Longview maintained its stranglehold on the top spot in the Class 6A/5A/4A part of the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 Poll following the opening week of the high school football season.
Longview was a unanimous selection with all 13 first-place votes and 195 points after its 24-21 win at Lufkin.
Despite the loss, Lufkin jumped from No. 4 to No. 3 in the rankings.
In the Class 3A/2A/TAPPS portion of the poll, Gladewater received seven first-place votes and 176 points to move into the No. 1 spot after coming in at No. 3 in the preseason edition. The Bears opened the season with a 39-26 win over Spring Hill.
Malakoff was right behind Gladewater with five first-place votes and 174 points. Daingerfield also received a first-place vote and is fourth in the poll behind Jefferson. Atlanta fell from No. 1 to No. 5 after a 47-26 loss to Gilmer.
In Class 6A/5A/4A, Carthage moved up from No. 5 to No. 2, and Tyler Lee went from No. 9 to No. 5.
John Tyler fell from No. 2 to No. 8, and Marshall slipped from No. 3 to No. 9.
Chapel Hill, Pine Tree and Athens were newcomers to the big-school rankings, while Texas High, Whitehouse and Pittsburg dropped out.
San Augustine jumped from No. 15 to No. 9 in the small-school rankings. West Rusk and New Diana were newcomers to the poll, while Harmony, Troup and Carlisle dropped out.
Notable games this week are No. 9 Marshall at No. 1 Longview, No. 8 John Tyler vs. No. 5 Tyler Lee, No. 7 Gilmer at No. 10 Van and No. 4 Pleasant Grove at No. 6 Henderson.
Small-school showdowns include No. 1 Gladewater at No. 5 Atlanta and No. 12 Waskom at No. 14 West Rusk.
Voters in the poll were Jack Stallard, Hayden Henry and George Whitley of the Longview News-Journal, Phil Hicks and Brandon Ogden of the Tyler Morning Telegraph, J. Scott Russell of the Panola Watchman, Nathan Hague of the Marshall News Messenger, John Krueger of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Josh Havard of the Lufkin Daily News, Mitch Lucas of the Kilgore News Herald, freelance writer Joe Hale, Reagan Roy of CBS 19 and Harlen Lobley of AlphaMedia East Texas.
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CLASS 6A/5A/4A
Team          Points   Record   Last week
1. Longview (13)Â Â 195Â Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â Â 1
2. Carthage      169     1-0     5
3. Lufkin        151     0-1     4
4. Pleasant Grove 148     1-0     6
5. Tyler Lee     133     1-0     9
6. Henderson    121     1-0      7
7. Gilmer      115     1-0      8
8. John Tyler   107      0-1      2
9. Marshall     87      0-1      3
10. Van       86      1-0      10
11. Lindale    76      1-0      11
12. Kilgore    52      1-0      11
13. Chapel Hill  42      1-0      NR
14. Pine Tree   31      1-0      NR
15. Athens    17      1-0      NR
Others receiving votes: Jasper 14; Paris 9; Hallsville 3; Pittsburg 1; Center 2; Liberty-Eylau 1.
Dropped out: No. 13 Texas High; No. 14 Whitehouse; No. 15 Pittsburg.
CLASS 3A/2A/TAPPS
Team          Points   Record  Last week
1. Gladewater (7)Â Â 176Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â 3
2. Malakoff (5)Â Â Â Â 174Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â 4
3. Jefferson      166    1-0    6
4. Daingerfield (1)Â 139Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â 2
5. Atlanta       121    0-1    1
6. Diboll        99     1-0     9
7. Tenaha       97     1-0     8
8. Elysian Fields  93     1-0    11
9. San Augustine 67     1-0    15
10. Garrison    56     0-0    13
11. Tatum     55     0-1     5
12. Waskom    41     1-0     14
13. Alto       38     1-0     12
14. West Rusk  36     1-0     NR
15. New Diana  31    1-0     NR
Others receiving votes: Sabine 23; Tyler Grace Community 19; Mount Vernon 18; Corrigan-Camden 18; Grapeland 11; Troup 10; Bullard Brook Hill 8; Harmony 8; Joaquin 7, Carlisle 2; Edgewood 1, Hughes Springs 1.
Dropped out: No. 7 Harmony; No. 10 Troup; No. 15 Carlisle.