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The second weekend of Louisiana’s high school football season brought another slate of eye-catching outcomes as the early hierarchy of the state’s contenders continues to gradually gain clarity.

Only one No. 1 team and six of the 25 top-five teams across all five classifications suffered Week 2 losses, with all but one coming against higher-classification competition.

The LSWA compiles “How They Fared” lists each week, which Louisiana vs. All Y’all will share to provide a big-picture rundown of the biggest stories each week of high school action.

Here’s this week’s look.

Class 5A

1.Ruston (2-0) def. Longview (Texas), 36-22
2. Edna Karr (2-0) def. Huntington, 50-0
3. Alexandria (2-0) def. Union Parish, 59-16
4. St. Augustine (2-0) def. Destrehan, 42-13
5. Catholic-Baton Rouge (1-1) def. Dunham, 58-8
6. John Curtis (1-1) def. Louisville (Miss.), 29-22
7. Archbishop Rummel (2-0) def. Vandebilt Catholic, 35-0
8. Acadiana (2-0) def. Zachary, 36-28
9. Brother Martin (2-0) def. St. Paul’s, 47-16
10. Zachary (0-2) lost to Acadiana, 36-28

Others: Ouachita (2-0) def. Wossman, 43-28, St. Thomas More (1-1) lost to Jesuit, 30-10, West Monroe (2-0) def. Plaquemine, 51-8, Mandeville (2-0) def. Bonnabel, 78-21, Jesuit (2-0) def. St. Thomas More, 30-10, Southside (0-2) lost to Westgate, 42-33, Destrehan (1-1) lost to St. Augustine, 42-13, Barbe (2-0) def. St. Louis, 47-0, Thibodaux (2-0) def. South Lafourche, 41-6.

Class 4A

1. Westgate (2-0) def. Southside, 42-33
2. Archbishop Shaw (2-0) def. West Jefferson, 35-0
3. North DeSoto (2-0) def. Natchitoches Central, 56-21
4. Neville (1-1) def. Evangel Christian, 43-27
5. Plaquemine (1-1) lost to West Monroe, 51-8
6. Lake Charles Prep (2-0) def. Peabody, 60-7
7. Madison Prep (1-1) def. University, 38-21
8. Franklin Parish (1-1) def. Oak Grove, 42-20
9. Cecilia (2-0) def. Teurlings Catholic, 44-21
10. E.D. White (0-2) lost to Dutchtown, 35-7

Others: Teurlings Catholic (0-2) lost to Cecila, 44-21, Salmen (1-1) def. Live Oak, 51-14, Lafayette Renaissance (1-1) def. Catholic-New Iberia, 46-0, John F. Kennedy (1-1) def. H.L. Bourgeois, 63-13, Leesville (1-1) lost to Iowa, 39-28, Carencro (1-1) def. Northside, 57-8.

Class 3A

1. St. Charles (2-0) def. Hahnville, 28-27 (OT)
2. Sterlington (1-1) lost to Jena, 34-28
3. St. James (2-0) def. West St. John, 53-0
3. University Lab (0-2) lost to Madison Prep, 38-21
5. Jena (2-0) def. Sterlington, 34-20
6. Jewel Sumner (1-1) lost to Kentwood, 40-32
7. Vandebilt Catholic (1-1) lost to Archbishop Rummel, 35-0
8. Loyola Prep (1-1) lost to Parkway, 42-41
9. Iowa (1-1) def. Leesville, 39-28
10. Iota (1-1) lost to Sulphur, 38-14

Others: Marksville (2-0) def. Abbeville, 30-14, Northwest (1-1) def. Kinder, 22-20, Carroll (1-1) lost to Southern Lab, 40-8, De La Salle (0-2) lost to Northshore, 40-28, Erath (1-1) lost to Walker, 56-49.

