Soccer: Holy Cross ties East Jefferson for top spot in Division II poll

Area Prep Soccer Report for Tuesday, Jan. 8

Back and forth they go.

A few weeks ago, defending Division II state champion Holy Cross was the No. 1 team in the Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association poll. Last week, East Jefferson supplanted the Tigers in that spot.

This week, the two powers are tied for the top spot in the poll.

The Tigers (12-3-2) and Warriors (9-2-3) each received 144 points to share the spot. Holy Cross got five first-place votes while East Jefferson received four. Lakeshore is third with St. Thomas More fourth. The Cougars received the other first-place vote. Beau Chene is fifth. Ben Franklin is ninth.

Jesuit remains on top in Division I. The defending state champion Blue Jays (14-0-4) received six first-place votes while St. Paul’s (10-0-3) is second with the remaining four first-place votes. Denham Springs is third with Northshore fourth and St. Amant fifth. St. Paul’s edged Northshore 1-0 yesterday evening.

St. Louis Catholic (12-3-3) received eight first-place votes and is No. 1 in Division III. University High (9-2-2) is second with two first-place votes. E.D. White Catholic is third, Teurlings Catholic is fourth with Loyola Prep fifth. Defending state champion Vandebilt Catholic is seventh with Lusher is ninth and Archbishop Hannan tenth.

Defending state champion Episcopal of Acadiana (10-0-2) remains the unanimous choice for the top spot in Division IV. Newman (3-2-3) is second with Episcopal third, Northlake Christian fourth and Catholic of New Iberia fifth. Pope John Paul II is seventh, Christ Episcopal is eight, St. Thomas Aquinas is ninth with Country Day tenth.

Here are your boys LHSSCA rankings for Jan. 7-13, along with scores and schedules for boys and girls soccer:

DIVISION I
1 Jesuit [6] 146 (14-0-4)
2 St. Paul’s [4] 140 (10-0-3)
3 Denham Springs 126 (13-2-1)
4 Northshore 119 (10-2-3)
5 St. Amant 115 (12-2-1)
6 Dutchtown 89 (5-2-5)
7 Catholic – B.R. 87 (7-3-3)
8 Lafayette 70 (5-5-1)
9 East Ascension 69 (9-3-2)
10 Byrd 50 (11-4-3)

Others receiving votes:
Baton Rouge 44 (9-2-3)
Mandeville 31 (10-5-1)
Brother Martin 28 (5-3-2)
Acadiana 22 (4-6-1)
Alexandria 19 (7-5-3)
Captain Shreve 14 (13-7)
Barbe 14 (11-2-4)
West Jefferson 7 (2-5-3)
Slidell 6 (9-0-2)
Hahnville 2 (4-6-2)
Pineville 1 (8-6-4)
Zachary 1 (6-5-3)

DIVISION II
1 Holy Cross [5] 144 (12-3-2)
1 East Jefferson [4] 144 (9-2-3)
3 Lakeshore 121 (13-3-1)
4 St. Thomas More [1] 120 (10-2-2)
5 Beau Chene 114 (11-3-5)
6 Woodlawn – B.R. 99 (8-4-1)
7 Terrebonne 94 (12-1-4)
8 Caddo Magnet 70 (4-4-1)
9 Ben Franklin 67 (7-4)
10 Central Lafourche 60 (7-5-5)

Others receiving votes:
Ruston 48 (8-3-4)
Ouachita Parish 32 (7-8-4)
Riverdale 27 (6-2-3)
Benton 24 (9-5-5)
Live Oak 18 (8-9-3)
De La Salle 10 (4-9-7)
Helen Cox 3 (6-2-1)
Central – B.R. 3 (8-5)
Destrehan 2 (6-5)

DIVISION III
1 St. Louis Catholic [8] 148 (12-3-3)
2 University Lab [2] 142 (9-2-2)
3 E.D. White Catholic 121 (8-5-2)
4 Teurlings Catholic 116 (8-2-1)
5 Loyola Prep 110 (9-6-4)
6 Parkview Baptist 98 (11-0-3)
7 Vandebilt Catholic 93 (4-6-3)
8 Holy Savior Menard 82 (6-5-1)
9 Lusher Charter 70 (8-1-2)
10 Archbishop Hannan 62 (11-3)

