Louisiana’s statewide football polls saw relatively small shifts for the second straight week after a largely chaotic first month and a half.
The Class 4A top 10 remained unchanged for the second straight round of Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association polls, and Class 5A, Class 3A and Class 2A were marked by specific slips by top teams following losses to quality opponents.
Ruston fell from No. 2 to No. 6 in the state’s highest classification following a loss to ranked Alexandria, now up from No. 6 to No. 5.
In Class 3A, previous No. 2 Bunkie fell to No. 8 after a loss to Jena, which bumped from No. 8 to No. 6.
And in Class 2A, a loss to unranked, but vote-receiving Loreauville knocked defending Division-III Select champion Catholic-New Iberia from No. 5 to No. 9, and a loss by previous No. 8 Mangham to No. 1 Ouachita Christian slipped the Dragons just outside the top 10.
Jeanerette suffered a similar result in Class 1A with its double-overtime loss Friday to Covenant Christian an a step back from No. 2 to No. 5.
And Southern Lab, Ascension Catholic and St. Edmund all re-entered the Class 1A top 10 at No. 8, 9 and 10, respectively, in a list marked with increasing parity after Week 8 outcomes.
Class 5A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Karr (11) 8-0 132 1
2. John Curtis 7-0 112 3
3. West Monroe 7-1 105 4
4. St. Augustine 7-1 93 5
5. Alexandria 7-1 90 6
6. Ruston 6-2 80 2
7. Catholic-BR. 6-2 68 7
8. Evangel Christian 7-1 45 8
9. Zachary 6-1 37 9
10. Destrehan 6-2 25 10
Others receiving votes: Central 17, Parkway 16, Archbishop Rummel 8, Neville 7, Terrebonne 3, Carencro 3, Thibodaux 2, Ouachita 1, Hahnville 1, St. Paul’s 1.
Class 4A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. North DeSoto (9) 8-0 127 1
2. Teurlings Catholic (2) 8-0 122 2
3. St. Thomas More 6-2 108 3
4. Plaquemine 7-1 86 4
5. Iowa 8-0 80 5
6. Franklin Parish 6-2 71 6
7. St. Charles 7-1 66 7
8. Archbishop Shaw 6-2 62 8
9. Lakeshore 7-1 50 9
10. Vandebilt Catholic 8-0 40 10
Others receiving votes: Franklinton 12, Loyola 9, Tioga 9, Belle Chasse 6, Westgate 5, E.D. White 2, Brusly 2, Cecilia 1.
Class 3A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Jewel Sumner (9) 8-0 127 1
2. Madison Prep (1) 7-1 120 2
3. St. James 6-2 102 4
(tie) University (1) 6-2 102 5
5. Sterlington 6-2 89 6
6. Jena 7-1 75 8
7. Erath 8-0 68 7
8. Bunkie 7-1 60 3
9. Lake Charles Prep 6-2 37 9
10. Marksville 7-1 28 10
Others receiving votes: Church Point 18, Amite 17, Jennings 15, John F. Kennedy 10, Jennings 4, De La Salle 1.
Class 2A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Ouachita Christian (7) 8-0 124 1
2. Lafayette Christian (3) 7-1 121 2
3. Dunham (1) 7-1 111 3
4. Calvary Baptist 7-1 103 4
5. South Plaquemines 6-1 78 6
6. Notre Dame 6-2 77 7
7. Lafayette Renaissance 7-1 55 9
8. Kinder 8-0 47 10
9. Catholic-New Iberia 6-2 41 5
10. Oak Grove 6-2 28 NR
Others receiving votes: Mangham 26, Newman 20, Loreauville 14, Northlake Christian 6, Ferriday 3, Union Parish 3.
Class 1A
School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank
1. Haynesville (11) 8-0 132 1
2. Hamilton Christian 7-0 112 3
3. Riverside Academy 7-1 110 4
4. Covenant Christian 6-2 90 6
5. Westminster-Opelousas 8-0 81 5
(tie) Jeanerette 7-1 81 2
7. Ascension Episcopal 7-0 69 8
8. Southern Lab 4-4 50 NR
9. Ascension Catholic 6-2 39 NR
10. St. Edmund 7-1 22 NR
Others receiving votes: North Iberville 18, Kentwood 18, Logansport 15, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 10, Vermilion Catholic 6, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 4, Opelousas Catholic 1.