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Etowah, Glencoe ranked in ASWA preseason football poll

Listed below is the complete Alabama Sports Writers Association preseason high school football poll for the 2014 season, with first-place votes and last year’s records in parenthesis.

Class 7A

1. Hoover (32) (15-0) 384

2. Bob Jones (11-2) 233

3. McGill-Toolen (12-2) 224

4. Spain Park (8-3) 218

5. Auburn (13-2) 190

6. Central-Phenix City (6-4) 158

7. Foley (6-6) 137

8. Vestavia Hills (11-3) 133

9. Fairhope (9-3) 75

10. Prattville (7-3) 45

Others receiving votes: Smiths Station (10-3) 13, Murphy (6-5) 5, Gadsden City (5-6) 4, Baker (6-4) 3, Mountain Brook (7-4) 1, Tuscaloosa Co (7-4) 1.

Class 6A

1. Spanish Fort (29) (15-0) 370

2. Clay-Chalkville (1) (10-2) 279

3. Shades Valley (1) (10-2) 216

4. Carver-Montgomery (1) (10-3) 198

5. Opelika (7-4) 190

6. Florence (9-4) 150

7. Daphne (8-3) 147

8. Blount (9-2) 97

9. Muscle Shoals (13-2) 60

10. Bessemer City (10-2) 49

Others receiving votes: Decatur (5-6) 33, Saraland (12-2) 14, Southside (13-1) 7, Hartselle (8-3) 6, Scottsboro (7-4) 3, Briarwood Chr. (9-3) 2, Athens (9-4) 1, Oxford (9-3) 1, Stanhope Elmore (4-6) 1.

Class 5A

1. St. Paul’s (24) (10-3) 347

2. Pleasant Grove (3) (10-2) 249

3. Vigor (3) (2-8*) 228

4t. Central-Clay Co. (10-3) 223

4t. Jackson (1) (12-1) 223

6. Charles Henderson (1) (14-1) 160

7. J.O. Johnson (11-2) 139

8. Etowah (7-4) 67

9. Alexandria (3-7) 59

10. Guntersville (10-2) 24

*-includes five forfeits

Others receiving votes: Dora (5-6) 20; Demopolis (7-4) 17; Madison Co. (8-3) 16; Calera (10-2) 15; Mortimer Jordan (4-7) 11, Sylacauga (8-4) 9, Greenville (2-8) 6, Eufaula (6-5) 3, Russellville (4-6) 3, Moody (6-5) 2, Lincoln (4-7) 1, Parker (8-4) 1, West Point (4-6) 1.

Class 4A

1. Leeds (16) (12-3) 332

2. UMS-Wright (12)(11-3) 321

3. Dadeville (11-2) 198

4. Straughn (10-3) 175

5. Oneonta (4) (14-1) 167

6. Saks (13-1) 165

7. Thomasville (5-6) 139

8. Deshler (8-4) 98

9. Andalusia (8-3) 50

10. Trinity (8-3) 47

Others receiving votes: Bibb Co. (10-2) 38, Fayette Co. (10-2) 38, Munford (12-2) 32, Hamilton (9-3) 6, North Jackson (2-8) 6, St. James (4-6) 6, Haleyville (10-2) 4, Childersburg (9-3) 2.

Class 3A

1. Madison Academy (30) (15-0) 378

2. Piedmont (11-2) 271

3. T.R. Miller (2) (12-1) 267

4. Dale Co. (11-1) 192

5. Walter Wellborn (8-4) 141

6. Pike Co. (7-5) 132

7. Colbert Co. (11-2) 129

8. Glencoe (8-4) 120

9. Midfield (7-5) 59

10. Lauderdale Co. (9-3) 48

Others receiving votes: Geraldine (8-3) 15, Daleville (5-5) 14, Plainview (7-4) 12, Fultondale (10-2) 9, Gordo (7-4) 8, Oakman (10-2) 7, Montgomery Academy (11-2) 6, Lamar Co. (10-2) 5, Aliceville (7-4) 3, Hillcrest-Evergreen (7-4) 3, Bayside Academy (8-5) 2, Excel (5-5) 2, New Hope (8-3) 1.

Class 2A

1. Tanner (28) (13-1) 369

2. Fyffe (3) (12-2) 266

3. Lanett (1) (11-1) 251

4. Washington Co. (13-2) 238

5. Sweet Water (10-4) 161

6. G.W. Long (10-2) 160

7. Addison (9-2) 88

8. Cottonwood (6-5) 86

9. Pickens Co. (15-0) 64

10. Falkville (9-2) 54

Others receiving votes: Geneva Co. (9-3) 36, Luverne (11-2) 24, Red Bay (8-3) 13, Reeltown (7-4) 9, Gaston (7-4) 5.

Class 1A

1. Brantley (19) (11-3) 336

2. Maplesville (12) (14-1) 272

3. Linden (1) (9-4) 252

4. Hubbertville (11-3) 191

5. R.A. Hubbard (8-4) 136

6. Loachapoka (10-3) 131

7. Cedar Bluff (4-5) 115

8. Valley Head (9-2) 90

9. Ragland (10-2) 72

10. A.L. Johnson (7-3) 69

Others receiving votes: Marion Co. (6-4) 32, Berry (7-6) 28, J.U. Blacksher (1-9) 18, McKenzie (9-3) 16, Autaugaville (8-4) 15, Donoho (7-3) 11, Lynn (3-7) 8, Shades Mtn. Chr. (2-7) 7, Billingsley (8-3) 6, Brilliant (7-5) 6, Kinston (5-6) 5, Hackleburg (7-4) 2, Millry (3-7) 2, Gaylesville (6-5) 1, McIntosh (2-8) 1, Spring Garden (3-7) 1, Talladega Co. Cent. (5-6) 1.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association prep committee members are: Paul Beaudry (Chairman), Alabama Media Group; Ed Bailey, Alexander City Outlook; Andrew Garner, Andalusia Star-News; Jonathan Deal, Athens News Courier; Brandon Miller, Anniston Star; Jeff Sentell, Birmingham News; Adam Robinson, Brewton Standard; Rob Rice, Blount Countian; Shannon Fagan, Cherokee Herald; Ross Wood, Clarke Co. Democrat; Rob Ketcham, Cullman Times; Johnathan Bentley, Daily Mountain Eagle; Justin Graves, Decatur Daily; David Mundee, Dothan Eagle; Lee Peacock, Evergreen Courant; Newton Peters, Florala News; Gregg Dewalt, Florence TimesDaily; Jeremy Smith, Freelance (Demopolis); Chris McCarthy, Messenger (Gadsden); J.J. Hicks, Gadsden Times; Brent Maze, Hartselle Enquirer; Daniel Boyette, Huntsville Times; Ben Thomas, Mobile Press-Register; Stacy Long, Montgomery Advertiser; Robert Carter, North Jefferson News; Tom Green, Opelika-Auburn News; Shannon Allen, Sand Mountain Reporter; Jason Bowen, Scottsboro Daily Sentinel; Daniel Evans, Selma Times-Journal; Lavonte Young, Talladega Daily Home; Griffin Pritchard, Tallassee Tribune; Andrew Carroll, Tuscaloosa News; Cory Diaz, Wetumpka Herald.

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