The Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s latest statewide high school football polls released Monday featured just one new No. 1 team in five classifications, but razor-thin margins atop the lists collectively.
Notre Dame overtook the lead spot in Class 2A following its win in a battle of unbeatens with Lake Arthur and a road loss by previous No. 1 Calvary Baptist at Archbishop Shaw.
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St. Charles Catholic in Class 3A was the only unanimous No. 1 in this week’s poll, edging unanimous No. 2 University Lab by 10 points in the largest margin between No. 1 and No. 2 in any classification.
No. 1 Edna Karr edged No. 2 St. Augustine — two New Orleans Catholic League rivals set for a highly anticipated Saturday showdown — in Class 5A by just four votes, matching No. 1 Westgate over No. 2 Neville for the thinnest margin.
No. 1 Ouachita Christian continues to hold off No. 2 Riverside Academy by eight votes in Class 1A, though (as in Class 5A and Class 4A) both received multiple first-place votes.
And Calvary Baptist didn’t go far following its first loss, trailing Notre Dame by nine points in the Class 2A voting.
Barbe reentered the Class 5A top 10 at No. 9, and Jennings and Vinton cracked the Class 3A and Class 2A lists, respectively, at No. 10 and No. 9 in those groups.
Class 3A No. 6 Lutcher made the biggest jump, three spots, among previously ranked teams, with Class 5A No. 6 Mandeville and No. 8 Catholic-Baton Rouge moving up two spots each this week.
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Edna Karr (7)
2. St. Augustine (3) 8-0 113 3
3. Alexandria 7-1 99
4. Archbishop Rummel 7-1 86 5
5. Ruston 6-2 82 2
6. Mandeville
7. Jesuit
8. Catholic-Baton Rouge 5-3
9. Barbe
10. Brother Martin 5-3
Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More 28, Destrehan 18, Northshore 11, Haughton 7, John Curtis 4, Southside 1, West Monroe 1.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Westgate (7) 7-0
2. Neville (2)
3. North DeSoto (1) 8-0
4. Archbishop Shaw 7-1 92 4
5. Madison Prep 6-2
6. Lake Charles College Prep 7-1 69 6
7. John F. Kennedy 7-1
8. Lafayette Renaissance 6-2
9. Leesville 7-1 36 10
10. Franklin Parish 5-3
Others receiving votes: Salmen 16, Opelousas 8, Plaquemine 4, Tioga 4, Carencro 2, Cecilia 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. St. Charles Catholic (10) 7-1 120 1
2. University Lab 6-2 110 2
3. Jena
4. Eunice 8-0
5. Sterlington
6. Lutcher 6-2 61 9
7. St. James 6-2 59 6
8. Marksville 7-1
9. West Feliciana 7-1 39 7
10. Jennings 6-2 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Loyola Prep 14, Iowa 12, Vandebilt Catholic 9, Jewel Sumner 6, Northwest 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Notre Dame (9) 8-0 118 2
2. Calvary Baptist 7-1 109 1
3. Mangham
4. Isidore Newman 7-1 86 5
5. Dunham (1) 5-3 78 6
6. Lafayette Christian 6-2 72 7
7. Mansfield
8. Amite
9. Vinton 8-0 36 NR
10. Lake Arthur 7-1 32 8
Others receiving votes: Catholic-New Iberia 20, Pine 17, Loreauville 14, Welsh 3, Caldwell Parish 1, Country Day 1, Rosepine 1.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (8) 8-0 118 1
2. Riverside Academy (2) 7-1 110 3
3. Haynesville
4. Southern Lab 7-0 83 5
5. Kentwood
6. Ascension Catholic 7-1 74 2
7. Westminster-Lafayette 8-0 66 7
8. Jeanerette
9. Cedar Creek 8-0 41 9
10. Logansport
Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 23, St. Mary’s 8, South Plaquemines 8, Ascension Episcopal 4, Jonesboro-Hodge 3, Sacred Heart-VP 2, Grand Lake 1.
