McKenzie Remains Atop TSWA Class A Poll

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 5 on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com.

McKenzie remains in first place in Class A, claiming all of the first-place votes for the first time. Gordonsville had received at least one first-place vote each prior week, but suffered their first loss last week.

Huntingdon holds steady at seventh in Class 2A, but a highly-anticipated region contest against Milan (tied for fourth) Friday could shake things up.

Westview gained sole possession of fourth place in Class 3A after sharing the rank with an idle Meigs County last week.

Top ten 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 (5-0) – 140 (14)
2. Whitwell (5-0) – 120
3. Coalfield (5-0) – 109
4. Gordonsville (4-1) – 94
5. Oliver Springs (4-1) – 76
6. Halls (5-0) – 66
7. Chattanooga Prep (4-1) – 50
8. Union City (3-2) – 31
9. South Pittsburg (3-2) – 27
10. South Fulton (4-1) – 20
Others receiving votes: MASE 16, Houston County 9, Clay County 4, Richland 4, Cosby 2, Greenfield 1, North Greene 1

Class 2A
1. East Robertson (5-0) – 140 (14)
2. Decatur County Riverside (4-1) – 112
3. Fairley (4-0) – 93
t4. Marion County (4-1) – 77
t4. Milan (4-1) – 77
6. Jackson Central-Merry (4-0) – 76
7. Huntingdon (3-1) – 64
8. Mt. Pleasant (5-0) – 54
9. Bledsoe County (4-1) – 24
10. Forrest (4-1) – 15

Class 3A
1. Alcoa (3-1) – 139 (13)
2. East Nashville (5-0) – 126 (1)
3. Covington (5-0) – 110
4. Westview (5-0) – 101
5. Unicoi County (3-0) – 71
6. Sequatchie County (3-1) – 62
7. Meigs County (3-0) – 53
8. Johnson County (4-0) – 49
9. McMinn Central (4-1) – 24
10. Pigeon Forge (4-1) – 16