Story By Cinthia Rico Pisgah begins the 2022 season among the top in its classification in the annual preseason rankings. The Eagles posted at No. 9 in Class 2A in this week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association High School Football Preseason Poll, released Sunday. Pisgah was the lone Jackson County team to crack the preseason top 10, and the only team to receive top-10 votes. Last season the Eagles captured the Region 7 title and the No. 1 seed in the Class 2A playoffs. It was their first region championship since 2003. Pisgah closed its 2021 season with a 7-4 overall record, a 5-1 Class 2A, Region 7 record, and a postseason appearance in the opening round of playoffs, where they fell to Sulligent 52-38. Kicking off the 2022 season, the Eagles travel to Lexington on Friday, Aug. 26, then make their way to Sand Rock on Friday, Sept. 2. The complete ASWA preseason rankings, with first-place votes, last year’s win-loss record and total poll points (*–team played in a different classification last year) are as follows: CLASS 4A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
Anniston; 5-5; 44 Others receiving votes: Randolph (10-2) 26, T.R. Miller* (10-3) 21, Cherokee County (7-4) 18, American Christian (11-2) 13, Priceville (10-2) 12, Bayside Academy* (9-3) 11, Brooks (12-1) 11, Good Hope (9-4) 7, Orange Beach* (9-2) 5. CLASS 3A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
Piedmont (21); 13-2; 252
Gordo*; 9-3; 112
Mars Hill Bible*; 10-4; 106
Opp; 9-3; 100
Alabama Christian*; 7-4; 87
St. James*; 10-2; 86
Mobile Christian*; 5-6; 85
Hillcrest-Evergreen; 7-6; 83
Winfield; 12-1; 69
Madison Academy; 12-2; 68 Others receiving votes: Saks (12-2) 44, Flomaton (6-4) 23, Ohatchee (9-3) 21, Straughn (7-4) 20, Houston Academy (6-5) 12, Walter Wellborn (5-5) 9, Excel (6-4) 6, Lauderdale County (10-2) 6, Sylvania (8-3) 6, Geraldine (7-4) 2. CLASS 2A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
Fyffe* (14); 10-2; 230
Clarke County (6); 13-2; 202
Lanett; 10-3; 143
Ariton; 10-2; 142
Highland Home (1); 8-6; 115
B.B. Comer; 10-3; 75
Aliceville; 8-4; 69
G.W. Long; 8-2; 53
Pisgah; 7-4; 52
Cleveland; 12-3; 44 Others receiving votes: Wicksburg* (7-4) 31, Tanner (8-4) 26, J.U. Blacksher (4-7) 13, Sand Rock (7-4) 2. CLASS 1A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts
Brantley (7); 12-1; 170
Spring Garden* (3); 12-1; 167
Sweet Water (6); 14-0; 153
Leroy* (3); 2-8; 151
Wadley (1); 13-2; 129
Elba*; 10-2; 108
Pickens County; 11-3; 107
Decatur Heritage; 10-3; 63
Linden (1); 5-5; 56
Cedar Bluff; 6-5; 27 Others receiving votes: Valley Head (5-6) 23, Kinston (8-4) 18, Millry (8-4) 12, Maplesville (11-2) 8, Hackleburg (6-5) 3, Keith (10-2) 2.
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