There were few changes at the top of the five Louisiana Sports Writers Association polls after eight weeks of high school football.Class 2A No. 1 Calvary Baptist’s 24-7 loss to Class 4A No. 4 Shaw prompted the Cavaliers (7-1) to drop out of the top spot in 2A and be replaced by undefeated Notre Dame (8-0). Barbe (7-1) joined the 5A ranks at No. 9 and Jennings (6-2) joined the 3A poll at No. 10. Undefeated Vinton (8-0) made it into the 2A poll at No. 9.The poll is voted on by a panel of Louisiana sports writers from across the state.Class 5ASchool, 1st rec, points, Prev. rankKarr (7) 8-0 117 1St. Augustine (3) 8-0 113 3Alexandria 7-1 99 4Archbishop Rummel 7-1 86 5Ruston 6-2 82 2Mandeville 8-0 55 8Jesuit 6-2 51 9Catholic-Baton Rouge 5-3 45 10Barbe 7-1 39 NRBrother Martin 5-3 37 7Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More 28, Destrehan 18, Northshore 11, Haughton 7, John Curtis 4, Southside 1, West Monroe 1.TOP DOGS: Here’s your week 8 Shreveport area superlative football performancesSWISS ARMY: Evangel’s Aiden Carter is a Swiss Army Knife for the EaglesClass 4ASchool, 1st rec, points, Prev. rankWestgate (7) 7-0 116 1Neville (2) 6-1 112 2North DeSoto (1) 8-0 99 3Archbishop Shaw 7-1 92 4Madison Prep 6-2 75 5Lake Charles Prep 7-1 69 6John F. Kennedy 7-1 60 7Lafayette Renaissance 6-2 53 8Leesville 7-1 36 10Franklin Parish 5-3 26 8Others receiving votes: Salmen 16, Opelousas 8, Plaquemine 4, Tioga 4, Carencro 2, Cecilia 1.Class 3ASchool, 1st rec, points, Prev. rankSt. Charles (10) 7-1 120 1University 6-2 110 2Jena 6-2 95 3Eunice 8-0 85 4Sterlington 5-3 74 5Lutcher 6-2 61 9St. James 6-2 59 6Marksville 7-1 50 8West Feliciana 7-1 39 7Jennings 6-2 29 NROthers receiving votes: Loyola Prep 14, Iowa 12, Vandebilt Catholic 9, Jewel Sumner 6, Northwest 1.Class 2ASchool, 1st rec, points, Prev. rankNotre Dame (9) 8-0 118 2Calvary Baptist 7-1 109 1Mangham 7-1 100 3Newman 7-1 86 5Dunham (1) 5-3 78 6Lafayette Christian Academy 6-2 72 7Mansfield 7-1 48 9Amite 6-2 44 4Vinton 8-0 36 NRLake Arthur 7-1 32 8Others receiving votes: Catholic-New Iberia 20, Pine 17, Loreauville 14, Welsh 3, Caldwell Parish 1, Country Day 1, Rosepine 1.Class 1ASchool, 1st rec, points, Prev. rankOuachita Christian (8) 8-0 118 1Riverside Academy (2) 7-1 110 3Haynesville 7-1 97 4Southern Lab 7-0 83 5Kentwood 8-0 76 6Ascension Catholic 7-1 74 2Westminster-Lafayette 8-0 66 7Jeanerette 7-1 43 8Cedar Creek 8-0 41 9Logansport 7-1 31 10Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 23, St. Mary’s 8, South Plaquemines 8, Ascension Episcopal 4, Jonesboro-Hodge 3, Sacred Heart-VP 2, Grand Lake 1.Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Here are the changes to the LSWA’s Week 8 football poll
Here are the changes to the LSWA’s Week 8 football poll
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Notre Dame takes the top spot in the Class 2A football poll after Calvary Baptist dropped from the No. 1 ranking.
Key Takeaways
- Here are the changes to the LSWA’s Week 8 football poll.
- Notre Dame takes the top spot in the Class 2A football poll after Calvary Baptist dropped from the No.
- There were few changes at the top of the five Louisiana Sports Writers Association polls after eight weeks of high school football.Class 2A No.
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