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2024 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 4 -- Wednesday, September 18, 2024
A couple of teams are ranked the highest they have ever been in this week's edition of the ASWA polls. St. Michael is #7 and B.T. Washington is #9 in the 4A polls. Also Winston County enters the 2A rankings as the #10 team for the first time since the 2009 football season. All the Number One teams won and remain in place this week.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Central Phenix City (18)(4-0)  216                                   
  2.    Auburn (4-0)  156                                   
  3.    Thompson (3-1)  147                                   
  4.    Carver Montgomery (4-0)  111                                   
  5.    Hoover (3-1)  100                                   
  6.    Enterprise (3-1)  88                                   
  7.    Hewitt-Trussville (3-1)  56                                   
  8.    Mary Montgomery (3-1)  55                                   
  9.    Austin (3-0)  35                                   
  10.    Dothan High (2-2)  30                                   
Prattville (4-0) 14, James Clemens (3-0) 12, Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (2-2) 4, Vestavia Hills (1-3) 2.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Saraland (13)(4-0)  201                                   
  2.    Parker (5)(4-0)  175                                   
  3.    Clay-Chalkville (4-0)  142                                   
  4.    Spain Park (3-0)  127                                   
  5.    Oxford (4-0)  110                                   
  6.    Muscle Shoals (3-1)  64                                   
  7.    Gadsden City (2-1)  57                                   
  8.    Mountain Brook (3-1)  51                                   
  9.    Homewood (4-0)  45                                   
  10.    Hartselle (2-1)  14                                   
Chelsea (3-0) 12, Athens (3-0) 7, Bessemer City (4-0) 6, Gulf Shores (1-3) 4, Pike Road (2-2) 4, Helena (2-1) 2, Spanish Fort (3-1) 2, St. Pauls (3-0) 2, Minor (3-0) 1.
    
Class 5A
  1.    Guntersville (12)(4-0)  193                                   
  2.    Catholic Montgomery (5)(4-0)  174                                   
  3.    Central Clay County (1)(4-0)  151                                   
  4.    Leeds (4-0)  114                                   
  5.    Fairview (3-0)  92                                   
  6.    Vigor (4-0)  82                                   
  7.    Scottsboro (4-0)  78                                   
  8.    Moody (2-2)  64                                   
  9.    Corner (4-0)  41                                   
  10.    Williamson (4-0)  12                                   
Elmore County (3-0-1) 9, Briarwood (0-4) 4, Shelby County (4-0) 4, Northside (4-0) 3, Russellville (3-1) 3, Arab (3-1) 2.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Jackson (18)(3-1)  216                                   
  2.    Pleasant Grove (2-1)  146                                   
  3.    Cherokee County (3-1)  137                                   
  4.    Bibb County (3-1)  117                                   
  5.    West Morgan (4-0)  110                                   
  6.    Mobile Christian (2-1)  75                                   
  7.    St. Michael (4-0)  67                                   
  8.    Anniston (2-1)  50                                   
  9.    B.T. Washington (3-0)  48                                   
  10.    Opp (3-0)  20                                   
Central Florence (4-0) 6, Good Hope (3-0) 6, Handley (2-2) 6, Hokes Bluff (3-0) 6, North Jackson (3-1) 5, Oak Grove (3-1) 4, Randolph (3-1) 4, Deshler (2-2) 2, St. James (2-2) 1.
    
Class 3A
  1.    T.R. Miller (11)(4-0)  189                                   
  2.    Mars Hill (3)(4-0)  161                                   
  3.    Fyffe (3)(2-1)  151                                   
  4.    Piedmont (1)(3-0)  111                                   
  5.    Thomasville (4-0)  96                                   
  6.    Gordo (3-1)  82                                   
  7.    Trinity (3-1)  64                                   
  8.    Glenwood School (4-0)  54                                   
  9.    Geraldine (2-1)  28                                   
  9.    Winfield (3-1)  28                                   
Sylvania (2-1) 13, Randolph County (3-0) 12, Locust Fork (4-0) 9, Hillcrest Evergreen (4-0) 7, Hale County (4-0) 5, Houston Academy (3-1) 5, Montgomery Academy (3-1) 5, Lee-Scott (4-0) 4, Lauderdale County (3-1) 1, Westbrook Christian (2-1) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    Pisgah (17)(208)  208                                   
  2.    Highland Home (1)(158)  158                                   
  3.    Tuscaloosa Academy (144)  144                                   
  4.    Cottonwood (121)  1421                                   
  5.    Coosa Christian (109)  109                                   
  6.    Vincent (85)  85                                   
  7.    Reeltown (70)  70                                   
  8.    Goshen (42)  42                                   
  9.    Decatur Heritage Christian (34)  34                                   
  10.    Winston County (32)  32                                   
J.U. Blacksher (3-0) 8, Clarke County (2-2) 4, Sulligent (2-2) 4, Greene County (3-1) 3, Providence Christian (3-1) 2, Sand Rock (3-1) 1, Washington County (3-1) 1.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Wadley (16)(4-0)  210                                   
  2.    Leroy (1)(3-1)  153                                   
  3.    Brantley (1)(3-0)  144                                   
  4.    Hackleburg (3-0)  123                                   
  5.    Maplesville (3-0)  98                                   
  6.    Spring Garden (4-0)  70                                   
  7.    Elba (2-2)  69                                   
  8.    Georgiana (3-1)  68                                   
  9.    Sweet Water (1-2)  51                                   
  10.    Valley Head (4-0)  11                                   
Autauga Academy (3-0) 9, Lynn (3-1) 6, Addison (3-1) 5, Southern Choctaw (3-0) 5, McKenzie (3-1) 2, Florala (3-1) 1, Verbena (3-0) 1.
    
Class AISA
  1.    Chambers Academy (16)(3-1)  201                                   
  2.    Lowndes Academy (1)(2-0)  163                                   
  3.    Fort Dale Academy (3-1)  134                                   
  4.    South Choctaw Academy (1)(4-0)  125                                   
  5.    Patrician Academy (3-0)  98                                   
Bessemer Academy (1-2) 12, Monroe Academy (3-0) 9, Banks Academy (2-2) 7, Wilcox Academy (3-0) 7.

    
    






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