Destrehan moves to No. 1, Holy Cross vaults up to No. 4 in CCS Prep Rankings for Week 6

Holy Cross proved its mettle and that it belonged among the top teams in Class 5A with a monumental victory Saturday night. The thrilling 42-41 win over John Curtis Christian on the last play of the game with a 2-point conversion gave the Tigers their first-ever win over the Patriots.

The Patriots are still a real threat to win another state championship and fell to sixth with the loss.

The result is that defending Division I Non-Select state champion Destrehan has taken over the top spot in the Crescent City Sports Class 5A rankings.

Karr moves up to second after a tough win over Brother Martin while Zachery is third after demolishing previously unbeaten West Monroe. Carencro is fifth. Ruston is now seventh with Acadiana eighth. Unbeaten Airline is now ninth with Catholic of Baton Rouge tenth.

St. Thomas More remains atop the 4A rankings with Lafayette Christian second. Neville is now third with Westgate fourth and North DeSoto fifth. Lutcher is sixth with Teurlings Catholic seventh. Archbishop Shaw moves up to eighth with Cecilia in at No. 9 and unbeaten St. Michael entering the rankings at No. 10.

E.D. White Catholic continues to impress and is still the top-ranked team in 3A. University Lab is second with Sterlington third. St. James is fourth with unbeaten Jena fifth. Union Parish moves up to sixth with Parkview Baptist seventh. Madison Prep checks in at No. 8. John F. Kennedy is back in at No. 9 with unbeaten Bunkie tenth.

Two-time defending Select Division III state champion St. Charles Catholic is tops in 2A with Calvary Baptist a close second after another impressive win, this time over Westgate. Newman is third with Northlake Christian up to fourth and Oak Grove fifth. Oakdale is sixth, followed by Many and Episcopal, now eighth. Unbeaten D’Arbonne Woods is in at No. 9 and Dunham drops to tenth.

Ouachita Christian is No. 1 in 1A after drilling 5A Ouachita Parish. Vermilion Catholic is second with Homer third. Haynesville is fourth and Southern Lab is fifth after a big win over Dunham. St. Martin’s Episcopal is sixth with Riverside Academy seventh. Riverside travels to St. Martin’s this Friday in a huge matchup. Kentwood is eighth with Glenbrook ninth and unbeaten St. Mary’s now tenth.

Crescent City Sports Top 10 Rankings for Week 6
Class 5A
1) Destrehan (5-0)
2) Karr (5-0)
3) Zachary (4-0)
4) Holy Cross (5-0)
5) Carencro (5-0)
6) John Curtis (3-1)
7) Ruston (4-1)
8) Acadiana (4-1)
9) Airline (5-0)
10) Catholic (BR) 3-2)

Others to watch: Dutchtown, East St. John, Southside, Sam Houston, St. Amant, West Monroe, St. Paul’s, Captain Shreve, Brother Martin, Parkway

Class 4A
1) St. Thomas More (5-0)
2) Lafayette Christian (4-1)
3) Neville (4-1)
4) Westgate (4-1)
5) North Desoto (4-1)
6) Lutcher (3-1)
7) Teurlings Catholic (4-1)
8) Archbishop Shaw (3-2)
9) Cecilia (4-1)
9) St. Michael (5-0)
Others: Cecilia, Franklin Parish, Warren Easton, Tioga, West Feliciana, Evangel Christian, Assumption, Belle Chasse, Opelousas, Peabody

Class 3A
1) E.D. White Catholic (5-0)
2) University Lab (4-1)
3) Sterlington (4-1)
4) St. James (4-1)
5) Jena (5-0)
6) Union Parish (3-2)
7) Parkview Baptist (4-1)
8) Madison Prep (3-2)
9) John F. Kennedy (4-1)
10) Bunkie (5-0)

Others to watch: Pine, Wossman, Amite, St. Louis Catholic, Lake Charles College Prep, North Webster, Abbeville, Kaplan, Albany

Class 2A
1) St. Charles Catholic (5-0)
2) Calvary Baptist (5-0)
3) Newman (4-0)
4) Northlake Christian (4-0)
5) Oak Grove (3-2)
6) Oakdale (4-1)
7) Many (2-2)
8) Episcopal (4-1)
9) D’Arbonne Woods (4-0)
10) Dunham (3-2)

Others: Loreauville, Catholic (NI), Lake Arthur, Ascension Episcopal, Grand Lake, South Plaquemines, Ferriday, Notre Dame, Springfield, Pope John Paul II

Class 1A
1) Ouachita Christian (5-0)
2) Vermilion Catholic (5-0)
3) Homer (4-1)
4) Haynesville (5-0)
5) Southern Lab (4-1)
6) St. Martin’s Episcopal (4-0)
7) Riverside Academy (4-1)
8) Kentwood (4-1)
9) Glenbrook (4-1)
10) St. Mary’s (4-0)
Others: Hanson Memorial, St. Edmund, Logansport, Delta Charter, Oberlin, Ascension Catholic, Arcadia, Central Catholic, White Castle, St. Frederick