A trio of top-10 showdowns in north Louisiana were among the headliners of the state’s Week 8 action.
Class 5A No. 6 Alexandria roared back for a 21-3 deficit to a 45-28 upset of No. 2 Ruston in the latest wild District 2-5A thriller.
Class 3A No. 8 Jena marched past No. 3 Bunkie, 68-45, and Class 2A No. 1 Ouachita Christian held off No. 8 Mangham, 35-14.
But the 318 contingent was far from alone in notable outcomes that solidified some teams’ standings and shook up others’ rankings.
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.
Here’s the rundown of the Thursday and Friday results.
Class 5A
1. Karr (8-0) def. Warren Easton, 63-12
2. Ruston (6-2) lost to Alexandria, 45-28
3. John Curtis (7-0) def. Jesuit, 37-10
4. West Monroe (7-1) def. Pineville, 49-17
5. St. Augustine (7-1) def. Brother Martin, 49-16
6. Alexandria (7-1) def. Ruston, 45-28
7. Catholic-Baton Rouge (6-2) def. Scotlandville, 49-0
8. Evangel Christian (7-1) def. Haughton, 63-27
9. Zachary (6-1) def. Woodlawn-BR, 44-8
10. Destrehan (6-2) def. Central Lafourche, 46-7
Others receiving votes: Central (6-2) def. Liberty Magnet, 49-14, Archbishop Rummel (5-3) def. Holy Cross, 24-3, Ouachita (5-3) lost to Neville, 38-37, Parkway (8-0) def. Captain Shreve, 45-42, Neville (5-3) def. Ouachita, 38-37, Carencro (6-2) def. Sulphur, 66-34, Brother Martin (4-3) lost to St. Augustine, 49-16, Thibodaux (7-1) def. McMain, 62-0, Southside (6-2) lost to Acadiana, 16-14, Liberty (4-4) lost to Central, 49-14, St. Paul’s (6-2) def. Northshore, 38-14, Hahnville (7-1) def. East St. John, 42-7.
Class 4A
1. North DeSoto (8-0) vs. Woodlawn-Shreve., 66-12
2. Teurlings Catholic (8-0) def. East Ascension, 64-29
3. St. Thomas More (6-2) def. Rayne, 56-8
4. Plaquemine (7-1) def. Tara, 47-8
5. Iowa (8-0) def. Eunice, 51-22
6. Franklin Parish (6-2) def. Grant, 77-35
7. St. Charles (7-1) def. Belle Chasse, 19-7
8. Archbishop Shaw (6-2) def. Kenner Discovery, 49-0
9. Lakeshore (7-1) def. Loranger, 38-13
10. Vandebilt Catholic (8-0) def. Assumption, 49-14
Others receiving votes: Franklinton (5-3) def. Pearl River, 42-20, Westgate (4-4) def. North Vermilion, 54-3, Cecilia (4-4) def. Opelousas, 53-7, Tioga (7-1) def. Peabody, 49-6, E.D. White (5-3) def. South Terrebonne, 49-0, Belle Chasse (7-1) lost to St. Charles, 19-7, Northwood-Shreveport (7-1) def. Southwood, 47-6, Loyola (8-0) def. Booker T. Washington-Shreve, 54-26, Brusly (7-1) def. McKinley, 39-0.
Class 3A
1. Jewel Sumner (8-0) def. Pine, 41-14
2. Madison Prep (7-1) def. Collegiate-Baton Rouge, 50-0
3. Bunkie (6-1) lost to Jena, 68-45
4. St. James (6-2) def. Donaldsonville, 51-7
5. University (6-2) def. Parkview Baptist, 57-17
6. Sterlington (6-2) def. Bastrop, 54-6
7. Erath (8-0) def. St. Martinville, 45-0
8. Jena (7-1) def. Bunkie, 68-45
9. Lake Charles Prep (6-2) def. Westlake, 26-14
10. Marksville (7-1) def. Vidalia, 48-15
Others receiving votes: Church Point (6-2) def. Crowley, 64-14, Amite (6-2) def. Albany, 35-0, John F. Kennedy (5-3) def. Livingston Collegiate, 27-0, Jennings (5-3) lost to Notre Dame, 28-12, Pine (5-3) lost to Jewel Sumner, 41-14, Donaldsonville (6-2) lost to St. James, 51-7.
Class 2A
1. Ouachita Christian (8-0) def. Mangham, 35-14
2. Lafayette Christian Academy (7-1) def. Welsh, 52-14
3. Dunham (7-1) def. East Feliciana, 42-0
4. Calvary Baptist (7-1) def. Huntington, 45-35
5. Catholic-New Iberia (6-2) lost to Loreauville, 40-28
6. South Plaquemines (6-1) def. Country Day, 32-23
7. Notre Dame (6-2) def. Jennings, 28-12
8. Mangham (6-2) lost to Ouachita Christian, 35-14
9. Lafayette Renaissance Charter (7-1) def. Lake Arthur, 51-0
10. Kinder (8-0) def. Menard, 50-32
Others receiving votes: Newman (4-2) def. Sarah Reed, 55-14, Oak Grove (6-2) def. Ferriday, 13-6, Union Parish (4-4) def. D’Arbonne Woods, 32-20, Northlake Christian (5-2) def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 51-0, East Feliciana (5-3) lost to Dunham, 42-0, D’Arbonne Woods (6-2) lost to Union Parish, 32-20, Ferriday (6-2) lost to Oak Grove, 13-6, Country Day (5-3) lost to South Plaquemines, 32-23.
Class 1A
1. Haynesville (8-0) def. Arcadia, 54-6
2. Jeanerette (7-1) lost to Covenant Christian, 21-18 (2OT)
3. Hamilton Christian (7-0) def. Oberlin, 49-14
4. Riverside (7-1) def. Central Catholic, 47-7
5. Westminster-Opelousas (8-0) def. Berchman’s Academy, 63-0
6. Covenant Christian (6-2) def. Jeanerette, 21-18 (2OT)
7. Kentwood (4-4) lost to Southern Lab, 12-8
8. Ascension Episcopal (6-1) vs. Highland Baptist (Cancelled)
9. Opelousas Catholic (5-3) lost to Vermilion Catholic, 50-15
10. North Iberville (7-1) lost to Ascension Catholic, 50-28
Others receiving votes: Logansport (5-3) def. Montgomery, 38-18, St. Edmund (7-1) def. Catholic-Pointe Coupee, 52-50 (OT), Sacred Heart-Ville Platte (6-2) def. North Central, 49-0, Ascension Catholic (6-2) def. North Iberville, 50-28, Catholic-Pointe Coupee (6-2) lost to St. Edmund, 52-50 (OT), St. Frederick (4-4) lost to Cypress Christian (Tex.), 35-21, Southern Lab (4-4) def. Kentwood, 12-8.