2022 ASWA Week 6 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. Auburn (18); 5-0; 233

2. Fairhope (1); 5-0; 164

3. Central-Phenix City; 4-1; 147

4. Hoover; 4-1; 145

5. Thompson (1); 3-2; 140

6. Opelika; 4-1; 90

7. Hewitt-Trussville; 3-2; 68

8. Enterprise; 3-2; 67

9. Dothan; 4-1; 50

10. Tuscaloosa Co.; 4-1; 12

Others receiving votes: Sparkman (4-1) 7, Foley (2-2) 5, Prattville (2-2) 5, Austin (3-2) 3, Daphne (3-2) 2, Bob Jones (3-2) 1, Vestavia Hills (2-3) 1.

Class 6A

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

1. Clay-Chalkville (19); 5-0; 237

2. Mountain Brook; 5-0; 176

3. Saraland (1); 5-0; 164

4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; 5-0; 136

5. Theodore; 5-0; 122

6. Hartselle; 5-0; 94

7. Gardendale; 3-1; 73

8. Pinson Valley; 2-2; 61

9. Muscle Shoals; 4-0; 40

10. Homewood; 4-1; 11

Others receiving votes: Carver-Montgomery (4-0) 8, Decatur (5-0) 8, Benjamin Russell (3-1) 3, McGill-Toolen (2-2) 3, Briarwood (2-2) 2, Helena (4-1) 1, Pike Road (3-2) 1.

Class 5A

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

1. UMS-Wright (19); 5-0; 237

2. Leeds; 4-0; 161

3. Ramsay; 4-1; 154

4. Guntersville (1); 5-0; 145

5. Moody; 5-0; 113

6. Pleasant Grove; 3-1; 106

7. Gulf Shores; 4-1; 80

8. Arab; 5-0; 61

9. Vigor; 3-2; 33

10. Beauregard; 5-0; 15

Others receiving votes: Eufaula (3-1) 11, Demopolis (4-1) 6, Headland (3-1) 6, Fairview (4-1) 4, Williamson (4-1) 4, Faith-Mobile (3-1) 3, Southside-Gadsden (4-1) 1.

Class 4A

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

1. Catholic-Montgomery (15); 5-0; 222

2. Handley (4); 5-0; 184

3. Andalusia (1); 5-0; 165

4. Oneonta; 5-0; 132

5. Anniston; 5-0; 129

6. Jacksonville; 3-2; 66

7. Priceville; 5-0; 64

8. Northside; 4-1; 57

9. Cherokee Co.; 4-1; 30

10. T.R. Miller; 4-1; 28

Others receiving votes: Deshler (5-0) 15, Montgomery Aca. (3-2) 15, Etowah (4-1) 11, West Morgan (5-0) 6, Orange Beach (2-1) 5, Corner (4-0) 4, American Chr. (4-1) 3, Jackson (2-2) 2, Randolph (4-1) 2.

Class 3A

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

1. Piedmont (16); 3-1; 220

2. Mars Hill Bible (2); 4-1; 165

3. St. James; 4-1; 140

4. Gordo (1); 4-1; 133

5. Mobile Chr.; 4-1; 108

6. Opp; 4-1; 106

7. Winfield; 3-1; 79

8. Straughn; 4-0; 69

9. Houston Aca.; 4-0; 51

10. Thomasville; 4-0; 30

Others receiving votes: Dadeville (1 first-place vote) (4-0) 15, Fayette Co. (4-0) 10, Lauderdale Co. (4-1) 6, Excel (3-1) 4, Trinity (4-1) 2, Madison Aca. (2-2) 1, Randolph Co. (4-0) 1.

Class 2A

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

1. Fyffe (20); 4-0; 240

2. Highland Home; 5-0; 180

3. Ariton; 4-1; 155

4. Pisgah; 4-0; 137

5. Aliceville; 4-1; 101

6. B.B. Comer; 4-1; 99

7. G.W. Long; 3-1; 80

8. J.U. Blacksher; 4-1; 55

9. Isabella; 4-0; 38

10. Reeltown; 3-1; 13

Others receiving votes: Cleveland (3-1) 11, Clarke Co. (1-3) 9, Lanett (2-3) 7, Vincent (4-1) 5, Luverne (3-2) 4, Southeastern-Blount (4-0) 3, Collinsville (3-1) 2, Tanner (3-2) 1.

Class 1A

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

1. Elba (15); 4-0; 225

2. Leroy (5); 3-0; 195

3. Linden; 5-0; 145

4. Brantley; 4-1; 139

5. Sweet Water; 3-1; 113

6. Valley Head; 4-0; 88

7. Pickens Co.; 4-1; 79

8. Spring Garden; 4-1; 70

9. Meek; 5-0; 43

10. Loachapoka; 5-0; 24

Others receiving votes: Georgiana (5-0) 9, Millry (4-1) 8, Decatur Heritage (3-2) 1, Lynn (3-1) 1.

AISA

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

1. Patrician (17); 4-0; 230

2. Macon-East (1); 4-0; 176

3. Lee-Scott (1); 4-0; 154

4. Jackson Aca. (1); 5-0; 152

5. Autauga Aca.; 3-1; 106

6. Lowndes Aca.; 3-1; 102

7. Clarke Prep; 3-1; 72

8. Chambers Aca.; 3-2; 64

9. Crenshaw Chr.; 3-1; 39

10. Glenwood; 2-3; 36

Others receiving votes: Valiant Cross (1-2) 5, Bessemer Aca. (1-3) 2, Banks Aca. (2-2) 1, Monroe Aca. (2-3) 1.


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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.