Week 5, how i voted, other stuff

Class 6A
1. Hoover
2. Auburn
3. Prattville
4. Jess Lanier
5. Murphy
6. Bob Jones
7. Fairhope
8. Vestavia Hills
9. Davidson
10. Florence

Class 5A
1. Hartselle
2. Greenville
3. Cullman
4. Vigor
5. Carver-Montgomery
6. St. Paul’s
7. Demopolis
8. Spanish Fort
9. Springville
10. Athens

Class 4A
1. Thomasville
2. Cherokee County
3. Deshler
4. Handley
5. Midfield
6. Bibb County
7. Jackson
8. Brooks
9. UMS-Wright
10. North Jackson

Class 3A
1. T.R. Miller
2. Trinity
3. Luverne
4. Piedmont
5. Leeds
6. Cordova
7. Daleville
8. Dadeville
9. Madison Academy
10. Hamilton

Class 2A
1. Pickens County
2. Clay County
3. Houston Academy
4. Leroy
5. Reeltown
6. Fyffe
7. Winston County
8. Millry
9. Lexington
10. Tanner

Class 1A
1. Sweet Water
2. Maplesville
3. Linden
4. Brantley
5. Hubbard
6. McIntosh
7. Cedar Bluff
8. Loachapoka
9. Hackleburg
10. Phillips

AISA
1. Edgewood
2. Bessemer
3. Southern
4. Patrcian
5. Monroe
6. Cornerstone
7. Fort Dale
8. Pike
9. Lowndes
10. Macon East

This was probably the toughest week to vote because so many top-10 teams lost. I moved T.R. Miller to No. 1 in 3A, and I didn’t penalize Brooks very much for losing to an Athens team that probably should be in the Top 10.

Had to drop russellville out of the top 10 with a second straight loss.

I put Florence at No. 10. The Falcons are going to make the playoffs — only question is whether it will be at No. 2 or No. 3 providing they don’t overlook Sparkman and Grissom. The Decatur game is a tossup.

I also didn’t penalize Lexington too much for its loss to Lauderdale County. They played on a short week and LCHS is one of the most improved teams in the area.

I can’t vote Muscle Shoals in the top 10 yet even though Scott Basden’s team has doubled its win total from a year ago. Trojans need a win against one of the power teams in the region and then I think they’ll start to get more respect. That said, the Trojans are one of the top stories this year in the Shoals.