St. Paul’s, Holy Cross, Vandebilt, Episcopal remain top ranked soccer teams

There are no changes at the top of the Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association rankings for this week as St. Paul’s, Holy Cross, Vandebilt Catholic and Episcopal remain on top.

In Division I, St. Paul’s (18-0) remains the unanimous top team and certainly the best team in Louisiana and one of the best in the country. The defending state champion Wolves swept through the prestigious Tampa Bay Showcase Invitational, winning the event last weekend to remain unbeaten. Dutchtown is second with Catholic of Baton Rouge third, Jesuit fourth and Brother Martin fifth. Mandeville is now 10th.

Defending Division II state champion Holy Cross (11-4-3) remains on top in its class with six first-place votes, edging out St. Thomas More for the top spot. The Cougars received the other four first-place votes. Beau Chene is third with Bonnabel fourth and Ben Franklin fifth. East Jefferson is seventh.

Vandebilt Catholic (12-2-6) is the unanimous pick for the top spot in Division III. Defending state champion University High is second with Loyola Prep third, E.D. White Catholic fourth and Parkview Baptist fifth. Lusher Charter is sixth with New Orleans Military & Maritime ninth.

Episcopal (8-3-2) is the unanimous pick for the top spot in Division IV with Pope John Paul II second, Catholic of New Iberia third, Newman fourth and Christ Episcopal fifth. Defending state champion Northlake Christian is seventh.

Here are your LHSSCA rankings for Jan. 6-12:

DIVISION I
1 St. Paul’s [10] 150 (18-0)
2 Dutchtown 137 (12-2-1)
3 Catholic – B.R. 125 (7-2)
4 Jesuit 123 (10-2-5)
5 Brother Martin 100 (7-2-3)
6 Denham Springs 96 (14-5)
7 Lafayette 88 (7-3-4)
8 St. Amant 86 (7-3-1)
9 Byrd 76 (8-3-7)
10 Mandeville 58 (11-4-2)

Others receiving votes:
Baton Rouge 41 (8-3-3)
West Jefferson 25 (10-4-3)
Central Lafourche 23 (14-4-1)
Captain Shreve 18 (6-7-2)
Destrehan 14 (8-4-1)
Zachary 12 (10-6-1)
Alexandria 10 (7-6-1)
Acadiana 6 (8-4-2)
Pineville 6 (5-2-5)
Slidell 2 (9-2-1)
Sulphur 2 (4-4-4)
Southside 2

DIVISION II
1 Holy Cross [6] 144 (11-4-3)
2 St. Thomas More [4] 142 (8-1-1)
3 Beau Chene 134 (10-5-2)
4 Bonnabel 112 (9-4-3)
5 Ben Franklin 108 (4-2-4)
6 Neville 95 (6-4-1)
7 East Jefferson 94 (3-5-1)
8 Terrebonne 82 (9-6-3)
9 Ouachita Parish 65 (8-5-4)
10 Parkway 47 (10-3-4)

Others receiving votes:
Benton 46 (5-7-5)
Riverdale 38 (5-3)
Caddo Magnet 37 (5-6-1)
Lakeshore 33 (4-8-2)
Helen Cox 9 (4-1)
Live Oak 9 (2-9-1)
South Terrebonne 4 (7-5)
Sam Houston 1 (4-8-1)

DIVISION III
1 Vandebilt Catholic [10] 150 (12-2-6)
2 University Lab 127 (7-3-1)
3 Loyola Prep 125 (13-3-4)
4 E.D. White Catholic107 (9-5-1)
5 Parkview Baptist 106 (12-3)
5 Lusher Charter 106 (8-2-3)
7 North Vermillion 101 (10-3-1)
8 Bossier 79 (13-1-1)
9 N.O. Military & Maritime 78 (10-3)
10 St. Louis Catholic 59 (2-8-8)

Others receiving votes:
St. Michael 44 (13-7-2)
Teurlings Catholic 41 (2-6-3)
David Thibodaux 22 (8-4-1)
DeRidder 22 (7-4-1)
Archbishop Hannan 13 (2-5-3)
Sterlington 9 (3-8)
De La Salle 3 (7-10-1)
Leesville 3 (5-6-3)
Buckeye 2 (8-9-1)
Cecilia 1 (7-5-2)
Haynes Academy 1 (3-5)
St. Martinville 1 (1-8-4)

DIVISION IV
1 Episcopal [10] 150 (8-3-2)
2 Pope John Paul II 132 (10-4-4)
3 Catholic – N.I. 126 (3-6-3)
4 Newman 121 (4-3-2)
5 Christ Episcopal 106 (10-1)
6 Episcopal of Acadiana 88 (2-2-2)
7 Northlake Christian 87 (4-4-1)
8 Holy Savior Menard 79 (4-3-2)
8 Rapides 79 (10-3-2)
10 Dunham 61 (4-7)

Others receiving votes:
Ascension Christian 39 (3-3-3)
Country Day 30 (1-7)
St. Thomas Aquinas 28 (3-5-1)
Westminster Christian 17 (6-3)
Calvary Baptist 16 (5-1-1)
Opelousas Catholic 13 (7-4-2)
Ascension Episcopal 10 (3-3-)
Glenmora 8 (5-3-3)
Vermillion Catholic 4 (5-0-3)
Lafayette Christian 3
Houma Christian 2 (2-9)
Runnels 1

Area Prep Soccer Results from Monday, Jan. 6

Boys

Bonnabel 6, Morris Jeff Community 2

Covington 8, Franklinton 0

Ben Franklin 3, Destrehan 1

Lusher Charter 5, Lutcher 0

St. Martin’s Episcopal 9, Riverside Academy 1

University High 2, Archbishop Hannan 1

Vandebilt Catholic 1, Newman 0

Girls

H.L. Bourgeois 4, Ursuline Academy 1

Central Lafourche 9, Belle Chasse 1

Country Day 2, Christ Episcopal 1

Dominican 8, Grace King 1

Hahnville 6, East Ascension 1

McGehee 8, Pearl River 0

University High 1, Archbishop Hannan 0