The chaos on high school football fields around Louisiana didn’t continue its early-season volume, in terms of quantity, in Week 4.
But the highly ranked losses that did occur Friday included the loudest, most eye-catching outcomes to date.
Class 2A No. 1 Lafayette Christian fell at Archbishop Shaw, 31-13; and Class 5A No. 2 Catholic-Baton Rouge and Class 1A No. 2 Opelousas Catholic lost tight battles to West Monroe and Sacred Heart-Ville Platte, respectively.
Class 2A No. 3 Catholic-New Iberia also overcome a 28-0 deficit to spoil Class 2A No. 6 Notre Dame’s upset bid in overtime, 35-34.
And Class 4A No. 3 St. Thomas More roared back with three fourth-quarter touchdowns to upend Class 5A No. 7 Neville, 27-23.
The LSWA compiles “How They Fared” lists each week, which we will share to provide a big-picture rundown of the biggest stories each week of high school action.
Class 5A
1. Edna Karr (3-0) def. Holy Cross, 42-3
2. Catholic-BR (3-1) lost to West Monroe, 27-24
3. Ruston (4-0) def. Midland-Legacy, 42-21
4. Central (4-0) def. Cecilia, 39-21
5. St. Augustine (3-0) def. Warren Easton, 47-22
6. Alexandria (4-0) def. Opelousas, 59-6
7. Neville (2-2) lost to St. Thomas More, 27-23
8. John Curtis (3-0) def. Rummel, 21-19
9. Zachary (3-0) Open
10. Brother Martin (4-0) def. Jesuit, 31-29
Others receiving votes: Terrebonne (4-0) def. Hahnville, 54-38, Evangel Christian (3-1) def. Airline, 51-49, Airline (3-1) lost to Evangel, 51-49, Archbishop Rummel (2-2) lost to John Curtis, 21-19, Ouachita (4-0) def. Port Gibson, Miss., 51-6, Covington (3-1) lost to Northshore, 17-10, Destrehan (2-2) def. East St. John, 50-6.
Class 4A
1. North DeSoto (4-0) def. Northwood, 52-26
2. Teurlings Catholic (4-0) def. Westgate, 28-15
3. Franklin Parish (3-1) def. Caldwell Parish, 54-6
3. St. Thomas More (2-2) def. Neville, 27-23
5. Franklinton (3-1) def. Fontainebleau, 41-20
6. Lakeshore (4-0) def. Northlake Christian, 28-8
7. St. Charles (4-0) def. De La Salle, 28-6
8. Plaquemine (3-1) def. Brusly, 20-12
9. Iowa (4-0) def. Wossman, 35-20
10. Archbishop Shaw (2-2) def. Lafayette Christian, 31-13
Others receiving votes: Westgate (1-3) lost to Teurlings Catholic, 28-15, Lutcher (2-2) def. Assumption, 51-8, Cecilia (1-2) lost to Central, 39-21, Vandebilt Catholic (4-0) def. Morgan City, 50-20, Tioga (3-1) def. Richwood, 54-30, E.D White (1-3) def. Ellender, 56-0, Belle Chasse (4-0) def. Bonnabel, 34-6.
Class 3A
1. Jewel Sumner (4-0) def. Livonia, 35-0
2. St. James (3-1) def. Ponchatoula, 54-0
3. Sterlington (3-1) def. West Ouachita, 49-8
4. Madison Prep (3-1) def. Glen Oaks, 66-0
5. Bunkie (4-0) def. Central Catholic, 33-6
6. Jena (4-0) def. Winnfield, 52-22
7. University (2-2) def. Collegiate-BR, 64-0
8. Lake Charles College Prep (3-1) def. Mansfield, 44-22
9. Church Point (3-1) def. Mamou, 41-18
10. Erath (4-0) def. Vermilion Catholic, 24-14
Others receiving votes: Jennings (3-1) def. Northwest, 25-7, Marksville (4-0) def. Port Barre, 40-7, Amite (2-2) def. St. Helena,16-14, Westlake (3-1) lost to DeRidder, 24-20, De La Salle (0-4) lost to St. Charles, 28-6, John F. Kennedy (1-3) lost to St. Paul, 28-21.
Class 2A
1. Lafayette Christian Academy (3-1) lost to Archbishop Shaw, 31-13
2. Ouachita Christian (4-0) def. Madison, 52-0
3. Catholic-New Iberia (3-1) lost to Notre Dame, 35-34 (OT)
4. Dunham (3-1) def. Ascension Catholic, 42-7
5. Calvary Baptist (3-1) def. D’Arbonne Woods, 37-15
6. Notre Dame (3-1) def. Catholic-New Iberia, 35-34 (OT)
7. Lafayette Renaissance Charter (4-0) def. L.B. Landry, 40-13
8. Oak Grove (3-1) def. Rayville, 50-18
9. Ferriday (4-0) def. Delhi Charter, 50-6
10. South Plaquemines (3-1) def. East Jefferson, 36-0
Others receiving votes: Newman (1-2) def. Willow School, 40-8, Kinder (4-0) def. Eunice, 22-20, Mangham (3-1) def. Beekman Charter, 49-19, Union Parish (1-3) def. Green Oaks, 30-8, Northlake Christian (1-2) lost to Lakeshore, 28-8, East Feliciana (3-1) def. Episcopal-Baton Rouge, 22-20, Episcopal-Baton Rouge (1-3) lost to East Feliciana, 22-20, Many (2-2) lost to St. Mary’s, 32-28, Northeast (3-1) lost to Baker, 14-6.
Class 1A
1. Haynesville (4-0) def. Plain Dealing, 70-0
2. Opelousas Catholic (3-1) lost to Sacred Heart-VP, 3-0
3. Jeanerette (4-0) def. Loreauville, 20-6
4. Covenant Christian (3-1) def. Archbishop Hannan, 27-19
5. Southern Lab (3-1) def. Delhi, 46-8
6. Hamilton Christian (4-0) def. St. John, 48-13
7. Vermilion Catholic (1-3) lost to Erath, 24-14
8. Riverside (3-1) def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 41-0
9. Kentwood (2-2) def. Loranger, 22-21
10. Ascension Catholic (2-2) lost to Dunham, 42-7
Others receiving votes: Logansport (2-2) def. Delta Charter, 14-8, General Trass (1-3) lost to Carroll, 45-18, North Iberville (4-0) def. Centerville, 43-0, St. Edmund (4-0) def. North Central, 56-6, Ascension Episcopal (4-0) def. Rosepine 28-6, Westminster-Opelousas (4-0) def. Catholic-Point Coupee, 41-28, Grand Lake (4-0) def. Montgomery, 62-34, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte (4-0) def. Opelousas Catholic, 3-0