By Joshua Huff, sports editor
The updated Alabama Sports Writers Association poll was released late Tuesday evening and and the pollsters displayed a particular distaste for teams within Class 5A, Region 5.
Despite the reigning Class 5A champions residing in Region 5, the polls have just two Region 5 teams within the top 10 and none within the top three. Center Point, coming off a dominant victory over Moody, remained out of the top 10 altogether, while Mortimer Jordan, a team the Eagles defeated earlier this season, sits at No. 9.
Center Point faces Central Clay County for the Region 5 crown this Thursday. The Eagles could feasibly win the region yet not even be ranked in their own class.
In Class 6A, Pinson Valley moved up a spot to No. 4 while Clay-Chalkville still resides outside of the top 10 despite a dominant victory over then undefeated Oxford.
Hewitt-Trussville and Springville, both of whom are eliminated from playoff contention, are unranked.
CLASS 7A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Thompson (19) | 8-0 | 262 | 1 |
2. McGill-Toolen (3) | 8-0 | 212 | 2 |
3. Central-Phenix City (1) | 8-1 | 187 | 3 |
4. Hoover | 7-1 | 167 | 4 |
5. Theodore | 7-1 | 130 | 8 |
6. James Clemens | 6-2 | 108 | 10 |
7. Mountain Brook | 7-1 | 94 | 5 |
8. Auburn | 6-2 | 59 | — |
9. Sparkman | 7-1 | 48 | 6 |
10. Prattville | 6-2 | 27 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Vestavia Hills (5-3) 9, Austin (6-2) 7, Fairhope (5-3) 1.
CLASS 6A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Saraland (21) | 8-0 | 270 | 1 |
2. Muscle Shoals (2) | 9-0 | 213 | 2 |
3. Hueytown | 8-0 | 184 | 4 |
4. Pinson Valley | 6-2 | 154 | 5 |
5. Blount | 7-1 | 119 | 6 |
6. Opelika | 7-1 | 107 | 7 |
7. Oxford | 7-1 | 93 | 3 |
8. Gardendale | 7-1 | 66 | 8 |
9. Helena | 7-1 | 49 | 9 |
10. St. Paul’s | 6-2 | 31 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Clay-Chalkville (6-2) 11, Fort Payne (7-1) 5, Bessemer City (7-1) 4, Dothan (6-2) 4, Eufaula (7-2) 1.
CLASS 5A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Jasper (23) | 8-0 | 276 | 1 |
2. Bibb Co. | 8-0 | 205 | 3 |
3. Pleasant Grove | 7-1 | 161 | 4 |
4. Central-Clay Co. | 6-2 | 128 | 5 |
5. Etowah | 8-1 | 124 | 7 |
6. Ramsay | 7-2 | 106 | 2 |
7. Faith-Mobile | 8-0 | 100 | 9 |
8. Briarwood | 7-1 | 75 | — |
9. Mortimer Jordan | 7-2 | 58 | 10 |
10. Alexandria | 6-1 | 30 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Madison Co. (7-2) 14, Hamilton (7-1) 13, Center Point (7-2) 8, Russellville (6-2) 7, Demopolis (6-2) 4, Sylacauga (7-2) 2.
CLASS 4A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. UMS-Wright (23) | 8-0 | 276 | 1 |
2. American Chr. | 8-0 | 207 | 2 |
3. Catholic-Montgomery | 9-0 | 184 | 3 |
4. Northside | 7-1 | 147 | 4 |
5. Jacksonville | 7-2 | 139 | 5 |
6. Deshler | 6-2 | 124 | 6 |
7. Good Hope | 7-1 | 86 | 7 |
8. Andalusia | 6-3 | 62 | 8 |
9. Lincoln | 6-2 | 24 | — |
10. Hokes Bluff | 6-2 | 23 | — |
Others receiving votes: Fayette Co. (6-2) 9, Hillcrest-Evergreen (5-4) 9, Fairview (6-2) 6, Oneonta (5-3) 3, St. John Paul II (6-2) 3, Talladega (5-2) 3, Trinity (5-3) 2, Williamson (5-3) 2, Handley (5-3) 1, West Limestone (5-3) 1.
CLASS 3A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Piedmont (21) | 8-0 | 267 | 1 |
2. Gordo (2) | 8-0 | 206 | 2 |
3. Pike Co. | 8-0 | 187 | 3 |
4. Randolph Co. | 7-1 | 154 | 4 |
5. Flomaton | 7-1 | 133 | 5 |
6. Pike Road | 9-0 | 117 | 6 |
7. Providence Chr. | 8-1 | 75 | 7 |
8. Susan Moore | 9-0 | 66 | 8 |
9. Walter Wellborn | 8-1 | 55 | 9 |
10. St. James | 7-1 | 26 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Fultondale (7-1) 19, Geraldine (5-3) 4, Sylvania (7-1) 1, Westminster-Huntsville (6-2) 1.
CLASS 2A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Fyffe (22) | 8-0 | 273 | 1 |
2. Ohatchee (1) | 7-0 | 195 | 2 |
3. Reeltown | 9-0 | 177 | 3 |
4. Leroy | 7-1 | 152 | 4 |
5. Aliceville | 7-1 | 116 | 5 |
6. Collinsville | 7-1 | 106 | 6 |
7. Red Bay | 8-0 | 92 | 7 |
8. Luverne | 7-1 | 77 | 8 |
9. Highland Home | 7-1 | 74 | 9 |
10. Addison | 7-2 | 29 | — |
Others receiving votes: Ariton (7-2) 11, G.W. Long (7-1) 5, Ranburne (7-1) 3, Goshen (7-1) 1.
CLASS 1A
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Mars Hill Bible (22) | 8-0 | 273 | 1 |
2. Sweet Water (1) | 7-0 | 206 | 2 |
3. Lanett | 8-0 | 182 | 3 |
4. Isabella | 8-0 | 152 | 4 |
5. Spring Garden | 7-1 | 118 | 5 |
6. Decatur Heritage | 9-0 | 109 | 6 |
7. Pickens Co. | 7-1 | 98 | 7 |
8. Brantley | 7-1 | 69 | 8 |
9. South Lamar | 7-1 | 46 | 9 |
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Others receiving votes: Millry (7-1) 18, Donoho (6-1) 2.
AISA
TEAM (FIRST-PLACE) | W-L | PTS | PVS |
1. Chambers Aca. (13) | 9-0 | 240 | T2 |
2. Crenshaw Chr. (6) | 8-0 | 208 | 5 |
3. Autauga Aca. (4) | 4-2 | 205 | T2 |
4. Wilcox Aca. | 7-1 | 143 | 1 |
5. Bessemer Aca. | 7-3 | 125 | 6 |
6. Edgewood | 7-1 | 106 | 7 |
7. Monroe Aca. | 7-2 | 90 | 8 |
8. Glenwood | 6-2 | 60 | 4 |
9. Southern Aca. | 6-1 | 59 | 9 |
10. Tuscaloosa Aca. | 6-3 | 45 | — |
Others receiving votes: Macon-East (5-2) 27, Escambia Aca. (5-3) 3.