St. Thomas More at Southside: LHSAA Week 8 Preview

Fri 10/23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Southside | District 3-5A (LHSAA)

By Tori Dixon, Gridiron Gumbo

The setup

STM is alone atop 3-5A after beating Barbe; Southside has won games and is trying to climb.

T-Rohn says: St. Thomas More at Southside. Southside hung 77 on Sulphur, a number usually reserved for the temperature in October.

Records, results & standings

• CONFIRMED (American Press, ‘Prep football scores and stats, Oct. 16’ (10/17)): St. Thomas More 35, Barbe 14 — STM 6-1, 4-0 district; Barbe 6-1, 3-1.
• REPORTED (ASN): Southside 35, Lafayette 20 (Week 7).
• CONFIRMED (Sulphur MaxPreps): Southside beat Sulphur 77-39 on 10/9.
• CONFIRMED (American Press 10/3): Sam Houston 28, Southside 14.
• REPORTED (Advocate): Southside 4-3.

Storylines & stakes

• STM beat Acadiana 27-20 (Acadiana MaxPreps).

Styles & coaching notes

Southside showed it can score in bunches (77 vs Sulphur).

T-Rohn says: STM fans travel across town like it’s a pilgrimage. Southside fans stay home and set up the tailgate like they’re expecting the whole parish. Both are correct.

The pick

TAKE: St. Thomas More 31, Southside 21 — STM held Barbe, which had scored 48 or more in each of its previous four games, to 14 in a 35-14 win (American Press, 10/17; MaxPreps); Southside lost 28-14 to Sam Houston (American Press, 10/3).

T-Rohn says: Pick is STM by ten. Southside fans, you’re allowed to print that and tape it in the locker room. We’ll call it lagniappe.

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