McKenzie Still Ranked Number 1 in State Poll

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 8 on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote.

Class A
1. McKenzie (8-0) – 120 (12)
2. Coalfield (7-1) – 101
3. Oliver Springs (7-1) – 90
4. Halls (7-0) – 81
5. Chattanooga Prep (6-1) – 58
6. Whitwell (6-2) – 48
7. Union City (5-2) – 44
8. MASE (5-1) – 33
9. Gordonsville (6-2) – 26
10. South Pittsburg (5-2) – 20
Others receiving votes: Cosby 11, Richland 10, Clay County 8, Middle College 6, South Fulton 4

Class 2A
1. Fairley (6-0) – 114 (9)
2. Milan (6-1) – 102 (1)
3. East Robertson (7-1) – 95 (1)
4. Westmoreland (6-1) – 70 (1)
5. Bledsoe County (7-1) – 68
6. Huntingdon (5-2) – 61
7. Jackson Central-Merry (6-1) – 37
8. Decatur County Riverside (5-2) – 33
9. Marion County (6-2) – 26
10. East Hickman (6-1) – 24
Others receiving votes: York Institute 19, South Greene 8, Memphis Business 3

Class 3A
1. Alcoa (4-1) – 118 (11)
2. Covington (7-0) – 107 (1)
3. Westview (8-0) – 99
4. Johnson County (7-0) – 71
5. Sequatchie County (7-1) – 69
6. East Nashville (6-2) – 47
7. Unicoi County (5-1) – 45
8. Bolton (6-1) – 43
9. Gatlinburg-Pittman (5-2) – 23
10. Meigs County (5-2) – 19
Others receiving votes: Pigeon Forge 13, White House Heritage 5, Memphis East 1

Class 4A
1. Upperman (7-0) – 109 (10)
2. Anderson County (6-0) – 93
3. Marshall County (8-0) – 83
4. Haywood (6-1) – 71
5. Greeneville (5-2) – 60 (1)
6. Loudon (8-0) – 52
7. Pearl-Cohn (5-2) – 47
8. Gibbs (7-0) – 37
9. Dyer County (6-1) – 30
10. Soddy Daisy (7-1) – 12
Others receiving votes: Elizabethton 5, White County 2, DeKalb County 2, Macon County 2