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2022 ASWA Poll 




The Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for this week.

ASWA High School Football Poll
Week 3 -- Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Tuscaloosa County enters the ASWA polls this week as the #10 team in 7A. It is their first appearance in the rankings since 2014. Arab joins them as the #10 team in 5A and it marks their first appearance since 1993.

Orange Beach comes in as the #10 team in 4A and that is the first time the school has ever been ranked in their short history. Lastly, Meek is the #9 team in 1A and that is the highest they have been ranked since 1991.
 
(First place votes in parentheses).
    
Class 7A
  1.    Central Phenix City (19)(3-0)  237                                   
  2.    Auburn (3-0)  178                                   
  3.    Fairhope (1)(3-0)  145                                   
  4.    Hoover (2-1)  126                                   
  5.    Hewitt-Trussville (2-1)  123                                   
  6.    Thompson (1-2)  116                                   
  7.    Opelika (3-0)  88                                   
  8.    Bob Jones (2-1)  40                                   
  9.    Enterprise (1-2)  25                                   
  10.    Tuscaloosa County (3-0)  17                                   
Foley (2-1) 15, Prattville (1-1) 13, Oak Mountain (2-1) 7, Dothan (2-1) 6, Smiths Station (1-2) 2, Sparkman (2-1) 2.
    
Class 6A
  1.    Clay-Chalkville (20)(3-0)  240                                   
  2.    Mountain Brook (3-0)  176                                   
  3.    Saraland (3-0)  161                                   
  4.    Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (3-0)  137                                   
  5.    Theodore (3-0)  105                                   
  6.    Pinson Valley (1-1)  104                                   
  7.    Briarwood (2-1)  69                                   
  8.    Gardendale (2-1)  59                                   
  9.    Hartselle (3-0)  52                                   
  10.    Spanish Fort (2-1)  11                                   
Muscle Shoals (3-0) 10, Benjamin Russell (3-0) 6, Helena (2-1) 4, Center Point (3-0) 2, Hazel Green (2-1) 2, Carver Montgomery (2-0) 1, Oxford (2-1) 1.
    
Class 5A
  1.    UMS-Wright (20)(3-0)  240                                   
  2.    Pleasant Grove (2-0)  171                                   
  3.    Leeds (3-0)  144                                   
  4.    Gulf Shores (3-0)  132                                   
  5.    Guntersville (3-0)  118                                   
  6.    Ramsay (2-1)  105                                   
  7.    Moody (3-0)  85                                   
  8.    Vigor (2-1)  63                                   
  9.    Eufaula (2-0)  44                                   
  10.    Arab (3-0)  21                                   
Central Clay County (1-1) 6, Alexandria (0-2) 3, B.C. Rain (1-1) 3, Beauregard (3-0) 2, Headland (2-1) 2, Faith Academy (1-1) 1.
    
Class 4A
  1.    Catholic Montgomery (15)(3-0)  219                                   
  2.    Handley (4)(3-0)  184                                   
  3.    Andalusia (3-0)  158                                   
  4.    Northside (1)(3-0)  137                                   
  5.    Oneonta (3-0)  115                                   
  6.    Anniston (3-0)  97                                   
  7.    Jacksonville (2-1)  80                                   
  8.    Cherokee County (3-0)  49                                   
  9.    Montgomery Academy (2-1)  48                                   
  10.    Orange Beach (2-0)  13                                   
Priceville (3-0) 11, Jackson (1-1) 8, Bayside Academy (3-0) 5, Bibb County (2-1) 4, Deshler (3-0) 4, Etowah (2-1) 4, T.R. Miller (2-1) 2, West Morgan (3-0) 2.
    
Class 3A
  1.    Piedmont (15)(1-1)  223                                   
  2.    Mars Hill (3)(2-1)  168                                   
  3.    St. James (2-1)  136                                   
  4.    Gordo (1)(2-1)  121                                   
  5.    Opp (2-1)  109                                   
  6.    Mobile Christian (2-1)  102                                   
  7.    Winfield (2-1)  81                                   
  8.    Straughn (2-0)  57                                   
  9.    Alabama Christian (1-1)  36                                   
  10.    Houston Academy (2-0)  20                                   
Excel (1 first-place vote) (2-0) 18, Hillcrest Evergreen (2-1) 16, Saks (2-1) 15, Thomasville (2-0) 12, Dadeville (2-0) 9, Fayette County (3-0) 6, Flomaton (1-2) 4, Phil Campbell (3-0) 4, Walter Wellborn (1-1) 2, Trinity (2-1) 1.
    
Class 2A
  1.    Fyffe (20)(2-0)  240                                   
  2.    Highland Home (3-0)  179                                   
  3.    G.W. Long (2-0)  129                                   
  4.    Clarke County (1-1)  123                                   
  5.    Ariton (2-1)  121                                   
  6.    Lanett (2-1)  110                                   
  7.    Pisgah (2-0)  89                                   
  8.    J.U. Blacksher (3-0)  60                                   
  9.    B.B. Comer (2-1)  42                                   
  10.    Aliceville (2-1)  38                                   
Cleveland (1-1) 3, Isabella (2-0) 3, Tanner (2-1) 2, Falkville (2-1) 1.
    
Class 1A
  1.    Brantley (18)(3-0)  232                                   
  2.    Leroy (2)(2-0)  186                                   
  3.    Elba (3-0)  154                                   
  4.    Linden (3-0)  128                                   
  5.    Sweet Water (1-1)  103                                   
  6.    Valley Head (3-0)  84                                   
  7.    Pickens County (2-1)  78                                   
  8.    Spring Garden (2-1)  77                                   
  9.    Meek (3-0)  38                                   
  10.    Decatur Heritage Christian (2-1)  25                                   
Loachapoka (3-0) 10, Millry (2-1) 9, Georgiana (3-0) 7, Cedar Bluff (2-1) 5, Wadley (1-2) 3, Kinston (1-1) 1.
    
Class AISA
  1.    Autauga Academy (17)(2-0)  230                                   
  2.    Patrician Academy (1)(2-0)  173                                   
  3.    Macon-East Academy (3-0)  154                                   
  4.    Jackson Academy (1)(3-0)  132                                   
  5.    Lee-Scott Academy (1)(2-0)  128                                   
  6.    Glenwood School (1-2)  113                                   
  7.    Lowndes Academy (1-1)  78                                   
  8.    Crenshaw Christian (2-0)  63                                   
  9.    Clarke Prep (1-1)  31                                   
  10.    Chambers Academy (1-2)  15                                   
Escambia Academy (0-1) 11, Edgewood (0-2) 5, Banks Academy (1-1) 3, Abbeville Christian (2-1) 2, Morgan Academy (1-1) 1, South Choctaw Academy (1-1) 1.

    
    
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The Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.