DFW Polls

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CLASS 5A
On the rise: No. 16 Plano East moved up two spots after its 41-38 overtime win over then-No. 16 Flower Mound. Through four games, Plano East has outscored District 8-5A opponents 114-59.
School Record Points Prev.
1. SL Carroll (10) 7-0 200 1
2. Euless Trinity 7-0 189 2
3. Carter 7-0 181 3
4. Plano 7-0 170 4
5. Rich. Berkner 7-0 158 5
6. S. Grand Prairie 7-0 147 7
7. Irv. MacArthur 7-0 143 6
8. Garland 5-2 132 8
9. Mans. Summit 6-1 115 10
10. Denton Ryan 5-2 113 9
11. Rowlett 6-1 102 12
12. Allen 5-2 88 14
13. North Crowley 6-1 73 15
14. Irving 4-3 63 11
15. Coll. Heritage 5-2 58 17
16. Plano East 4-3 52 18
17. Arlington 5-2 39 13
18. Flower Mound 5-2 32 16
19. Mesquite 4-3 23 19
20. FM Marcus 4-3 16 20

CLASS 4A
On the rise: No. 18 West Mesquite returned to the Top 20 after beating then-No. 16 Mesquite Poteet, 21-19. West Mesquite is averaging 297.6 yards per game, while giving up 210.3.
School Record Points Prev.
1. Highland Park (10) 7-0 200 1
2. Ennis 6-1 190 2
3. Woodrow Wilson 7-0 178 4
4. Kimball 6-1 166 5
5. Hebron 7-0 165 3
6. Wylie 6-1 145 7
7. Terrell 6-1 145 6
8. Corsicana 5-2 124 9
9. Lincoln 4-3 119 8
10. Arl. Seguin 5-2 116 10
11. Waxahachie 4-3 96 11
12. FW Western Hills 7-0 91 13
13. Hillcrest 5-2 70 15
14. Lancaster 5-2 68 14
15. Birdville 5-2 68 12
16. McKinney North 5-2 47 18
17. Everman 5-2 43 17
18. West Mesquite 5-2 22 NR
19. Frisco 5-2 22 19
20. Mes. Poteet 4-3 12 16
Dropped out: No. 20 Midlothian

CLASS 3A-OTHERS
School Record Points Prev.
1. Gainesville (8) 7-0 98 1
2. Celina (2) 6-0 91 2
3. Madison 6-1 81 3
4. Kaufman 5-1 69 4
5. Prosper 5-2 54 5
6. Kennedale 6-1 52 6
7. Argyle 5-2 43 7
8. Little Elm 5-2 31 8
9. Italy 5-2 19 9
10. Royse City 4-3 11 10

LARGE PRIVATE SCHOOLS
School Record Points Prev.
1. St. Mark's (10) 7-0 50 1
2. Denton Liberty Christian 7-0 40 2
3. Arlington Grace Prep 5-1 28 3
4. Bishop Lynch 5-3 22 4
5. FW Nolan 5-2 10 5

SMALL PRIVATE SCHOOLS
School Record Points Prev.
1. Plano Prestonwood (10) 8-0 50 1
2. Irving Cistercian 7-0 40 2
3. Carrollton American Heritage 6-1 28 3
4. Episcopal Dallas 6-1 22 4
5. Colleyville Covenant 6-1 5 5

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CLASS 5A
Rk., School Rec Pts Pvs
1. Southlake Carroll (20) 7-0 200 1
2. Spring Westfield 5-0 161 3
3. Longview 8-0 150 2
4. Lufkin 6-0 138 4
5. Euless Trinity 7-0 127 5
6. Katy 6-0 107 6
7. Abilene 7-0 77 7
8. Copperas Cove 7-0 49 8
9. Carter 7-0 36 9
10. Schertz Clemens 7-0 26 10
Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes: Galena Park North Shore 13, Leander 7, Plano 5, Smithson Valley 4.
How Staff Writer Tim MacMahon voted: 1. Southlake Carroll, 2. Longview, 3. Spring Westfield, 4. Lufkin, 5. Katy, 6. Euless Trinity, 7. Abilene, 8. Copperas Cove, 9. Carter, 10. Schertz Clemens.

CLASS 4A
Rk., School Rec Pts Pvs
1. La Marque (16) 6-0 194 1
2. Highland Park (3) 7-0 181 2
3. Stephenville (1) 7-0 156 3
4. Brenham 7-0 139 4
5. Marshall 6-1 100 6
6. Texarkana Texas High 6-1 81 7
7. Austin Lake Travis 7-0 66 8
8. Ennis 6-1 59 9
9. Kilgore 6-1 30 10
10. Plainview 7-0 26 NR
Dropped out: Wolfforth Frenship (5)
Others receiving votes: Corpus Christi Calallen 21, Wolfforth Frenship 17, Hebron 10, Rosenberg Terry 10, Klein Oak 5, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 2, Pflugerville Connally 1, El Paso Riverside 1, Woodrow Wilson 1.
How Staff Writer Tim MacMahon voted: 1.LaMarque, 2. Highland Park, 3. Stephenville, 4. Ennis, 5. Marshall, 6. Kilgore, 7. Brenham, 8. Texarkana Texas High, 9. Austin Lake Travis, 10. Woodrow Wilson.

