TRM football gets four votes in final poll
Published 8:37 am Wednesday, November 3, 2010
In the final Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football poll of the season, the T.R. Miller Tigers finished with four votes.Only two teams that were ranked No. 1 in the preseason ended the regular season in the same spot.
Both Class 6A Hoover and Class 3A Leeds not only finished on top of their classes, but also were the only unanimous picks among the state’s voters.
T.R. Miller will take on 8-2 Daleville, who received 13 votes in the final poll.
CLASS 6A
1. Hoover (35) (10-0) 420
2. Daphne (10-0) 314
3. Davidson (9-1) 260
4. Auburn (8-1) 233
5. Bob Jones (8-2) 195
6. Decatur (9-1) 178
7. Central-Phenix City (9-1) 144
8. Vestavia Hills (8-2) 91
9. Wetumpka (8-1) 79
10. Mountain Brook (8-2) 33
Others receiving votes: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (9-1) 28, Prattville (7-3) 6, Tuscaloosa Co. (8-2) 5, Gadsden City (7-3) 4, Stanhope Elmore (8-2) 3, Hewitt-Trussville (8-2) 2.
CLASS 5A
1. Hartselle (26) (9-1) 385
2. Briarwood Chr. (4) (9-1) 310
3. Walker (3) (9-1) 267
4. Russellville (9-1) 224
5. Hueytown (9-1) 205
6. Fort Payne (2) (10-0) 197
7. Pleasant Grove (9-1) 173
8. St. Paul’s (9-1) 110
9. McAdory (8-2) 63
10. Tallassee (9-1) 17
Others receiving votes: Demopolis (7-3) 13, Spanish Fort (8-2) 12, Eufaula (8-2) 7, Muscle Shoals (8-2) 6, Chelsea (8-2) 5, Sylacauga (8-2) 1.
CLASS 4A
1. Thomasville (34) (10-0) 417
2. N. Jackson (1) (10-0) 315
3. Jackson (9-1) 265
4. Dadeville (10-0) 226
5. Bibb Co. (9-1) 199
6. Deshler (8-2) 154
7. Straughn (9-1) 151
8. Andalusia (9-1) 143
9. Fairview (9-1) 47
10. Fayette Co. (8-2) 26
Others receiving votes: Anniston (8-2) 23, Central-Florence (9-1) 20, Beauregard (7-3) 4, Cleburne Co. (8-2) 3, Oak Grove (8-2) 2.
CLASS 3A
1. Leeds (35) (10-0) 420
2. Hamilton (10-0) 307
3. Handley (9-1) 271
4. Cordova (9-1) 241
5. Piedmont (9-1) 206
6. Glencoe (9-1) 158
7. Gordo (9-1) 154
8. Trinity (9-1) 102
9. Washington Co. (8-2) 48
10. Madison Acad. (8-2) 31
Others receiving votes: Lauderdale Co. (9-1) 24, Daleville (8-2) 13, Winfield (8-2) 7, Abbeville (8-2) 5, T.R. Miller (7-3) 4, Rogers (7-3) 2, Clay Co. (7-3) 1, Plainview (6-3) 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Leroy (26) (9-1) 391
2. Cottonwood (5) (10-0) 303
3. Reeltown (3) (9-1) 295
4. Westbrook Chr. (1) (9-0) 231
5. Elba (9-1) 210
6. Tanner (9-0) 195
7. Fyffe (9-1) 136
8. Goshen (9-1) 116
9. American Chr. (9-1) 55
10. Lineville (7-3) 33
Others receiving votes: Westminster Chr. (9-1) 13, Ider (7-3) 6, Southern Choctaw (8-2) 5, Colbert Hts. (8-2) 3, Sulligent (8-2) 2, Woodland (8-2) 1.
CLASS 1A
1. Maplesville (30) (10-0) 403
2. McKenzie (1) (9-0) 283
3. Linden (1) (9-1) 281
4. Sweet Water (3) (7-3) 247
5. R.A. Hubbard (9-1) 229
6. St. Jude (9-1) 152
7. Hackleburg (8-2) 91
8. Brantley (8-2) 90
9. Lynn (9-1) 86
10. Addison (8-2) 64
Others receiving votes: Ragland (8-2) 30, Collinsville (9-1) 28, Cedar Bluff (8-2) 9, Autaugaville (7-3) 1, Parrish (7-3) 1.
AISA
1. Monroe Acad. (30) (10-0) 402
2. Bessemer Acad. (5) (10-0) 329
3. Crenshaw Chr. (10-0) 271
4. Clarke Prep (9-1) 245
5. Pike Liberal (8-2) 206
6. Prattville Chr. (9-2) 158
7. Springwood (8-2) 114
8. Edgewood (9-2) 112
9. Fort Dale (7-3) 66
10. Patrician (7-2) 53
Others receiving votes: Coosa Valley (8-2) 14, Restoration (7-3) 10, Lowndes Acad. (8-3) 8, Morgan Acad. (7-3) 5, Sumter Acad. (8-2) 1, Autauga Acad. (6-5) 1.
The Alabama Sports Writers Association prep committee members are:; Paul Beaudry, Chairman, Freelance (Birmingham); Andrew Garner, Andalusia Star-News; Nick Birdsong, Anniston Star; Chandler Myers, Atmore Advance; Jeff Sentell, Birmingham News; Adam Robinson, Brewton Standard; Rob Rice, Blount Countian; Shannon Fagan, Cherokee Herald; Ross Wood, Clarke Co. Democrat; Justin Graves, Cullman Times; Jonathon Bentley, Daily Mountain Eagle; Jason Bowen, Daily Sentinel; Cody Whitlock, Decatur Daily; Jeremy Smith, Demopolis Times; David Mundee, Dothan Eagle; Lee Peacock, Evergreen Courant; Newton Peters, Florala News; Gregg Dewalt, Florence TimesDaily; Lew Gilliland, Fort Payne Times-Journal; Scot Beard, Franklin County Times; Dennis Victory, Freelance (Birmingham); Brooke Johnson, Freelance (Madison); Chris McCarthy, Gadsden Messenger; Kim Craft, Gadsden Times; Todd Thompson, Hartselle Enquirer; Mike Easterling, Huntsville Times; Josh Bean, Mobile Press-Register; Stacy Long, Montgomery Advertiser; Wesley Lyle, Montgomery Advertiser; Robert Carter, North Jefferson News; David Morrison, Opelika-Auburn News; Shannon Allen, Sand Mountain Reporter; Heather Baggett, Talladega Daily Home; Aaron Suttles, Tuscaloosa News; Griffin Pritchard, Wetumpka Herald. Not voting: Jonathan Deal, Moulton Advertiser.