Eagles crack Class 2A Top 10; Spartans continue at No. 2

Sm-TN Sports

Summit continues to hold the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press Class 5A statewide Top 10 poll, with Summertown breaking into the Class 2A rankings this week to lead a number of area teams.

The Spartans improved to 2-0 with Saturday’s 28-7 win over visiting Spring Hill. They open Region 5-5A play Friday at unbeaten Columbia Central.

Summertown also moved to 2-0 last week, defeating Wayne County 26-6. The Eagles travel Friday to Collinwood (1-1).

In Class 4A, Marshall County moved up two spots to No. 3 following a 24-6 win at Lincoln County in the Tigers’ season opener. Marshall County faces visiting sixth-ranked Tullahoma – up two spots after moving to 2-0 with a 42-13 Coffee Pot win last week over Coffee County – in Lewisburg as both open Region 4-4A play.

Giles County slipped from seventh to ninth in Class 3A after a rain-shortened contest at Hendersonville was declared a no-contest. The Bobcats (0-1) are idle this week.

Lewis County moved up two spots to No. 5 in Class 2A following a 42-0 win over Cheatham County, the Panthers’ second in as many outings. Community visits Lewis County in Region 5-2A play Friday. Forrest, meanwhile, fell out of the Class 2A Top 10 with its loss at Portland but is the only team listed among others receiving votes. The 1-1 Rockets open league play Friday against visiting Eagleville.

Cornersville (2-0) went from fourth to second in Class 1A after its 35-13 win over Eagleville, while Fayetteville (1-1) held on to its No. 5 spot with a 41-16 win over visiting Zion Christian. Cornersville hosts Moore County in the Region 5-1A opener for both Friday, with Fayetteville traveling to Huntland – also receiving Top 10 votes, as is Moore County – in a league matchup.

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The top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and the top five teams in each of the state’s three Division II financial aid classifications as selected by Tennessee Associated Press-member sportswriters and broadcasters follow (first-place votes in parentheses, records through Aug. 31, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote and previous ranking):

Class 6A

1. Oakland (11)                               1-0     146  1
2. Maryville (4)                                1-0     139  2
3. Ravenwood                                 2-0     118  4
4. McMinn Co.                                 2-0     90   6
5. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett       2-0     85   7
6. Brentwood                                  1-1     81   3
7. Whitehaven                                0-0     35   9
8. Farragut                                        1-1     27   8
9. Riverdale                                      1-1     21   NR
10. Houston                                     0-2     18   5
Others receiving 12 points or more: Cane Ridge 17; Mt. Juliet 13; Bradley Central 13; Cookeville 12

Class 5A

1. Knoxville Central (15)               2-0     150  1
2. Summit                                         2-0     133  2
3. Knoxville West                            2-0     121  4
4. Powell                                                           2-0     98   6
5. Oak Ridge                                    1-1     75   3
6. Gallatin                                                         2-0     74   7
7. Beech                                                            1-1     57   8
8. Rhea Co.                                       2-0     49   9
9. Henry Co.                                     1-1     37   5
10. Dyer Co.                                     2-0     14   NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: none

Class 4A

1. Elizabethton (15)                        2-0     150  1
2. Hardin Co.                                    2-0     131  3
3. Marshall Co.                                1-0     106  5
4. Anderson Co.                              1-1     98   2
5. East Hamilton                             2-0     88   7
6. Tullahoma                                    2-0     72   8
7. Greeneville                                  0-1     67   4
8. Springfield                                   1-0     47   9
9. Lexington                                     2-0     38   10
10. Haywood                                    0-2     21   6
Others receiving 12 points or more: none

Class 3A

1. Alcoa (15)                                     2-0     150  1
2. Covington                                    2-0     132  3
3. Red Bank                                      2-0     114  4
4. Loudon                                         2-0     98   5
5. Fairview                                        1-0     85   6
6. Pearl-Cohn                                   0-0     59   2
7. Westview                                     2-0     48   T9
8. Milan                                             1-1     43   8
9. Giles Co.                                        0-1     25   7
10. East Nashville                           0-0     18   T9
Others receiving 12 points or more: Brainerd 15

Class 2A

1. Peabody (15)                              2-0     150  1
2. Meigs Co.                                     2-0     134  2
3. Trousdale Co.                              1-1     108  3
4. Tyner Acad.                                 1-0     99   5
5. Lewis Co.                                      2-0     89   7
6. Watertown                                  1-1     60   4
7. McKenzie                                     2-0     59   8
8. Adamsville                                   1-1     35   6
9. Marion Co.                                   2-0     25   NR
10. Summertown                           2-0     21   NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: Forrest 19

Class 1A

1. South Pittsburg (13)                  2-0     146  1
2. Cornersville                                 2-0     116  4
3. Lake Co. (1)                                                  0-0     108  2
4. Huntingdon                                 1-1     107  3
5. Fayetteville (1)                            1-1     92   5
6. Copper Basin                               2-0     74   7
7. Coalfield                                       1-0     57   8
8. Oliver Springs                              0-2     24   6
9. Greenfield                                    2-0     23   NR
10. Freedom Prep                          0-0     22   10
Others receiving 12 points or more: Moore Co. 17; Huntland 12

Division II-A

1. Davidson Acad. (14)                  1-0     149  1
2. Univ. School of Jackson (1)      2-0     136  2
3. The King’s Acad.                         1-0     117  4
4. Friendship Chr.                            1-1     55   3
5. Nashville Chr.                                0-2     44   5
Others receiving 12 points: Donelson Chr. 34; Jackson Chr. 26; Fayette Acad. 25; Middle Tenn. Chr. 14

Division II-AA

1. Evangelical Chr. (12)                   1-0     138  1
2. Christ Presbyterian Acad. (2) 1-0     123  2
3. Grace Chr.-Knoxville                 2-0     101  4
4. Boyd Buchanan                           0-0     88   3
5. Christian Acad. of Knoxville     2-0     42   NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: Lipscomb Acad. 32; Goodpasture 12

Division II-AAA

1. McCallie (9)                                 2-0     133  1
2. Brentwood Acad. (3)                 2-0     121  3
3. Christian Brothers                     2-0     91   5
(tie) Montgomery Bell Acad. (1) 0-0     91   2
5. Baylor (1)                                     0-0     66   4
Others receiving 12 points or more: Briarcrest 27; Knoxville Catholic 13; Pope John Paul II 12

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