Ruston sticks at No. 6 in final LSWA prep poll
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The Ruston Bearcats officially finished the regular season as a top 6 team in Class 5A in the final Louisiana Sports Writers Association Prep Football Poll released on Monday.
Ruston dominated West Monroe in a 36-0 win on Friday – the first time since 1989 the Bearcats shut out the Rebels – to improve to 8-2 overall with a two-game win streak to build confidence ahead of the postseason.
Elsewhere in Class 5A, Edna Karr finished as the No. 1 team with a 9-0 record, while Alexandria Senior High – the undefeated District 2-5A champions at 10-0 – jumped from No. 4 to No. 2. Neville, who lost to ASH on Friday, fell from No. 2 to No. 5. Acadiana remained at No. 3 and Catholic-Baton Rouge jumped one spot to No. 4 in the poll.
Ruston will have a first-round bye in the postseason, awaiting the winner of No. 14 Zachary and No. 19 Sam Houston in the second round.
Class 5A
1. Karr (9) 9-0 141 1
2. Alexandria (3) 10-0 130 4
3. Acadiana 9-1 121 3
4. Catholic-Baton Rouge 9-0 101 5
5. Neville 9-1 99 2
6. Ruston 8-2 89 6
7. Airline 10-0 68 8
8. Central 9-1 55 9
9. Archbishop Rummel 8-2 52 7
10. St. Paul’s 8-2 26 NR
Others receiving votes: Zachary 20, Mandeville 15, Destrehan 5, St. Augustine 4, Dutchtown 2, Jesuit 2, West Monroe 2, Chalmette 1, Covington 1, Hahnville 1, Parkway 1, Southside 1, Terrebonne 1.
Class 4A
1. Lutcher (9) 9-0 137 1
2. North DeSoto (1) 8-2 126 2
3. St. Thomas More (1) 7-3 119 3
4. Teurlings Catholic 9-1 109 4
5. Archbishop Shaw (1) 8-2 95 6
6. E.D. White 8-2 93 5
7. Opelousas 6-3 71 7
8. Franklin Parish 8-1 52 8
9. Cecilia 7-3 43 9
10. Franklinton 9-1 31 10
Others receiving votes: Westgate 25, Plaquemine 12, Iowa 11, Brusly 2, Northwood-Shreveport 2, Vandebilt Catholic 2, Belle Chasse 1, Lakeshore 1, Leesville 1, Minden 1.
Class 3A
School 1st rec pts prev
1. Bunkie (10) 10-0 142 1
2. Jennings (1) 9-1 127 2
3. University 8-2 107 3
4. St. James 7-2 101 4
5. Madison Prep (1) 7-3 94 T5
6. Northwest 8-2 88 T5
7. John F. Kennedy 6-4 72 7
8. Jewel Sumner 9-1 65 9
9. Amite 7-3 41 8
10. Erath 9-1 33 NR
Others receiving votes: De La Salle 24, Lake Charles Prep 9, Sterlington 9, Bastrop 3, Haynes Academy 3, Church Point 1, Iota 1, Jena 1, Kaplan 1, Pine.
Class 2A
1. Newman (6) 8-0 136 1
2. Calvary Baptist (4) 7-2 130 T2
3. Dunham (2) 10-0 126 T2
4. Oak Grove 8-1 113 4
5. Catholic-New Iberia 9-1 93 6
6. Union Parish 6-4 71 7
7. Ouachita Christian 9-1 67 5
8. Notre Dame 6-4 61 8
9. Episcopal-Baton Rouge 8-2 51 9
10. Mangham 7-3 34 10
Others receiving votes: Lafayette Christian Academy 22, Northlake Christian 16, South Plaquemines 6, DeQuincy 2, Ferriday 1, Kinder 1, Lafayette Renaissance 1, Lakeside 1, Red River.
Class 1A
1. Vermilion Catholic (12) 10-0 144 1
2. Haynesville 10-0 129 2
3. Ascension Catholic 8-1 113 3
4. Riverside 6-2 109 4
5. Covenant Christian 10-0 96 6
6. Southern Lab 6-3 83 7
7. Catholic-Pointe Coupee 9-1 59 5
8. St. Martin’s 8-2 52 8
9. Kentwood 7-3 47 9
10. Ascension Episcopal 9-1 44 10
Others receiving votes: St. Edmund 21, St. Frederick 15, Logansport 8, Central Catholic 4, Hamilton Christian 4, Opelousas Catholic 4, Jeanerette 3, Delta Charter 1, North Iberville 1,
