No changes at top of soccer rankings; Fontainebleau scores big win

With the regular season approaching its close, the top four teams in each classification remain the same in the latest Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association rankings for Feb. 1

In Division I, Jesuit is still No. 1 with Catholic second and St. Paul’s third. Denham Springs is fourth with Captain Shreve fifth. Brother Martin is eighth.

Holy Cross remains the top-ranked team in Division II, despite letting a lead get away in a loss to Brother Martin. St. Thomas More is second with Ben Franklin third, Benton fourth and Neville fifth. East Jefferson is seventh with Bonnabel and Belle Chasse tied for eighth.

Lusher Charter is still No. 1 in Division III with University High second. Parkview Baptist is third, Loyola Prep is fourth and North Vermilion is No. 5.

Pope John Paul continues to hold the top spot in Division IV with Episcopal of Acadiana second. Episcopal is third, Northlake Christian is fourth and Catholic of New Iberia is fifth. Newman is sixth with Country Day ninth.

Here are your LHSSCA boys state soccer rankings for Feb. 1:

DIVISION I
1 Jesuit [6] 117
2 Catholic – B.R. [2] 109
3 St. Paul’s 105
4 Denham Springs 97
5 Captain Shreve 86
6 Byrd 77
7 St. Amant 75
8 Brother Martin 63
9 Dutchtown 62
10 Sulphur 43

Others receiving votes:
Mandeville 39
Southside 28
Alexandria 19
West Jefferson 15
Grace King 7
Zachary 4
Archbishop Rummel 4
Lafayette 3
Airline 2
Destrehan 2
Baton Rouge 2
Pineville 1

DIVISION II
1 Holy Cross [7] 105
2 St. Thomas More 96
3 Ben Franklin 90
4 Benton 86
5 Neville 69
6 Caddo Magnet 66
7 East Jefferson 60
8 Bonnabel 46
8 Belle Chasse 46
10 Parkway 45

Others receiving votes:
Lakeshore 34
Archibishop Shaw 26
South Terrebonne 25
Live Oak 16
Riverdale 14
Haughton 6
Terrebonne 5
McKinley 2
West Ouachita 2
Beau Chene 1

DIVISION III
1 Lusher Charter [8] 148
2 University Lab [2] 142
3 Parkview Baptist 127
4 Loyola Prep 117
5 North Vermilion 108
6 E.D. White Catholic 106
7 Vandebilt Catholic 92
8 St. Louis Catholic 77
9 Bossier 58
10 Teurlings Catholic 55

Others receiving votes:
David Thibodaux 44
N.O. Military & Maritime 37
West Feliciana 30
St. Michael 24
Archbishop Hannan 22
Cecilia 4
Haynes Academy 4
Leesville 3
DeRidder 2

DIVISION IV
1 Pope John Paul II [5] 103
2 Episcopal of Acadiana [2] 100
3 Episcopal 85
4 Northlake Christian 83
5 Catholic – N.I. 81
6 Isidore Newman 71
7 Holy Savior Menard 62
8 Calvary Baptist 52
9 Country Day 41
10 Ascension Episcopal 39

Others receiving votes:
St. Thomas Aquinas 37
Dunham 33
Vermilion Catholic 12
Glenmora 11
Ouachita Christian 10
St. Frederick 8
Grace Christian 8
Rapides 4

In boys action Monday, Fontainebleau scored an important 2-1 victory over rival Mandeville at home.

The Bulldogs led 1-0 at halftime.

George Gonzales scored both both goals for Fontainebleau while Ben Rabalais was outstanding in goal for the Bulldogs.

Mandeville was 12th while Fontainebleau was 24th in the most recent LHSAA Division I power rankings.

Fontainebleau (10-6-7) closes out its regular season today at Ponchatoula at 5:30 p.m. in District 4-1 action while the Skippers are now 12-8 overall, 3-2 in district play ahead of the playoffs.

Area Prep Soccer Results from Monday, Feb. 1

Boys
Bonnabel 5, Morris Jeff Community 3
Central Lafourche 2, Riverdale 1
De La Salle 1, St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Fontainebleau 2, Mandeville 1
Holy Cross 2, St. Martin’s Episcopal 1
Lusher Charter 4, Archbishop Hannan 0
New Orleans Military & Maritime 3, Belle Chasse 2
Northlake Christian 2, Kenner Discovery 0

Girls
Archbishop Hannan 1, Lakeshore 1
Belle Chasse 2, Karr 2
Destrehan 3, Baton Rouge 2
Lusher Charter 1, Zachary 0
Mandeville 8, E.D. White Catholic 0
Northshore 3, Slidell 0
Pearl River 6, Kenner Discovery 0
Ponchatoula 2, Denham Springs 0
Riverside Academy 5, Patrick Taylor 1
St. Martin’s Episcopal 1, Covenant Christian 0
St. Scholastica 2, Northlake Christian 0
St. Thomas Aquinas 6, De La Salle 1