Longview Lobos. (Michel Alfaro/Tyler Morning Telegraph)

With the high school football regular season complete, media members across East Texas submitted their ballots for the final #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 of the 2024 seasons.

Texas High topped the Class 6A/5A/4A poll with 216 points and nine first-place votes. Carthage came in at No. 2 with 213 points and four first-place votes. Longview is No. 3 with 189 points and one first-place vote. Pine Tree is No. 4 with 171 points. Kilgore and Lufkin tied for the No. 5 slot with 165 points, and Lufkin also received a first-place vote.

The remainder of the big-school rankings include Pleasant Grove, Gilmer, Chapel Hill, Van, Marshall, Athens, Sulphur Springs, Center and Canton.

Malakoff, New Diana, Jefferson, Palestine Westwood and Grand Saline are all 10-0 and sit in the top five spots of the Class 3A/2A/TAPPS poll. Malakoff was a unanimous No 1 with 225 points, followed by New Diana (205), Jefferson (191), Palestine Westwood (174) and Grand Saline (159).

Mildred, also 10-0, finished at No. 12 with 66 points. Filling out spots No. 6-11 in the rankings are Beckville, Winnsboro, Lovelady, Waskom, Liberty-Eylau and Honey Grove. Garrison, DeKalb and Atlanta round out the rankings.

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 and Reagan Roy 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 (9) 216 10-0 1

2. Carthage (4) 213 9-1 2

3. Longview (1) 189 8-2 3

4. Pine Tree 171 9-1 4

T5. Kilgore 165 8-2 5

T5. Lufkin (1) 165 9-1 6

7. Pleasant Grove 139 8-2 7

8. Gilmer 114 7-3 9

9. Chapel Hill 88 7-3 11

10. Van 86 7-3 8

11. Marshall 80 8-2 13

12. Athens 67 8-2 14

13. Sulphur Springs 39 8-2 10

14. Center 32 8-2 15

15. Canton 28 8-2 1 2

Others receiving votes: Lindale 8; Hallsville 2.

Dropped out: None.

3A/2A/TAPPS

Team Pts. Rec. LW

1. Malakoff (15) 225 10-0 1

2. New Diana 205 10-0 2

3. Jefferson 191 10-0 3

4. Westwood 174 10-0 4

5. Grand Saline 159 10-0 6

6. Beckville 136 9-1 7

7. Winnsboro 135 8-2 5

8. Lovelady 1 05 8-2 8

9. Waskom 98 8-2 9

10. Liberty-Eylau 93 8-2 10

11. Honey Grove 81 9-1 11

12. Mildred 66 10-0 12

13. Garrison 39 8-2 14

14. DeKalb 26 9-1 15

15. Atlanta 23 7-3 13

Others receiving votes: Shelbyville 15; Troup 8; Grapeland 7; Overton 7; Arp 4; Grace Community 2; Brook Hill 1.

Dropped out: No. 15 Shelbyville.

#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15

6A/5A/4A

Team Pts. Rec. LW

1. Texas High (9) 216 10-0 1

2. Carthage (4) 213 9-1 2

3. Longview (1) 189 8-2 3

4. Pine Tree 171 9-1 4

T5. Kilgore 165 8-2 5

T5. Lufkin (1) 165 9-1 6

7. Pleasant Grove 139 8-2 7

8. Gilmer 114 7-3 9

9. Chapel Hill 88 7-3 11

10. Van 86 7-3 8

11. Marshall 80 8-2 13

12. Athens 67 8-2 14

13. Sulphur Springs 39 8-2 10

14. Center 32 8-2 15

15. Canton 28 8-2 12

Others receiving votes: Lindale 8; Hallsville 2.

Dropped out: None.

3A/2A/TAPPS

Team Pts. Rec. LW

1. Malakoff (15) 225 10-0 1

2. New Diana 205 10-0 2

3. Jefferson 191 10-0 3

4. Westwood 174 10-0 4

5. Grand Saline 159 10-0 6

6. Beckville 136 9-1 7

7. Winnsboro 135 8-2 5

8. Lovelady 105 8-2 8

9. Waskom 98 8-2 9

10. Liberty-Eylau 93 8-2 10

11. Honey Grove 81 9-1 11

12. Mildred 66 10-0 12

13. Garrison 39 8-2 14

14. DeKalb 26 9-1 15

15. Atlanta 23 7-3 13

Others receiving votes: Shelbyville 15; Troup 8; Grapeland 7; Overton 7; Arp 4; Grace Community 2; Brook Hill 1.

Dropped out: No. 15 Shelbyville.