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Alexandria Senior High’s Trojans are back where they finished last season, in the No. 2 spot, in this week’s Louisiana Sports Writers Association Top 10 Poll for Class 5A.

ASH moved up from fifth to second after Nos. 2-4 lost last week and the Trojans cruised by Many 57-0. They opened the season at No. 9 in the poll and have steadily climbed while outscoring opponents by 254-34.

Now the trick is to do what they did last season and stay there through the last poll at the end of the regular season. District 2-5A competition is right ahead. Two other district teams, Ruston and West Monroe, are in the state Top 10 and always-tough Neville, a state semifinalist last year, is lurking in the “others receiving votes” category. The other local 2-5A team, Pineville, is 4-1.

The Trojans begin the district season at seventh-ranked West Monroe Friday night, then host Pineville, and visit No. 3 Ruston.

Tioga (4-1) posted an impressive 45-26 win at Jena last week, dropping the Giants three slots to ninth in the Class 3A Top 10. It didn’t do much to improve the Indians’ stock in the Class 4A voting. They received eight points this week. Tioga opens District 2-4A competition at home Thursday against Wossman.

This week’s LSWA Top 10 polls:

 

Class 5A

School (1^st place votes), record, points, last week’s rank

1. Karr (10), 5-0, 120,1
2. Alexandria Senior High, 5-0, 92, 5
3. Ruston, 4-1, 90, 2
4. John Curtis,  4-0, 85, 7
5. St. Augustine, 4-1, 78, 4
6. Zachary, 4-0, 69, 8
7. West Monroe, 4-1, 66, 10
8. Central, 4-1, 56, 3
9. Catholic-Baton Rouge, 3-2,  48, 6
10. Evangel Christian, 4-1, 23, NR

Others receiving votes: Ouachita 16, Brother Martin 14, Destrehan 13, Archbishop Rummel 11, Neville 7, Terrebonne 4, Jesuit 2, Parkway 2, Thibodaux 2, East Ascension 1, Carencro 1, Southside 1.

 

Class 4A

1. North DeSoto (8), 5-0, 116, 1
2. Teurlings Catholic (2), 5-0, 109, 2
3. St. Thomas More, 3-2,  99, 3
4. Plaquemine, 4-1, 78, 8
5. Iowa, 5-0, 65, 9
6. Franklin Parish, 3-2, 62, 4
7. Franklinton, 3-2,60, 5
8. St. Charles, 4-1, 48, 7
9. Lakeshore, 4-1, 42, 6
10. Archbishop Shaw, 3-2,  37, 10

Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 29, Belle Chasse 13, Tioga 8, E.D. White 3, Loyola 3, Northwood 2, Westgate 1.

 

Class 3A

1. Jewel Sumner (5), 5-0, 111, 1
2. St. James (2), 4-1, 107, 2
3. Madison Prep (1), 4-1,  98, 4
4. Bunkie (1), 5-0, 89, 5
5. University (1), 3-2, 80, 7
6. Sterlington, 3-2, 75, 3
7. Erath, 5-0,  55, 9
8. Church Point, 4-1, 41, 10
9. Jena, 4-1,  39, 6
10. Jennings, 4-1, 37, NR

Others receiving votes: Lake Charles Prep 24, Marksville 11, Amite 7, John F. Kennedy 6.

 

Class 2A

1. Ouachita Christian (7), 5-0, 112, 1
2. Lafayette Christian Academy (2), 4-1, 103, 3
3. Dunham (1), 4-1, 100, 2
4. Calvary Baptist, 4-1, 92, 4
5. Notre Dame, 4-1, 78, 5
6. Catholic-New Iberia, 4-1, 75, 6
7. Lafayette Renaissance Charter, 5-0, 54, 7
8. Oak Grove, 4-1, 47, 8
9. Ferriday, 5-0, 39, 9
10. South Plaquemines, 4-1, 33, 10

Others receiving votes: Kinder 14, Newman 9, Mangham 8, Union Parish 6, Northlake Christian 5, D’Arbonne Woods 2, East Feliciana 2.

 

Class 1A

1. Haynesville (10), 5-0, 120, 1
2. Jeanerette, 5-0,  108, 2
3. Hamilton Christian,  4-0,  93, 5
4. Opelousas Catholic, 4-1,  84, 6
5. Riverside Academy, 4-1, 71, 7
6. Southern Lab, 3-2,  62, 4
7. Covenant Christian, 3-2, 52, 3
8. Ascension Episcopal, 5-0, 35, 9
9. Kentwood, 2-3, 32, 8
10. Westminster-Opelousas, 5-0, 30, NR

Others receiving votes: North Iberville 20, Ascension Catholic 20, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 16, Grand Lake 10, General Trass 7, St. John-Plaquemine 7, Logansport 4, Vermilion Catholic 4, Catholic-Pointe Coupee 2.

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