Class 2A

1. Dunham (1-1) lost to Catholic-BR, 58-8
2. Calvary Baptist (2-0) def. Bunkie, 58-12
3. Oak Grove (1-1) lost to Franklin Parish, 52-20
4. Notre Dame (2-0) def. Church Point, 37-0
5. Kinder (1-1) lost to Northwest, 22-20
6. Mangham (1-1) def. Caldwell Parish, 28-20
7. Catholic-New Iberia (1-1) lost to Lafayette Renaissance, 46-0
8. Lafayette Christian Academy (2-0) def. Westminster-Opelousas, 42-0
9. Amite (2-0) def. Livonia, 34-7
10. Newman (1-1) lost to Sante Fe Christian (Calif.), 41-7

Others: West St. Mary (0-2) lost to Jeanerette, 26-22, Loreauville (1-1) def. Central Catholic-MC, 41-14, Mansfield (2-0) def. Washington-Marion, 48-0, Union Parish (0-2) lost to Alexandria, 59-16, Covenant Christian (1-1) lost to Riverside Academy, 55-13, Avoyelles (1-1) lost to Sacred Heart-VP, 48-30.

Class 1A

1. Ouachita Christian (2-0) def. Madison, 49-0
2. Riverside Academy (2-0) def. Covenant Christian, 55-13
3. Ascension Catholic (2-0) def. Hammond, 43-7
4. Jeanerette (2-0) def. West St. Mary, 26-22
5. Haynesville (1-1) def. Junction City (Ark.), 23-7
6. Logansport (2-0) def. Buckeye, 60-7
7. Southern Lab (2-0) def. Carroll, 40-8
8. Kentwood (2-0) def. Jewel Sumner, 40-32
9. Westminster-Lafayette (2-0) def. Port Barre, 50-8
10. Westminster-Opelousas (0-2) lost to Lafayette Christian, 42-0

Others: South Plaquemines (1-1) def. Bogalusa, 35-24, East Feliciana (1-1) def. St. Helena, 30-2, Cedar Creek (2-0) def. St. Frederick, 32-10, Lincoln Prep (2-0) def. Block, 46-8, St. Edmund (2-0) def. Morgan City, 65-6.

Louisiana’s high school football season is off and rolling with a bang, including some memorable performances and outcomes last week to open the schedule and now another intriguing slate of matchups on deck for Week 2.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all will continue, as in years past, to spotlight some of the top games to watch each week with an intention to include at least one game from each classification level and at least one game from each area code in an effort to coverage a range of school-size and geographic bases.

Here are 10 of the most notable matchups to watch during the next couple days, including several battles between realistic title contenders.

TOP 10 GAMES TO WATCH

WEEK 2

WESTGATE (1-0) at SOUTHSIDE (0-1) — Thursday, 7 p.m.

Two of the top teams in the Lafayette, both with title aspirations and college talent, help kick off the weekend with a high-profile Thursday matchup. The Tigers, headlined by one of the state’s top junior classes, overtook the No. 1 spot in this week’s LSWA Class 4A poll after blowing by Liberty Magnet, 54-8, to open the season. Southside, eager to take its next major step in its third season under coach Jess Curtis, meanwhile looks to bounce back from a 38-19 stumble out the gate to a tough Brother Martin. The clash of styles between the explosive Tigers and methodical, grind-out Sharks will be among the most intriguing matchups from that standpoint on this list.

UNIVERSITY LAB (0-1) at MADISON PREP (0-1) — Thursday, 7 p.m.

The longtime district rivalry continues as an early-season showdown now that the Chargers have moved up to Class 4A. Three meetings the past two seasons have featured a dead-even scoring margin, but with the Cubs winning both 2025 games: 14-8 in district and 23-30 in the Division-II Select quarterfinals. The Baton Rouge squads are now in different divisions as well, with U-High returning down to Division-III Select, and are both among the top title contenders at their level. But after dropping close, highly competitive games in Week 1 to higher-classification Catholic League opponents, the loser here will have to dig back from an 0-2 start to the season.

NEVILLE (0-1) at EVANGEL CHRISTIAN (0-1) — Friday, 7 p.m.

The Tigers and Eagles have become one of the most reliably entertaining early-season matchups each season in north Louisiana with two of the past three years determined by a single point and another meeting by an 8-0 final score in the rain. Neville has gotten the best of each of the past four years, and this one looms large as both teams try to bounce back from opening losses. For the third and final time, now-senior quarterbacks Parker Robinson (ULM) And Peyton “Pop” Houston (LSU) lead the teams as two of the top prospects in the state’s loaded 2027 quarterback class and the two currently committed to in-state colleges.

