Alexandria Senior High edged up and Tioga edged into the mix in this week’s Louisiana Sports Writers Association Top 10 polls.
ASH, after pounding Liberty Magnet 51-7, moved up one slot to sixth in the Class 5A rankings. The Trojans (4-1) kick off their District 2-5A schedule Friday at home when West Monroe (3-2) visits. The Rebels fell out of the top 10 after a 10-0 loss at former district rival Neville (4-1), now in Class 4A, ranked second in that classification.
Tioga got one 10th-place vote in Class 4A for a point in the “also receiving votes” listing. The Indians (4-1) knocked off Jena, third in last week’s 3A Top 10, by a convincing 45-26 margin.
No other Rapides Parish teams are getting support.
Tioga starts District 2-4A competition Friday night at West Ouachita (1-4).
Only 14 of the 50 ranked teams in this week’s top 10 polls are from the 318 area code.
Eleven sports media members in the LSWA are polled weekly to compile the rankings.
Class 5A
School (1st place votes), record, poll points, last week’s ranking
1. Karr (9), 5-0, 129, 1
2. Ruston (1), 3-1, 119, 2
3. St. Augustine (1), 5-0, 115, 3
4. Archibishop Rummel, 5-0, 98, 4
5. Brother Martin, 4-1, 80, 5
6. Alexandria Senior High, 4-1, 73, 7
7. St. Thomas More, 4-1, 64, 8
8. Acadiana, 4-1, 50, 9
9. Jesuit, 4-1, 45, Not ranked
10. John Curtis, 2-3, 31, 6
Others receiving votes: Catholic-Baton Rouge 21, Barbe 10, West Monroe 10, Central 6, Mandeville 6, Ouachita 1, Thibodaux 1.
Class 4A
1. Westgate (8), 5-0, 128, 1
2. Neville (2), 4-1, 123, 2
3. North DeSoto (1), 5-0, 108, 3
4. Archbishop Shaw, 4-1, 102, 4
5. Franklin Parish, 4-1, 87, 6
6. Madison Prep, 3-2, 69, 7
7. John F. Kennedy, 4-1, 64, 8
8. Lake Charles Prep, 4-1, 55, 5
9. Lafayette Renaissance, 3-2, 40, NR
10. Plaquemine, 3-2, 27, NR
Others receiving votes: Opelousas 19, Belle Chasse 17, Cecilia 5, Salmen 4, Leesville 5, Tioga 1.
Class 3A
1. St. James (8), 5-0, 129, 1
2. St. Charles (3), 4-1, 124, 2
3. University, 3-2, 107, 4
4. Sterlington, 3-2, 95, 5
5. Jena, 3-2, 83, 3
6. Marksville, 5-0, 77, 8
7. Eunice, 5-0, 59, 9
8. West Feliciana, 5-0, 42, 10
9. Jewel Sumner, 3-2, 40, 6
10. Loyola, 3-2, 35, 7
Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 32, Iowa 22, Jennings 4, Northwest 4.
Class 2A
1, Calvary Baptist (11), 5-0, 132, 1
2, Notre Dame, 5-0, 119, 2
3. Mangham, 4-1, 111, 3
4, Amite, 4-1, 91, 6
5, Newman, 4-1, 80, 7
6, Dunham 2-3, 73, 4
7, Lafayette Christian, 3-2, 68, 5
8, Catholic-New Iberia, 3-2, 53, 8
9. Lake Arthur, 5-0, 45, 9
10, Mansfield, 4-1, 34, 10
Others receiving votes: Loreauville 20, Oak Grove 11, Vinton 6, West St. Mary 6, Country Day 3, Green Oaks 3, Kinder 2, Caldwell Parish 1.
Class 1A
1. Ouachita Christian 11), 5-0, 131, 1
2. Ascension Catholic, 5-0, 115, 3
3. Riverside Academy, 4-1, 112, 2
4. Haynesville, 4-1, 97, 4
5. Southern Lab, 4-0, 84, 6
6. Kentwood, 5-0, 72, 7
7. Westminster-Lafayette, 5-0, 56, 9
8. Jeanerette, 4-1, 52, 8
9. Cedar Creek, 5-0, 35, 10
10. Logansport, 4-1, 40, 5
Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 23, Ascension Episcopal 14, South Plaquemines 9, St. Mary’s 4, Elton 2.