Sweet Water, Linden top two teams in 1A
Published 8:09 am Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sweet Water knocked off Louisiana powerhouse Bastrop last week, winning 24-12 and holding the Rams to minus-42 yards rushing. Bastrop, a school of nearly 1,000 students, brought seven charter buses to tiny Sweet Water for the game. The Bulldogs’ (5-1) reward? Stacy Luker’s squad received 35 of 36 first-place votes this week in Class 1A.
Linden’s congratulations for beating regional foe Maplesville was the No. 2 spot in 1A and one first place vote.
Demopolis (4-1) currently sits at the no. 6 spot in 5A.
Below is the complete poll:
Class 6A
Hoover (31) (6-0) 417
Prattville (3) (4-2) 321
Auburn (2) (6-0) 297
Jess Lanier (6-0) 226
Fairhope (6-0) 190
Clay-Chalkville (6-0) 176
Vestavia Hills (5-1) 155
Davidson (5-1) 100
Murphy (5-1) 55
Central-Phenix City (6-0) 25
Others receiving votes: Bob Jones (5-1) 23, Spain Park (5-1) 23, Gadsden City (5-1) 21, Opelika (4-2) 12, Tuscaloosa Co. (4-2) 4, Oxford (5-1) 4, Florence (5-1) 1, Decatur (5-1) 1, Dothan (5-1) 1..
Class 5A
Cullman (21) (6-0) 380
Hartselle (7) (6-0) 332
Vigor (8) (5-1) 303
Greenville (6-0) 254
Carver-Montgomery (5-1) 209
Demopolis (5-1) 158
Briarwood Chr. (4-2) 132
Spanish Fort (5-1) 119
Russellville (4-2) 58
Shelby Co. (5-1) 36
Others receiving votes: Fairfield (5-1) 21, St. Paul’s (4-2) 17, Valley (5-1) 14, Fort Payne (5-1) 10, Springville (4-2) 2, Athens (4-2) 2, Walker (4-2) 2, Sylacauga (5-1) 2, McAdory (4-1) 1.
Class 4A
Thomasville (26) (6-0) 402
Cherokee Co. (10) (6-0) 350
Deshler (5-1) 261
Handley (6-0) 223
Midfield (6-0) 214
Bibb Co. (6-0) 185
UMS-Wright (4-2) 151
North Jackson (5-1) 105
Brooks (5-1) 86
Oneonta (5-1) 29
Others receiving votes: Jackson (5-1) 27, Fairview (6-0) 7, Fayette Co. (5-1) 6, Guntersville (4-2) 4, Anniston (4-2) 2.
Class 3A
T.R. Miller (35) (6-0) 429
Trinity (6-0) 294
Cordova (1) (5-1) 272
Piedmont (5-1) 229
Leeds (5-1) 207
Luverne (6-0) 196
Daleville (5-1) 130
Pike Co. (6-0) 105
Dadeville (5-1) 84
Madison Acad. (6-0) 70
Others receiving votes: Glencoe (6-0) 19, Hamilton (5-1) 5, Susan Moore (4-2) 5, Pisgah (5-1) 4, Sardis (5-1) 3.
Class 2A
Pickens Co. (22) (6-0) 375
Leroy (7) (5-1) 325
Clay Co. (6) (6-0) 307
Reeltown (5-1) 227
Houston Acad. (1) (6-0) 215
Winston Co. (6-0) 159
Fyffe (5-1) 152
Millry (5-1) 122
Tanner (5-1) 68
Elba (1) (6-0) 64
Others receiving votes: Lamar Co. (6-0) 24, Lexington (5-1) 8, Ider (5-1) 3, Houston Co. 1, Red Bay (5-1) 1, Fultondale (5-1) 1.
Class 1A
Sweet Water (35) (5-1) 428
Linden (1) (6-0) 314
Brantley (5-1) 260
Maplesville (5-1) 218
R.A. Hubbard (5-1) 215
Loachapoka (5-1) 173
McIntosh (5-0) 165
McKenzie (6-0) 119
Berry (6-0) 54
Hackleberg (6-0) 44
Others receiving votes: Gaston (4-2) 28, Cedar Bluff (4-2) 12, Phillips-Bear Creek (5-0) 8, Lynn (5-1) 5, Talladega Co. Central (4-2) 4, Appalachian (4-1) 3, Victory Chr. (4-2) 1, Collinsville (3-3) 1.
AISA
Southern Acad. (25) (6-0) 388
Monroe Acad. (6) (6-0) 321
Fort Dale Acad. (4) (5-1) 283
Patrician Acad. (6-0) 252
Edgewood Acad. (1) (5-1) 185
Bessemer Acad. (6-1) 164
Pike Liberal (4-1) 160
Lowndes Acad. (5-1) 125
Cornerstone Chr. (5-0) 92
Macon-East (5-1) 75
Others receiving votes: Lee-Scott (4-2) 3, Restoration Acad. (3-2) 2, Crenshaw Chr. (5-1) 2.