AL.com Power 25: 7 AHSAA State Champions ranked in 2021 final poll
For the third consecutive season, Thompson won the Class 7A State Championship.
Additionally, for the third consecutive season, the Warriors finished No.1 in the AL.com Power 25 standings.
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Mark Freeman’s Warriors defeated Central-Phenix City 38-22 last week at Super 7 to once again clinch first place.
The seven AHSAA state champions made the latest Power 25, which ranks the best football teams in Alabama, regardless of their rank.
Here is the final poll:
25. (TIE) Madison Academy (12-2)
Total number of points: 10
Previous ranking: 25
Last match: Lost against No.25 Oneonta 28-24 in the semifinals of class 4A.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 18
25. (TIE) Oneonta (13-2)
Total number of points: 10
Previous ranking: 13
Last match: Lost to No.8 Vigor 52-14 in the Class 4A Championship match.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
23. (TIE) Piedmont (13-2)
Total number of points: 11
Previous ranking: 21
Last Game: Defeated Montgomery Academy 35-33 in Class 3A Championship game.
Power 25 preseason rank: tied for 19th
23. (TIE) Briarwood (10-2)
Total number of points: 11
Previous ranking: NR
Last game: loss to Clay-Chalkville 56-21 in the second round of class 6A.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 22
21. (TIE) Parker (11-2)
Total number of points: 12
Previous ranking: 19
Last Game: Lost to Fairview 44-27 in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
21. (TIE) Oak Mountain (7-5)
Total number of points: 12
Previous ranking: NR
Last game: Lost to No. 1 Thompson 45-7 in the Class 7A quarterfinals.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
20. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-3)
Total number of points: 17
Previous ranking: 17
Last game: loss to Hueytown, number 6, 44-16 in the semifinals of class 6A
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
19. Fairhope (9-2)
Total number of points: 24
Previous ranking: 23rd tied
Last game: Lost to Enterprise 35-10 in the first round of Class 7A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
18. Clarke County (13-2)
Total number of points: 25
Previous ranking: 22
Last game: Defeated Cleveland 49-41 in a Class 2A Championship game.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
15. (TIE) Fresh water (14-0)
Total number of points: 26
Previous ranking: 14
Last match: Defeated Wadley 40-16 in the Class 1A Championship match.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
15. (TIE) Theodore (10-2)
Total number of points: 26
Previous ranking: NR
Last match: lost to n ° 4 Central-Phenix City 77-41 in the quarter-finals of class 7A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 9
15. (TIE) Strong Spanish (10-2)
Total number of points: 26
Previous ranking: 18
Last match: Lost against Opelika 28-14 in the second round of class 6A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 6
14. Gardendale (10-3)
Total number of points: 27
Previous ranking: 15
Last game: Lost against Clay-Chalkville No. 2 50-44 in overtime in the quarterfinals of class 6A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
13. Catholic Montgomery (13-1)
Total number of points: 35
Previous ranking: 11
Last game: Lost to Montgomery Academy 10-7 in the class 3A semifinals.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 21
12. Saraland (10-3)
Total points: 39
Previous ranking: 12
Last game: loss to Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa No. 20 24-16 in the quarter-finals of Class 6A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
11. Pleasant Grove (12-2)
Total number of points: 42
Previous ranking: 8
Last Game: Lost to No.5 Pike Road 51-14 in the Class 5A Championship game.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 15
THE TOP 10 FINAL
Mountain Brook quarterback John Colvin throws a second quarter touchdown pass against Clay-Chalkville in a Class 6A semifinal playoff game in Mountain Brook, Ala on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Mark Almond | [email protected])
10. Mountain stream (12-2)
Total number of points: 48
Previous ranking: 9
Last match: Lost against Clay-Chalkville No. 2 24-18 in the semifinals of class 6A.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 23
Vigor players celebrate their victory over Oneonta for the AHSAA Super 7 Class 4A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, December 3, 2021. (Mark Almond | [email protected])
8. (TIE) Stamina (14-1)
Total number of points: 51
Previous ranking: 10
Last match: defeated No.25 Oneonta 52-14 in the Class 4A Championship match.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
Hewitt Trussville wide receiver Omari Kelly (3) carries the ball as he tries to get around Hoover cornerback Dale Miller (1) during the first half of a soccer match on Friday, October 1, 2021, in Hoover, Alabama (Photo / Butch Dill)AL.COM
8. (TIE) Hewitt-Trussville (9-3)
Total number of points: 51
Previous ranking: 16
Last game: Lost to No. 3 Hoover 24-23 in overtime in the second round of Class 7A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 2
Clyde Pittman of Auburn High School passes the ball during a high school football game in Auburn, Ala. On Friday, October 29, 2019 (Julie Bennett | [email protected])Julie Bennett | [email protected]
7. Auburn (10-2)
Total number of points: 58
Previous ranking: 5th tied
Last match: lost to n ° 4 Central-Phenix City 28-17 in the semifinals of class 7A.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 4
Andre Coleman of Hueytown carries the ball against Clay-Chalkville in the AHSAA Super 7 Class 6A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, December 3, 2021. (Mark Almond | [email protected])
6. Hueytown (13-2)
Total number of points: 59
Previous ranking: 5th tied
Last game: Lost to No. 2 Clay-Chalkville 46-42 in the Class 6A Championship game.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: NR
Pike Road coach Patrick Browning is drenched after beating Pleasant Grove in the AHSAA Super 7 Class 5A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, December 2, 2021. (Dennis Victory | [email protected])
5. Pike route (14-0)
Total number of points: 60
Previous ranking: 5th tied
Last Game: Defeated No.11 Pleasant Grove 51-14 in the Class 5A Championship game.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 10
Central-Phenix City coach Patrick Nix leads his team against Thompson in the AHSAA Super 7 Class 7A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 (Dennis Victory | [email protected])
4. Central-Phenix City (13-1)
Total number of points: 64
Previous ranking: 2
Last game: Lost to No.1 Thompson 38-22 in the Class 7A Championship game.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 8
Hoover Head Coach Josh Niblett at Jaguar Stadium in Hoover, Ala. On Friday, October 8, 2021. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
3. Vacuum cleaner (12-1)
Total number of points: 68
Previous ranking: 3
Last game: Lost to Thompson No. 1 35-10 in the Class 7A semifinals.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 3
Clay-Chalkville’s Jeremy Billingsley (left) and Clay-Chalkville’s Kevin Hurley celebrate victory over Hueytown in the AHSAA Super 7 Class 6A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, December 3, 2021 (Mark Almond | preps @ al.com)
2. Clay-Chalkville (15-0)
Total points: 69
Previous ranking: 4
Last Game: Defeated No. 6 Hueytown 46-42 in the Class 6A Championship game.
Power Preseason Rank 25: 11
Thompson’s Parker Mitchell (right) congratulates Ryan Peppins after his touchdown reception against Central-Phenix City in the AHSAA Super 7 Class 7A Championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. (Dennis Victory | preps @ al .com)
1. Thompson (13-1)
Total number of points: 75
Previous ranking: 1
Last game: Defeated No.4 Central-Phenix City 38-22 in the Class 7A Championship game.
Power 25 Preseason Rank: 1
Abandoned: Montgomery Academy, Fairview
Also receive votes: UMS-Wright (6), Hartselle (6), Fairview (4), Brantley (2), Montgomery Academy (1)
Pre-season ranked teams that did not participate in the final survey (pre-season ranking): Pinson Valley (4), St. Paul’s (7), Opelika (12), Fyffe (13), Gordo (14), Mars Hill (16), Guntersville (17), Handley (19), Daphne (T24), Lanett (T24).
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