This week's Louisiana Sports Writers Association high school football polls. First-place votes in parentheses.
Central 3, East Ascension 1
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Despite some adversity beyond its control, the Donaldsonville football team is unbeaten.
1. Catholic (3-0): Getting the school’s first win over West Monroe on the road in come-from-behind fashion is enough to keep the Class 5A Bears in the local top spot.
Cole Poirrier ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more in St. Amant’s 42-24 win over John F. Kennedy on Saturday at Dutchtown High School.
Zachary senior Connor Wisham made the plays his football team needed if it was going to win a high-scoring game against St. Augustine.
First, we weathered Hurricane Ida. Since then, we have navigated an array of scheduling and site changes linked to Louisiana’s recovery from the major storm.
The script for the first regular-season Capital City Swim League meet looked the same. Traditional powers Catholic High and St. Joseph’s Academy swept the team titles.
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WEST MONROE — Lightning delayed the start of the much-anticipated Class 5A showdown between top-ranked Catholic High and No. 5 West Monroe Friday night.
After weathering disappointing loss last week, Walker showed up ready to play Friday night against Mandeville, and offensive stars Ja'Cory Thomas and Warren Young were the most obvious benefactors.
With Dutchtown and Covington having met in each of the last four seasons, Dutchtown coach Guy Mistretta was obviously familiar with the Lion’s personnel — enough so to say in the days leading up to Friday’s matchup that his team’s offensive line n…
Looking to build off a season-opening win against East Ascension, the Scotlandville Hornets still have some building to do after Friday’s 42-28 loss to Warren Easton.
Practice makes perfect is a great cliché, but it can be tough to execute on a football field. Unless you’re Madison Prep.
Brother Martin waited all game, but if finally put together a touchdown drive.
University High’s Jason Barnes pulled off the football version of a hat trick in the Cubs' 35-0 victory over Dunham on Thursday night at Dunham Stadium.
Want a close high school football game that goes down to the wire? Dutchtown High School coach Guy Mistretta said he believes he has just the ticket(s) for you.
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After St. James beat Archbishop Shaw last Saturday, Shaw graciously volunteered to wash the Wildcats uniforms.
Retooling a roster hit hard by graduation losses is a common theme for volleyball rivals St. Michael and Parkview Baptist this season. On Wednesday, the Warriors had the upper hand, taking a 3-0 win at home.
Marching band music blared at a high-decibel level on the Catholic High football practice field. Another presence loomed just as large.
Some high school football schedules are meticulously planned years in advance. Throw in a hurricane, an odd year for scheduling and a pandemic and just about anything goes.
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Ascension Catholic 3,
A casual observer might not consider what Dutchtown did over the past four days to be a best-of-three volleyball scenario. The Division I Griffins lost two of three matches to reigning LHSAA champions.
St. James football coach Robert Valdez is 2-0 when it comes to scheduling new opponents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The objective now is to remain unbeaten on the field.
They can’t agree on who the better player is, each choosing themselves of course, but how Austin and Jaiden Ausberry have arrived as key figures for University High’s defense and among the nation’s top prospects in their respective classification …
Zachary High School made quite an impression at Episcopal’s 43rd annual Round Table Run on Saturday, thanks to the fact Caleb Ackman and Rhen Langley were the top two finishers in the three-mile boys varsity race.
Here are this week's Louisiana Sports Writers Association high school football polls. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Liberty is right where it wants to be to kick off its first season of varsity football. Formerly known as Lee High, Liberty brought back football two years ago with junior varsity play in 2019 and 2020.
1. Catholic (2-0): The Class 5A Bears, who moved into the MaxPreps Top 25 at No. 20 this week, are the logical choice to lead this group. The win over reigning 5A champion Acadiana was impressive and up next is West Monroe.
1. Catholic (2-0): The Class 5A Bears, who moved into the MaxPreps Top 25 at No. 20 this week, are the logical choice to lead this group. The win over reigning 5A champion Acadiana was impressive and up next is West Monroe.
De’Andre Taylor isn’t the largest player on the St. Amant roster. But the 140-pound senior proved he could bounce off defenders. He also provided a pivotal bounce back.
St. James ‘grateful’ for chance to play after Ida, defeats Shaw with borrowed helmets, shoulder pads
St. James got the help it needed to win a football game Saturday, first with helmets and shoulder pads it borrowed from another high school, then by making the most of Shaw’s mistakes for a 37-27 victory at Joe Zimmerman Field.
Catholic High cross country coach Pete Boudreaux chose his words carefully as he looked into the faces of runners at Episcopal’s 43rd Round Table Run on Saturday morning.
Season-opening meets can be a mystery. A hurricane, a career-best finish and a group of competitors not normally in the local cross country mix made Episcopal’s 43rd Round Table Run anything but predictable Saturday.
In a game that was closer than the final score indicated, Woodlawn gave University High all it wanted for three quarters, but turnovers and penalties proved to be too much for the visiting Panthers to overcome as the poised Cubs took a 34-14 win.
Catholic High had nearly twice as many offensive yards as top-ranked Acadiana. But if you believe defense wins championships, the Bears did exactly what they needed to do.
Zachary quarterback Eli Holstein accounted for four first-half touchdowns as the Broncos built a big early lead and cruised to a 41-2 victory over St. Paul’s in a battle of Class 5A schools Friday night at Bronco Stadium.
Ja’Kere Guilton and Da’Kerreon Smith combined for 172 yards rushing and three touchdowns as Assumption took a 34-12 victory over No. 9-ranked Plaquemine Friday at Plaquemine.