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LSWA Football Rankings - Nov. 4 |
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Written by Stewart Thompson
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
| Rankings of high school football teams compiled by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. First-place votes are in parentheses followed by total points. Points are based on 12 for a first-place votes, 11 for a second, etc.: | | 1. West Monroe (7) | 8-0 | 137 | 1 | | 2. Destrehan (4) | 8-0 | 133 | 2 | | 3. Barbe (1) | 8-0 | 127 | 3 | | 4. Acadiana | 7-1 | 110 | 4 | | 5. Byrd | 8-1 | 84 | 6 | | 6. Brother Martin | 7-0 | 77 | 7 | | 7. Rummel | 8-0 | 74 | 8 | | 8. St. Thomas More | 7-2 | 63 | 5 | | 9. Dutchtown | 7-1 | 54 | 9 | | 10. Thibodaux | 7-0 | 35 | NR | | Others receiving votes: Ouachita 20, East St. John 14, Mandeville 7, Central 6, Higgins 1, Ruston 1, Hahnville 1. | | 1. Eunice (7) | 8-0 | 137 | 1 | | 2. Bastrop (4) | 7-1 | 135 | 2 | | 3. Benton (1) | 8-0 | 119 | 3 | | 4. Leesville | 8-1 | 110 | 4 | | 5. Haughton | 8-1 | 90 | 6 | | 6. Northside | 7-1 | 87 | 7 | | 7. Breaux Bridge | 6-2 | 68 | 9 | | 8. Helen Cox | 6-2 | 50 | 5 | | 9. Tara | 6-1 | 34 | NR | | 10. Neville | 6-3 | 29 | 8 | | Others receiving votes: Teurlings Catholic 26, Salmen 19, Franklinton 18, Belle Chasse 6, Pearl River 3, Parkway 2, Karr 2, McKinley 1, Istrouma 1. | | 1. Parkview (8) | 8-0 | 138 | 1 | | 2. Westlake (3) | 7-0 | 134 | 2 | | 3. Notre Dame (1) | 8-0 | 121 | 3 | | 4. Amite | 8-0 | 111 | 4 | | 5. Cecilia | 6-2 | 91 | 5 | | 6. St. Charles | 8-1 | 77 | 6 | | 7. Lutcher | 6-2 | 67 | 7 | | 8. Redemptorist | 6-2 | 55 | 8 | | 9. Patterson | 6-2 | 40 | 9 | | 10. Rayville | 6-3 | 28 | NR | | Others receiving votes: Caldwell 19, Capitol Academy 15, St. Louis 11, Independence 8, Buckeye 7, Richwood 7, Kaplan 4, Church Point 1, Iota 1, North DeSoto 1. | | 1. John Curtis (11) | 8-1 | 142 | 1 | | 2. Evangel | 8-1 | 129 | 2 | | 3. Calvary | 9-0 | 124 | 3 | | 4. St. Thom. Aq. (1) | 8-0 | 109 | 4 | | 5. Port Barre | 7-1 | 85 | 5 | | 6. Donaldsonville | 7-0 | 82 | 6 | | 7. St. James | 6-2 | 66 | 7 | | 8. Farmerville | 8-1 | 60 | 8 | | 9. Many | 8-1 | 55 | 9 | | 10. Homer | 6-3 | 35 | NR | | Others receiving votes: St. John-Plaquemine 24, Clinton 7, Oakdale 6, Rosepine 6, St. Helena Central 5, South Beauregard 3, Livonia 2, Newman 1. | | 1. South Plaq. (11) | 7-1 | 143 | 1 | | 2. St. Edmund (1) | 8-0 | 132 | 2 | | 3. Ouachita Chr. | 8-1 | 118 | 3 | | 4. Haynesville | 6-2 | 102 | 4 | | 5. Mangham | 8-1 | 97 | 5 | | 6. Delhi Charter | 8-1 | 78 | 6 | | 7. Christian Life | 7-1 | 65 | 7 | | 8. Kentwood | 5-3 | 60 | 8 | | 9. Hamilton Chr. | 7-1 | 51 | 9 | | 10. Arcadia | 7-2 | 36 | 10 | | Others receiving votes: Oak Grove 22, Gueydan 16, Delcambre 7, Basile 5, LaSalle 4, South Cameron 1. |
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Benton High School has a long-standing tradition in football. Each and every year the Tigers are among the best in the 1-4A district and in the Louisiana 4A classification. Under the leadership of great coaches, the Benton Tigers put on a great show each and every Fall Friday night in Tiger Stadium.