The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.
| ASWA High School Football Poll | | Week PS -- Wednesday, August 9, 2023 | The preseason ASWA polls are out today with all the reigning state champions retaining their respective spots at the top of each classification.
Coosa Christian is ranked as the
#9 team in 1A and that is this is the first time the school has ever been ranked by the ASWA. Andalusia is the #1 team in 4A and that is the first time since the 2017 football season they are voted as the top ranked team.
B.B. Comer after finishing last season as the runner-up in 2A are ranked #2 in 2A and that is the highest they have been since the 1996 season. Lastly Meek at #5 in 1A is ranked there for the first time since 1988. | | | | (First place votes in parentheses). | | | | Class 7A | | 1. | Thompson (21) | (11-3) | 261 | | | | 2. | Auburn (1) | (12-2) | 178 | | | | 3. | Hoover | (11-2) | 172 | | | | 4. | Central Phenix City | (10-3) | 170 | | | | 5. | Hewitt-Trussville | (8-4) | 132 | | | | 6. | Vestavia Hills | (7-5) | 92 | | | | 7. | Enterprise | (8-4) | 88 | | | | 8. | Dothan High | (8-4) | 68 | | | | 9. | Mary Montgomery | (6-5) | 43 | | | | 10. | Prattville | (6-4) | 11 | | | | Foley (7-4) 8, Opelika (5-5) 7, Spain Park (3-7) 7, Percy Julian (NA) 3, Oak Mountain (3-7) 3, Austin (7-4) 2, Florence (8-3) 2, James Clemens (4-6) 2, J.A.G. (NA) 2, Sparkman (5-5) 2, Fairhope (8-3) 1. | | | | Class 6A | | 1. | Saraland (21) | (14-1) | 261 | | | | 2. | Clay-Chalkville (1) | (8-2) | 175 | | | | 3. | Hartselle | (12-1) | 154 | | | | 4. | Mountain Brook | (12-3) | 153 | | | | 5. | Theodore | (13-1) | 134 | | | | 6. | Hillcrest Tuscaloosa | (11-1) | 94 | | | | 7. | Parker | (7-5) | 78 | | | | 8. | Muscle Shoals | (11-2) | 61 | | | | 9. | Spanish Fort | (7-4) | 32 | | | | 10. | Pelham | (6-6) | 28 | | | | Homewood (10-3) 19, Gardendale (9-4) 13, Benjamin Russell (8-3) 10, Pike Road (7-5) 10, Gadsden City (7-5) 6, Hueytown (8-4) 6, Fort Payne (8-3) 5, Oxford (5-6) 5, Carver Montgomery (8-2) 4, Pinson Valley (6-4) 2, St. Pauls (7-6) 2, Helena (6-4) 1, McGill-Toolen (5-5) 1. | | | | Class 5A | | 1. | Ramsay (18) | (13-2) | 237 | | | | 2. | Charles Henderson (2) | (12-2) | 198 | | | | 3. | UMS-Wright (1) | (12-1) | 165 | | | | 4. | Pleasant Grove (1) | (11-2) | 157 | | | | 5. | Faith Academy | (11-3) | 120 | | | | 6. | Leeds | (11-1) | 85 | | | | 7. | Moody | (10-2) | 72 | | | | 8. | Beauregard | (10-2) | 71 | | | | 9. | Gulf Shores | (11-2) | 49 | | | | 10. | Demopolis | (10-2) | 30 | | | | Central Clay County (9-3) 27, Guntersville (9-3) 21, Scottsboro (7-5) 9, Arab (11-2) 8, Fairview (7-4) 2, Alexandria (5-5) 1, Selma (7-4) 1, Southside Gadsden (5-6) 1. | | | | Class 4A | | 1. | Andalusia (19) | (14-1) | 254 | | | | 2. | Cherokee County (1) | (12-3) | 180 | | | | 3. | Catholic Montgomery | (13-1) | 169 | | | | 4. | Jackson (1) | (8-3) | 121 | | | | 5. | Oneonta | (11-2) | 91 | | | | 6. | Jacksonville | (8-4) | 87 | | | | 