Westgate moves into Class 4A Top 10 with win

Published 7:30 am Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Westgate High School football team jumped into the Class 4A Top 10 this week at No. 9 after beating Denham Springs 43-7 on Thursday to improve to 2-1.

The Tigers are the only Teche Area team ranked in the Top 10. Catholic High School (1-2) is receiving votes in the 2A poll.

Westgate has 33 points in the latests statewide poll of a panel of Louisiana Sports Writers Association members.

The Tigers’ District 5-4A rivals St. Thomas More (3-0) and Carencro (3-0) are ranked second and third, respectively, in Class 4A. WHS travels to STM this week.

CHS had 1 point in the latest poll after a 28-14 loss to District 7-2A rival Ascension Episcopal. AES (2-0) had 2 points in the voting this week.

Unbeaten local teams New Iberia (3-0) and Loreauville (3-0) are not receiving votes this week.

The top vote-getters remained unchanged in the polls this week.

Acadiana (3-0), which is a District 3-5A rival of New Iberia Senior High, is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A with seven of nine first-place votes. Archbishop Rummel (2-0) is No. 2 with one first-place vote, while Zachary (2-0) moved up a spot to No. 3. Brother Martin (3-0) has the other first-place vote and is ranked fourth, followed by Ruston (3-0), Catholic of Baton Rouge (1-2), John Curtis (1-2), West Monroe (2-1), Scotlandville (3-0) and Byrd (3-0). CHS fell from No. 3 with a 39-38 loss to STM, ranked No. 2 in 4A. Curtis dropped from No. 5 with a 36-33 loss to Edna Karr, the top-ranked team in Class 4A.

Karr (3-0) has five first-place votes in the 4A poll and STM (3-0) has four, with 1 point separating the two teams in the poll. Karr has 104 points and STM has 103. Carencro (3-0) is third with 89 points, followed by Northwood-Shreveport (3-0), Warren Easton (2-1), Minden (3-0), Neville (1-2), Huntington (3-0), Westgate and Tioga (2-1).

In Class 3A, De La Salle (3-0) has five first-place votes and 100 points to top the poll. St. James (2-1) has two first-place votes and 97 points and Madison Prep (3-0) has two first-place votes and 93 points. The rest of the top eight spots also remain unchanged this week with University High (2-1) fourth, Sterlington (2-1) fifth, Lake Charles Prep (2-0) sixth, Union Parish (3-0) seventh and Jennings (3-0) eighth. McDonogh 35 (2-1) moved into the Top 10 at No. 9, while Green Oaks (2-1) dropped a spot to 10th. Kaplan (0-2), which competes in District 6-3A with Erath, had 5 points in this week’s voting.

In Class 2A, Ferriday (3-0) remains No. 1 with five first-place votes and 104 points. Lafayette Christian (2-1) is second with two first-place votes, followed by Many (3-0) and Newman (3-0), each with one first-place vote. Notre Dame (3-0) is sixth, followed by Episcopal of Baton Rouge (3-0), Amite (1-1), Mangham (3-0) and Red River (2-1).

Ouachita Christian (2-0) is the unanimous choice to top the Class A poll. Oak Grove (3-0) and Haynesville (3-0) each moved up a spot as Calvary Baptist (1-2) fell from No. 2 to No. 4 with a 3113 loss to Archbishop Rummel. The remainder of the top 10 features Ascension Catholic (2-0), Vermilion Catholic (2-0), East Iberville (3-0), Cedar Creek (3-0) and Catholic of Pointe Coupee (1-2).

LSWA Prep Polls

Here are the Louisiana Sports Writers Association high school football polls for Week 3 of the 2020 season. Teche Area teams are in boldface. District opponents of Teche Area teams are in italics.

Class 5A

School (1st) Rec. Pts Prv

1. Acadiana (7) 3-0 106 1

2. Archbishop Rummel (1) 2-0 98 2

3. Zachary 2-0 81 4

4. Brother Martin (1) 3-0 69 6

5. Ruston 3-0 65 7

6. Catholic-BR 1-2 63 3

7. John Curtis 1-2 59 5

8. West Monroe 2-1 48 8

9. Scotlandville 3-0 38 9

10. Byrd 3-0 23 NR

Others receiving votes: Haughton 16, Destrehan 10, Alexandria 8, Mandeville 7, East St. John 6, East Ascension 2, Jesuit 2, Dutchtown 1, St. Paul’s 1.

Class 4A

School (1st) Rec. Pts Prv

1. Karr (5) 3-0 104 1

2. St. Thomas More (4) 3-0 103 2

3. Carencro 3-0 89 3

4. Northwood-Shreve 3-0 79 5

5. Warren Easton 2-1 68 6

6. Minden 3-0 56 10

7. Neville 1-2 53 4

8. Huntington 3-0 35 NR

9. Westgate 2-1 33 NR

10. Tioga 2-1 22 8

Others receiving votes: Leesville 20, Eunice 18, Assumption 15, DeRidder 4, North DeSoto 2.

Class 3A

School (1st) Rec. Pts Prv

1. De La Salle (5) 3-0 100 1

2. St. James (2) 2-1 97 2

3. Madison Prep (2) 3-0 93 3

4. University High 2-1 79 4

5. Sterlington 2-1 73 5

6. Lake Charles Prep 2-0 62 6

7. Union Parish 3-0 60 7

8. Jennings 3-0 45 8

9. McDonogh 35 2-1 28 NR

10. Green Oaks 2-1 26 9

Others receiving votes: St. Louis 18, Marksville 7, E.D. White 7, Kaplan 5, Loyola 2.

Class 2A

School (1st) Rec. Pts Prv

1. Ferriday (5) 3-0 104 1

2. Lafayette Christian (2) 1-1 95 2

3. Many (1) 3-0 86 3

4. Newman (1) 3-0 79 4

5. St. Charles 3-0 71 5

6. Notre Dame 3-0 66 6

7. Episcopal-BR 3-0 51 8

8. Amite 1-1 47 7

9. Mangham 3-0 42 9

10. Red River 2-1 29 NR

Others receiving votes: Dunham 18, Kentwood 10, Ascension Episcopal 2, Kinder 2, Catholic-New Iberia 1, General Trass 1.

Class A

School (1st) Rec. Pts Prv

1. Ouachita Christian (9) 2-0 108 1

2. Oak Grove 3-0 93 3

3. Haynesville 3-0 88 4

4. Calvary Baptist 1-2 83 2

5. Riverside Academy 3-0 67 5

6. Ascension Catholic 2-0 56 8

7. Vermilion Catholic 2-0 51 9

8. East Iberville 3-0 36 10

9. Cedar Creek 3-0 33 NR

10. Catholic-PC 1-2 30 6

Others receiving votes: Logansport 25, Opelousas Catholic 21, Oberlin 4, Country Day 4, Southern Lab 3.