Eagles move up, McKenzie vs. Brantley a Top 10 battle
Published 7:57 pm Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Fort Dale Academy Eagles moved up to No. 3 in the Alabama Sports Writers Association AISA Top Ten after beating No. 1 Edgewood Academy 28-7 last Friday night.
Southern Academy moved up to take the top spot with Monroe Academy at No. 2 followed by the Eagles. Monroe Academy and FDA play each other next week.
The Greenville Tigers remained No. 4 in this week’s Class 5A poll with fellow region opponents Carver-Montgomery at No. 5 and Demopolis at No. 6. The game against Demopolis next week will likely decide the Class 5A, Region 3 championship. The Tigers beat Carver-Montgomery earlier this year.
Sports writers highlighted No. 8 McKenzie’s game against No. 3 Brantley as one of the bigger contests of the week. The Tigers travel to face the Bulldogs on Friday.
Complete 5A, 1A, and AISA polls follow:
Class 5A
1. Cullman (21) (6-0) 380
2. Hartselle (7) (6-0) 332
3. Vigor (8) (5-1) 303
4. Greenville (6-0) 254
5. Carver-Montgomery (5-1) 209
6. Demopolis (5-1) 158
7. Briarwood Chr. (4-2) 132
8. Spanish Fort (5-1) 119
9. Russellville (4-2) 58
10. Shelby Co. (5-1) 36
Others receiving votes: Fairfield (5-1) 21, St. Paul’s (4-2) 17, Valley (5-1) 14, Fort Payne (5-1) 10, Springville (4-2) 2, Athens (4-2) 2, Walker (4-2) 2, Sylacauga (5-1) 2, McAdory (4-1) 1.
Class 1A
1. Sweet Water (35) (5-1) 428
2. Linden (1) (6-0) 314
3. Brantley (5-1) 260
4. Maplesville (5-1) 218
5. R.A. Hubbard (5-1) 215
6. Loachapoka (5-1) 173
7. McIntosh (5-0) 165
8. McKenzie (6-0) 119
9. Berry (6-0) 54
10. Hackleberg (6-0) 44
Others receiving votes: Gaston (4-2) 28, Cedar Bluff (4-2) 12, Phillips-Bear Creek (5-0) 8, Lynn (5-1) 5, Talladega Co. Central (4-2) 4, Appalachian (4-1) 3, Victory Chr. (4-2) 1, Collinsville (3-3) 1.
AISA
1. Southern Acad. (25) (6-0) 388
2. Monroe Acad. (6) (6-0) 321
3. Fort Dale Acad. (4) (5-1) 283
4. Patrician Acad. (6-0) 252
5. Edgewood Acad. (1) (5-1) 185
6. Bessemer Acad. (6-1) 164
7. Pike Liberal (4-1) 160
8. Lowndes Acad. (5-1) 125
9. Cornerstone Chr. (5-0) 92
10. Macon-East (5-1) 75
Others receiving votes: Lee-Scott (4-2) 3, Restoration Acad. (3-2) 2, Crenshaw Chr. (5-1) 2.