LHSSCA Preseason Rankings

[loJic]

2012-2013 Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Boys Rankings.
October 22nd , 2012


For immediate press release:
(Number in brackets indicates first place votes.)


Division I

1. Jesuit (10) 150 (3-1-1)- (W 1-0 Vandebilt, W 4-0 E.D. White, W 3-0 Vandebilt) (D 1-1 Ben Franklin) (L 0-1 Brother Martin)
2. St. Paul's 139 (0-1-1)- (L 0-2 Brother Martin) (T 1-1 E.D. White)
3. Brother Martin 124 (4-0-0)- (W 5-0 Vandebilt, W 2-0 St. Paul's, W 1-0 E.D. White, W 1-0 Jesuit)
4. Lafayette 111 (5-1-0)- (W 5-0 Alexandria, W 5-0 Westgate, W 2-0 Acadiana, W 2-0 Airline, W 2-0 St. Thomas More) (L 1-2 Airline)
5. Acadiana 102 (2-1-1)- (W 2-0 Catholic BR, W 6-2 Hahnville) (L 0-2 Lafayette) (T 2-2 Sulphur)
5. St. Thomas More 102 (4-1-0)- (W 3-0 New Iberia SH, W 4-0 Caddo Magnet, W 3-1 Comeaux, W 1-0 Sulphur) (L 0-2 Lafayette)
7. Catholic BR 95 (1-1-0)- (W 4-1 Rummel) (L 0-2 Acadiana)
8. Dutchtown 78 (3-0-2)- (W 3-0 East St. John, W 4-0 Denham Springs, W 2-0 Zachary) (D 1-1 St Michael, T 0-0 Northshore)
9. New Iberia 54 (0-1-1)- (L 0-3 St. Thomas More) (T 0-0 E.D. White)
10. Fontainebleau 49 (0-0-1)- (T 1-1 Lakeshore)

Others Receiving Votes

Rummel 43 (0-1-0) (L 1-4 Catholic BR)
Captain Shreve 39 (1-0-0) (W 1-0 Byrd)
St. Amant 36 (3-0-1)- (W 3-2 Grace King, W 2-0 Zachary, W 9-0 East St. John) (T 2-2 Denham Springs)
Northshore 23 (0-1-2)- (L1-2 Baton Rouge) (T 0-0 East Ascension, T 0-0 Dutchtown)
Caddo Magnet 21 (2-2-0)- (W 4-2 Loyola, W 8-1 Haughton) (L 0-4 St. Thomas More, L 0-1 Comeaux)
Baton Rouge 6 (4-1-0)- (W 2-1 Northshore, W 2-1 East St. John, W 2-1 Zachary, W 2-0 Denham Springs) (L 2-3 Zachary)
Sulphur 5 (2-2-1)- (W 10-0 Rapides, W 3-1 Westgate) ( L 0-1 Airline, L 0-1 St. Thomas More) (T 2-2 Acadiana)
East Ascension 4 (3-1-1)- (W 2-0 Denham Springs, W 2-0 Zachary, W 3-0 East St. John) (L 1-2 Mandeville) (T 0-0 Northshore)
Zachary 4 (1-4-0) (W 3-2 Baton Rouge) (L 1-2 Baton Rouge, L 0-2 Dutchtown, L 0-2 St. Amant, L 0-2 East Ascension)
Airline 1 (5-1-0)- (W 6-0 Neville, W 13-0 Southwood, W 4-0 Hahnville, W 2-1 Lafayette, W 1-0 Sulphur) ( L 0-2 Lafayette)
Bonnabel 1 (0-0-1)- (T 0-0 Ben Franklin)
Grace King 1 (1-2-0)- (L 2-3 St. Amant, L 1-3 Destrahan) (W 5-0 Pearl River)
Westgate 1 (1-3-0) (W 3-0 Hahnville) (L 0-3 Beau Chene, L 0-5 Lafayette, L 1-3 Sulphur)

Division II

1. Alexandria (5) 140 (0-1-0)- (L 0-5 Lafayette)
2. Beau Chene (2) 126 (2-0-0)- (W 3-0 Westgate, W 2-1 Pineville)
3. St. Louis (2) 117 (1-0-0)- (W 6-1 Barbe)
3. Vandebilt (1) 117 (0-3-0)- (L 0-1 Jesuit, L 0-5 Brother Martin, L 0-3 Jesuit)
5. Teurlings 116 (0-0-0)
5. E.D. White 116 (0-2-3)- (L 0-4 Jesuit, L 0-1 Brother Martin) (T 1-1 Thibodaux, T 0-0 New Iberia, T 1-1 St. Paul's)
7. Bolton 91 (0-0-1)- (D 1-1 DeRidder)
8. Ben Franklin 78 (1-0-2)- (W 3-0 Helen Cox) (D 1-1 Jesuit, T 0-0 Bonnabel)
9. Lakeshore 64 (1-0-1)- (W 4-1 Morgan City) (T 1-1 Fontainebleau)
10. Neville 56 (0-2-0)- (L 0-6 Airline, L 0-3 Parkway)

