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2023 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 4 -- Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Hoover falls from the ASWA polls for the first time since the 1999 football season. Fyffe is now the leader for the number of consecutive weeks ranked at 158.

Gulf Shores is the #2 team in 5A and that is the highest the school has ever been ranked by the ASWA. Also Coosa Christian can celebrate their highest ever ranking in Class 1A this week at #7.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Thompson (20)(3-0)  240                                   
  2.    Central Phenix City (4-0)  180                                   
  3.    Auburn (3-1)  142                                   
  4.    Mary Montgomery (4-0)  126                                   
  5.    Vestavia Hills (3-1)  105                                   
  6.    Hewitt-Trussville (3-1)  100                                   
  7.    Dothan High (3-1)  85                                   
  8.    Enterprise (3-1)  69                                   
  9.    Baker (4-0)  56                                   
  10.    Sparkman (4-0)  25                                   
Hoover (1-3) 6, Daphne (3-1) 3, Foley (2-2) 2, Spain Park (2-2) 1.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Saraland (19)(4-0)  237                                   
  2.    Clay-Chalkville (1)(4-0)  181                                   
  3.    Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (4-0)  153                                   
  4.    Parker (4-0)  142                                   
  5.    Muscle Shoals (4-0)  122                                   
  6.    Hartselle (3-1)  88                                   
  7.    Mountain Brook (3-1)  80                                   
  8.    Theodore (3-1)  56                                   
  9.    Oxford (4-0)  44                                   
  10.    Helena (4-0)  19                                   
Gadsden City (3-1) 4, Pelham (2-1) 4, St. Pauls (3-1) 4, Benjamin Russell (2-1) 3, Carver-Montgomery (3-1) 2, Briarwood (2-2) 1.
    
Class 5A
  1.    Ramsay (18)(3-1)  221                                   
  2.    Gulf Shores (2)(4-0)  182                                   
  3.    Central Clay County (3-0)  135                                   
  4.    Pleasant Grove (2-1)  133                                   
  5.    Faith Academy (3-1)  98                                   
  6.    Moody (3-1)  73                                   
  7.    Leeds (3-1)  70                                   
  8.    Charles Henderson (1-2)  50                                   
  9.    Beauregard (3-1)  42                                   
  10.    UMS-Wright (2-2)  31                                   
Vigor (4-0) 20, Carroll (3-1) 16, Guntersville (3-0) 16, Scottsboro (3-0) 12, Demopolis (3-1) 11, John Carroll (4-0) 8, Arab (4-0) 7, Russellville (4-0) 7, Fairview (4-0) 6, Valley (3-1) 2.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Andalusia (16)(4-0)  228                                   
  2.    Cherokee County (2)(4-0)  177                                   
  3.    Catholic Montgomery (4-0)  161                                   
  4.    Jackson (1)(3-0)  145                                   
  5.    Handley (4-0)  121                                   
  6.    West Morgan (1)(4-0)  99                                   
  7.    Jacksonville (3-1)  77                                   
  8.    Bibb County (4-0)  41                                   
  9.    Bayside Academy (4-0)  35                                   
  10.    Oneonta (2-2)  16                                   
Dora (3-1) 13, T.R. Miller (2-2) 7, Anniston (2-2) 6, Corner (3-0) 4, Montevallo (3-0) 4, Oak Grove (3-0) 2, Randolph (2-2) 2, Escambia County (3-1) 1, Sipsey Valley (2-1) 1.
    
Class 3A
  1.    Mars Hill (17)(4-0)  228                                   
  2.    Mobile Christian (4-0)  166                                   
  3.    St. James (1)(3-1)  146                                   
  4.    Madison Academy (2)(3-0)  128                                   
  5.    Gordo (3-1)  112                                   
  6.    Houston Academy (3-0)  97                                   
  7.    Geraldine (4-0)  87                                   
  8.    Sylvania (3-0)  84                                   
  9.    Straughn (3-0)  39                                   
  10.    Thomasville (3-0)  18                                   
Trinity (4-0) 14, Piedmont (1-2) 9, Lauderdale County (4-0) 5, Randolph County (3-0) 4, Pike County (2-1) 2, Fayette County (3-1) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    B.B. Comer (14)(4-0)  219                                   
  2.    Highland Home (2)(4-0)  176                                   
  3.    Pisgah (1)(3-0)  160                                   
  4.    Fyffe (3)(2-1)  150                                   
  5.    Reeltown (3-0)  125                                   
  6.    Vincent (4-0)  97                                   
  7.    Tuscaloosa Academy (3-1)  74                                   
  8.    Luverne (4-0)  71                                   
  9.    Sulligent (4-0)  27                                   
  10.    St. Lukes (4-0)  8                                   
Cottonwood (3-0) 7, Lamar County (4-0) 7, Goshen (2-2) 4, Tanner (2-2) 4, Hatton (3-0) 3, Locust Fork (4-0) 3, Ariton (1-3) 2, G.W. Long (2-1) 2, Collinsville (2-1) 1.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Leroy (16)(3-0)  228                                   
  2.    Elba (3)(4-0)  180                                   
  3.    Pickens County (1)(4-0)  166                                   
  4.    Sweet Water (3-1)  125                                   
  5.    Millry (3-1)  102                                   
  6.    Loachapoka (4-0)  89                                   
  7.    Coosa Christian (3-1)  76                                   
  8.    Lynn (2-1)  55                                   
  9.    Wadley (4-0)  44                                   
  10.    Brantley (2-2)  31                                   
Georgiana (3-1) 16, Meek (2-2) 12, Shoals Christian (3-0) 5, Linden (3-1) 4, South Lamar (3-1) 4, Decatur Heritage (3-1) 1, Hackleburg (2-1) 1, Spring Garden (2-2) 1.
    
Class AISA
  1.    Glenwood School (20)(5-0)  240                                   
  2.    Lowndes Academy (4-0)  170                                   
  3.    Jackson Academy (5-0)  149                                   
  4.    Lee-Scott Academy (3-1)  146                                   
  5.    Chambers Academy (4-1)  129                                   
  6.    Clarke Prep (4-1)  96                                   
  7.    Autauga Academy (4-1)  56                                   
  8.    Patrician Academy (2-2)  55                                   
  9.    Fort Dale Academy (4-1)  50                                   
  10.    Banks Academy (3-1)  36                                   
Wilcox Academy (4-1) 8, Hooper (3-1) 5.

    
    






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