#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15: Carthage, Timpson No. 1 in final poll

Published 12:16 pm Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The final week of the high school football regular season wreaked havoc on the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15.

A total of 11 of the 30 ranked teams, including eight of 15 in Class 6A/5A/4A lost during the final week of the regular season.

Carthage is No. 1 in the final poll of the season in 6A/5A/4A. Longview and Pleasant Grove remained in the Nos. 2 and 3 spots. Kilgore moved up to No. 4, and Gilmer jumped from No. 10 to No. 5.

Rounding out the final 6A/5A/4A poll of 2023 are Texas High, Lindale, Chapel Hill, Center, Whitehouse, Sulphur Springs, Tyler Legacy, Van, Tyler and Pine Tree.

The 3A/2A/TAPPS poll didn’t see as much damage in the final week as Timpson, Malakoff, Winnsboro, Beckville and Lovelady all stayed in the top five.

Daingerfield, which was No. 6, Garrison (7) and Overton (10) all lost on the final week.

The rest of the final 3A/2A/TAPPS poll are West Rusk, Hooks, Troup, Harmony, Garrison, Cooper, Daingerfield, Grace Community, Jefferson and Diboll.

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 ETBlitz.com, Jay Neal of the Jacksonville Progress, Bryce Brauneisen and Reagan Roy of CBS 19, freelance writers Joe Hale and John Krueger, Harlen the Sports Guy of the Friday Night Scoreboard Show and Bret Swinney of the Northeast Texas Sports Network/NETSN.

#bEASTTexas Fabulous 15

6A/5A/4A

Team   Points  Record    LW

1. Carthage (12)   222   10-0   1

2. Longview (3)   213    9-1     2

3. Pleasant Grove 192  10-0  3

4. Kilgore           181    9-1     5

5. Gilmer         151       7-3    10

6. Texas High       125   9-1    4

7. Lindale        124       6-4     11

8. Chapel Hill    115    8-2      6

9. Center    76       7-3     13

10. Whitehouse   71     7-3     8

11. Sulphur Springs 58 8-2 7

12. Tyler Legacy  57  3-7  15

13. Van             52       7-3    9

14. Tyler       35      6-4      12   

15. Pine Tree   32    6-4     NR

Others receiving votes: Marshall 31; Caddo Mills 23; Lufkin 17; Bullard 11; Rusk 9; Athens 5.

Dropped out: No. 15 Lufkin.

3A/2A/TAPPS

Team   Points    Record   LW

1. Timpson (13)  223   10-0   1

2. Malakoff (2)   211  10-0    2

3. Winnsboro   196     10-0     3

4. Beckville      171    9-1    4

5. Lovelady     167    10-0     5

6. West Rusk   132     8-2    8

7. Hooks        124     9-1    9

8. Troup          99     9-1    11

9. Harmony   91   8-2    15

10. Garrison      85   9-1    7

11. Cooper       74     9-1    12

12. Daingerfield   58    7-3   6

13. Grace         55     9-1    13

14. Jefferson    46     7-2   14

15. Diboll       30     8-2    NR

Others receiving votes: Overton 16; Tenaha 10; New Diana 6; Brook Hill 4; Mount Vernon 2.

Dropped out: No. 10 Overton.