Huskies Climb To No. 2 In ASWA Rankings

TRUSSVILLE, AL - Winning has its rewards, as the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies have learned after their impressive 52-24 win over then-top-ranked Hoover Friday night. The victory propelled the Huskies to the No. 2 ranking in the Alabama Sports Writers Association 7A rankings.

Hoover, which started the season at No. 1, fell to No. 2 after a loss to St. John's (Washington, DC), but had regained the top spot after defeating Thompson. Now, for the third time in three weeks, a new No. 1 has been named by the ASWA. Central-Phenix City claims the No. 1 rankign this week, with Hewitt-Trussville ranked second. Hoover fell to fifth.

In 6A rankings, Pinson Valley's 28-21 win over Clay-Chalkville placed the Indians at No. 3 in the ASWA poll. Pinson Valley received three first-place votes. Clay-Chalkville fell from No. 4 to No. 6.

Here are the 7A and 6A rankings released this week by the ASWA:

Class 7A

1. Central-Phenix City (24); 4-0
2. Hewitt-Trussville (6); 3-1
3. Thompson; 3-1
4. Auburn; 4-0
5. Hoover; 2-2
6. McGill-Toolen; 3-1
7. Mountain Brook; 4-0;
8. Vestavia Hills; 3-0
9. Lee-Montgomery; 3-1
10. Austin; 3-1

Class 6A

1. Wetumpka (22); 4-0
2. Oxford (5); 4-0
3. Pinson Valley (3); 3-1
4. Spanish Fort; 3-1
5. Saraland; 4-0
6. Clay-Chalkville; 3-1
7. Hartselle; 4-0
8. Homewood; 3-1
9. Jackson-Olin; 4-0
10. St. Paul's; 3-1

Photo submitted by Paul Tyson