2022 ASWA Week 2 State Football Rankings

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. Central-Phenix City (15); 1-0; 234

2. Auburn (1); 1-0; 183

3. Thompson (4); 0-1; 179

4. Fairhope (1); 1-0; 136

5. Hoover; 0-1; 109

6. Hewitt-Trussville; 0-1; 104

7. Enterprise; 1-0; 101

8. Opelika; 1-0; 62

9. James Clemens; 0-1; 35

10. Prattville; 1-0; 33

Others receiving votes: Oak Mountain (1-0) 7, Dothan (1-0) 5, Baker (0-1) 3, Grissom (1-0) 3, Sparkman (1-0) 3.

Class 6A

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

1. Clay-Chalkville (21); 1-0; 252

2. Mountain Brook; 1-0; 181

3. Saraland; 1-0; 170

4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; 1-0; 137

5. Gardendale; 1-0; 115

6. Pinson Valley; 1-0; 74

7. Briarwood; 0-1; 53

8. Theodore; 1-0; 50

9. Pike Road; 0-1; 48

10. Hueytown; 0-1; 45

Others receiving votes: Hartselle (1-0) 25, Spanish Fort (0-1) 23, Helena (1-0) 10, Muscle Shoals (1-0) 7, McAdory (1-0) 4, Homewood (1-0) 3.

Class 5A

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

1. UMS-Wright (17); 1-0; 240

2. Vigor (2); 1-0; 185

3. Ramsay (1); 1-0; 166

4. Pleasant Grove; 1-0; 143

5. Alexandria (1); 0-0; 118

6. Leeds; 1-0; 91

7. Gulf Shores; 1-0; 78

8. Guntersville; 1-0; 75

9. Central-Clay Co.; 0-0; 41

10. Moody; 1-0; 15

Others receiving votes: Fairview (1-0) 13, Eufaula (0-0) 12, Arab (1-0) 6, Greenville (0-0) 6, Demopolis (1-0) 5, Faith-Mobile (0-0) 1, Headland (1-0) 1, Russellville (0-1) 1.

Class 4A

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

1. Catholic-Montgomery (16); 1-0; 230

2. Handley (3); 1-0; 181

3. Andalusia; 1-0; 165

4. Jacksonville (1); 1-0; 138

5. Northside (1); 1-0; 128

6. Oneonta; 1-0; 92

7. Jackson; 0-0; 85

8. Etowah; 1-0; 62

9. Anniston; 1-0; 51

10. Montgomery Aca.; 0-1; 24

Others receiving votes: T.R. Miller (1-0) 22, Orange Beach (0-0) 6, Priceville (1-0) 5, Brooks (1-0) 4, Cherokee Co. (1-0) 2, Deshler (1-0) 2.

Class 3A

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

1. Piedmont (20); 0-0; 249

2. Gordo (1); 1-0; 181

3. St. James; 1-0; 157

4. Mobile Chr.; 1-0; 121

5. Alabama Chr.; 0-0; 118

6. Mars Hill Bible; 0-1; 91

7. Winfield; 1-0; 77

8. Opp; 0-1; 60

9. Saks; 1-0; 51

10. Flomaton; 1-0; 25

Others receiving votes: Hillcrest-Evergreen (0-1) 14, Straughn (0-0) 14, Excel (1-0) 9, Houston Aca. (1-0) 9, Lauderdale Co. (1-0) 8, Sylvania (0-0) 5, Madison Aca. (0-1) 3, Phil Campbell (1-0) 1, Thomasville (0-0) 1, Trinity (1-0) 1, Walter Wellborn (0-1) 1, Westbrook Chr. (1-0) 1.

Class 2A

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

1. Fyffe (18); 0-0; 243

2. Clarke Co. (3); 0-0; 192

3. Lanett; 1-0; 163

4. Ariton; 1-0; 147

5. Highland Home; 1-0; 122

6. Aliceville; 1-0; 114

7. G.W. Long; 0-0; 78

8. Pisgah; 0-0; 63

9. J.U. Blacksher; 1-0; 31

10. B.B. Comer; 0-1; 30

Others receiving votes: Cleveland (0-1) 6, Horseshoe Bend (1-0) 3, Lexington (1-0) 2, Chickasaw (1-0) 1, Locust Fork (1-0) 1, Tanner (0-1) 1.

Class A

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

1. Brantley (15); 1-0; 230

2. Spring Garden (3); 1-0; 185

3. Sweet Water (3); 0-0; 171

4. Leroy; 0-0; 152

5. Elba; 1-0; 126

6. Decatur Heritage; 1-0; 86

7. Linden; 1-0; 80

8. Cedar Bluff; 1-0; 43

9. Wadley; 0-1; 36

10. Pickens Co.; 0-1; 23

Others receiving votes: Kinston (1-0) 19, Valley Head (1-0) 19, Millry (1-0) 17, Meek (1-0) 5, Loachapoka (1-0) 2, Maplesville (0-1) 1, Marengo (1-0) 1, Verbena (1-0) 1.

AISA

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

1. Autauga Aca. (11); 0-0; 218

2. Glenwood (7); 0-1; 187

3. Patrician; 0-0; 163

4. Macon-East (1); 1-0; 154

5. Jackson Aca. (1); 1-0; 103

6. Edgewood; 0-0; 99

7. Lee-Scott (1); 1-0; 81

8. Escambia Aca.; 0-0; 67

9. Lowndes Aca.; 0-1; 40

10. Bessemer Aca.; 0-0; 37

Others receiving votes: Chambers Aca. (0-1) 29, Abbeville Chr. (1-0) 6, Crenshaw Chr. (0-0) 6, Clarke Prep (0-0) 5, Sparta (0-0) 2.


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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.