parish, 5-1, 78, 5
6. Madison Prep, 4-2, 75, 6
7. John F. Kennedy, 5-1, 64, 7
8. Lake Charles Prep, 5-1, 61, 8
9. Lafayette Renaissance, 4-2, 49, 9
10. Leesville, 5-1, 22, NR
Others receiving votes: Cecilia 15, Salmen 8, Tioga 8, Plaquemine 7, St. Michael 6, Belle Chasse 4, Opelousas 1.
Class 3A
1, St. Charles (10), 5-1, 131, 2
2. St. James (1), 5-1, 115, 1
3. University, 4-2, 112, 3
4. Sterlington, 4-2, 101, 4
5. Jena, 4-2, 87, 5
6. Eunice, 6-0, 72, 7
7. West Feliciana, 6-0, 56, 8
8. Marksville, 5-1, 42, 6
9. Jewel Sumner, 4-2, 43, 9
10. Vandebilt Catholic, 38, NR
Others receiving votes: Loyola 15, Iowa 15, Jennings 10, Northwest 6, Lutcher 5.
Class 2A
1, Calvary Baptist (11), 6-0, 132, 1
2, Notre Dame, 6-0, 119, 2
3. Mangham, 5-1, 110, 3
4, Amite, 5-1, 96, 4
5, Newman, 5-1, 81, 5
6, Dunham, 3-3, 71, 6
7, Lafayette Christian, 4-2, 70, 7
8, Catholic-New Iberia, 4-2, 49, 8
9. Lake Arthur, 6-0, 47, 9
10, Mansfield, 5-1, 34, 10
Others receiving votes: Loreauville 21, Vinton 11, Oak Grove 8, Welsh 4, Green Oaks 2, West St. Mary 2, Country Day 1, Rosepine 1.
Class 1A
1. Ouachita Christian (9), 6-0, 130, 1
2. Ascension Catholic (1), 6-0, 118, 2
3. Riverside Academy (1), 5-1, 110, 3
4. Haynesville, 5-1, 97, 4
5. Southern Lab, 5-0, 89, 5
6. Kentwood, 6-0, 66, 6
7. Westminster-Lafayette, 6-0, 62, 7
8. Jeanerette, 5-1, 52, 8
9. Cedar Creek, 6-0, 44, 9
10. Logansport, 5-1, 40, 10
Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 22, South Plaquemines 12, Elton 3, Ascension Episcopal 3, Jonesboro-Hodge 3, Sacred Heart-VP 2, St. John-Plaquemine 1