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2023 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 6 -- Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Only a few changes this week in the ASWA polls as most teams played non-region opponents. Gulf Shores did jump to the top of 5A for the first time in school history this week.

Scottsboro also in 5A is ranked for the first time since the 2016 football season. Corner the #8 team in 4A is ranked as high as they have been since 1996. Lastly, Locust Fork is ranked (#10) for the first time in 2A since the 1998 season.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Central Phenix City (16)(5-0)  219                                   
  2.    Thompson (1)(4-1)  163                                   
  3.    Auburn (2)(5-1)  153                                   
  4.    Mary Montgomery (6-0)  128                                   
  5.    Vestavia Hills (4-1)  103                                   
  6.    Hewitt-Trussville (5-1)  98                                   
  7.    Dothan High (5-1)  82                                   
  8.    Enterprise (4-1)  67                                   
  9.    Sparkman (5-0)  47                                   
  10.    Baker (5-1)  18                                   
Tuscaloosa County (4-1) 4, Austin (4-2) 1.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Saraland (10)(6-0)  201                                   
  2.    Clay-Chalkville (9)(6-0)  198                                   
  3.    Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (6-0)  149                                   
  4.    Muscle Shoals (5-0)  130                                   
  5.    Hartselle (5-1)  99                                   
  6.    Mountain Brook (5-1)  94                                   
  7.    Parker (5-1)  81                                   
  8.    Helena (6-0)  64                                   
  9.    Oxford (5-1)  31                                   
  10.    Theodore (4-2)  25                                   
Mortimer Jordan (5-1) 6, Spanish Fort (4-2) 3, Briarwood (3-2) 1, St. Pauls (4-1) 1.
    
Class 5A
  1.    Gulf Shores (14)(6-0)  209                                   
  2.    Ramsay (5)(4-2)  164                                   
  3.    Central Clay County (5-0)  154                                   
  4.    Pleasant Grove (4-1)  133                                   
  5.    Moody (5-1)  103                                   
  6.    Leeds (4-1)  79                                   
  7.    Vigor (5-0)  74                                   
  8.    Guntersville (5-0)  52                                   
  9.    Charles Henderson (3-2)  49                                   
  10.    Scottsboro (5-0)  18                                   
John Carroll (5-0) 16, Fairview (5-0) 13, Carroll (3-2) 6, Valley (4-1) 4, Southside Gadsden (5-1) 3, Citronelle (3-2) 2, Beauregard (3-2) 1, Faith Academy (3-3) 1, Russellville (5-1) 1, UMS-Wright (2-3) 1.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Andalusia (14)(6-0)  213                                   
  2.    Cherokee County (2)(6-0)  167                                   
  3.    Catholic Montgomery (6-0)  154                                   
  4.    Jackson (2)(4-0)  144                                   
  5.    West Morgan (1)(5-0)  113                                   
  6.    Handley (5-1)  95                                   
  7.    Jacksonville (5-1)  75                                   
  8.    Corner (5-0)  47                                   
  9.    Oneonta (4-2)  29                                   
  10.    Bibb County (5-1)  28                                   
Anniston (4-2) 4, Escambia County (5-1) 3, Westminster (4-1) 3, American Christian (4-2) 2, BTW-Tuskegee (3-2) 2, T.R. Miller (3-2) 2, Montevallo (4-1) 1, Oak Grove (4-1) 1.
    
Class 3A
  1.    Mars Hill (16)(6-0)  218                                   
  2.    Mobile Christian (1)(6-0)  168                                   
  3.    Madison Academy (2)(5-0)  148                                   
  4.    Gordo (5-1)  125                                   
  5.    Houston Academy (5-0)  110                                   
  6.    St. James (4-2)  88                                   
  7.    Thomasville (4-0)  61                                   
  8.    Sylvania (4-1)  59                                   
  9.    Geraldine (4-1)  37                                   
  10.    Trinity (6-0)  31                                   
Randolph County (5-0) 13, Straughn (4-1) 12, Lauderdale County (6-0) 10, Fayette County (4-1) 2, W.S. Neal (4-1) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    B.B. Comer (13)(6-0)  207                                   
  2.    Highland Home (2)(6-0)  167                                   
  3.    Pisgah (1)(5-0)  151                                   
  4.    Fyffe (3)(4-1)  143                                   
  5.    Reeltown (5-0)  119                                   
  6.    Luverne (6-0)  98                                   
  7.    Sulligent (6-0)  68                                   
  8.    Lamar County (6-0)  51                                   
  9.    Cottonwood (4-0)  20                                   
  10.    Locust Fork (6-0)  16                                   
St. Lukes (5-1) 15, Tuscaloosa Academy (4-2) 7, Vincent (4-2) 7, Hatton (5-0) 5, Tanner (4-2) 5, Goshen (4-2) 3, Thorsby (4-1) 2.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Leroy (18)(4-0)  225                                   
  2.    Elba (1)(5-0)  172                                   
  3.    Sweet Water (4-1)  140                                   
  4.    Millry (5-1)  128                                   
  5.    Loachapoka (5-0)  112                                   
  6.    Lynn (4-1)  83                                   
  7.    Pickens County (4-2)  49                                   
  8.    Wadley (5-1)  42                                   
  9.    Georgiana (5-1)  37                                   
  10.    Coosa Christian (0-5)  30                                   
Linden (4-1) 29, South Lamar (4-2) 17, Meek (3-2) 7, Florala (4-1) 5, Woodville (4-1) 3, Appalachian (4-1) 2, Brantley (3-3) 1, Hackleburg (4-1) 1.
    
Class AISA
  1.    Glenwood School (18)(6-0)  225                                   
  2.    Lowndes Academy (1)(6-0)  165                                   
  3.    Jackson Academy (7-0)  144                                   
  4.    Lee-Scott Academy (5-1)  143                                   
  5.    Chambers Academy (5-1)  119                                   
  6.    Fort Dale Academy (5-1)  84                                   
  7.    Clarke Prep (5-2)  55                                   
  8.    Banks Academy (5-1)  54                                   
  9.    Patrician Academy (4-2)  53                                   
  10.    Autauga Academy (4-2)  22                                   
Crenshaw Christian (5-2) 11, Wilcox Academy (5-2) 6, Southern Academy (4-2) 2.

    
    






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