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2019 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association have released their rankings for the this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 7 -- Oct. 9, 2019
This week Sparkman is the #7 team in Class 7A. It is the highest they have ever been ranked. A couple of other teams are ranked near the top of the ASWA polls this week. Pike Road, the #7 team in 3A, is also at the best ranking they have enjoyed since returning to the field a few years ago.

Northside is the #4 team in 4A and that is the highest they have been since the 1970 football season.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
1.    Thompson (20)(6-0)  274                                                
2.    McGill-Toolen (3)(6-0)  221                                                
3.    Central Phenix City (1)(6-1)  194                                                
4.    Hoover (5-1)  175                                                
5.    Mountain Brook (6-0)  141                                                
6.    Theodore (6-0)  122                                                
7.    Sparkman (6-0)  87                                                
8.    Prattville (5-1)  49                                                
9.    Vestavia Hills (5-1)  41                                                
10.    Austin (5-1)  33                                                
Lee-Montgomery (6-1) 24, James Clemens (4-2) 6, Auburn (4-2) 1
    
Class 6A
1.    Saraland (24)(7-0)  288                                                
2.    Muscle Shoals (7-0)  213                                                
3.    Oxford (6-0)  193                                                
4.    Hueytown (6-0)  166                                                
5.    Pinson Valley (4-2)  138                                                
6.    Blount (5-1)  96                                                
7.    Bessemer City (6-0)  90                                                
8.    Opelika (5-1)  75                                                
9.    St. Pauls (4-1)  47                                                
10.    Gardendale (6-1)  20                                                
Helena (5-1) 14, Stanhope Elmore (6-1) 10, Clay-Chalkville (4-2) 6, Athens (5-1) 5, Dothan (5-2) 2
    
Class 5A
1.    Jasper (22)(6-0)  281                                                
2.    Ramsay (2)(6-1)  219                                                
3.    Russellville (6-0)  176                                                
4.    Bibb County (7-0)  150                                                
5.    Madison Academy (5-1)  146                                                
6.    Center Point (6-1)  107                                                
7.    Pleasant Grove (5-1)  81                                                
8.    Central Clay County (4-2)  58                                                
9.    Alexandria (5-0)  56                                                
10.    Etowah (6-1)  49                                                
Faith Acad. (6-0) 18, Mortimer Jordan (5-2) 13, Briarwood (4-2) 7, Jackson (5-1) 6, Rehobeth (6-1) 1
    
Class 4A
1.    UMS-Wright (24)(6-0)  288                                                
2.    American Christian (6-0)  215                                                
3.    Catholic Montgomery (7-0)  193                                                
4.    Northside (6-1)  141                                                
5.    Jacksonville (5-2)  140                                                
6.    Deshler (5-2)  113                                                
7.    Brooks (4-2)  89                                                
8.    Good Hope (5-1)  62                                                
9.    Andalusia (4-3)  31                                                
10.    Oneonta (4-2)  26                                                
Williamson (4-2) 23, Hokes Bluff (4-2) 12, Fayette Co. (5-2) 9, Anniston (3-3) 6, Escambia Co. (4-2) 6, Handley (4-2) 4, Hillcrest-Evergreen (3-4) 3, Fairview (4-2) 2, Lincoln (4-2) 2, Priceville (4-2) 2, Talladega (4-2) 1
    
Class 3A
1.    Piedmont (21)(6-0)  275                                                
2.    Gordo (3)(6-0)  218                                                
3.    Pike County (6-0)  196                                                
4.    Randolph County (5-1)  150                                                
5.    Flomaton (5-1)  141                                                
6.    Walter Wellborn (7-0)  123                                                
7.    Pike Road (7-0)  101                                                
8.    Providence Christian (6-1)  50                                                
9.    Midfield (4-1)  41                                                
10.    Susan Moore (7-0)  31                                                
St. James (5-1) 22, Fultondale (5-1) 10, Geraldine (5-2) 5, Lauderdale Co. (6-1) 5
    
Class 2A
1.    Fyffe (23)(6-0)  285                                                
2.    Luverne (6-0)  214                                                
3.    Ohatchee (1)(6-0)  182                                                
4.    Reeltown (7-0)  162                                                
5.    Leroy (5-1)  138                                                
6.    Aliceville (5-1)  101                                                
7.    Collinsville (5-1)  82                                                
8.    Red Bay (6-0)  74                                                
9.    G.W. Long (6-0)  37                                                
10.    Addison (5-2)  21                                                
Ranburne (6-0) 19, Highland Home (5-1) 16, Abbeville (4-2) 10, J.U. Blacksher (6-1) 9, Colbert Co. (5-2) 5, Cottage Hill (5-1) 5, Goshen (5-1) 4 ,Ariton (5-2) 2, Cedar Bluff (5-1) 2
    
Class 1A
1.    Mars Hill (23)(6-0)  285                                                
2.    Sweet Water (1)(5-0)  213                                                
3.    Lanett (6-0)  188                                                
4.    Maplesville (5-1)  159                                                
5.    Spring Garden (5-1)  121                                                
6.    Decatur Heritage Christian (7-0)  108                                                
7.    Pickens County (5-1)  101                                                
8.    Brantley (5-1)  85                                                
9.    Isabella (6-0)  45                                                
10.    South Lamar (5-1)  41                                                
Millry (5-1) 15, Appalachian (6-1) 3, Waterloo (6-1) 2, Donoho (4-1) 1, Valley Head (5-1) 1
    
Class AISA
1.    Wilcox Academy (16)(6-0)  252                                                
2.    Chambers Academy (2)(7-0)  212                                                
3.    Autauga Academy (5)(3-2)  180                                                
4.    Edgewood Academy (1)(6-0)  173                                                
5.    Glenwood School (6-1)  148                                                
6.    Macon-East Academy (4-1)  110                                                
7.    Crenshaw Christian (6-0)  109                                                
8.    Bessemer Academy (5-3)  88                                                
9.    Southern Academy (4-1)  45                                                
10.    Monroe Academy (5-2)  24                                                
Tuscaloosa Acad. (4-3) 22, Lee-Scott (4-2) 5

    
    






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