#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15: Big games on schedule for this week

Published 12:13 pm Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Change was minimal in this week’s #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15.

The entire top nine of the Class 6A/5A/4A poll remained the same with Longview, Carthage, Gilmer, Texas High, Pleasant Grove, Lindale, Chapel Hill, Kilgore and Rusk all holding onto their spots.. Van entered the poll, and Marshall dropped out.

In the Class 3A/2A/TAPPS poll, the top 11 stayed the same with the exception of Corrigan-Camden coming up from No. 12 to join Atlanta in a tie at No. 11. Lovelady and Tatum swapped spots, and Troup moved into the poll while Edgewood dropped out. Timpson, Mount Vernon, Malakoff, Carlisle, Winnsboro, Beckville, Daingerfield, West Rusk, Joaquin and Grace Community stayed as the top 10 in order.

But after this week, a lot will change.

This week’s schedule features four matchups between ranked teams. No. 8 Kilgore will travel to take on No. 6 Lindale. No. 5 Pleasant Grove will host No. 3 Gilmer. No. 9 Rusk plays at No. 15 Van. And the small-school game of the week features No. 2 Mount Vernon at No. 5 Winnsboro. Also, Troup is traveling to Edgewood after bumping the Bulldogs from the No. 15 spot.

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, Nathan Hague of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Josh Havard of the Lufkin Daily News, Mitch Lucas of the Kilgore News Herald, Juwan Lee of the Palestine Herald-Press, Jay Neal of the Jacksonville Progress, Ashley Moore and Reagan Roy of CBS 19, freelance writer Joe Hale and Harlen the Sports Guy of the Friday Night Scoreboard Show.

#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15

6A/5A/4A

Team Points Record Last Week

1. Longview (13) 209 5-0 1

2. Carthage (1) 197 6-0 2

3. Gilmer 182 4-0 3

4. Texas High 168 5-1 4

5. Pleasant Grove 143 4-1 5

6. Lindale 137 4-2 6

7. Chapel Hill 121 3-2 7

8. Kilgore 115 4-2 8

9. Rusk 102 4-1 9

T10. Lufkin 64 4-2 11

T10. Whitehouse 64 4-1 12

12. Center 55 4-2 10

13. Sulphur Springs 45 4-1 14

14. Liberty-Eylau 29 4-1 15

15. Van 25 4-2 NR

Others receiving votes: Hallsville 24.

Dropped out: No. 12 Marshall.

3A/2A/TAPPS

Team Points Record Last Week

1. Timpson (12) 208 6-0 1

2. Mount Vernon (2) 198 6-0 2

3. Malakoff 177 5-1 3

4. Carlisle 164 5-0 4

5. Winnsboro 160 6-0 5

6. Beckville 131 5-1 6

7. Daingerfield 113 3-2 7

8. West Rusk 101 3-2 8

9. Joaquin 98 4-1 9

10. Grace 94 5-0 10

T11. Atlanta 67 4-1 11

T11. Corrigan-Camden 67 5-0 12

13. Lovelady 31 4-0 14

14. Tatum 30 2-3 13

15. Troup 20 4-0 NR

Others receiving votes: Cayuga 6; Grand Saline 6; DeKalb 5; Edgewood 3; Alba-Golden 1; Diboll 1; Frankston 1.

Dropped out: No. 15 Edgewood.