Class 7A Region 3 Could Be State's Strongest Region

BIRMINGHAM, AL - There should be no questioning which region in Alabama's Class 7A is playing the best football right now. The Alabama Sports Writers Association weekly Top 10 poll includes five Region 3 teams, with one team falling out this week.

Vestavia Hills entered the Top 10 this week after knocking off Spain Park 28-21 Friday night, which dropped the Jags out of the poll. Mountain Brook defeated Tuscaloosa County 34-0, Hoover beat Thompson 45-26 in a battle of the two topped ranked 7A teams and Hewitt-Trussville outlasted Oak Mountain in a shootout 52-47.

The road does not get any easier for these teams this coming week, as Mountain Brook hosts Spain Park Friday night. The Spartans are 3-0 and coach Chris Yeager is inching closer to becoming the all-time winningest coach in Mountain Brook's history.

Hoover will travel to Hewitt-Trussville this weekend - with the Bucs facing another future University of Alabama quarterback in the Huskies Paul Tyson. Tyson accounted for five touchdowns in Hewitt-Trussville's shootout with Oak Mountain.

Thompson will play Oak Mountain this weekend, hoping to rebound from its loss to Hoover. The Warriors' QB Taulia Tagovailoa - also a Crimson Tide commit - racked up nearly 500 yards passing against a stout Hoover defense, and added four touchdowns to his stats.

The ASWA Class 7A rankings look like this coming into Week 4:

1. Hoover (27); 2-1; 351
2. Central-Phenix City (3); 3-0; 268
3. Thompson; 2-1; 229
4. Auburn; 3-0; 202
5. Hewitt-Trussville; 2-1; 168
6. McGill-Toolen; 2-1; 164
7. Lee-Montgomery; 3-0; 124
8. Mountain Brook; 3-0; 87
9. Bob Jones; 2-1; 41
10. Vestavia Hills; 2-0; 31

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