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Donoho up, Piedmont down

UPDATE: Falcons in highest spot since 2007, Piedmont out of Top 5 for only fourth time since 2010

By East Alabama Sports Today

Donoho rose and Piedmont fell, while Saks and Jacksonville remained the same in this week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football poll.

Donoho, which has started the season with four straight shutouts, rose to No. 5 in the Class 1A poll. It ties for the Falcons’ highest ranking ever and highest since being No. 5 on Oct. 10, 2007 (6-0).

The Falcons remain one of only two teams in the AHSAA yet to allow a point. They host 2A Fayetteville (2-2) Friday. The Wolves have scored 95 points in four games. The teams haven’t played since 2009.

“The shutouts and ranking, I think it’s certainly good for team morale,” Donoho coach Shannon Felder said. “I think the guys enjoy it and love trying to get a shutout and the challenge to come up with a plan and of the rankings the boys take a lot of pride knowing their work is being recognized.

“From a coaching standpoint it’s good, but it’s not my focus. My focus is not on shutouts or rankings, it’s trying to get our players getting better every week and improving in all phases of the game.”

Piedmont fell to No. 6 in the Class 3A poll after suffering a back-and-forth 31-28 loss to now-No. 4 Glencoe. It’s only the fourth time since the end of the 2010 season the Bulldogs have been ranked worse than fifth.

The Bulldogs host unanimous Class 4A No. 1 Leeds Thursday night looking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since 2006.

Meanwhile, Saks and Jacksonville remained Nos. 3 and 5, respectively, in Class 4A.

Nearby, Ranburne is No. 8 in Class 2A and Ragland is No. 4 in Class 1A.

Statewide, Hoover returned to No. 1 in Class 7A after its third straight win to get over .500 and Gadsden City’s win over former No. 1 Bob Jones.

In the rest of the classes, Class 5A St. Paul’s remains a unanimous No. 1, while the AISA’s Edgewood Academy has 30 of 31 votes. The other No. 1s are Spanish Fort (6A), Madison Academy (3A), Fyffe (2A) and Brantley (1A).

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED TO DATE

Donoho (1A) — 0
Maplesville (1A) — 0
Isabella (1A) — 12
Elba (2A) — 14
Ashford (4A) — 19
Dadeville (4A) — 21
Ragland (1A) — 25
West Point (5A) — 27

FEWEST POINTS SCORED

Hayden (5A) — 6
Wilcox Central (5A) — 14
Choctaw County (2A) — 18
Beulah (3A) — 18
Escambia County (5A) — 19
Central-Haynesville (2A) — 19
Akron (1A) — 20
East Lawrence (4A) — 20
Sunshine (1A) — 23
B.B. Comer (3A) — 24
West Morgan (3A) — 24
Gaylesville (1A) — 27
Houston Academy (2A) — 27
White Plains (4A) — 27
Brindlee Mountain (3A) — 29

Here’s the poll

Class 7A
1. Hoover (20) (3-2) 327
2. Fairhope (8) (5-0) 285
3. Gadsden City (1) (5-0) 252
4. Central-Phenix City (1) (5-0) 243
5. Bob Jones (1) (3-1) 182
6. Foley (4-1) 163
7. Prattville (3-1) 89
8. Oak Mountain (3-1) 66
9. Smiths Station (4-1) 30
10. Spain Park (3-2) 21
Others receiving votes: Baker (4-1) 19, Murphy (3-1) 19, James Clemens (3-1) 17, Tuscaloosa Co. (3-1) 12, Hewitt-Trussville (2-2) 11, Huntsville (3-1) 10, Buckhorn (3-1) 7, Mountain Brook (2-2) 7, Vestavia Hills (2-2) 4, Enterprise (2-2) 3.

Class 6A
1. Spanish Fort (27) (5-0) 358
2. Clay-Chalkville (3) (5-0) 284
3. Shades Valley (1) (5-0) 248
4. Opelika (4-0) 219
5. Carver-Montgomery (4-0) 193
6. Daphne (3-1) 147
7. Blount (3-1) 101
8. Saraland (3-1) 61
9. Decatur (4-1) 51
10. Florence (2-2) 39
Others receiving votes: McAdory (4-0) 22, Chelsea (4-0) 16, Dothan (3-1) 10, Benjamin Russell (4-1) 7, Fort Payne (4-0) 5, Muscle Shoals (2-2) 3, Hartselle (3-1) 2, Gardendale (3-1) 1.

