Few changes to highlight on the LSWA’s Week 5 football poll

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There were no changes at the top of any polls in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association statewide football poll after five weeks of play. Karr, Westgate, St. James, Calvary and Ouachita Christian held onto the No. 1 positions with victories.

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Jesuit rejoined the Class 5A rankings by replacing West Monroe which fell from the Top 10 following a loss. In Class 4A Lafayette Renaissance and Plaquemine entered in the bottom two spots after five solid weeks of play. There were no newcomers in the 3A, 2A or 1A polls, although Logansport held onto the No. 10 spot in Class 1A after a loss to Red River.

The weekly poll is voted on by a group of sports writers from around Louisiana.

Class 5A

School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank

  1. Karr (9) 5-0 129 1
  2. Ruston (1) 4-1 118 2
  3. St. Augustine (1) 5-0 115 3
  4. Archbishop Rummel 5-0 98 4
  5. Brother Martin 4-1 80 5
  6. Alexandria 4-1 73 7
  7. St. Thomas More 4-1 64 8
  8. Acadiana 4-1 50 9
  9. Jesuit 4-1 45 NR
  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.

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Class 4A

School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank

  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

School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank

  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 Prep 3-2 35 7

Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 32, Iowa 22, Jennings 4, Northwest 4,

Class 2A

School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank

  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 Academy 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

School, 1st rec, points, Prev. rank

  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 47 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.

Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.

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