ST. AUGUSTINE (1-0) at DESTREHAN (1-0) — Friday, 7 p.m.

Two of the state’s proudest programs, each with recent title-game history, will square off Friday for their first regular-season meeting in more than a decade after having recently tuned up head-to-head in preseason scrimmages. The Purple Knights return a ton from last year’s Division-I Select runner-up campaign, including arguably the state’s top receiving corps with Miguel Whitley (Ole Miss) and Ray’Quan Williams (Tulane) at the forefront. The Wildcats are headlined by a crew of Nicholls State commitments, including defensive back Ryan Montague Jr., wide receiver Jaylan Ash and returning all-state running back Malachi Dabney, who has been a bell-cow for the program since midway through his sophomore season, and have the potential to be one of the top D-I Non-Select challengers.

DUNHAM (1-0) at CATHOLIC-BR (0-1) — Friday, 7 p.m.

One of the nation’s top quarterbacks will lead his defending Division-III Select champions the short trip across Baton Rouge to face one of the state’s most consistent Class 5A programs, which largely headlines the area’s football pecking order and boasts its own notable title history as recently as 2023. The matchup carries the special meaning of Dunham coach Neil Weiner leading the Tigers against his alma mater where his father, the legendary Dale Weiner, led the Bears for three legendary decades. And it’s fascinating between the lines as well with Alabama-committed QB Elijah Haven and company building off a 55-15 rout of another Class 5A opponent, while Catholic tries to bounce back from a tough 61-27 loss to nationally ranked Georgia power Carrollton. Dunham isn’t all that far removed from having its varsity scrimmage against the Bears’ sub-varsity. But Weiner, Haven and the Tigers have scaled new heights in recent years, and Friday marks the program’s toughest regular-season challenge and litmus test to date.

JEWEL SUMNER (1-0) at KENTWOOD (1-0) — Friday, 7 p.m.

The local rivals separated by just 7 miles have a knack for providing entertaining, hard-fought matchups throughout the years, and both appear to be poised for big years with talented rosters and big Week 1 wins. The Cowboys cruised past St. Helena, 35-14, while the Kangaroos rolled another highly regarded, ranked Class 1A foe in Westminster-Opelousas, 42-6. Kentwood will have the home-field advantage under the water tower, but has fallen shy the past two years in the series. Meanwhile the buzz around Jewel Sumner, aiming for a third straight in the series, is that the team has the potential to be among the best in the program’s history.

JESUIT (1-0) at ST. THOMAS MORE (1-0) — Friday, 7 p.m.

Neither the Blue Jays or the Cougars entered this season with as much buzz as Division-I Select contenders as they have in some other recent years, but each opened its schedule with a solid Week 1 win — Jesuit surviving Madison Prep, 28-20, and STM rolling rival Teurlings Catholic, 35-0 — and now looking to scrap its way to a 2-0 start. The programs are historically loaded from a numbers standpoint, well-coached, hard-nosed and good up front on both sides of the ball. This year, each boasts a notable in-state college commitment with Jesuit wide receiver Ja’ir Burks (Tulane) and St. Thomas More safety Landen Ortte (Ragin’ Cajuns).

LONGVIEW (TX) at RUSTON (1-0) — Friday, 7 p.m.

We tend to focus more on in-state matchups to spotlight multiple Louisiana teams in one fell swoop, but Longview (Texas) has become a nice out-of-state rivalry and measuring-stick just down I-20 for the Ruston program that has returned itself in recent years to being the standard-bearer of Division-I Non-Select. The Bearcats got doubled up, 56-28, by Longview in 2018, but has now won meetings the past two years, 21-10 and 38-35, since the series has renewed. Out-of-state opponents have become a staple of Ruston’s recent schedules, including four in 2025, and provided strong early challenges the Bearcats with which the Bearcats have had success and also been prepared well for the in-state competition ahead.

FRANKLIN PARISH (0-1) at OAK GROVE (1-0) — Friday, 7 p.m.

