TYLER, Texas — Through nine weeks of the high school football season, seven teams that are eligible for the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 are undefeated.
For the first time this season, all of the undefeated teams are in the rankings.
Texas High is the lone unbeaten in Class 6A/5A/4A at 8-0. The Tigers received eight first-place votes and 204 points to hold on to the top spot. Carthage received four first-place votes and 198 points to check in at No. 2. No. 5 Longview and No. 6 Lufkin both received a first-place vote.
Kilgore and Pine Tree grabbed the Nos. 3 and 4 spots in the 6A/5A/4A rankings.
The other six undefeated teams are in Class 3A/2A/TAPPS, and they are No. 1 Malakoff, No. 2 New Diana, No. 3 Jefferson, No. 4 Palestine Westwood, No. 6 Grand Saline and No. 13 Mildred.
Malakoff received all 14 first-place votes.
Mildred was a newcomer to the poll, while Atlanta also jumped into the rankings in a tie with Garrison at No. 14.
Notable games this week are Lindale at No. 4 Pine Tree, No. 2 New Diana at Arp, Quinlan Ford at No. 14 Canton, No. 8 Center at Athens, No. 13 Chapel Hill at No. 10 Henderson, No. 3 Jefferson at No. 7 Liberty-Eylau, No. 11 Waskom at Elysian Fields, No. 2 New Diana at Arp, No. 14 Garrison at Timpson, North Forney at No. 5 Longview and No. 4 Palestine Westwood at Fairfield.
Voters in the poll were Phil Hicks and Brandon Ogden of the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jack Stallard and Thomas Bingham of the Longview News-Journal, Ryan Silapan of the Panola Watchman, Lauren Rosenberg of the Marshall News Messenger, Nathan Hague and John Krueger of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Edwin Quarles of the Lufkin Daily News, Jay Neal of the Jacksonville Progress, Serenity Douglas of CBS 19, Harlen the Sports Guy of the Friday Night Scoreboard Show, Bret Swinney of the Northeast Texas Sports Network/NETSN and Conrad Bahr of 99.9 KMOO FM.
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#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15
6A/5A/4A
Team Pts. Rec. LW
1. Texas High (8) 204 8-0 1
2. Carthage (4) 198 7-1 2
3. Kilgore 171 7-2 3
4. Pine Tree 165 7-1 4
5. Longview (1) 161 6-2 5
6. Lufkin (1) 148 7-1 7
7. Pleasant Grove 123 6-2 10
8. Center 104 7-1 9
9. Van 78 6-2 12
10. Henderson 73 6-2 11
11. Gilmer 61 5-3 6
12. Sulphur Springs 58 7-1 13
13. Chapel Hill 46 6-3 8
14. Canton 44 7-1 14
15. Marshall 32 6-2 NR
Others receiving votes: Athens 9; Lindale 2; Quinlan Ford 1; Whitehouse 1; Wills Point 1.
Dropped out: No. 15 Quinlan Ford.
3A/2A/TAPPS
Team Pts. Rec. LW
1. Malakoff (14) 210 8-0 1
2. New Diana 191 8-0 2
3. Jefferson 180 8-0 3
4. Westwood 150 8-0 4
5. Winnsboro 147 8-1 5
6. Grand Saline 144 8-0 6
7. Liberty-Eylau 125 7-1 7
8. Beckville 106 7-1 8
9. Shelbyville 83 7-1 11
10. Lovelady 80 6-2 9
11. Waskom 72 6-2 12
12. Honey Grove 40 7-1 14
13. Mildred 37 8-0 NR
T14. Atlanta 33 6-3 NR
T14. Garrison 33 6-2 15
Others receiving votes: DeKalb 16; Lone Oak 11; Grapeland 8; Tatum 7; Elysian Fields 5; Troup 5; Arp 1; Timpson 1.
Dropped out: No. 10 Tatum; No. 13 Lone Oak.
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