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LHSAA Week 8 / UIL Week 9 · Oct 22-24, 2026. Updated Oct 24, 2026, 9:53 PM CT. Live scores & finals on the full HS Scoreboard.
High School News
The Bubble Bowl: DeRidder and St. Louis Catholic Are Both Living Near the Playoff Cutoff, and They Play Each Other Thursday, Oct. 29
With two regular-season weeks left, the LHSAA’s own power-rating sheet puts a crowd of Southwest Louisiana teams within a few tenths of a point of the cut. Here’s who’s sweating, who isn’t, and why a loss to an unbeaten team can actually move a number up.- Iota Asked Its Defense a Question in August. After Three Straight Weeks of Answers, a Playoff Spot Is Within ReachThe Bulldogs gave up at least 21 points in each of their first five games. In the last three, they’ve allowed 14 total, with back-to-back shutouts. Now 4-4, Iota sits 0.08 of a power-rating point outside the Division II Non-Select field with Mamou and unbeaten Eunice left.
Best Margin, Tied for Fourth: Hamshire-Fannett’s Whole Season Comes Down to Oct. 30Hamshire-Fannett has outscored opponents by 165 points this season, the best margin of any 4A team we cover, yet it sits tied for fourth in its district with one game that decides a lot.
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Football
Football leads the fall. Scores are up top, and every LHSAA Week 8 / UIL Week 9 preview is listed below. The Friday Night Gumbo hub has team-by-team pages.
Typical season: same window in LA and TX.
Volleyball
In season now. District play is running in both states (LHSAA SWLA & Acadiana districts; UIL districts 19-5A, 18-4A and more in SETX). Results and schedules post here as we verify them, with Louisiana and Texas given the same depth. Each line gets a CONFIRMED or REPORTED label.
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Typical season: same window in LA and TX.
Rankings: the Roux & Rub Top 25 (LA + TX)
The Roux & Rub Top 25 ranks teams from both states (Acadiana, SWLA and Southeast Texas) across all classifications. It ranks teams only, never individual players.
Week 9 (Oct. 20, 2026). Top 10 shown; records through games of Oct. 17.
| # | Team | State | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westgate | LA | 6-0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | LA | 7-0 (1-0) |
| 3 | West Orange-Stark | TX | 5-2 (2-0) |
| 4 | Eunice | LA | 7-0 (3-0) |
| 5 | St. Thomas More | LA | 6-1 (4-0) |
| 6 | Barbe | LA | 6-1 (3-1) |
| 7 | Hamshire-Fannett | TX | 6-1 (1-1) |
| 8 | Port Arthur Memorial | TX | 6-1 (4-1) |
| 9 | Sacred Heart | LA | 7-0 (4-0) |
| 10 | Leesville | LA | 6-1 (2-0) |
All previews (36 games) ▾
Louisiana (20)
- Sulphur at Acadiana
- Cecilia at Opelousas
- Northwest at Rayne
- Jennings at South Beauregard
- Elton at Grand Lake
- Rosepine at Vinton
- Lake Arthur at Notre Dame
- St. Thomas More at Southside
- Lake Charles College Prep at North Vermilion
- Loreauville at Lafayette Christian
- New Iberia at Lafayette
- Teurlings Catholic at Westgate
- Eunice at Mamou
- Sam Houston at Barbe
- Westlake at Iowa
- St. Louis Catholic at Washington-Marion
- DeRidder at Kinder
- DeQuincy at Pickering
- LaGrange at Leesville
- Many at Winnfield
Southeast Texas (16)
- Anahuac at Orangefield
- Baytown Sterling at Port Arthur Memorial
- Beaumont United at La Porte
- New Caney at Beaumont West Brook
- Nederland at Port Neches-Groves
- Huffman Hargrave at Vidor
- Liberty at Bridge City
- Livingston at Lumberton
- Hamshire-Fannett at Silsbee
- Jasper at Hardin-Jefferson
- West Orange-Stark at Shepherd
- Tarkington at Buna
- Coldspring-Oakhurst at East Chambers
- Kountze at Woodville
- Warren at Newton
- West Hardin at Deweyville
Districts & areas
Southeast Texas
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