2023 ASWA High School Football Rankings After Week 1

High school football rankings by the Alabama Sports Writers Association heading into Week 2 of the regular season.

Christopher Walsh | Aug 30, 2023

2023 ASWA High School Football Rankings After Week 1 /

The 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. Thompson (19); 1-0; 237

2. Auburn (1); 1-0; 173

3. Central-Phenix City; 1-0; 167

4. Vestavia Hills; 1-0; 125

5. Enterprise; 1-0; 103

6. Hoover; 0-1; 98

7. Dothan; 1-0; 65

8. Hewitt-Trussville; 0-1; 64

9. Mary Montgomery; 1-0; 53

10. Foley; 1-0; 26

Others receiving votes: Austin (1-0) 9, Spain Park (1-0) 8, Baker (1-0) 4, Fairhope (1-0) 4, Daphne (1-0) 2, Oak Mountain (1-0) 1, Prattville (0-1) 1.

CLASS 6A

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

1. Saraland (19); 1-0; 237

2. Clay-Chalkville (1); 1-0; 182

3. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; 1-0; 151

4. Parker; 1-0; 127

5. Muscle Shoals; 1-0; 106

6. Hartselle; 0-1; 91

7. Mountain Brook; 0-1; 80

8. Theodore; 0-1; 48

9. Pelham; 1-0; 40

10. Benjamin Russell; 1-0; 23

Others receiving votes: Spanish Fort (0-1) 12, Gadsden City (1-0) 9, St. Paul's (1-0) 8, Fort Payne (0-1) 5, Homewood (0-1) 4, Mortimer Jordan (1-0) 4, Athens (1-0) 3, Helena (1-0) 3, Hueytown (0-1) 3, Oxford (1-0) 3, Decatur (1-0) 1.

CLASS 5A

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

1. Ramsay (19); 1-0; 237

2. Charles Henderson (1); 0-0; 181

3. Pleasant Grove; 1-0; 156

4. Faith-Mobile; 1-0; 130

5. Moody; 1-0; 96

6. UMS-Wright; 0-1; 94

7. Beauregard; 1-0; 75

8. Gulf Shores; 1-0; 59

9. Demopolis; 1-0; 40

10. Leeds; 0-1; 32

Others receiving votes: Central-Clay Co. (0-0) 19, Guntersville (1-0) 6, Scottsboro (1-0) 6, B.C. Rain (1-0) 4, Fairview (1-0) 2, Headland (1-0) 2, Eufaula (0-1) 1.

CLASS 4A

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

1. Andalusia (17); 1-0; 231

2. Cherokee Co. (2); 1-0; 174

3. Catholic-Montgomery; 1-0; 165

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

5. Oneonta; 1-0; 104

6. Jacksonville; 1-0; 103

7. Anniston; 1-0; 78

8. Handley; 1-0; 66

9. T.R. Miller; 1-0; 39

10. West Morgan; 1-0; 18

Others receiving votes: Westminster-Huntsville (0-1) 14, Priceville (0-1) 3, Deshler (0-1) 2, West Blocton (1-0) 2, Bayside Aca. (1-0) 1, Etowah (0-1) 1, Randolph (0-1) 1.

CLASS 3A

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

1. St. James (17); 1-0; 229

2. Gordo (1); 1-0; 157

3. Piedmont (1); 0-0; 156

4. Mars Hill Bible (1); 1-0; 151

5. Mobile Chr.; 1-0; 113

6. Madison Aca.; 1-0; 96

7. Houston Aca.; 1-0; 83

8. Sylvania; 0-0; 62

9. Pike Co.; 0-0; 43

10. Geraldine; 1-0; 15

Others receiving votes: Hillcrest-Evergreen (0-1) 11, Straughn (0-0) 9, Ohatchee (1-0) 4, Westbrook Chr. (1-0) 4, Thomasville (0-0) 2, W.S. Neal (1-0) 2, Fayette Co. (1-0) 1, Southside-Selma (0-0) 1, Winfield (1-0) 1.

CLASS 2A

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

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

2. B.B. Comer; 1-0; 171

3. Pisgah; 0-0; 153

4. Highland Home; 1-0; 146

5. Tuscaloosa Aca.; 1-0; 113

6. Reeltown; 1-0; 105

7. Vincent; 1-0; 78

8. Goshen; 1-0; 50

9. Ariton; 0-1; 36

10. Aliceville; 0-1; 13

Others receiving votes: Luverne (1-0) 12, Collinsville (0-0) 11, Lanett (1-0) 10, G.W. Long (0-0) 2.

CLASS 1A

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

1. Leroy (15); 0-0; 223

2. Elba (1); 1-0; 170

3. Pickens Co. (2); 1-0; 163

4. Meek (1); 1-0; 141

5. Sweet Water (1); 1-0; 120

6. Spring Garden; 1-0; 93

7. Lynn; 0-0; 72

8. Brantley; 0-1; 71

9. Millry; 0-1; 23

10. Florala; 0-0; 17

Others receiving votes: Coosa Chr. (0-1) 13, Linden (1-0) 11, Loachapoka (1-0) 11, Decatur Heritage (1-0) 4, Georgiana (0-1) 2, Keith (1-0) 2, Maplesville (0-1) 2, Kinston (1-0) 1, Southern Choctaw (0-0) 1.

AISA

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

1. Glenwood (19); 2-0; 235

2. Lee-Scott; 1-0; 173

3. Patrician (1); 1-1; 150

4. Lowndes Aca.; 1-0; 147

5. Jackson Aca.; 2-0; 110

6. Chambers Aca.; 1-1; 93

7. Autauga Aca.; 2-0; 71

8. Clarke Prep; 1-1; 64

9. Southern Aca.; 2-0; 44

10. Banks Aca.; 1-0; 32

Others receiving votes: Crenshaw Chr. (2-0) 8, South Choctaw Aca. (0-1) 7, Fort Dale Aca. (2-0) 3, Lakeside (2-0) 2, Escambia Aca. (1-1) 1.

Published Aug 30, 2023

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

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.