Curtis, Karr, U-High, Notre Dame, Southern Lab top CCS state football ranking to end regular season

It was simply too impressive to ignore.

Southern Lab took apart a good Kentwood team in the second half last Friday night to finish a 9-1 season, losing only to perhaps the best team in the state in University High.

As a result, the Kittens are the top-ranked team in our CrescentCitySports.com final Top 10 rankings, completing the regular season and entering the state playoffs.

Unbeaten Oak Grove is now second with unbeatens Haynesville and Lafayette Christian third and fourth. Ascension Catholic is fifth. West St. John is up to seventh with Kentwood now eighth.

In Class 5A, John Curtis Christian is the top team with West Monroe second, Catholic of Baton Rouge third, John Ehret fourth and Zachary fifth. Archbishop Rummel moves back in at No. 10 after an impressive 38-14 win over St. Augustine. The Raiders have good wins over 9-1 Gulfport High, Holy Cross, Brother Martin and Jesuit.

Karr holds on to the top spot in Class 4A with unbeaten Lakeshore up to second. Warren Easton falls just one spot to third, though the Eagles still look like one of the top two teams in the class after its 21-20 loss to Karr. St. Thomas More is fourth with Neville fifth.

University High is No. 1 in Class 3A with unbeaten Iota second after its thrilling 35-34 win over Eunice. Archbishop Hannan is third with Sterlington fourth and Lake Charles College Prep fifth. St. Charles Catholic moves up to seventh after its overtime win over St. James.

Unbeaten Notre Dame is the top-ranked team in Class 2A with unbeaten Country Day second and Amite third. Catholic of New Iberia is fourth with Dunham fifth.

Here are your final CrescentCitySports.com Top 10 rankings at the end of the regular season:

Class 5A
1. John Curtis Christian
2. West Monroe
3. Catholic (BR)
4. John Ehret
5. Zachary
6. Destrehan
7. Acadiana
8. Evangel
9. East Ascension
10. Rummel
Others: Terrebonne, Ruston, Slidell, Sam Houston, Byrd, Haughton, Byrd, Holy Cross, Ouachita Parish, Walker, Brother Martin

Class 4A
1. Karr
2. Lakeshore
3. Warren Easton
4. St. Thomas More
5. Neville
6. Leesville
7. Northwood
8. St. Martinville
9 Assumption
10 Plaquemine
Others: Benton, North DeSoto, Carver, Belle Chasse, Bastrop, Breaux Bridge, Livonia, Westgate, Tioga, E.D. White Catholic

Class 3A
1. University High
2. Iota
3. Archbishop Hannan
4. Sterlington
5. Lake Charles College Prep
6. Union Parish
7. St. Charles Catholic
8. Jena
9. Eunice
10. Caldwell Parish
Others: De La Salle, Northwest, Kaplan, Crowley, Church Point, St. James, Jewel Sumner, North Webster, Marksville, Baker

Class 2A
1. Notre Dame
2. Country Day
3. Amite
4. Catholic (NI)
5. Dunham
6. Many
7. Rosepine
8. Newman
9. Calvary Baptist
10. St. Helena
Others: Welsh, Ascension Episcopal, Kinder, Pine, Ferriday, Vidalia, Mansfield, Lake Arthur, East Beauregard, General Trass

Class 1A
1. Southern Lab
2. Oak Grove
3. Haynesville
4. Lafayette Christian
5. Ascension Catholic
6. Logansport
7. West St. John
8. Kentwood
9. Vermilion Catholic
10. Opelousas Catholic
Others: St. Edmund, Catholic (PC), St. Frederick, Basile, Covenant Christian, Delhi, Oberlin, Sacred Heart (VP), kenEast Iberville, Ouachita Christian