re: LHSAA week 7

TIMES-PICAYUNE METRO FOOTBALL RANKINGS

LARGE SCHOOLS
1. St. Paul’s (6-0) 5A’s top-ranked team adds to its resume with first shutout of season vs. Salmen.
2. Jesuit (6-0) Blue Jays close against their four toughest foes: Franklinton, Br. Martin, Rummel, West Jeff.
3. Rummel (5-0) Raiders’ first regular-season meeting vs. West Jeff carries huge ramifications in 9-5A.
4. West Jefferson (5-1) Brother Martin, turnovers should deliver wake-up call to Buccaneers.
5. East St. John (4-2) Darion Monroe, Deszman Broussard are one extraordinary pass-catch tandem.
6. Belle Chasse (6-0) Cardinals defense makes case as one of the Metro area’s nastiest.
7. Higgins (4-1) Beware Hurricanes: these are not your fathers’ Bonnabel Bruins.
8. Fontainebleau (6-0) Winless Holy Cross no gimme before facing District 6-5A’s Big Three.
9. Brother Martin (5-1) Jabbar Singleton steps front, center for Crusaders in toppling West Jefferson.
10. St. Augustine (3-3) Knights are rolling with three straight wins, four more likely before playoffs.

SMALL SCHOOLS
1. Curtis (6-0) Patriots may miss QB Patrick Morton, but it hasn’t shown on scoreboard.
2. St. Charles (6-0) District 7-3A championship on line at undefeated Port Allen.
3. Riverside (4-2) Rebels’ secondary to stretch their legs versus Miller-McCoy’s aerial circus.
4. St. Martin’s (6-0) Landry game may not count by LHSAA standards, but it does to visiting Bucs.
5. McMain (3-3) Joshua Rounds, Mustangs now in driver’s seat for District 10-3A title.
6. Pope John Paul II (4-2) First place in 8-2A at stake against Northlake Christian in Covington.
7. Newman (3-3) It’s now Greenies’ turn to test themselves against the Giants from River Ridge.
8. West St. John (4-2) Must beat Ascension Catholic to make White Castle game meaningful.
9. Hannan (5-1) From Kittens to Kangaroos, road gets no easier for Hawks in visit to Kentwood.
10. Carver (3-3) Rams pass for 306 yards, score 20 points against Curtis, season highs vs. Patriots.