7. | Anniston | (11-1) | 65 | | | | 8. | Westminster Christian | (6-5) | 64 | | | | 9. | Handley | (11-2) | 57 | | | | 10. | T.R. Miller | (10-2) | 36 | | | | Etowah (8-4) 31, Deshler (12-1) 29, Dora (8-4) 24, Randolph (10-3) 16, Montgomery Academy (1 first-place) (5-6) 13, West Morgan (10-2) 10, Priceville (11-1) 4, Northside (8-3) 2, American Christian (9-3) 1. | | | | Class 3A | | 1. | St. James (20) | (13-2) | 256 | | | | 2. | Piedmont (1) | (12-3) | 159 | | | | 3. | Gordo (1) | (11-2) | 153 | | | | 4. | Mars Hill | (10-2) | 142 | | | | 5. | Mobile Christian | (6-8) | 113 | | | | 6. | Madison Academy | (9-3) | 81 | | | | 7. | Houston Academy | (10-1) | 77 | | | | 8. | Sylvania | (10-4) | 73 | | | | 9. | Pike County | (8-4) | 65 | | | | 10. | Hillcrest Evergreen | (4-6) | 42 | | | | Geraldine (9-4) 24, Excel (9-2) 18, Opp (8-3) 14, Trinity (9-3) 11, Straughn (7-4) 9, Thomasville (9-4) 7, Flomaton (3-7) 3, Southside Selma (6-5) 2, W.S. Neal (7-5) 2, Westbrook Christian (5-5) 2, Alabama Christian (8-4) 1. | | | | Class 2A | | 1. | Fyffe (22) | (15-0) | 264 | | | | 2. | B.B. Comer | (12-3) | 173 | | | | 3. | Pisgah | (11-3) | 166 | | | | 4. | Highland Home | (12-2) | 257 | | | | 5. | Tuscaloosa Academy | (10-3) | 110 | | | | 6. | Ariton | (10-2) | 106 | | | | 7. | Reeltown | (10-2) | 101 | | | | 8. | Vincent | (10-2) | 58 | | | | 9. | Goshen | (6-4) | 33 | | | | 10. | Aliceville | (11-2) | 25 | | | | Collinsville (8-3) 21, G.W. Long (8-4) 18, Lanett (5-6) 15, Lexington (9-3) 4, Clarke County (7-6) 3. | | | | Class 1A | | 1. | Leroy (14) | (13-1) | 233 | | | | 2. | Elba (4) | (11-1) | 175 | | | | 3. | Pickens County (1) | (11-4) | 167 | | | | 4. | Brantley (1) | (10-3) | 140 | | | | 5. | Meek (1) | (11-1) | 129 | | | | 6. | Sweet Water (1) | (8-3) | 95 | | | | 7. | Spring Garden | (10-2) | 67 | | | | 8. | Lynn | (11-2) | 66 | | | | 9. | Coosa Christian | (9-5) | 63 | | | | 10. | Millry | (12-2) | 56 | | | | Addison (9-3) 21, Maplesville (8-4) 11, Florala (7-4) 9, Georgiana (7-4) 7, Linden (9-2) 7, Valley Head (10-2) 3, Autaugaville (6-5) 2, Keith (5-6) 1, Loachapoka (9-2) 1, Southern Choctaw (3-7) 1. | | | | Class AISA | | 1. | Glenwood School (10) | (8-4) | 213 | | | | 2. | Patrician Academy (10) | (13-0) | 209 | | | | 3. | Lee-Scott Academy | (12-0) | 171 | | | | 4. | Lowndes Academy (2) | (11-2) | 150 | | | | 5. | Chambers Academy | (8-4) | 138 | | | | 6. | Clarke Prep | (9-4) | 109 | | | | 7. | Jackson Academy | (12-1) | 85 | | | | 8. | Autauga Academy | (3-7) | 40 | | | | 9. | Southern Academy | (5-6) | 28 | | | | 10. | Banks Academy | (6-5) | 25 | | | | Crenshaw Christian (8-4) 21, Fort Dale Academy (4-6) 10, Lakeside (3-8) 7, Valiant Cross (4-7) 7, Wilcox Academy (4-7) 7, Bessemer Academy (2-8) 6, Sparta (0-10) 6, South Choctaw Academy (4-7) 5, Edgewood (6-6) 4, Macon-East (7-4) 4, Abbeville Christian (4-7) 3, Coosa Valley (2-8) 3, Snook (1-10) 2, Morgan Academy (7-5) 1. |
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