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Weekly Polls and Rankings
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2000 5A Rankings
Rank
Team
Record
Votes
Source
ASWA
PreSeason Poll
8/20/2000
1
Etowah
15
ASWA
2
Walker
0
ASWA
3
Gadsden
0
ASWA
4
Eufaula
0
ASWA
5
Williamson
0
ASWA
6
Benjamin Russell
1
ASWA
7
Briarwood
0
ASWA
8
Blount
0
ASWA
9
Athens
0
ASWA
10
Oxford
0
ASWA
Week 1 Poll
9/6/2000
1
Etowah
(1-0)
0
ASWA
2
Walker
(1-0)
0
ASWA
3
Gadsden
(1-0)
0
ASWA
4
Williamson
(1-0)
0
ASWA
5
Benjamin Russell
(1-0)
0
ASWA
6
Eufaula
(1-0)
0
ASWA
7
Briarwood
(1-0)
0
ASWA
8
Oxford
(1-0)
0
ASWA
9
McAdory
(1-0)
0
ASWA
10
Russellville
(1-0)
0
ASWA
Week 2 Poll
9/13/2000
1
Gadsden
(2-0)
0
ASWA
2
Etowah
(1-1)
0
ASWA
3
Walker
(1-0)
0
ASWA
4
Williamson
(2-0)
0
ASWA
5
Benjamin Russell
(2-0)
0
ASWA
6
McAdory
(2-0)
0
ASWA
7
Russellville
(2-0)
0
ASWA
8
Anniston
(2-0)
0
ASWA
9
Oxford
(1-1)
0
ASWA
10
Wetumpka
(2-0)
0
ASWA
Week 4 Poll
9/27/2000
1
Gadsden
(4-0)
0
ASWA
2
Etowah
(3-1)
0
ASWA
3
Walker
(3-0)
0
ASWA
4
Williamson
(4-0)
0
ASWA
5
Benjamin Russell
(4-0)
0
ASWA
6
Oxford
(3-1)
0
ASWA
7
Wetumpka
(4-0)
0
ASWA
8
Briarwood
(3-1)
0
ASWA
9
Demopolis
(4-0)
0
ASWA
10
Cullman
(4-0)
0
ASWA
Week 5 Poll
10/4/2000
1
Gadsden
(5-0)
0
ASWA
2
Etowah
(4-1)
0
ASWA
3
Walker
(4-1)
0
ASWA
4
Williamson
(4-1)
0
ASWA
5
Oxford
(4-1)
0
ASWA
6
Wetumpka
(5-0)
0
ASWA
7
Briarwood
(4-1)
0
ASWA
8
Benjamin Russell
(4-1)
0
ASWA
9
Cullman
(4-1)
0
ASWA
10
McAdory
(4-1)
0
ASWA
Week 6 Poll
10/11/2000
1
Gadsden
(6-0)
0
ASWA
2
Etowah
(5-1)
0
ASWA
3
Williamson
(6-0)
0
ASWA
4
Briarwood
(5-1)
0
ASWA
5
Benjamin Russell
(5-1)
0
ASWA
6
Cullman
(6-0)
0
ASWA
7
McAdory
(5-1)
0
ASWA
8
Wilcox Central
(5-1)
0
ASWA
9
Athens
(5-1)
0
ASWA
10
Mortimer Jordan
(6-0)
0
ASWA
Week 7 Poll
10/18/2000
1
Gadsden
(7-0)
0
ASWA
2
Williamson
(7-0)
0
ASWA
3
Briarwood
(6-1)
0
ASWA
4
Cullman
(7-0)
0
ASWA
5
Benjamin Russell
(6-1)
0
ASWA
6
McAdory
(6-1)
0
ASWA
7
Wilcox Central
(6-1)
0
ASWA
8
Etowah
(5-2)
0
ASWA
9
Athens
(6-1)
0
ASWA
10
Russellville
(6-1)
0
ASWA
Week 8 Poll
10/25/2000
1
Gadsden
(8-0)
0
ASWA
2
Williamson
(8-0)
0
ASWA
3
Briarwood
(7-1)
0
ASWA
4
Benjamin Russell
(7-1)
0
ASWA
5
McAdory
(7-1)
0
ASWA
6
Wilcox Central
(7-1)
0
ASWA
7
Etowah
(6-2)
0
ASWA
8
Athens
(7-1)
0
ASWA
9
Charles Henderson
(6-1)
0
ASWA
10
Homewood
(6-2)
0
ASWA
Week 9 Poll
11/1/2000
1
Gadsden
(9-0)
0
ASWA
2
Williamson
(9-0)
0
ASWA
3
Briarwood
(8-1)
0
ASWA
4
Benjamin Russell
(8-1)
0
ASWA
5
McAdory
(8-1)
0
ASWA
6
Wilcox Central
(8-1)
0
ASWA
7
Etowah
(7-2)
0
ASWA
8
Athens
(8-1)
0
ASWA
9
Charles Henderson
(7-1)
0
ASWA
10
Homewood
(7-2)
0
ASWA
Final Poll
11/8/2000
1
Gadsden
(10-0)
0
ASWA
2
Williamson
(9-0)
0
ASWA
3
Benjamin Russell
(9-1)
0
ASWA
4
Briarwood
(9-1)
0
ASWA
5
Wilcox Central
(9-1)
0
ASWA
6
Etowah
(7-2)
0
ASWA
7
Athens
(9-1)
0
ASWA
8
Homewood
(8-2)
0
ASWA
9
Walker
(8-1)
0
ASWA
10
Anniston
(8-1)
0
ASWA
Sources AP = Associated Press UPI =
United Press International BN = Birmingham News BH =
Birmingham Herald AJ = Alabama Journal MA = Montgomery
Advertiser ASWA = Alabama
Sportswriters Association.
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.