The Alabama
Sports Writers Association have released their rankings for this week.
| ASWA High School Football Poll | | Week 1 -- Aug. 24, 2016 | | Cordova jumps to the top of the Class 4A ranking for the first time since the 2008 season when they topped the 3A ASWA poll.
A few teams are ranked as high or higher than they have ever been. Hillcrest Evergreen, at #4 in 3A, has not been this high since the 1989 season. The last time West Limestone was ranked this high was also back in 1989 when they reached #3.
Blount, the #2 team in 6A was last ranked this high in 1999. Lastly, Hewitt-Trussville at #6 in the 7A poll, was last ranked this high back in 1997. | | | | (First place votes in parentheses). | | | | Class 7A | | 1. | McGill-Toolen (24) | (1-0) | 314 | | | | 2. | James Clemens (2) | (0-0) | 236 | | | | 3. | Hoover (1) | (1-0) | 229 | | | | 4. | Spain Park | (1-0) | 182 | | | | 5. | Bob Jones | (1-0) | 155 | | | | 6. | Hewitt-Trussville | (1-0) | 130 | | | | 7. | Murphy | (0-0) | 93 | | | | 8. | Central Phenix City | (0-1) | 90 | | | | 9. | Auburn | (1-0) | 67 | | | | 10. | Lee Montgomery | (1-0) | 19 | | | | Gadsden City (0-1) 14, Vestavia Hills (0-0) 3, Buckhorn (0-0) 2, Foley (1-0) 2, Mary G. Montgomery (1-0) 2, Jeff Davis (0-1) 1. | | | | Class 6A | | 1. | Clay-Chalkville (21) | (1-0) | 305 | | | | 2. | Blount (2) | (1-0) | 215 | | | | 3. | Spanish Fort (4) | (0-1) | 205 | | | | 4. | Hillcrest Tuscaloosa | (1-0) | 193 | | | | 5. | Opelika | (1-0) | 174 | | | | 6. | Oxford | (1-0) | 127 | | | | 7. | Park Crossing | (1-0) | 110 | | | | 8. | Saraland | (1-0) | 69 | | | | 9. | Bessemer City | (1-0) | 45 | | | | 10. | Benjamin Russell | (0-0) | 39 | | | | Florence (0-1) 27, Hartselle (1-0) 17, Hazel Green (0-0) 4, Southside-Gadsden (1-0) 3, Minor (1-0) 2, Gardendale (1-0) 1, Homewood (1-0) 1, Parker (0-0) 1, Wetumpka (1-0) 1. | | | | Class 5A | | 1. | St. Pauls (27) | (1-0) | 324 | | | | 2. | Jackson | (0-0) | 238 | | | | 3. | Alexandria | (0-0) | 205 | | | | 4. | Russellville | (0-0) | 191 | | | | 5. | Mortimer Jordan | (0-1) | 141 | | | | 6. | Beauregard | (0-0) | 118 | | | | 7. | Eufaula | (1-0) | 103 | | | | 8. | Etowah | (0-1) | 96 | | | | 9. | Guntersville | (0-0) | 42 | | | | 10. | Brooks | (0-1) | 19 | | | | Cleburne Co. (0-0) 17, Greenville (0-0) 11, Central-Clay Co. (1-0) 10, Scottsboro (0-0) 8, Sylacauga (1-0) 6, Calera (1-0) 5, Mae Jemison-Huntsville (0-1) 3, Vigor (0-1) 2. | | | | Class 4A | | 1. | Cordova (11) | (1-0) | 268 | | | | 2. | Madison Academy (9) | (0-0) | 258 | | | | 3. | Andalusia | (1-0) | 199 | | | | 4. | UMS-Wright (5) | (0-1) | 197 | | | | 5. | Leeds (2) | (1-0) | 166 | | | | 6. | Munford | (0-1) | 101 | | | | 7. | North Jackson | (0-0) | 94 | | | | 8. | West Limestone | (1-0) | 80 | | | | 9. | Thomasville | (0-0) | 57 | | | | 10. | Fayette County | (0-1) | 45 | | | | Haleyville (1-0) 26, Cherokee Co. (0-1) 20, Handley (0-0) 10, St. James (1-0) 7, Randolph (1-0) 3, Satsuma (1-0) 3, Montgomery Catholic (1-0) 2, Jacksonville (1-0) 1, Tallassee (1-0) 1, Wilson (1-0) 1. | | | | Class 3A | | 1. | Piedmont (25) | (1-0) | 318 | | | | 2. | Gordo (2) | (1-0) | 248 | | | | 3. | T.R. Miller | (0-0) | 198 | | | | 4. | Hillcrest Evergreen | (0-0) | 172 | | | | 5. | Opp | (0-0) | 154 | | | | 6. | Colbert County | (0-0) | 113 | | | | 7. | Montevallo | (0-0) | 108 | | | | 8. | Daleville | (0-0) | 76 | | | | 9. | Bayside Academy | (0-1) | 68 | | | | 10. | Oakman | (0-0) | 47 | | | | Glencoe (1-0) 9, Lauderdale Co. (0-1) 9, Mobile Chr. (0-0) 7 Clarke Co. (0-0) 5, Randolph Co. (0-0) 2, Straughn (0-0) 2, Excel (0-0) 1, N. Sand Mountain (1-0) 1, Pisgah (1-0) 1. | | | | Class 2A | | 1. | Elba (27) | (0-0) | 324 | | | | 2. | Washington County | (0-0) | 213 | | | | 3. | Fyffe | (0-0) | 202 | | | | 4. | G.W. Long | (0-0) | 173 | | | | 5. | Lanett | (1-0) | 165 | | | | 6. | Tanner | (0-1) | 144 | | | | 7. | New Brockton | (0-0) | 104 | | | | 8. | LaFayette | (1-0) | 93 | | | | 9. | Cleveland | (0-0) | 65 | | | | 10. | Aliceville | (0-0) | 46 | | | | Ranburne (0-0) 3, Red Bay (1-0) 3, Gaston (0-1) 2, J.U. Blacksher (0-1) 1, Sheffield (0-1) 1. | | | | Class 1A | | 1. | Maplesville (24) | (0-0) | 314 | | | | 2. | Linden (2) | (0-0) | 234 | | | | 3. | Cedar Bluff (1) | (0-0) | 228 | | | | 4. | Brantley | (0-0) | 178 | | | | 5. | Pickens County | (0-0) | 147 | | | | 6. | Notasulga | (1-0) | 128 | | | | 7. | Spring Garden | (0-0) | 93 | | | | 8. | Sweet Water | (0-0) | 82 | | | | 9. | Berry Fayette | (1-0) | 55 | | | | 10. | Decatur Heritage Christian | (0-1) | 32 | | | | Addison (1-0) 24, Georgiana (1-0) 12, Loachapoka (0-1) 4, Marengo (0-0) 4, R.A. Hubbard (1-0) 2, Lynn (1-0) 1, Millry (0-0) 1. | | | | Class AISA | | 1. | Bessemer Academy (27) | (2-0) | 324 | | | | 2. | Escambia Academy | (2-0) | 241 | | | | 3. | Autauga Academy | (0-0) | 215 | | | | 4. | Monroe Academy | (0-1) | 136 | | | | 5. | Lowndes Academy | (0-0) | 123 | | | | 6. | Abbeville Christian | (0-1) | 101 | | | | 7. | Marengo Academy | (0-0) | 94 | | | | 8. | Fort Dale Academy | (0-0) | 92 | | | | 9. | Jackson Academy | (1-0) | 80 | | | | 10. | Morgan Academy | (1-0) | 39 | | | | Clarke Prep (0-0) 27, Edgewood Acad. (0-1) 20, Northside Methodist (1-0) 13, Chambers Acad. (0-0) 11, Lee-Scott (0-0) 11, Springwood (0-0) 4, Pike Liberal (0-0) 2, South Choctaw Acad. (1-0) 2, Sparta Acad. (0-0) 2, Tuscaloosa Acad. (0-0) 2. |
| | | | | | Paul Beaudry (Chairman), Alabama Media Group; Will Gaines, Anniston Star; Jonathan Deal, Athens News Courier; Gary Estwick, Birmingham News; Rob Rice, Blount Countian; Shannon Fagan, Cherokee Herald; Tommy Hicks, Citronelle Call-News; Ross Wood, Clarke Co. Democrat; Rob Ketcham, Cullman Times; Johnathan Bentley, Daily Mountain Eagle; Justin Graves, Decatur Daily; David Mundee, Dothan Eagle; Lee Peacock, Evergreen Courant; John McWilliams, Florence TimesDaily; Jeremy Smith, Freelance (Demopolis); Chris McCarthy, Gadsden Messenger; J.J. Hicks, Gadsden Times; Daniel Boyette, Huntsville Times; Ben Thomas, Mobile Press-Register; Stacy Long, Montgomery Advertiser; Eric Bacharach, Opelika-Auburn News; Shannon Allen, Sand Mountain Reporter; Jason Bowen, Scottsboro Daily Sentinel; Daniel Evans, Selma Times-Journal; Baker Ellis, Shelby County Reporter; Joey Chandler, Tuscaloosa News; Cory Diaz, Wetumpka Herald. Not voting: Cathy Higgins, Alexander City Outlook; Josh Dutton, Andalusia Star-News; Andrew Garner, Atmore Advance; Lavonte Young, Talladega Daily Home. |
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