Others Receiving Votes

St. Michael 53 (0-0-1) (D 1-1 Dutchtown)
East Jefferson 37 (1-0-0) (W 2-1 Hahnville, W 2-1 Hammond) (L 0-0, PKs Destrahan) (D 0-0, Ponchatula)
DeRidder 26 (1-0-1)- (W 1-0 Sam Houston) (D 1-1 Bolton)
Lutcher 24 (0-0-1) (D 1-1 Live Oak)
Morgan City 20 (1-1-0)- (W 2-1 Terrebonne) (L 1-4 Lakeshore)
Calvary 11 (0-0-0)
Holy Cross 7 (1-2-1)- (W 2-0 Hannan) (L 1-4 Newman, L 0-3 Mandeville) (T 0-0 Northlake Christian)
Helen Cox 1 (0-1-0)- (L 0-3 Ben Franklin)


Division III

1. Northlake Christian (4) 144 (1-1-1)- (W 7-1 Hannan) (L 0-1 Mandeville) (T 0-0 Holy Cross)
2. Newman (3) 132 (2-0-0)- (W 4-1 Holy Cross, W 3-0 Menard)
3. University 113 (2-0-0)- (W 1-0 Mckinely, W 2-0 Christian Life)
4. Catholic New Iberia 104 (3-0-0)- (W 4-0 Ascension Episcopal, W 1-0 Menard, W 1-0 Haynes)
5. Country Day (3) 96 (0-0-0)
6. St. Martins 93 (0-0-0)
7. Lusher 88 (2-0-0) (W 3-0 Haynes, W 4-1 Episcopal Acadiana)
8. Episcopal BR 74 (2-0-0)- (W 4-1 Dunham, W 4-2 Christian Life)
9. Episcopal Acadiana 72 (1-1-0) (W 5-2 Opelousas) (L 1-4 Lusher)
9. St. Thomas Aquinas 72 (0-0-0)

Others Receiving Votes

Menard 58 (0-2-0)- (L 0-1 Catholic of New Iberia, L 0-3 Newman)
Westminster 39 (0-0-0)
Parkview Baptist 37 (1-0-0)- (W 3-0 Central BR)
Haynes 23 (0-2-0) (L 0-3 Lusher, L 0-1 Catholic of New Iberia)
St. Charles 21 (0-0-0)
Loyola 16 (1-1-0)- (W 3-0 Benton) (L 2-4 Caddo Magnet)
West Feliciana 4 (0-1-0) (L 2-4 Central)
Runnels 3 (1-0-0)- (W 2-1 Belaire)
De La Salle 2 (0-0-0)
Riverside 1 (0-0-0)


This poll has been conducted by the LHSSCA, the official coaches association of Louisiana High School Soccer. Each Division was voted on by 10 members who were equally chosen from around the state. Coaches voted on their top 15 to allow for more teams receiving votes. This is to help with coaches' playoff seeding at the end of the season. All inquiries should be directed to www.lhssca.org

[Boomer]

Div III not too bad, but seems partly based on strength last year and overall program, not necessarily on an inventory of returning players.

I think Lusher is seriously underrated, and I would probably rank them #2. ESA should have a strong team, lots of returning experience and a senior true striker. Loyola was so young and small last year, but very good... almost Lusher-like. They could well be a top 6 team. Catholic NI has a real program. And on general principles, Westminster and Menard should have solid club-experienced teams

This could be the year that New Orleans area Div III schools are supplanted at the top. Country Day is facing a massive rebuilding job losing most of their starters from last year. St. Martin's graduated their keeper who was a major key to their counterattack success. Newman will be Newman, will out work everyone and have some key excellence... but must fill in a lot of holes.

Other area schools... St Thomas Aq has a big rebuilding job, on the level of CD, but with experienced club players. St. Charles could be good ... their players mostly played summer club .. but lost their coach to Riverside...and the athletic director at the school is a complete tool when it comes to soccer, will not even let them use the field, squeezes them monatarily, throws up barriers to play and practice, etc... basically hates the sport ("son, why ain't you playin' football?).

Though they graduated 10 players, Haynes returns 19 players with experience including two or three that chould be classed "excellent" in their roles. Soccer skill should be decent to good... but it remains to be seen if the athletic side and team play can match up.

There are a lot of unkowns now, especially in Div. III. The continuing influx of hispanic students into a lot of little schools is creating some surprising teams. We were impressed with Rapides last year in the playoffs. Unknown teams could suddenly be pretty solid. Same with Chalmette in Div I.

[goat]

sorry Lions (Lafayette High) but the Rams (Acadiana) should be ahead of you right now!

[methuselah]

Dang - looks like it's gonna be a very exciting year.

[pompey]

Grace King - no respect

Ahh, good to be back.