CLASS 3A
Rk., School Rec Pts Pvs
1. Cuero (17) 6-0 196 1
2. W. Orange-Stark (2) 6-0 179 2
3. Cameron Yoe 7-0 153 4
4. Tatum (1) 6-0 126 5
5. Wimberley 7-0 110 6
6. Sinton 7-0 82 7
7. Gainesville 6-0 77 8
8. Abilene Wylie 7-1 61 9
9. Sweetwater 7-1 51 10
10. Snyder 7-1 22 3
Dropped out: none.
Others receiving votes: Giddings 14, Bellville 8, Gilmer 6, Monahans 5, Marlin 4, Bridge City 4, Mount Belvieu Barbers Hill 1, Madison 1.
How Staff Writer Tim MacMahon voted: 1. West Orange-Stark 2. Cuero, 3. Sinton, 4. Gainesville, 5. Tatum, 6. Cameron Yoe, 7. Wimberley, 8, Sweetwater, 9. Abilene Wylie, 10. Madison.

CLASS 2A
Rk., School Rec Pts Pvs
1. Celina (12) 7-0 190 1
2. Newton (7) 4-0 187 2
3. Omaha Pewitt (1) 8-0 161 3
4. Canadian 7-0 135 4
5. Crawford 7-0 111 5
6. Wall 7-0 78 7
7. Brookshire-Royal 5-1 62 6
8. Mart 6-1 61 8
9. Crane 6-1 42 9
10. Bangs 7-0 17 -
Dropped out: Alto (10).
Others receiving votes: Alto 16, Sonora 12, Kerens 9, Whitewright 6, Bruceville-Eddy 5, Post 4, Sanford-Fritch 1, Early 1, Colorado City 1, Lexington 1.
How Staff Writer Tim MacMahon voted: 1.Celina, 2. Newton, 3. Omaha Pewitt, 4. Brookshire-Royal, 5. Canadian, 6. Crane, 7. Mart, 8. Crawford, 9. Wall, 10. Colorado City.

CLASS A
Rk., School Rec Pts Pvs
1. Chilton (16) 7-0 195 1
2. Windthorst (3) 7-0 181 3
3. Goldthwaite (1) 7-0 154 4
4. New Deal 7-1 120 5
5. Haskell 7-0 93 6
6. Roscoe 7-0 77 7
7. Bremond 6-1 68 8
8. Big Sandy 6-1 65 2
9. Gruver 7-0 47 10
10. Normangee 6-1 25 9
Dropped out: No. 8 Stratford
Others receiving votes: McCamey 22, Nazareth 17, Harleton 12, Joaquin 12, Sunray 4, Stratford 3, Wink 3, Iola 2.
How Staff Writer Tim MacMahon voted: 1. Windthorst, 2. Chilton, 3. Goldthwaite, 4. New Deal, 5. Haskell, 6. Bremond, 7. Roscoe, 8. Big Sandy, 9.Gruver, 10. McCamey.

NATIONAL PREP
Compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and Southwest Top 10 follow with records through Sunday:
NATIONAL
Rk. School Rec.
1. Southlake Carroll 7-0
2. Mission Viejo 6-0
3. Lakeland, Fla. 8-0
4. Bellevue, Wash. 6-0
5. Springdale, Ark. 7-0
6. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 6-0
7. Charlotte, N.C., Independence 7-0
8. Longview 7-0
9. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County 8-0
10. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 7-0
11. Cleveland Glenville 8-0
12. Virginia Beach, Va., Landstown 7-0
13. Joliet, Ill., Catholic 8-0
14. Spring Westfield 5-0
15. Cincinnati St. Xavier 8-0
16. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton 7-0
17. Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East 8-0
18. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco 5-0
19. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn 6-0
20. Baltimore Gilman 6-0
21. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale 8-0
22. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame 6-0
23. Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt 7-0
24. Ventura Calif., St. Bonaventure, Pa. 6-0
25. Warner Robins, Ga. 8-0

SOUTHWEST
Rk., School Rec.
1. Southlake Carroll 7-0
2. Springdale, Ark 7-0
3. Longview 8-0
4. Spring Westfield 5-0
5. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton 7-0
6. Euless Trinity 7-0
7. Lufkin 6-0
8. La Marque 6-0
9. Abilene 7-0
10. Tulsa, Okla., Union 6-1

[JR2004]

I don't know what's been going on at the DMN this year, but they've been unusually nice to Madison in their coverage. I figured it was McMahon who was giving Madison their only weekly top 10 vote. Their coverage of Madison hasn't been kind to say the least in recent years. That article earlier this year where the DMN quoted a gang member who said he attended Madison when he had been thrown out of school long before the article was written was one glaring example of how they cover the school.

The last few months have brought some welcome change in how Madison is perceived in the local media. They quit propogating the myth that the school is a war zone and that good things are actually going on at Madison. Aside from that short-lived smear campaign in early August when Hutch kids were featured on every local station trashing Madison calling the school everything short of a prison, the coverage has been good. The local high school show on Sunday night on ABC even had them on there a few weeks back. That was just absolutely shocking to see any of the TV stations in Dallas want anything to do with Madison.