CCS Football Rankings: St. Thomas More takes top spot, Brother Martin shoots into Top 10

Dominant – the word clearly describes the performance of St. Thomas More thus far in 2019.

The Cougars pulled away late to defeat a good Holy Cross team, dismissed a traditionally good Barbe squad easily and drilled Plaquemine.

In week four, St. Thomas More went out and humbled Class 4A power Neville, 35-6.

As a result, the Cougars ascend to the top spot in our week five CrescentCitySports.com Class 4A statewide rankings. Unbeatens Bastrop and Lakeshore move up to second and third while previous No. 1 Karr drops to fourth and Neville falls to fifth. Unbeatens Eunice, Leesville and Breaux Bridge are next with Warren Easton falling to ninth after a heartbreaking loss at East Ascension. Assumption is tenth.

In Class 5A, John Curtis Christian survived a stiff test from St. Augustine to remain on top while Catholic of Baton Rouge and Archbishop Rummel were extremely impressive in big wins. The Bears smashed Karr while the Raiders destroyed Ruston. West Monroe is fourth with Acadiana fifth. The biggest move is Brother Martin moving into the Top 10 at No. 6 off of a big win over Jesuit. Haughton is seventh with Destrehan down to eighth after a loss to St. James. Alexandria is ninth while Hahnville and East Ascension are tied for tenth.

St. James scored a huge victory over Destrehan and remains on top in 3A with Sterlington a strong second. Unbeatens Iota and Loranger are third and fourth with Madison Prep fifth. University High is sixth with De La Salle seventh. Union Parish, is eighth with unbeatens Marksville and Bossier completing the Top 10.

Notre Dame is still on top in 2A after a hard fought win over Teurlings Catholic while St. Charles Catholic is second. Newman is third with Lafayette Christian fourth. Ferriday is fifth and unbeaten Mangham is now up to sixth. Amite falls to seventh with Dunham eighth. Kentwood is now ninth with Holy Savior Menard moving into the rankings at No. 10.

Ascension Catholic enjoyed an off week and remains the top-ranked team in Class 1A with Calvary Baptist a very close second. Opelousas Catholic is third with Southern Lab fourth and Ouachita Christian fifth. West St. John is now sixth with Oak Grove seventh. Vermilion Catholic is eighth with unbeatens Oberlin and Westminster Christian completing the list of ranked teams.

Here are our CrescentCitySports.com Top 10 rankings for Week Five:

Class 5A
1) John Curtis Christian (4-0)
2) Catholic (BR) (4-0)
3) Archbishop Rummel (4-0)
4) West Monroe (3-1)
5) Acadiana (4-0)
6) Brother Martin (4-0)
7) Haughton (4-0)
8) Destrehan (3-1)
9) Alexandria (4-0)
10) (tie) Hahnville (4-0)
10) (tie) East Ascension (3-1)
Others to watch: Scotlandville, East St. John, St. Augustine, Live Oak, Zachary, Holy Cross, Captain Shreve, Airline, Slidell

Class 4A
1) St. Thomas More (4-0)
2) Bastrop (4-0)
3) Lakeshore (4-0)
4) Karr (2-2)
5) Neville (3-1)
6) Eunice (4-0)
7) Leesville (4-0)
8) Breaux Bridge (4-0)
9) Warren Easton (1-2)
10) Assumption (4-0)
Others to watch: Northwood, Tioga, Teurlings Catholic, Westgate, Pearl River, Carencro, Belle Chasse, Minden, Evangel Christian, Carver

Class 3A
1) St. James (4-0)
2) Sterlington (4-0)
3) Iota (4-0)
4) Loranger (4-0)
5) Madison Prep (3-1)
6) University High (2-2)
7) De La Salle (2-2)
8) Union Parish (2-2)
9) Marksville (4-0)
10) Bossier (4-0)
Others to watch: Baker, Caldwell Parish, Lutcher, Church Point, Wossman, Kaplan, Lake Charles College Prep, Brusly, St. Martinville

Class 2A
1) Notre Dame (4-0)
2) St. Charles Catholic (4-0)
3) Newman (4-0)
4) Lafayette Christian (3-1)
5) Ferriday (3-1)
6) Mangham (4-0)
7) Amite (2-2)
8) Dunham (3-1)
9) Kentwood (2-2)
10) Holy Savior Menard (3-1)
Others to watch: Catholic (NI), Lakeview, General Trass, East Feliciana, Ascension Episcopal, Many, Avoyelles, Bunkie, Pickering, Capitol

Class 1A
1) Ascension Catholic (3-0)
2) Calvary Baptist (4-0)
3) Opelousas Catholic (4-0)
4) Southern Lab (2-2)
5) Ouachita Christian (3-1)
6) West St. John (3-1)
7) Oak Grove (2-2)
8) Vermilion Catholic (3-1)
9) Oberlin (4-0)
10) Westminster Christian (4-0)
Others to watch: East Iberville, St. Frederick, Catholic (PC), Centerville, Grand Lake, Montgomery, Cedar Creek, Haynesville, Country Day, Basile