CCHS falls again in latest 1A poll

Following a second consecutive loss, the Central Catholic Eagles again slipped in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 1A poll, this time three spots to No. 8.
Central Catholic (1-2) received 53 points, one ahead of No. 9 St. Mary, who fell five spots from a week ago.
Central Catholic fell a week ago to Ascension Catholic, 28-21, in Donaldsonville. The Bulldogs, who received 15 votes a week ago, surged up the top 10 this week to No. 4.
Ascension Episcopal, a District 7-1A opponent of Central Catholic, remained ranked No. 3. The Blue Gators (3-0) received 111 points.
Meanwhile, another District 7-1A opponent, Lafayette Christian, received five votes. Central Catholic will face Lafayette Christian in Morgan City Thursday at 7 p.m.
Haynesville (3-0) remained the top-ranked team in Class 1A. Hayneville received 10 of 11 first-place votes and 131 points.
In Class 3A, Kaplan is the only representative from District 8-3A, which also includes Berwick and Patterson, to receive recognition this week. Kaplan (3-0 is ranked No. 7 with 71 points, just behind No. 6 Jennings.
Class 3A has a new top-ranked team as Amite replaces Lutcher, who fell a week ago to St. Amant. Amite received five first-place votes and 125 total points.
In Class 4A, Vandebilt Catholic, which competes in league play with Morgan City, is the lone representative from District 7-4A. The Terriers received eight votes in this week’s poll.
Neville (3-0) remains No. 1 in Class 4A with 132 points and 11 first-place votes.
Below are the entire polls, courtesy of The Associated Press. First-place votes are listed in parenthesis:
CLASS 5A
Record Pts Prv
1, John Curtis (9) 3-0 129 2
2, Catholic-B.R. (1) 3-0 118 3
3, Parkway (1) 3-0 108 4
4, Brother Martin 2-1 98 1
5, Destrehan 3-0 85 6
6, Scotlandville 3-0 72 7
7, West Monroe 1-1-1 69 5
8, Barbe 3-0 48 9
9, Ponchatoula 3-0 38 NR
10, Evangel 1-2 26 10
Others receiving votes: Rummel 20, St. Amant 20, Sulphur 8, Acadiana 8, Landry-Walker 5, St. Paul’s 2, Ruston 1, Alexandria 1, John Ehret 1.
CLASS 4A
Record Pts Prv
1, Neville (11) 3-0 132 1
2, Karr 3-0 119 3
3, Carencro 3-0 111 4
4, St. Thomas More 2-1 87 5
5, Teurlings Catholic 2-1 85 2
6, McDonough 35 3-0 74 8
7, Minden 3-0 73 6
8, Benton 3-0 67 7
9, North DeSoto 2-1 28 10
10, Plaquemine 1-2 85 9
Others receiving votes: Rayne 13, Vandebilt Catholic 8, St. Michael 6, Tioga 6, Livonia 4, Franklinton 4, Bastrop 3, LaGrange 3, Breaux Bridge 3, Carver 3, Salmen 2, Belle Chasse 1, Grant 1.
CLASS 3A
Record Pts Prv
1, Amite (5) 2-1 125 2
2, De La Salle (2) 3-0 113 3
3, Lutcher (1) 2-1 112 1
4, West Feliciana 3-0 102 4
5, St. James 3-0 91 5
6, Jennings 3-0 73 8
7, Kaplan 3-0 71 6
8, (tie), University 1-2 36 7
(tie), Jena 2-1 46 NR
10, Iowa 2-1 24 9
Others receiving votes: Parkview Baptist 21, Marksville 20, Peabody 15, South Beauregard 12, Winnfield 9, Loyola 2.
CLASS 2A
Record Pts Prv
1, Notre Dame (9) 3-0 130 1
2, Many (2) 3-0 121 2
3, Madison Prep 3-0 110 3
4, Ouachita Christian 3-0 97 4
5, Riverside 2-1 86 5
6, Mangham 3-0 75 6
7, Kinder 2-1 62 7
8, Welsh 3-0 49 8
9, Sterlington 3-0 40 9
10, Catholic-New Iberia 3-0 36 10
Others receiving votes: Newman 24, Pickering 10, Menard 7, Dunham 4, St. Charles Catholic 4, St. Helena 3.
CLASS 1A
Record Pts Prv
1, Haynesville (10) 3-0 131 1
2, Southern Lab (1) 2-1 121 2
3, Ascension Episcopal 3-0 111 3
4, Ascension Catholic 2-1 72 NR
5, Arcadia 2-1 67 10
6, (tie), Logansport 3-0 63 NR
(tie), Kentwood 0-3 63 6
8, Central Catholic 1-2 53 5
9, St. Mary’s 1-2 52 4
10, (tie), Covenant Christian 3-0 29 NR
(tie), Oak Grove 0-3 29 T7
Other receiving votes: St. Frederick 22, Delhi Charter 15, Cedar Creek 13, Plain Dealing 8, Lafayette Christian 5, Basile 5.