A pair of rural northeast Louisiana programs with high expectations will face off Friday for the first time in more than a decade. Franklin Parish, with one of the state’s top running back duos in Trey Martin (LSU) and D.J. Neal, will try to regroup from a home heartbreaker against Division-III Non-Select champion Sterlington, 42-30 in which the visiting Panthers snatched the lead in the fourth quarter and then doubled it at the buzzer with a pick-six to end the Patriots’ late rally attempt. Franklin Parish has become an ascendent program and annual deep-run team in Division-II Non-Select under coach Adrian Burnette. Oak Grove, meanwhile, has been one of the state’s top small-school powerhouses for decades. And while the Tigers have graduated headlined stars the past few classes, they opened this season with an emphatic 28-0 win against West Ouachita and now welcome another District 2-4A opponent to town.

BROTHER MARTIN (1-0) at ST. PAUL’S (0-1) — Friday, 7 p.m.

A pair of steadily solid Class 5A opponents from across Lake Ponchartrain will square off for the fifth straight regular season. The Crusaders enter with momentum in the series with a 4-0 record in that span and on the season after a big Week 1 win at Southside. Even more importantly, they bring one of the nation’s top prospects in Texas-committed wide receiver Easton Royal, LVAY’s top senior prospect, and a nasty defense quarterbacked by senior linebacker Brady McCluskey. The Wolves have a talented core that includes some particularly highly ranked juniors such as offensive lineman Andrew Shofstahl and defensive backs Christian Martin and Rodrick “R.J.” Payne Jr. and will look to take a step from Week 1 to Week 2 under new coach Josh Gast after an opening loss to a tough Destrehan.

Three of the five preseason No. 1 teams have already fallen from those pedestals after season-opening losses Friday.

Ouachita Christian overtook the top of the Class 1A rankings after rolling past preseason No. 1 Haynesville, 42-6.

Class 5A No. 1 Ruston knocked Neville off the same line in Class 4A with a 42-16 win, which opened the door for Westgate to overtake the top of that list.

St. Charles Catholic is the new No. 1 in Class 3A after its 34-28 overtime defeat of Texas power Legacy the School of Sport Science and preseason No. 1 University Lab’s 34-28 heartbreaker vs. Archbishop Rummel.

Dunham joined Ruston as the lone preseason No. 1 teams to win their openers and also did so emphatically with a 55-15 rout of Parkway that further strengthened its standing as now the only unanimously voted top team.

Here are the complete lists, and stay tuned for the biggest Louisiana vs. All Y’all reactions and takeaways.

Class 5A
School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1.Ruston (10)                                  1-0                                   131                1
2. Edna Karr (1)                                1-0                                   123                2
3. Alexandria                                   1-0                                  100                 5
4. St. Augustine                               1-0                                     97                6
5. Catholic-Baton Rouge                 0-1                                     80                3
6. John Curtis                                  0-1                                      75                4
7. Archbishop Rummel                   1-0                                      72                9
8. Acadiana                                     1-0                                      50             NR
9. Brother Martin                            1-0                                      23             NR
10. Zachary                                     0-1                                       21              7

Others receiving votes: Ouachita 18, St. Thomas More 18, West Monroe 12, Mandeville 10, Ouachita 10, Jesuit 8, Southside 5, Destrehan 3, Barbe 2, Thibodaux 2.

Class 4A
School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Westgate (7)                                1-0                                   124                2
2. Archbishop Shaw (2)                  1-0                                   118                3
3. North DeSoto (1)                        1-0                                   108                4
4. Neville (1)                                   0-1                                    104                1
5. Plaquemine                                 1-0                                    94                6
6. Lake Charles Prep                      1-0                                    76                8
7. Madison Prep                              0-1                                   63                5
8. Franklin Parish                            0-1                                   41                7
9. Cecilia                                         1-0                                   35                NR
10. E.D. White                                0-1                                    33                9

Others receiving votes: Teurlings Catholic 18, Salmen 10, Lafayette Renaissance 8, John F. Kennedy 8, Leesville 8, Carencro 1.

