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2023 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 3 -- Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Mary Montgomery is the #4 team in this weeks ASWA Poll and that is the highest the school has ever been ranked. West Morgan, the #6 team in 4A, has not been ranked that high since the 2008 football season.

All the top ranked teams held their ground this week with only a few changes throughout the polls. Piedmont fell out of the rankings for the first time since 2008.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Thompson (18)(2-0)  234                                   
  2.    Central Phenix City (2)(3-0)  186                                   
  3.    Auburn (2-1)  139                                   
  4.    Mary Montgomery (3-0)  105                                   
  5.    Hewitt-Trussville (2-1)  96                                   
  6.    Vestavia Hills (2-1)  91                                   
  7.    Dothan High (2-1)  88                                   
  8.    Enterprise (2-1)  85                                   
  9.    Hoover (1-2)  49                                   
  10.    Baker (3-0)  21                                   
Foley (2-1) 18, Sparkman (3-0) 13, Tuscaloosa County (3-0) 5, Oak Mountain (1-2) 3, Spain Park (2-1) 3, Fairhope (1-2) 2, Opelika (2-1) 2.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Saraland (19)(3-0)  237                                   
  2.    Clay-Chalkville (1)(3-0)  181                                   
  3.    Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (3-0)  154                                   
  4.    Parker (3-0)  141                                   
  5.    Muscle Shoals (3-0)  121                                   
  6.    Hartselle (2-1)  86                                   
  7.    Mountain Brook (2-1)  76                                   
  8.    Theodore (2-1)  49                                   
  9.    Pelham (2-0)  41                                   
  10.    Oxford (3-0)  13                                   
Athens (3-0) 8, Mortimer Jordan (3-0) 8, Spanish Fort (2-1) 7, Helena (3-0) 6, St. Pauls (2-1) 4, Lee-Huntsville (3-0) 3, Benjamin Russell (2-1) 2, Center Point (3-0) 1, Fort Payne (2-1) 1, Hueytown (1-2) 1.
    
Class 5A
  1.    Pleasant Grove (11)(2-0)  209                                   
  2.    Ramsay (7)(2-1)  189                                   
  3.    Charles Henderson (1-1)  146                                   
  4.    Gulf Shores (1)(3-0)  130                                   
  5.    Moody (3-0)  129                                   
  6.    UMS-Wright (2-1)  90                                   
  7.    Central Clay County (2-0)  71                                   
  7.    Faith Academy (1)(2-1)  71                                   
  9.    Leeds (2-1)  39                                   
  10.    Beauregard (2-1)  23                                   
Scottsboro (3-0) 9, Elmore County (3-0) 7, Guntersville (2-0) 7, Demopolis (2-1) 6, Fairview (3-0) 5, Vigor (3-0) 3, Arab (3-0) 2, Valley (2-1) 2, John Carroll (3-0) 1, Russellville (3-0) 1.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Andalusia (17)(3-0)  231                                   
  2.    Cherokee County (1)(3-0)  174                                   
  3.    Catholic Montgomery (3-0)  163                                   
  4.    Jackson (1)(2-0)  142                                   
  5.    Handley (3-0)  120                                   
  6.    West Morgan (1)(3-0)  93                                   
  7.    Jacksonville (2-1)  59                                   
  8.    Oneonta (2-1)  45                                   
  9.    T.R. Miller (2-1)  39                                   
  10.    Anniston (2-1)  32                                   
Bibb County (3-0) 16, Bayside Academy (3-0) 12, Dora (2-1) 9, Escambia County (3-0) 4, Randolph (1-2) 1.
    
Class 3A
  1.    Mars Hill (17)(3-0)  228                                   
  2.    Mobile Christian (3-0)  166                                   
  3.    St. James (1)(2-1)  143                                   
  4.    Madison Academy (2)(3-0)  131                                   
  5.    Gordo (2-1)  111                                   
  6.    Houston Academy (2-0)  97                                   
  7.    Geraldine (3-0)  89                                   
  8.    Sylvania (2-0)  80                                   
  9.    Straughn (2-0)  38                                   
  10.    Ohatchee (3-0)  15                                   
Piedmont (0-2) 14, Thomasville (2-0) 12, Trinity (3-0) 7, Lauderdale County (3-0) 4, Elkmont (3-0) 2, Pike County (1-1) 2, Beulah (2-1) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    B.B. Comer (13)(3-0)  216                                   
  2.    Highland Home (3)(3-0)  178                                   
  3.    Pisgah (1)(2-0)  161                                   
  4.    Fyffe (3)(1-1)  151                                   
  5.    Reeltown (2-0)  122                                   
  6.    Vincent (3-0)  97                                   
  7.    Tuscaloosa Academy (2-1)  67                                   
  8.    Luverne (3-0)  57                                   
  9.    Ariton (1-2)  25                                   
  10.    Goshen (2-1)  24                                   
Collinsville (2-0) 17, Sulligent (3-0) 6, Falkville (3-0) 4, J.U. Blacksher (3-0) 4, Lamar County (3-0) 4, Cottonwood (2-0) 3, Lanett (2-1) 2, Locust Fork (3-0) 1, St. Lukes (3-0) 1.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Leroy (19)(2-0)  237                                   
  2.    Elba (3-0)  172                                   
  3.    Pickens County (1)(3-0)  165                                   
  4.    Sweet Water (2-1)  111                                   
  5.    Brantley (2-1)  105                                   
  6.    Millry (2-1)  80                                   
  7.    Lynn (1-1)  57                                   
  8.    Meek (2-1)  53                                   
  9.    Loachapoka (3-0)  47                                   
  10.    Coosa Christian (2-1)  38                                   
Decatur Heritage (3-0) 25, Wadley (3-0) 24, Georgiana (2-1) 10, Florala (1-1) 5, Linden (2-1) 3, Spring Garden (1-2) 3, Ragland (2-1) 2, Hackleburg (1-1) 1, Southern Choctaw (0-2) 1, Woodville (2-0) 1.
    
Class AISA
  1.    Glenwood School (20)(4-0)  240                                   
  2.    Lee-Scott Academy (3-0)  175                                   
  3.    Lowndes Academy (3-0)  149                                   
  4.    Jackson Academy (4-0)  140                                   
  5.    Chambers Academy (3-1)  118                                   
  6.    Banks Academy (3-0)  103                                   
  7.    Clarke Prep (3-1)  77                                   
  8.    Patrician Academy (2-2)  41                                   
  9.    Autauga Academy (3-1)  38                                   
  10.    Fort Dale Academy (3-1)  31                                   
Southern Academy (3-1) 20, Crenshaw Christian (3-1) 4, Wilcox Academy (3-1) 3, Hooper (2-1) 1.

    
    






Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.