Others receiving votes:
North Vermillion 39 (7-3-4)
Haynes Academy 30 (6-5)
DeRidder 30 (7-6-5)
Pearl River 26 (7-2)
N.O. Military and Maritime 16 (4-3-2)
St. Martinville 8 (5-5-4)
Bolton 5 (5-7-3)
Lutcher 3 (6-7)
Leesville 1 (3-7-4)

DIVISION IV
1 Episcopal of Acadiana [10] 150 (8-0-2)
2 Newman 138 (3-2-3)
3 Episcopal 131 (8-2-2)
4 Northlake Christian 119 (4-3-1)
5 Catholic – N.I. 110 (7-4-3)
6 Sterlington 95 (7-2-4)
7 Pope John Paul II 88 (8-3-2)
8 Christ Episcopal 67 (4-5-1)
8 St. Thomas Aquinas 67 (3-3-4)
10 Country Day 47 (3-6)

Others receiving votes:
Ascension Christian 42 (6-3)
Dunham 41 (2-4-4)
St. Frederick 28 (4-5-1)
Houma Christian 25 (8-5)
Glenmora 15 (4-6-4)
Ascension Episcopal 14 (7-3-2)
Rapides 7 (5-5)
Calvary Baptist 8 (6-2-2)
North Caddo 3 (1-3)
Covenant Christian 2 (3-5-2)
Westminster Christian 2 (4-5-3)
Evangel Christian 1 (6-9-1)

Area Boys Prep Soccer Results from Monday, Jan. 7

New Orleans Area

Bonnabel 5, Higgins 0

Country Day 5, Kenner Discovery 1

Ben Franklin 4, De La Salle 2

St. Paul’s 1, Northshore 0

Area Girls Prep Soccer Results from Monday, Jan. 7

Baton Rouge Area

Denham Springs 4, Zachary 4

St. Michael 2, Runnels 1

Area Boys Prep Soccer Schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 8

New Orleans Area

Chalmette at John Ehret, 4 pm

Christ Episcopal at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 pm

Hammond at St. Paul’s, 7 pm

Helen Cox vs. Landry-Walker, 6 pm at Fox Park

International High at Archbishop Hannan, 7 pm

Jesuit vs. Haynes, 6:30 pm at Joe Yenni Stadium

Lusher at Pearl River, 8 pm

Mandeville at Ponchatoula, 7 pm

McMain at NOMMA, 7 pm

Pope John Paul II at Pine, 7 pm

Salmen at Holy Cross, 6 pm

Patrick Taylor at Belle Chasse, 6 pm

Baton Rouge Area

Brusly at Parkview Baptist, 7 pm

McKinley at Denham Springs, 6 pm

Riverside Academy at Ascension Christian, 6 pm

Runnels at Westminster Christian, 5:30 pm

Tara at Brighton, 6 pm

Bayou Area

Covenant Christian at Houma Christian, 7 pm

Lutcher at E.D. White Catholic, 6:45 pm

South Terrebonne at Ellender, 7 pm

Vandebilt Catholic at Morgan City, 7 pm

Area Girls Prep Soccer Schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 8

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Chapelle at Salmen, 5:30 pm

Baton Rouge at Mount Carmel Academy, 5 pm at Pan American Stadium

H.L. Bourgeois at East St. John, 5:30 pm

Christ Episcopal at St. Thomas Aquinas, 5:30 pm

De La Salle at Ben Franklin, 3:30 pm

John Ehret at St. Martin’s Episcopal, 5 pm

Hammond at St. Scholastica, 5:30 pm

Lakeshore at Academy of Our Lady, 5:30 pm

Patrick Taylor at Belle Chasse, 4:30 pm

Pearl River at Archbishop Hannan, 5 pm

Pope John Paul II at Pine, 5 pm

Baton Rouge Area

Brusly at Parkview Baptist, 5:30 pm

Hahnville at East Ascension, 5:30 pm

Lee Magnet at Plaquemine, 6 pm

St. Joseph’s Academy at Walker, 6 pm

Woodlawn (BR) at Central, 6 pm

Bayou Area

Covenant Christian at Houma Christian, 5:30 pm

Destrehan at Terrebonne, 5 pm

South Lafourche at Central Lafourche, 5 pm