Pinson Valley Remains No. 1, Huskies Fall To 6th In ASWA Poll

TRUSSVILLE, AL - After the most recent games in local high school football, some things changed, and others remained the same. What changed was that Hewitt-Trussville's 20-17 loss to Mountain Brook dropped the Huskies out of the top 5 in the most recent Alabama Sports Writers Association 7A rankings, but Pinson Valley and Clay-Chalkville held on to their spots in the 6A top 5.

Mountain Brook beat the second-ranked Hewitt-Trussville Huskies Friday night in front of a packed house in Trussville, thanks to a stifling defense that kept the high-powered Hewitt-Trussville offense at bay, allowing only 17 points and holding the Huskies star quarterback Paul Tyson to just 187 yards.

Auburn commit Ja’Varrius Johnson led Hewitt-Trussville with eight catches for 80 yards while Alabama commit Dazalin Worsham added six catches for 64 yards. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

Pinson Valley held on to its top ranking in 6A after a dazzling performance by quarterback Bo Nix in its 41-6 dismantling of Huffman. Nix tossed six TD passes and threw for 390 yards in the win.

Keyonteze Johnson had 175 receiving yards, including 25 on the game's first touchdown. Demarion Holloman and Ga'Quincy McKinstry each finished with two touchdowns and Geordan Pollard added a 46-yard scoring reception. Kenji Christian made the most of his 11 carries, finishing with 78 rushing yards.

Clay-Chalkville remained at No. 4 in the ASWA ranking after putting up a whopping 61 points on Pell City. Clay-Chalkville's Willie Miller completed 18-of-24 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns and added seven carries for 49 yards and another TD in the 61-0 victory.

HTHS plays Tuscaloosa County, Pinson Valley takes on Pell City and Clay-Chalkville faces Oxford in this weekend's games.

This week's ASWA rankings:

Class 7A:

1. Central-Phenix City (25); 8-0; 309

2. Thompson (1); 6-1; 215

3. Auburn; 7-0; 201

4. Hoover; 5-2; 176

5. Mountain Brook; 7-0; 174

6. Hewitt-Trussville; 6-2; 128

7. Austin; 6-1; 101

8. Theodore; 6-1; 90

9. McGill-Toolen; 5-2; 41

10. James Clemens; 5-2; 37

Class 6A:

1. Pinson Valley (23); 6-1; 303

2. Spanish Fort (1); 6-1; 215

3. Saraland (1); 8-0; 209

4. Clay-Chalkville; 6-1; 177

5. Hartselle (1); 7-0; 156

6. Oxford; 6-1; 125

7. Wetumpka; 7-1; 123

8. Homewood; 6-1; 69

9. Jackson-Olin; 7-0; 60

10. McAdory; 8-0; 22

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