Class 3A
School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. St. Charles Catholic (8)                1-0                                129                2
2. Sterlington (3)                               1-0                                118                3
3. St. James                                       1-0                                104                4
(tie) University Lab                           0-1                                104                1
5. Jena                                               1-0                                   83                6
6. Jewel Sumner                               1-0                                   78                7
7. Vandebilt Catholic                        1-0                                   65                8
8. Loyola Prep                                  1-0                                   55                9
9. Iowa                                              0-1                                  53                 5
10. Iota                                             1-0                                   30                NR

Others receiving votes: Marksville 20, Northwest 13, Carroll 6, De La Salle 1, Erath 1.

Class 2A
School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Dunham (11)                                       1-0                       132                1
2. Calvary Baptist                                   1-0                       120                2
3. Oak Grove                                          1-0                       106                4
4. Notre Dame                                        1-0                         97                5
5. Kinder                                                 1-0                         85                6
6. Mangham                                            0-1                         69                3
7. Catholic-New Iberia                           1-0                         58                7
8. Lafayette Christian                          1-0                         53                8
9. Amite                                                  1-0                         51                9
10. Isidore Newman                           1-0                         26              NR

Others receiving votes: West St. Mary 23, Loreauville 10, Mansfield 10, Union Parish 4, Covenant Christian 3, Avoyelles 1.

Class 1A
School, 1^st rec, points, Prev. rank

1. Ouachita Christian (9)                        1-0                     130                2
2. Riverside Academy (2)                       1-0                     121                3
3. Ascension Catholic                             1-0                     105                4
4. Jeanerette                                            1-0                       92                5
5. Haynesville                                         0-1                       90                1
6. Logansport                                          1-0                       71                7
7. Southern Lab                                      1-0                        60               10
8. Kentwood                                           1-0                        46               NR
9. Westminster-Lafayette                        1-0                       34               NR
10. Westminster-Opelousas                    0-1                       31                 6

Others receiving votes: South Plaquemines 29, East Feliciana 13, Cedar Creek 15, Lincoln Prep 15, St. Edmund 1.

Louisiana’s high school football season wasted no time providing marquee matchups and eye-catching results of both dominant and thrilling fashions.

Three of five No. 1-ranked teams in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s preseason polls lost their season-openers, though all three stumbles came against high-level and, in two of the cases, higher-classification competition.

Class 5A No. 1 Ruston continued to stack its early statements with a 42-16 rout of Class 4A No. 1 Neville, and Class 2A No. 1 Dunham put together a monster road performance in a 55-15 dismantling of Class 5A Parkway.

The LSWA compiles “How They Fared” lists each week, which Louisiana vs. All Y’all will share to provide a big-picture rundown of the biggest stories each week of high school action.

Class 5A

1.Ruston (1-0) def. Neville, 42-16
2. Edna Karr (1-0) def. Lafayette Renaissance, 48-21
3. Catholic-Baton Rouge (0-1) lost to Carrollton (Ga.), 61-27
4. John Curtis (0-1) lost to North Shore (Tex.), 27-17
5. Alexandria (1-0) def. Bryant (Ark.), 44-20
6. St. Augustine (0-0) vs. McDonogh #35, Saturday
7. Zachary (0-1) lost to Plaquemine, 21-16
8. Central (0-1) lost to Acadiana, 47-35
9. Archbishop Rummel (1-0) def. University, 34-28
10. Southside (0-1) lost to Brother Martin, 38-19

Others receiving votes: Acadiana (1-0) def. Central, 47-28, Ouachita (1-0) def. Byrd, 44-37, St. Thomas More (1-0) def. Teurlings, 35-0, West Monroe (1-0) def. Evangel, 42-32, Evangel Christian (0-1) lost to West Monroe, 42-32, Mandeville (1-0) def. Salmen, 35-17, Brother Martin (1-0) def. Southside, 38-19, Destrehan (1-0) def. St. Paul’s, 35-14, Terrebonne (0-1) lost to Vandebilt Catholic, 38-23.