Class 5A
1. St. Paul’s (31) (5-0) 372
2. Guntersville (4-0) 262
3. Jackson (3-1) 234
4. Mortimer Jordan (4-0) 208
5. Russellville (4-0) 191
6. Ramsay (4-0) 120
7. Vigor (2-2) 115
8. Parker (4-0) 98
9. East Limestone (4-0) 73
10. Beauregard (3-0) 32
Others receiving votes: Tallassee (4-1) 28, West Point (4-0) 14, Demopolis (3-1) 9, Calera (3-1) 4, Central-Clay Co. (2-3) 2, Fairfield (3-1) 2, Lincoln (3-1) 2, Greenville (2-2) 1.

Class 4A
1. Leeds (31) (5-0) 372
2. UMS-Wright (4-0) 279
3. Saks (4-0) 241
4. Thomasville (5-0) 223
5. Jacksonville (5-0) 164
6. Straughn (3-1) 125
7. Fayette Co. (4-1) 118
8. St. James (4-0) 84
9. Oneonta (3-1) 72
10. Haleyville (4-1) 28
Others receiving votes: Wilson (5-0) 21, Deshler (3-1) 16, Ashford (5-0) 14, Munford (3-2) 5, Dadeville (2-2) 3, West Blocton (4-0) 2.

Class 3A
1. Madison Acad. (24) (4-1) 349
2. T.R. Miller (7) (5-0) 300
3. Dale Co. (5-0) 233
4. Glencoe (4-0) 231
5. Gordo (4-0) 165
6. Piedmont (3-1) 139
7. Lauderdale Co. (4-1) 131
8. Montgomery Acad. (4-0) 74
9. Pike Co. (2-1) 68
10. Aliceville (5-0) 28
Others receiving votes: Oakman (4-0) 18, Colbert Co. (2-2) 17, Geraldine (3-1) 5, Fultondale (4-1) 4, Opp (3-1) 2, Walter Wellborn (2-2) 2, Winfield (4-1) 1.

Class 2A
1. Fyffe (19) (4-0) 332
2. Washington Co. (7) (4-0) 297
3. Tanner (5) (4-1) 268
4. G.W. Long (4-0) 212
5. Reeltown (4-0) 185
6. Pickens Co. (3-1) 134
7. Geneva Co. (4-0) 116
8. Ranburne (4-0) 94
9. Leroy (4-0) 47
10. Sweet Water (2-2) 40
Others receiving votes: Elba (4-0) 15, Addison (3-2) 12, Red Bay (4-1) 4, Woodland (3-1) 4, Lanett (2-3) 3, Cleveland (3-1) 2, Hatton (3-1) 1, Vincent (2-2) 1.

Class 1A
1. Brantley (23) (4-0) 348
2. Maplesville (8) (4-0) 303
3. Hubbertville (4-0) 244
4. Ragland (4-0) 207
5. Donoho (4-0) 149
6. A.L. Johnson (3-1) 144
7. McKenzie (4-0) 122
8. Linden (1-2) 96
9. Millry (4-0) 64
10. Berry (3-1) 20
Others receiving votes: Georgiana (3-2) 14, Isabella (3-0) 12, J.U. Blacksher (4-0) 11, Hackleburg (3-1) 9, R.A. Hubbard (3-2) 7, Wadley (3-1) 5, Phillips (4-1) 4, Spring Garden (3-1) 4, Ellwood Chr. (3-1) 2, Florala (3-1) 1, Kinston (2-2) 1.

AISA
1. Edgewood Acad. (30) (4-0) 369
2. Bessemer Acad. (4-0) 268
3. Monroe Acad. (1) (5-0) 262
4. Escambia Acad. (3-0) 196
5. Restoration (3-1) 179
6. Marengo Acad. (2-1) 168
7. Wilcox Acad. (3-1) 109
8. Autauga Acad. (3-1) 86
9. Abbeville Chr.(5-0) 67
10. S. Choctaw Acad. (3-1) 24
Others receiving votes: Tuscaloosa Acad. (3-1) 14, Clarke Prep (2-1) 10, Sparta Acad. (4-0) 8, Lakeside (3-1) 5, Pike Liberal (4-1) 2.

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