The Gibsland Coleman Bulldogs are in a battle in Class C to crack the top 10. Well, they did it this week. They may have dropped a game last week but the bonus six additional power points for taking on Class 5A helped their cause. The Bulldogs jumped two spots from last week’s power ranking. Ranking 10-15 in Class C are all within one power point of each other. Also, with the Bulldogs making the Top 10, all three boys teams and both girls teams in Class C currently hold a top 10 ranking. With no change in their record, Summerfield dropped a spot to No. 4. New Living Word holds at No. 7 in Division V despite dropping three games since the last ranking. The Lions are within 0.15 points of moving to No. 6.
On the ladies’ side, the two squads in District 1-C stayed at their same positions. Summerfield Lady Rebels showed no change in record and remained at No. 3 for another week. A win over Doyline Lady Panthers improved the Lady Bulldogs record to 17-6 but held steady at No. 5. Gibsland-Coleman looks to have a firm grip on the No. 5 spot with a little under seven points over No. 6. No. 4 Plainview is almost four points over the Lady Bulldogs.
Staying put looks to be a common theme in this week’s power ranking. Doyline Panthers stretched their winning streak to 17 wins, but are still holding on to the No. 2 spot for another week with an 18-2 record. Next week might be a different story as Doyline will get to record a win against Choudrant and add a bonus point with Class A Ringgold along with the win. No. 1 Simsboro currently holds 0.56 lead over the Panthers.
District 1-A shows four boys teams currently holding down Top 10 spots. Lincoln Prep fell to 2A Red River last week and dropped a spot to No. 4. Arcadia picked up a win over New Living Word since the last power rankings and maintained their No. 7 spot. Homer dropped a close matchup to Class 3A Green Oaks in Shreveport. The Pelican maintained their No. 9 ranking for another week. Calvary had a strange slip in their ranking from No. 3 to No. 4. The Cavaliers pulled out wins over 2A Lakeside and 3A Loyola. Crescent City who is currently No. 2 appears for in Division IV rankings this week where they were in the Division V rankings last week. We’ll see if the adjustment changes next week.
Showing no change in record last week, Haynesville maintained the No. 3 spot. Lincoln Prep Lady Panthers slipped a spot to No. 8 with a loss to Red River. Homer Lady Pels maintained their No. 10 slot with a loss to Green Oaks in Shreveport.
Remember that the LHSAA Power Rankings report is unofficial due to not confirmed, not played, postponed, disputed, or canceled games
With about a month before playoffs start, here are where the teams in the Under The Radar NWLA currently would reside if the first round of the playoffs started this week. These are speculations based on the current week’s power rankings
| District 1-A Boys | First Round Expectation |
| Lincoln Prep | Home or Bye |
| Arcadia | Home |
| Homer | Home |
| Calvary (Division IV) | Home |
| Plain Dealing | Home |
| Ringgold | Away |
| Magnolia Charter | Away |
| Haynesville | Away |
| District 1-B | First Round Expectations |
| Doyline | Bye |
| Dodson | Away |
| Castor | Away |
| Saline | Away |
| District 1-C Boys | First Round Expectations |
| Summerfield | Bye |
| Gibsland-Coleman | Home or Bye |
| New Living Word (DivisionV) | Home |
| District 1-A Girls | First Round Expectations |
| Haynesville | Bye |
| Lincoln Prep | Home |
| Homer | Home |
| Plain Dealing | Away |
| Ringgold | Away |
| Arcadia | Away |
| Calvary (Div IV) | Home |
| District 1-B Girls | First Round Expectations |
| Doyline | Away |
| Castor | Away |
| Saline | Away |
| Dodson | Away |
| District 1-C Girls | First Round Expectations |
| Summerfied | Bye |
| Gibsland-Coleman | Bye |
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