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re: 19th Annual CSAA (Formerly CSAL) 8th Grade Basketball Preseason Rankings

Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:04 am to
Posted by b rod lsu
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:04 am to
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Serious question, are there only 8 total teams?



9 teams in league play this year. MBS and STM didn't have the numbers to field 8th grade teams this season, unfortunately.
Posted by alterego55
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 10:47 am to
thats a shame stm doesnt have the numbers. they used to dominate before st george took over
Posted by BearTiger
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 2:44 pm to
quote:


Serious question, are there only 8 total teams? Or are the lower teams not listed?


There are currently 18 schools that make up the CSAA. There were a few more back in the day but a few either shutdown (i.e. St. Louis King of France) or left CSAA (i.e. Holy Ghost). This year some of the 8th grade teams are only playing JV (the old CYO) and not Varsity (the old CSAL.)
Posted by b rod lsu
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 3:40 pm to
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This year some of the 8th grade teams are only playing JV (the old CYO) and not Varsity (the old CSAL.)



Not really any other than the usual suspects though, right? St Elizabeth is, but that's a small school with mixed grades playing up. SFX is only doing JV, but that's typical also.

Holy Family, STM, MBS, Catholic PC, Redepmtorist, Sacred Heart all have no league basketball (v or jv) of any kind for 8th grade this year.
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 3:41 pm
Posted by lsu711
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:55 pm to
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they’ve been hit with two significant injuries to their starting point guard and center.


Every injury is significant in CSAL.

Sprained ankle - Out for the year
Jammed thumb - Out 4-6 weeks
Posted by BatonrougeCajun
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:09 pm to
Cougars in the House!
Posted by BearTiger
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Posted on 1/13/25 at 9:13 am to
Updated Rankings (Previous Ranking in Parenthesis):

1. St. George (1) - The Dragons beat the Blue Jays by 3 to win the SJV tournament after suffering a loss to them the day before. They also narrowly defeated the Blue Jays in a regular season matchup earlier in the week. They continue to show they are the most well-rounded team.

2. OLOM (2) - The Blue Jays look firmly in the 2 spot for now after another impressive week. They will take on a pesky St. Theresa team in the 1st round of the SGS tournament.

3. CHS (4) - The Bears continue to improve, but couldn't quite get over the St. George hump. Rumor is they could finally be back at full strength this weekend.

4. St. Aloysius (3) - The Lions suffered a 31-17 loss to CHS in the 1st meeting between these 2 in the season. The #4 ranking should be the floor for this Lions team.

5. SJV (5) - The Gators continue to lock up the #5 ranking. Thanks to a favorable draw, they were able to reach the semifinals in their tournament. They have a chance to move up after facing some higher ranked teams this week.

6. St. Jude (6) - The Cougars have a big matchup with CHS this week.

7. St. Theresa (8) - This is a well coached team with some size down low.

8. St. Alphonsus (unr) - The Hornets earned a solid victory over Dunham before losing to OLOM.

Dropped from Rankings: Ascension Catholic
This post was edited on 1/13/25 at 9:15 am
Posted by LSUGrad9295
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Posted on 1/13/25 at 10:25 am to
quote:

Every injury is significant in CSAL.

Sprained ankle - Out for the year
Jammed thumb - Out 4-6 weeks


To be fair, Anthony Davis has the same timeline on his "injuries"
Posted by tigerpike
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Posted on 1/13/25 at 12:05 pm to
I would switch St Theresa and St Jude considering their win over them last week.
Posted by ScoopAndScore
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Posted on 1/17/25 at 7:53 pm to
Big game tonight with SJV @ STA
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
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Posted on 1/17/25 at 8:15 pm to
Mercy finna EAT!!!
Posted by tigerpike
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Posted on 1/17/25 at 9:23 pm to
STA 28 SJV 14 Final
Posted by xBirdx
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Posted on 1/18/25 at 9:26 am to
14 points? Is that a typo…all game?
Posted by coachLSU
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Posted on 1/18/25 at 11:26 am to
No. Games are short and not a lot of skill.
Posted by tigerpike
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Posted on 1/18/25 at 12:13 pm to
Games are 24 minutes.
Posted by xBirdx
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Posted on 1/18/25 at 2:13 pm to
I know, we play the same .

Just thought 14 points was pretty low… lol.
Posted by tigerpike
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Posted on 1/18/25 at 6:09 pm to
Got ya. Well, smothering defense will do that to a team!
Posted by Giantkiller
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:45 am to
Been a little while, BearTiger. Any new rankings?
Posted by yaherrdme
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:03 am to
quote:

Been a little while, BearTiger. Any new rankings?


Prediction - Blue Jays retake 1st place
Posted by b rod lsu
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:49 am to
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Prediction - Blue Jays retake 1st place



Can't see any other scenario. They are really putting it to people right now.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 12:50 pm
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