Tigers retain top spot in latest LSWA prep football poll

Published 1:00 am Wednesday, October 5, 2022

For the sixth week in a row, the defending Class 4A state champion Westgate Tigers have topped the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s weekly polls.

Following their 77-0 win over Magnolia School of Excellence, the Tigers now turn their attention to district rival Teurlings Catholic.

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The Rebels, who also have a 5-0 record this season, are hot off a 38-0 win over Breaux Bridge.

The Tigers currently hold the state’s longest active win streak. The Tigers haven’t lost a game in 13 contests, last losing to St. Augustine in Oct. of 2021.

In addition to sitting on top of the Class 4A polls, the Tigers are currently ranked No. 6 in Non-Select Division I with a 13.600 power rating.

The full results of the LSWA’s Week 6 poll is as follows:

Class 5A

Team 1st rec pts prev

Destrehan (2) 5-0 120 1

Karr (8) 2-3 117 3

Catholic-Baton Rouge (1) 4-1 112 2

Zachary 3-1 95 4

Ruston 4-1 88 5

Acadiana 4-1 80 6

John Curtis 4-1 61 10

Parkway 5-0 46 NR

St. Augustine 4-1 40 NR

Brother Martin 3-2 29 8

Others receiving votes: Archbishop Rummel 16, West Monroe 14, Byrd 14, Scotlandville 12, East St. John 8, Southside 7, Carencro 1.

Class 4A

Team 1st rec pts prev

Westgate (11) 4-0 132 1

Lafayette Christian 4-1 115 3

St. Thomas More 4-1 101 4

Warren Easton 4-1 92 5

Neville 3-2 86 2

De La Salle 5-0 63 6

Lutcher 4-1 66 7

North DeSoto 5-0 50 9

Teurlings Catholic 5-0 46 NR

Opelousas 4-1 32 NR

Others receiving votes: West Feliciana 19, Northwood-Shreveport 9, Leesville 7, Plaquemine 4, Huntington 4, Belle Chasse 4, Cecilia 3, McDonogh 35 1

Class 3A

Team 1st rec pts prev

Union Parish (8) 4-1 126 1

E.D. White 4-1 117 2

University (2) 3-2 104 3

Church Point (1) 5-0 102 4

Amite 4-1 83 5

Madison Prep 3-2 66 6

Abbeville 4-1 64 7

St. James 4-1 63 8

Lake Charles Prep 3-2 39 9

Iowa 4-1 33 10

Others receiving votes: John F. Kennedy 18, Carroll 17, Parkview Baptist 14, Sterlington 8, Bogalusa 5.

Class 2A

Team 1st rec pts prev

Many (11) 4-0 132 1

Newman 4-1 121 2

St. Charles Catholic 3-2 97 5

North Caddo 4-1 83 6

Mangham 4-1 78 9

Dunham 4-1 75 7

Calvary Baptist 3-2 63 8

Notre Dame 3-2 59 4

Oak Grove 3-2 57 3

Episcopal-Baton Rouge 5-0 40 NR

Others receiving votes: Avoyelles 19, Rosepine 14, Grand Lake 12, Welsh 7, General Trass 1.

Class 1A

Team 1st rec pts prev

Homer (9) 4-1 129 2

Ouachita Christian (2) 4-1 113 1

Logansport 4-1 102 5

Vermilion Catholic 5-0 90 6

Southern Lab 2-2 83 3

Kentwood 4-1 78 4

St. Frederick 4-1 61 7

Riverside Academy 4-1 58 8

Glenbrook Academy 5-0 54 9

Catholic-Pointe Coupee 5-0 32 NR

Others receiving votes: Haynesville 29, Ascension Catholic 15, Central Catholic-Morgan City 9, St. Martin’s 3, Cedar Creek 2.