SM-Tn Sports
After an impressive 42-0 Week 6 win at Northwest, Summit retained the No. 5 spot in this week’s Associated Press Class 5A statewide top 10 poll.
The Spartans, who moved to 5-1 (including a ‘COVID’ win over Overton in Week 5, return to Region 5-5A play Friday at Page. Summit won its only previous league contest, defeating Columbia Central 35-0 in Week 3, and is scheduled to follow its trip to Page (2-3, 0-1) with region games against Franklin County, Shelbyville and Lincoln County to close its slate.
In other area games this week involving AP Top 10 squads:
● Independence travels to No. 5 Brentwood (4-1, 1-0) in Region 6-6A play. The Bruins picked up a ‘COVID’ victory last week when Christ Presbyterian Academy was unavailable to play. Indy (4-1, 2-0) extended its winning streak to four straight with a 35-23 decision over visiting Hendersonville.
● Tullahoma (6-0, 2-0 Region 4-4A) maintained the No. 3 position in Class 4A poll after defeating Lincoln County 56-13, with Marshall County (5-1, 1-1) moving up to No. 4 following its 28-7 Week 6 win over previous No. 4 Springfield. The Tigers host league foe Lawrence County (3-3, 1-1) Friday, with the unbeaten Wildcats taking on visiting Nolensville (3-2, 2-0) in a pivotal region contest.
● In Class 2A, Lewis County (6-0, 2-0) continues at No. 3 after downing Hickman County 47-7. The Panthers travel Friday to Eagleville (2-4, 1-1) in Region 5-2A play.
● From Region 5-1A, Fayetteville (No. 3), Moore County (T-No. 5) and Cornersville (No. 9) remain ranked. The Tigers (5-1, 4-0), who defeated Richland 20-6 last week, are set to travel Friday to Cornersville (5-1, 2-0) after the Bulldogs’ non-region win at Middle Tennessee Christian. Moore County (5-1, 1-1) is idle this weekend.
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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 Sept. 28, 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 (9) 6-0 132 1
2. Maryville (4) 5-0 128 2
3. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (1) 5-0 105 3
4. McMinn Co. 5-0 98 4
5. Brentwood 4-1 85 5
6. Riverdale 5-1 69 6
7. Mt. Juliet 5-0 61 7
8. Science Hill 5-1 37 10
9. Ravenwood 3-3 22 8
10. Bradley Central 4-1 9 NR
Others receiving 12 or more points: none
Class 5A
1. Knoxville West (12) 6-0 138 1
2. Powell (2) 6-0 126 2
3. Knoxville Central 4-1 96 4
4. Beech 3-1 95 3
5. Summit 5-1 85 5
6. Rhea Co. 5-0 77 6
7. South Doyle 5-1 51 9
8. Henry Co. 4-2 47 7
9. Knoxville Carter 4-2 23 8
10. Tennessee 3-2 10 NR
(tie) David Crockett 4-2 10 NR
Others receiving 12 or more points: none
Class 4A
1. Elizabethton (12) 5-0 136 1
2. Hardin Co. (2) 6-0 125 2
3. Tullahoma 6-0 114 3
4. Marshall Co. 5-1 90 5
5. East Hamilton 4-1 71 6
6. Creek Wood 6-0 66 8
7. Springfield 5-1 49 4
8. Anderson Co. 4-2 45 7
9. Lexington 5-1 39 9
10. Sullivan South 5-0 34 10
Others receiving 12 or more points: none
Class 3A
1. Alcoa (12) 5-1 138 1
2. Covington (2) 6-0 128 2
3. Red Bank 4-0 107 3
4. Loudon 6-0 99 4
5. Milan 5-1 77 6
6. Westview 5-1 52 8
7. Claiborne Co. 5-0 51 9
8. Fairview 3-1 49 5
9. Pearl-Cohn 1-0 28 10
10. Kingston 4-1 21 7
Others receiving 12 or more points: Gatlinburg-Pittman 16
Class 2A
1. Peabody (12) 6-0 132 1
2. Meigs Co. (1) 6-0 125 2
3. Lewis Co. 6-0 109 3
4. Watertown 5-1 85 4
5. Bledsoe Co. 5-0 80 6
6. Marion Co. 3-0 69 5
7. South Greene 6-0 61 9
8. Hampton (1) 4-0 47 10
9. Trousdale Co. 4-2 38 7
10. McKenzie 3-2 14 8
Others receiving 12 or more points: none
Class 1A
1. South Pittsburg (13) 5-0 130 1
2. Copper Basin 6-0 109 3
3. Fayetteville 5-1 101 5
4. Coalfield 4-0 86 6
5. Greenfield 5-0 67 8
(tie) Moore Co. 5-1 67 7
7. Lake Co. 2-1 55 2
8. Huntingdon 4-2 50 4
9. Cornersville 5-1 45 9
10. Monterey 4-0 32 10
Others receiving 12 or more points: none
Division II-A
1. Davidson Acad. (13) 5-0 130 1
2. Donelson Chr. 5-0 106 4
3. Univ. School of Jackson 5-1 102 3
4. Jackson Chr. 6-0 101 5
5. The King’s Acad. (1) 5-1 85 2
Others receiving 12 or more points: Friendship Chr. 12
Division II-AA
1. Christ Presbyterian Acad. (11) 4-0 133 1
2. Christian Acad. of Knoxville (2) 6-0 116 2
3. Grace Chr.-Knoxville (1) 6-0 107 3
4. Lipscomb Acad. 3-2 83 5
5. Evangelical Chr. 3-2 39 4
Others receiving 12 or more points: Goodpasture 32; Lausanne 27
Division II-AAA
1. Brentwood Acad. (13) 6-0 138 1
2. McCallie 4-1 122 2
3. Baylor 3-0 108 3
4. Montgomery Bell Acad. (1) 3-0 98 4
5. Christian Brothers 4-1 81 5
Others receiving 12 or more points: none