The Lady Dogs, who have compiled a 21-3 record while logging victories over Class B’s No. 1 Fairview; Class 3A’s No. 8 Abbeville, No. 9 Westlake, No. 11 Notre Dame and Class 4A’s No. 11 Teurlings and No. 12 DeRidder, got rewarded for their efforts this week when they garnered a No. 3 ranking in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s initial Class AA basketball poll announced Monday.
The Lady Dogs’ only losses have been to two Class 5A teams - No. 2 Lafayette High (twice) and Hahnville.
“It’s always nice to be recognized,” said Iota coach Stan Baggett. “The polls don’t mean everything, but it’s always nice to be in there. There’s no exact science in it so you don’t know exactly where you stand, but it’s better than being ranked 25.
“It’s nice to be recognized and it’s good for the kids. It’s basically something to talk about.”
John Curtis earned the No. 1 spot in 2A with a 19-1 record. The Lady Patriots earned nine of the 10 first place votes and came in with 119 points. University (20-2) entered the polls at No. 2 with one first place vote and 103 points. Iota (21-3) earned 101 points.
Iota is currently ranked No. 2 in the Kenramsey.com and the LHSAA power ratings system behind John Curtis.
“We’ve had a pretty good first half of the season,” said Baggett. “I didn’t exactly think we would be 21-3 at this point, but I thought we’d be pretty good. With all these seniors coming back mixed with some good young kids that have come in. We’ve had some good quality wins and the kids are getting more and more confident every game.”
In Class 3A, the Notre Dame Lady Pios, state semifinalists in 2011, enter the first polls at No. 11 after a 14-9 start on the season.
Like the Lady Bulldogs, Notre Dame has also had to fight its way through a tough non-district slate.
Of Notre Dame’s nine losses, seven have been at the hands of teams ranked in the top 12 in their respective classes.
The Lady Pios have lost to Class A’s No. 3 Vermilion Catholic; Class 2A’s No. 3 Iota and No. 10 Winnfield; Class 4A’s No. 12 DeRidder and Class 5A’s No. 2 Lafayette, No. 6 West Monroe and No. 12 Sulphur.
“We would have liked to get a few more wins than we have, but we feel pretty good about where we are,” said Notre Dame coach Nolan Theriot. “I think we’re starting to move more in the right direction of where we need to be at this time of the year.”
St. James (16-4) earned the No. 1 spot in the Class 3A polls after logging seven first place votes and 116 total points. Loyola (20-3) comes in at No. 2 with two first place votes and 111 points and defending champion Avoyelles (16-2) is No. 3 with one first place vote and 96 points.
The Lady Pios are currently sitting at No. 8 in the LHSAA power ratings and No. 10 on Kenramsey.com.
LSWA Girls Prep Basketball Polls
CLASS 5A
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, Southwood 22-0 (9) 119
2, Lafayette 21-0 (1) 111
3, Ouachita 20-3 93
4, Walker 19-3 88
5, Zachary 16-2 72
6, West Monroe 20-1 71
7. Northshore 17-4 59
8, Chapelle 16-3 42
9, Ponchatoula 17-6 40
10, Natch. Central 16-5 26
Others receiving votes: Pineville 19, Sulphur 14, Denham Springs 7, Dominican 7, Carencro 6, West Jefferson 4, Airline 1, Destrehan 1.
CLASS 4A
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, STM 19-2 (8) 118
2, Helen Cox 18-5 (1) 106
3, Salmen 16-1 (1) 105
4, Benton 21-4 85
5, St. Michael 17-7 79
6. Vandebilt 17-4 69
7, Beau Chene 14-6 59
8, Broadmoor 14-6 41
9, McDonogh 35 14-8 38
10, Peabody 12-8 20
Others receiving votes: Teurlings Catholic 19, DeRidder 12, Plaquemine 8, Warren Easton 7, Franklinton 7, Alexandria 2, St. Louis 1.
CLASS 3A
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, St. James 16-4 (7) 116
2, Loyola 20-3 (2) 111
3, Avoyelles 16-2 (1) 96
4, Albany 19-2 (1) 95
5, Baker 15-5 66
6, Marksville 17-3 54
7, Rayville 14-6 49
8, Abbeville 16-6 43
9. Westlake 9-5 35
10, Xavier 12-8 32
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 22, Richwood 21, Caldwell 20, South Beauregard 7, St. Mary's-New Orleans 6, Amite 5, De La Salle 2.
CLASS 2A
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, Curtis 19-1 (9) 119
2, University 20-2 (1) 103
3, Iota 20-3 101
4, Pickering 17-4 85
5, Lake Arthur 16-1 72
6, J-Hodge 17-3 66
7, Episcopal 18-5 60
8, Ville Platte 14-6 57
9, Capitol 14-6 33
10, Winnfield 11-9 28
Others receiving votes: Runnels 20, Booker T. Washington-Shreveport 17, St. Thomas Aquinas 8, Redemptorist 5, Sterlington 4, East Beauregard 1, Doyle 1.
CLASS 1A
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, Plain Dealing 14-4 (4) 112
2, Tensas 21-0 (5) 107
3, VC 18-3 (1) 101
4, Arcadia 12-5 78
5, West St. John 14-4 75
6, North Central 15-6 72
7, Central Cath. 14-2 68
8, Hanson 15-3 42
9, (tie) Basile 10-4 22
Cedar Creek 13-5 22
Southern Lab 10-6 22
Others receiving votes: Oak Grove 13, Elton 6, Ouachita 1.
CLASS B-C
Team Rec. 1st Points
1, Fairview 25-5 (10) 120
2, Lacassine 24-1 110
3, Plainview 23-5 79
4, Pelican 23-2 72
5, Singer 20-4 68
6, Anacoco 25-6 67
7, Dubach 21-4 66
8, Glenmora 19-6 43
9, Saline 27-4 40
10, (tie) Florien 20-7 22
St. Joseph 21-6 22
Others receiving votes: Weston 19, Hathaway 18, Kilbourne 12, Hornbeck 11, Atlanta 6, Starks 3, Hosanna 2.
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