2022 ASWA Week 4 State Football Rankings

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 (19); 3-0; 237
2. Auburn; 3-0; 178
3. Fairhope (1); 3-0; 145
4. Hoover; 2-1; 126
5. Hewitt-Trussville; 2-1; 123
6. Thompson; 1-2; 116
7. Opelika; 3-0; 88
8. Bob Jones; 2-1; 40
9. Enterprise; 1-2; 25
10. Tuscaloosa Co.; 3-0; 17
Others receiving votes: Foley (2-1) 15, Prattville (1-1) 13, Oak Mountain (2-1) 7, Dothan (2-1) 6, Smiths Station (1-2) 2, Sparkman (2-1) 2.
Class 6A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Clay-Chalkville (20); 3-0; 240
2. Mountain Brook; 3-0; 176
3. Saraland; 3-0; 161
4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; 3-0; 137
5. Theodore; 3-0; 105
6. Pinson Valley*; 1-1; 104
7. Briarwood; 2-1; 69
8. Gardendale; 2-1; 59
9. Hartselle; 3-0; 52
10. Spanish Fort; 2-1; 11
Others receiving votes: Muscle Shoals (3-0) 10, Benjamin Russell (3-0) 6, Helena (2-1) 4, Center Point (3-0) 2, Hazel Green (2-1) 2, Carver-Montgomery (2-0) 1, Oxford (2-1) 1.
*--Record includes forfeit loss (ineligible player).
Class 5A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. UMS-Wright (20); 3-0; 240
2. Pleasant Grove; 2-0; 171
3. Leeds; 3-0; 144
4. Gulf Shores; 3-0; 132
5. Guntersville; 3-0; 118
6. Ramsay; 2-1; 105
7. Moody; 3-0; 85
8. Vigor; 2-1; 63
9. Eufaula; 2-0; 44
10. Arab; 3-0; 21
Others receiving votes: Central-Clay Co. (1-1) 6, Alexandria (0-2) 3, B.C. Rain (1-1) 3, Beauregard (3-0) 2, Headland (2-1) 2, Faith-Mobile (1-1) 1.
Class 4A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Catholic-Montgomery (15); 3-0; 219
2. Handley (4); 3-0; 184
3. Andalusia; 3-0; 158
4. Northside (1); 3-0; 137
5. Oneonta; 3-0; 115
6. Anniston; 3-0; 97
7. Jacksonville; 2-1; 80
8. Cherokee Co.; 3-0; 49
9. Montgomery Aca.; 2-1; 48
10. Orange Beach; 1-0; 13
Others receiving votes: Priceville (3-0) 11, Jackson (1-1) 8, Bayside Aca. (3-0) 5, Bibb Co. (2-1) 4, Deshler (3-0) 4, Etowah (2-1) 4, T.R. Miller (2-1) 2, West Morgan (3-0) 2.
Class 3A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Piedmont (15); 1-1; 223
2. Mars Hill Bible (3); 2-1; 168
3. St. James; 2-1; 136
4. Gordo (1); 2-1; 121
5. Opp; 2-1; 109
6. Mobile Chr.; 2-1; 102
7. Winfield; 2-1; 81
8. Straughn; 2-0; 57
9. Alabama Chr.; 1-1; 36
10. Houston Aca.; 2-0; 20
Others receiving votes: Excel (1 first-place vote) (2-0) 18, Hillcrest-Evergreen (2-1) 16, Saks (2-1) 15, Thomasville (2-0) 12, Dadeville (2-0) 9, Fayette Co. (3-0) 6, Flomaton (1-2) 4, Phil Campbell (3-0) 4, Walter Wellborn (1-1) 2, Trinity (2-1) 1.
Class 2A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Fyffe (20); 2-0; 240
2. Highland Home; 3-0; 179
3. G.W. Long; 2-0; 129
4. Clarke Co.; 1-1; 123
5. Ariton; 2-1; 121
6. Lanett; 2-1; 110
7. Pisgah; 2-0; 89
8. J.U. Blacksher; 3-0; 60
9. B.B. Comer; 2-1; 42
10. Aliceville; 2-1; 38
Others receiving votes: Cleveland (1-1) 3, Isabella (2-0) 3, Tanner (2-1) 2, Falkville (2-1) 1.
Class 1A
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Brantley (18); 3-0; 232
2. Leroy (2); 2-0; 186
3. Elba; 3-0; 154
4. Linden; 3-0; 128
5. Sweet Water; 1-1; 103
6. Valley Head; 3-0; 84
7. Pickens Co.; 2-1; 78
8. Spring Garden; 2-1; 77
9. Meek; 3-0; 38
10. Decatur Heritage; 2-1; 25
Others receiving votes: Loachapoka (3-0) 10, Millry (2-1) 9, Georgiana (3-0) 7, Cedar Bluff (2-1) 5, Wadley (1-2) 3, Kinston (1-1) 1.
AISA
Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
1. Autauga Aca. (17); 2-0; 230
2. Patrician (1); 2-0; 173
3. Macon-East; 3-0; 154
4. Jackson Aca. (1); 3-0; 132
5. Lee-Scott (1); 2-0; 128
6. Glenwood; 1-2; 113
7. Lowndes Aca.; 1-1; 78
8. Crenshaw Chr.; 2-0; 63
9. Clarke Prep; 1-1; 31
10. Chambers Aca.; 1-2; 15
Others receiving votes: Escambia Aca. (0-1) 11, Edgewood (0-2) 5, Banks Aca. (1-1) 3, Abbeville Chr. (2-1) 2, Morgan Aca. (1-1) 1, South Choctaw Aca. (1-1) 1.

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” 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.
Follow BamaCentral