Prep football Power Rankings Projections - Week 5

The prep football season is halfway done. That means it’s time to start thinking about the playoffs!

Local sports guru Ryan Friedlander devoted his time throughout the season to recreate the LHSAA’s power rankings formula to give our readers an idea of where local prep teams stand as the season draws near. Here are his numbers throughout Louisiana.

Bolding denotes a local team.

Class 5A Public Schools

1	C.E. Byrd	16.40
2	Haughton	16.00
3	Ponchatoula	14.80
4	Woodlawn – BR	14.80
5	East Ascension	13.60
6	Carencro	13.60
7	Destrehan	13.20
8	Zachary	13.20
9	Thibodaux	13.20
10	East St. John	12.80
11	Ruston	12.80
12	Parkway	12.80
13	Covington	12.70
14	John Ehret	12.40
15	Acadiana	12.00
16	Sulphur	12.00
17	Pineville	12.00
18	Hahnville	11.60
19	Mandeville	11.60
20	Dutchtown	11.60
21	Captain Shreveport	11.60
22	West Monroe	11.33
23	St. Amant	11.20
24	Lafayette	11.20
25	Sam Houston	11.20
26	Scotlandville	10.80
27	McKinley	10.80
28	Natchitoches Central	10.50
29	Denham Springs	10.40
30	Slidell	10.40
31	Barbe	10.40
32	Southwood	10.20
33	South Lafourche	10.00
34	Fontainebleau	10.00
35	Ouachita Parish	10.00
36	Central – BR	9.60
37	Broadmoor	9.60
38	Comeaux	9.20
39	Airline	9.20
40	West Jefferson	8.90
41	L.W. Higgins	8.80

42	Live Oak	8.80
43	Central Lafourche	8.80
44	Terrebonne	8.70
45	H.L. Bourgeois	8.30
46	Chalmette	8.00
47	New Iberia	8.00
48	Northshore	8.00
49	Bonnabel	7.20
50	Alexandria	7.20
51	Hammond	7.00
52	Helen Cox	7.00
53	Grace King	7.00
54	Walker	6.80

Class 4A Public Schools

1	Plaquemine	16.00
2	Franklinton	15.27
3	Warren Easton	14.40
4	Benton	14.40
5	South Terrebonne	14.00
6	Neville	14.00
7	Landry/Walker	13.20
8	Edna Karr	12.88
9	DeRidder	12.60
10	Fair Park	12.40
11	Bastrop	12.21
12	North DeSoto	12.20
13	Minden	12.00
14	Belle Chasse	12.00
15	West Ouachita	12.00
16	Lutcher	11.60
17	Franklin Parish	11.60
18	Riverdale	11.30
19	Breaux Bridge	11.20
20	Crowley	11.20
21	Lakeshore	10.80
22	Northside	10.80
23	Leesville	10.80
24	Washington-Marion	10.00
25	LaGrange	10.00
26	East Jefferson	10.00
27	Wossman	10.00
28	Rayne	10.00
29	McDonogh 35	9.90
30	Cecilia	9.60
31	Huntington	9.60
32	Peabody	9.60
33	Assumption	9.20
34	Beau Chene	9.20
35	Eunice	9.20
36	Northwood – Shreveport	9.20
37	Tara	8.97
38	Tioga	8.80
39	Morgan City	8.80
40	Opelousas	8.40
41	Woodlawn – Shreveport	8.40

42	Salmen	8.00
43	St. Martinville	7.60
44	Belaire	7.60
45	Westgate	7.20
46	Bolton	7.20
47	Grant	7.20
48	Ellender	6.80
49	Pearl River	5.40

Division II Private Schools

1	St. Michael the Archangel	14.80
2	De La Salle	14.10
3	Parkview Baptist	14.00
4	University Lab	13.60
5	Notre Dame	12.80
6	E.D. White	12.80
7	St. Charles Catholic	12.40
8	Thomas Jefferson	11.60
9	Lusher Charter	11.20
10	St. Louis	8.80
11	Vandebilt Catholic	7.60
12	Loyola Prep	7.60
13	Ben Franklin	6.40

Division IV Private Schools

1	Madison Prep	16.00
2	Vermilion Catholic	15.60
3	St. Mary’s	14.80
4	Delhi Charter	14.80
5	Southern Lab	14.40
6	Central Catholic	14.40
7	Ascension Episcopal	14.40
8	Hamilton Christian	14.00
9	St. Frederick	14.00
10	Hanson Memorial	13.60
11	Ascension Catholic	13.60
12	Ouachita Christian	13.20
13	Cedar Creek	12.00
14	St. Edmund	12.00
15	Covenant Christian	12.00
16	Metairie Park Country Day	12.00
17	Catholic – Pointe Coupee	10.80
18	Lafayette Christian	10.80
19	Sacred Heart	10.80
20	St. Martin’s Episcopal	10.80
21	Highland Baptist	10.00
22	Christian Life	9.60
23	False River	9.60
24	Houma Christian	9.60
25	Grambling	9.20
26	Ascension Christian	8.00
27	St. John	7.20
28	Ridgewood	7.00
29	Ecole Classique	6.67
30	Crescent City	6.00

The Thibodaux High School football team is red-hot to start 2014. They are one of the biggest benefactors in Ryan Friedlander’s initial run of the Class 5A power ratings.