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2023 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week Final -- Wednesday, November 8, 2023
The final poll of the season by the ASWA has been released. Jackson takes over the #2 spot in 4A following the loss by Cherokee County this past week. It is their highest ranking since the 2016 football season.

Locust Fork moves up to #6 in 2A and that is the highest they have been since back in 1964 long before the ASWA began putting out the rankings.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Central Phenix City (18)(9-0)  225                                   
  2.    Thompson (1)(8-1)  172                                   
  3.    Mary Montgomery (10-0)  153                                   
  4.    Auburn (8-2)  113                                   
  5.    Dothan High (8-2)  112                                   
  6.    Vestavia Hills (8-2)  90                                   
  7.    Enterprise (8-2)  81                                   
  8.    Baker (8-2)  54                                   
  9.    Hewitt-Trussville (7-3)  44                                   
  10.    Austin (8-2)  35                                   
James Clemens (7-3) 3, Spain Park (7-3) 1.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Saraland (15)(10-0)  216                                   
  2.    Clay-Chalkville (4)(9-0)  183                                   
  3.    Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (10-0)  149                                   
  4.    Muscle Shoals (9-0)  133                                   
  5.    Parker (9-1)  114                                   
  6.    Hartselle (8-2)  88                                   
  7.    Oxford (8-2)  60                                   
  8.    Mountain Brook (7-3)  49                                   
  9.    Spanish Fort (8-2)  37                                   
  10.    Benjamin Russell (8-2)  23                                   
Helena (8-2) 16, Hueytown (7-3) 5, Pike Road (8-2) 4, Theodore (7-3) 4, Gadsden City (7-3) 2.
    
Class 5A
  1.    Gulf Shores (12)(10-0)  197                                   
  2.    Ramsay (6)(8-2)  178                                   
  3.    Central Clay County (1)(10-0)  159                                   
  4.    Pleasant Grove (8-1)  141                                   
  5.    Leeds (8-2)  99                                   
  6.    Moody (8-2)  89                                   
  7.    Southside Gadsden (8-2)  56                                   
  8.    Guntersville (8-1)  48                                   
  9.    Fairview (9-1)  38                                   
  10.    Demopolis (8-2)  24                                   
Russellville (8-2) 18, Scottsboro (8-2) 12, Arab (7-2) 9, Vigor (7-3) 6, Charles Henderson (6-3) 4, Eufaula (7-3) 3, UMS-Wright (6-4) 2.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Catholic Montgomery (16)(10-0)  219                                   
  2.    Jackson (2)(9-0)  168                                   
  3.    Andalusia (9-1)  148                                   
  4.    Cherokee County (9-1)  133                                   
  5.    West Morgan (1)(10-0)  125                                   
  6.    Handley (9-1)  94                                   
  7.    Bibb County (9-1)  71                                   
  8.    Jacksonville (8-2)  45                                   
  9.    Oneonta (7-2)  34                                   
  10.    Corner (9-1)  33                                   
American Christian (8-2) 5, Dora (8-2) 3, Deshler (7-3) 1, Haleyville (7-3) 1, Oak Grove (6-4) 1, T.R. Miller (7-3) 1, Westminster Christian (8-2) 1.
    
Class 3A
  1.    Mobile Christian (16)(10-0)  216                                   
  2.    Madison Academy (3)(10-0)  174                                   
  3.    Gordo (9-1)  136                                   
  4.    Mars Hill (9-1)  129                                   
  5.    Lauderdale County (10-0)  119                                   
  6.    St. James (8-2)  91                                   
  7.    Thomasville (8-1)  54                                   
  8.    Geraldine (9-1)  52                                   
  9.    Sylvania (8-2)  41                                   
  10.    Houston Academy (9-1)  34                                   
Straughn (9-1) 21, Trinity (9-1) 5, Winfield (9-1) 5, Randolph County (9-1) 3, Fayette County (6-4) 2, J.B. Pennington (8-2) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    B.B. Comer (13)(10-0)  209                                   
  2.    Fyffe (5)(9-1)  178                                   
  3.    Reeltown (1)(9-0)  157                                   
  4.    Highland Home (9-1)  133                                   
  5.    Pisgah (9-1)  114                                   
  6.    Locust Fork (10-0)  95                                   
  7.    Cottonwood (8-1)  55                                   
  8.    Tuscaloosa Academy (8-2)  50                                   
  9.    Goshen (8-2)  48                                   
  10.    Sulligent (8-2)  19                                   
Thorsby (8-2) 12, Tanner (7-3) 7, Collinsville (8-2) 3, Vincent (6-4) 2, Luverne (7-3) 1.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Leroy (19)(9-0)  228                                   
  2.    Elba (10-0)  170                                   
  3.    Sweet Water (8-1)  148                                   
  4.    Loachapoka (9-0)  128                                   
  5.    Lynn (9-1)  110                                   
  6.    Wadley (9-1)  88                                   
  7.    Millry (8-2)  68                                   
  8.    Decatur Heritage Christian (9-1)  46                                   
  9.    Coosa Christian (4-5)  37                                   
  10.    Hackleburg (9-1)  20                                   
Georgiana (8-2) 17, Pickens County (7-3) 9, Spring Garden (8-2) 5, Addison (8-2) 4, Linden (6-2) 3, South Lamar (7-3) 2.

    
    






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