9-7

[pompey]

Beau Chene #2?? They are the New York Jets of prep soccer.
Their coach is full of hot air

[JoshuaC]

Rummel plays number 2, 7 and Division III #5 first 3 games

[beauchenecoach]

Oct 22, 2012 20:56:42 GMT -6 pompey said:

Beau Chene #2?? They are the New York Jets of prep soccer.
Their coach is full of hot air

I agree! ;D

[middleman1]

Is Episcopal BR under, fairly, or over rated? and why do you think so?

[get_awesome]

If Bonnabel no longer has a soccer program (from what I've heard this is true...), who does their vote go to?

[pOkLE]

Oct 23, 2012 12:45:10 GMT -6 get_awesome said:

If Bonnabel no longer has a soccer program (from what I've heard this is true...), who does their vote go to?

You can give it to whichever school you want, as long as it doesn't break a tie. ;D

[p_malinich]

Oct 23, 2012 13:03:27 GMT -6 pOkLE said:

Oct 23, 2012 12:45:10 GMT -6 get_awesome said:

If Bonnabel no longer has a soccer program (from what I've heard this is true...), who does their vote go to?

You can give it to whichever school you want, as long as it doesn't break a tie. ;D

I think Pokle should be the moderator of fun!

[loJic]

I haven't heard of Bonnabel not fielding a team. I know that they lost Nestor Peralta to King but added Sharif Sharif from East Jefferson. I think EJ and Bonnabel have a preseason game together. I know they are without a coach.

[Colombian goalkeeper#23]

Oct 23, 2012 12:45:10 GMT -6 get_awesome said:

If Bonnabel no longer has a soccer program (from what I've heard this is true...), who does their vote go to?

we do have a soccer program this year.

[Crusader soccer]

Oct 22, 2012 22:10:29 GMT -6 beauchenecoach said:

Oct 22, 2012 20:56:42 GMT -6 pompey said:

Beau Chene #2?? They are the New York Jets of prep soccer.
Their coach is full of hot air

I agree! ;D

that's not hot air but smoke from those delicious steaks! ;D

[futbolfiend]

District 1 Division I

Airline on paper is the team to beat heavily senior laden, they have never beaten Shreve to the best of my knowledge this is their best chance to end the drought... they gave Rummel a scare in the playoffs last year and most of their starters return plus some great transfers and foreign exchange players round out a deep squad.

Magnet has the most developed program with good numbers in both JV and Varsity, Sr. Cameron Kadkodhai is a real threat if he can get good service.

Shreve once again is talented but thin. Sr. Ken Chism is the key to the attack with Junior Andrew Doughty able to play anywhere he is needed.

Its early and haven't got a feel for this years Gators, on paper I see Airline 1 with Magnet and Shreve battling for runner up. I stll think Shreve has the potential to be the most explosive on offense and somehow they always find a way to be in the hunt for district

[anothersoccerguy]

How do they come up with these preseason ranking? Just wondering how Morgan City gets 20 votes but Lutcher gets 24? Did Lutcher win their District last year? Did Lutcher play in a District with E.D. White and Vandebilt (both ranked in the top 10)? EJ gets 37 votes having lost more than half their team from last season. St. Louis comes in third having won the last two State Championships for D2. If they did not win the finals they have played in the finals. Helen Cox beat EJ last season, won their District last season and is returning more starting players than EJ but gets 1 vote. Hmmmm?

[loJic]

Helen Cox is also a team that has recently been turning heads. EJ has made it to the quarterfinals the last two seasons. Yes, they lost 8 starters but return their two leading scorers. The biggest question mark for EJ is how good are the newcomers? As for Helen Cox they do return a good chunk of their squad and having a player like JonLuca Rodriguez makes them a contender. Another district 9 team that I think is being overlooked is Belle Chasse. They retune most of their squad as well. And Shaw was fairly young last year too.

Lutcher played in the Baton Rouge district last year and they finished 2nd. They return basically all of their players and are being favored by some coaches to take that district.

These preseason polls are just to get discussion started on the season. The only poll that matters is the one that comes out in late February.

[p_malinich]

Oct 25, 2012 8:14:01 GMT -6 anothersoccerguy said:

How do they come up with these preseason ranking? .... Hmmmm?

Oct 25, 2012 8:44:12 GMT -6 loJic said:

These preseason polls are just to get discussion started on the season. The only poll that matters is the one that comes out in late February.

But, anothersoccerguy, feel free to throw out your top 10 and let others poke at it as well. This early in season is a LOT of speculation by everyone. And by the way, that speculation will continue until late February.

[p_malinich]

Oct 25, 2012 8:14:01 GMT -6 anothersoccerguy said:

How do they come up with these preseason ranking?

Oct 22, 2012 16:59:48 GMT -6 loJic said:

This poll has been conducted by the LHSSCA, the official coaches association of Louisiana High School Soccer. Each Division was voted on by 10 members who were equally chosen from around the state. Coaches voted on their top 15 to allow for more teams receiving votes. This is to help with coaches' playoff seeding at the end of the season.