In this week’s Associated Press state polls, inactivity hurt two of the area teams.
Guyer moves down one spot in the Class 4A poll to No. 14 after a bye week. Lake Dallas, was No.18 last week but didn’t play last week. The voters rewarded the Falcons’ rest by dropping them from the rankings.
Argyle rolled over Kennedale in a blowout/snooze-fest, and the Eagles moved up and are tied for No.12 in the Class 3A polls.
Coppell, the last undefeated team in District 5-5A, is ranked No.9 in 5A. Guyer’s 5-4A foe, Wichita Falls Rider, made a big jump to No.6 and even received a highly unwarranted first-place vote.
Here is The Associated Press high school poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last week’s poll:
| Class 5A | |||
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Katy (13) | (3-0) | 221 | 2 |
| 2. Allen (5) | (4-0) | 212 | 3 |
| 3. DeSoto (5) | (4-0) | 193 | 4 |
| 4. Cibolo Steele | (4-0) | 166 | 5 |
| 5. Abilene | (4-0) | 128 | 6 |
| 6. Galena Park North Shore (1) | (4-0) | 119 | 7 |
| 7. Southlake Carroll | (2-1) | 74 | 8 |
| 8. Lake Travis | (3-1) | 71 | 1 |
| 9. Coppell | (4-0) | 48 | 10 |
| 10. Dallas Skyline | (2-1) | 35 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Hewitt Midway 12. 12, Smithson Valley 11. 13, Mesquite 8. 14, A&M Consolidated 7. 15, Colleyville Heritage 5. 16, Spring DeKaney 4. 17, Arlington Bowie 3. 18, Cypress Falls 2. 19, Longview 1.
| Class 4A | |||
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Pearland Dawson (18) | (3-0) | 232 | 1 |
| 2. Leander (5) | (4-0) | 221 | 2 |
| 3. Lancaster | (3-0) | 165 | 5 |
| 4. Tyler | (3-1) | 156 | 4 |
| 5. Aledo | (2-1) | 110 | 6 |
| 6. WF Rider (1) | (2-1) | 79 | 9 |
| 7. Angleton | (3-1) | 76 | 3 |
| 8. Nederland | (2-1) | 69 | 8 |
| 9. Dallas Highland Park | (2-1) | 51 | 10 |
| 10. Amarillo | (3-1) | 24 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Frisco Centennial 20. 11, Dayton 20. 13, Northside Brennan 16. 14, Denton Guyer 12. 14, CC Calallen 12. 16, Port Lavaca Calhoun 10. 17, Humble Summer Creek 8. 17, Rosenberg Terry 8. 19, Buda Hays 7. 20, Friendswood 6. 20, Cedar Park Vista Ridge 6. 22, Prosper 5. 23, Whitehouse 4. 24, Wolfforth Frenship 1. 24, Canyon Randall 1. 24, CC Flour Bluff 1.
| Class 3A | |||
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Navasota (21) | (4-0) | 237 | 1 |
| 2. Abilene Wylie (1) | (4-0) | 199 | 3 |
| 3. Stephenville (2) | (3-1) | 178 | 5 |
| 4. Alvarado | (4-0) | 177 | 4 |
| T5. Kilgore | (3-0) | 110 | 8 |
| T5. La Marque | (3-1) | 110 | 7 |
| 7. West Orange-Stark | (4-0) | 84 | 10 |
| 8. Carthage | (3-1) | 79 | 9 |
| 9. Waco La Vega | (3-1) | 56 | 2 |
| 10. Giddings | (4-0) | 35 | – |
Others receiving votes: 11, Shallowater 11. 12, El Campo 9. 12, Argyle 9. 14, Coldspring-Oakhurst 7. 15, Gilmer 5. 16, Henderson 4. 17, Geronimo Navarro 3. 17, Devine 3. 19, Sealy 2. 20, Melissa 1. 20, Big Spring 1.
| Class 2A | |||
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Refugio (21) | (4-0) | 237 | 1 |
| 2. Cameron Yoe (1) | (3-0) | 205 | 2 |
| 3. Newton (2) | (3-0) | 187 | 3 |
| 4. Tatum | (3-0) | 162 | 4 |
| 5. Cisco | (4-0) | 149 | 5 |
| 6. East Bernard | (4-0) | 116 | 6 |
| 7. Rogers | (4-0) | 84 | 9 |
| 8. New Boston | (4-0) | 78 | 10 |
| 9. Centerville | (3-0) | 25 | – |
| 10. Lexington | (2-2) | 19 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Hempstead 18. 12, Daingerfield 7. 12, Hallettsville 7. 14, Hughes Springs 6. 15, East Chambers 5. 16, Muleshoe 4. 16, Wall 4. 18, Troup 3. 19, Lago Vista 1. 19, Pottsboro 1. 19, Godley 1. 19, Arp 1.