2022 ASWA Alabama State Football Rankings Week 8

The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football preseason rankings, as selected by voters from around the state.
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This week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:

Class 7A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Auburn (19); 7-0; 237

2. Thompson; 5-2; 175

3. Hoover (1); 6-1; 163

4. Central-Phenix City; 5-2; 140

5. Fairhope; 5-1; 108

6. Hewitt-Trussville; 4-3; 86

7. Tuscaloosa Co.; 5-1; 80

8. Dothan; 5-2; 46

9. Austin; 5-2; 35

10. Prattville; 4-2; 34

Others receiving votes: Opelika (4-3) 15, Vestavia Hills (3-3) 8, Enterprise (3-3) 6, Florence (5-2) 6, Foley (3-3) 1.

Class 6A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Saraland (12); 7-0; 210

2. Clay-Chalkville (6); 5-1; 187

3. Theodore; 6-0; 152

4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (1); 7-0; 139

5. Mountain Brook; 5-1; 128

6. Hartselle (1); 7-0; 111

7. Pinson Valley; 4-2; 77

8. Decatur; 6-0; 47

9. Muscle Shoals; 5-1; 28

10. Helena; 6-1; 16

Others receiving votes: Gardendale (4-2) 11, Carver-Montgomery (5-1) 9, Benjamin Russell (5-1) 6, Homewood (4-2) 6, Pike Road (4-2) 6, McGill-Toolen (4-2) 4, Center Point (6-1) 2, Wetumpka (6-1) 1.

Class 5A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. UMS-Wright (20); 6-0; 240

2. Leeds; 6-0; 172

3. Moody; 7-0; 146

4. Pleasant Grove; 5-1; 130

5. Ramsay; 5-2; 114

6. Gulf Shores; 6-1; 107

7. Guntersville; 6-1; 68

8. Beauregard; 6-0; 62

9. Eufaula; 5-1; 41

10. Faith-Mobile; 5-1; 15

Others receiving votes: Arab (6-1) 13, Demopolis (6-1) 12, Fairview (5-1) 9, Charles Henderson (5-1) 7, Vigor (3-3) 4.

Class 4A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Catholic-Montgomery (16); 7-0; 227

2. Anniston (3); 7-0; 179

3. Andalusia (1); 7-0; 173

4. Priceville; 7-0; 120

5. Handley; 6-1; 101

6. Jacksonville; 5-2; 85

7. Northside; 5-1; 62

8. T.R. Miller; 5-1; 42

9. Cherokee Co.; 5-1; 41

10. Etowah; 5-1; 37

Others receiving votes: Oneonta (6-1) 36, Deshler (7-0) 23, Randolph (5-1) 7, Jackson (4-2) 3, West Morgan (5-1) 3, Rogers (5-1) 1.

Class 3A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Mars Hill Bible (13); 6-1; 213

2. Gordo (3); 6-1; 167

3. Piedmont (2); 4-2; 159

4. Opp (1); 5-1; 137

5. Winfield; 5-1; 111

6. Houston Aca.; 6-0; 90

7. St. James; 5-2; 86

8. Dadeville (1); 6-0; 57

9. Fayette Co.; 6-0; 51

10. Thomasville; 5-1; 21

Others receiving votes: Excel* (6-0) 18, Sylvania (5-1) 9, Madison Aca. (4-2) 6, Trinity (6-1) 5, Randolph Co. (6-0) 4, Mobile Chr.* (0-7) 3, Lauderdale Co. (5-2) 2, W.S. Neal* (5-1) 1.

*--Mobile Chr.’s record includes four forfeit losses (ineligible player), including one to both Excel and W.S. Neal.

Class 2A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Fyffe (20); 6-0; 240

2. Highland Home; 7-0; 180

3. Ariton; 6-1; 159

4. Aliceville; 6-1; 136

5. Pisgah; 5-1; 106

6. Reeltown; 4-1; 88

7. B.B. Comer; 5-2; 72

8. Vincent; 6-1; 69

9. G.W. Long; 4-2; 30

10. Isabella; 5-1; 24

Others receiving votes: Southeastern-Blount (6-0) 18, Lexington (5-1) 8, Hatton (5-1) 6, J.U. Blacksher (5-2) 3, Red Bay (5-1) 1.

Class 1A

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Elba (15); 6-0; 224

2. Leroy (5); 5-0; 194

3. Linden; 6-0; 160

4. Brantley; 5-2; 131

5. Valley Head; 6-0; 110

6. Spring Garden; 6-1; 93

7. Meek; 6-0; 77

8. Loachapoka; 6-0; 61

9. Sweet Water; 3-2; 49

10. Millry; 6-1; 28

Others receiving votes: Lynn (5-1) 6, Georgiana (6-1) 3, Maplesville (4-2) 2, Pickens Co. (4-3) 2.

AISA

Team (first-place); W-L; Pts

1. Patrician (15); 6-0; 224

2. Lee-Scott (4); 6-0; 192

3. Jackson Aca. (1); 7-0; 160

4. Macon-East; 5-1; 136

5. Lowndes Aca.; 5-1; 117

6. Chambers Aca.; 4-2; 82

7. Autauga Aca.; 3-2; 66

8. Glenwood; 3-3; 64

9. Clarke Prep; 4-2; 43

10. Crenshaw Chr.; 4-2; 25

Others receiving votes: Morgan Aca. (4-2) 24, Banks Aca. (4-2) 7.

See Also:

Week 7 Alabama High School Football Scores


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Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.