Class 4A

1. Neville (0-1) lost to Ruston, 42-16
2. Westgate (1-0) def. Liberty, 54-8
3. Archbishop Shaw (1-0) def. Hahnville, 20-14
4. North DeSoto (1-0) def. Union Parish, 52-7
5. Madison Prep (0-1) lost to Jesuit, 28-20
6. Plaquemine (1-0) def. Zachary, 21-16
7. Franklin Parish (0-1) lost to Sterlington, 42-30
8. Lake Charles Prep (1-0) def. East Feliciana, 53-20
9. E.D. White (0-1) lost to Thibodaux, 21-20
10. Teurlings Catholic (0-1) lost to St. Thomas More, 35-0

Others receiving votes: Salmen (1-0) def. Mandeville, 35-17, Lafayette Renaissance (0-1) lost to Karr, 48-21, John F. Kennedy (0-1) lost to Riverside Academy, 40-32, Cecilia (1-0) def. Northside, 49-0, Carencro (0-1) lost to Lafayette Christian, 30-6, Leesville (1-0) def. DeRidder, 46-22, Franklinton (0-1) lost to Amite, 34-19.

Class 3A

1. University (0-1) lost to Archbishop Rummel, 34-28
2. St. Charles Catholic (1-0) def. Legacy (Texas), 34-28 (OT)
3. Sterlington (1-0) def. Franklin Parish, 42-30
4. St. James (1-0) def. East St. John, 35-7
5. Iowa (0-1) lost to Barbe, 42-15
6. Jena (1-0) def. Mangham, 26-12
7. Jewel Sumner (1-0) def. St. Helena, 35-14
8. Vandebilt Catholic (1-0) def. Terrebonne, 38-23
9. Loyola Prep (1-0) def. Captain Shreve, 55-34
10. Northwest (0-1) lost to Notre Dame, 28-14

Others receiving votes: Iota (1-0) def. J.S, Clark, 70-28, Marksville (1-0) def. Catholic-PC, 34-14, Carroll (1-0) def. Woodlawn-Shreveport, 20-14, De La Salle (0-1) lost to Covington, 38-24, Bunkie (0-1) lost to Eunice, 54-35.

Class 2A

1. Dunham (1-0) def. Parkway, 55-15
2. Calvary Baptist (1-0) def. Huntington, 48-22
3. Mangham (0-1) lost to Jena, 26-12
4. Oak Grove (1-0) def. West Ouachita, 28-0
5. Notre Dame (1-0) def. Northwest, 28-14
6. Kinder (1-0) def. Westlake, 59-13
7. Catholic-New Iberia (1-0) def. Vermilion Catholic, 49-0
8. Lafayette Christian Academy (1-0) def. Carencro, 30-6
9. Amite (1-0) def. Franklinton, 34-19
10. Loreauville (0-1) lost to Erath, 39-29

Others receiving votes: West St. Mary (1-0) def. Central Catholic, 22-21, Newman (1-0) def. St. John School (Tex.), 33-32, Union Parish (0-1) lost to North DeSoto, 52-7, Country Day (0-1) lost to South Terrebonne, 43-34, Ferriday (0-1) lost to Peabody, 33-14, Mansfield (1-0) def. New Iberia, 42-0.

Class 1A

1. Haynesville (0-1) lost to Ouachita Christian, 42-6
2. Ouachita Christian (1-0) def. Haynesville, 42-6
3. Riverside Academy (1-0) def. John F. Kennedy, 40-32
4. Ascension Catholic (1-0) def. Episcopal, 36-0
5. Jeanerette (1-0) def. Patterson, 32-18
6. Westminster-Opelousas (0-1) lost to Kentwood, 42-6
7. Logansport (1-0) def. Many, 44-38
8. South Plaquemines (0-1) lost to Higgins, 24-20
9. East Feliciana (0-1) lost to Lake Charles Prep, 53-20
10. Southern Lab (1-0) def. Belaire, 42-6

Others receiving votes: Westminster-Lafayette (1-0) def. Acadiana Renaissance Charter, 41-22, Lincoln Prep (1-0) def. Delhi, 52-12, Kentwood (1-0) def. Westminster-Opelousas, 42-6, Cedar Creek (1-0) def. Delhi Charter, 55-14, St. Edmund (1-0) def. West St. John, 48-28.