2 weeks Ago By Brandon Ogden
The voting results are in. Not for the presidential election but for the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 after 10 weeks of the regular season. Texas High (6A/5A/4A) and Malakoff (3A/2A/TAPPS) were elected for repeat terms atop the rankings.
Texas High received nine first-place votes and 205 points. The Tigers were followed in 6A/5A/4A by Carthage (197), Longview (163), Pine Tree (158) and Kilgore (157) in the top five. Carthage received three first-place votes, and Longview and Lufkin each got one first-place vote.
Athens was a newcomer to the big-school rankings. Malakoff was a unanimous pick at No. 1 again, and the rest of the top five of 3A/2A/TAPPS remained the same with New Diana, Jefferson, Palestine Westwood and Winnsboro.
DeKalb joined the small-school rankings in a tie for the No. 15 spot with Shelbyville. Notable games this week are No.
1 Malakoff at No. 5 Winnsboro, No. 8 Van at No.
7 Pleasant Grove, No. 12 Canton at Sunnyvale and Tatum at No. 3 Jefferson.
Voters in the poll were Phil Hicks and Brandon Ogden of the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jack Stallard and Thomas Bingham of the Longview News-Journal, Ryan Silapan of the Panola Watchman, Lauren Rosenberg of the Marshall News Messenger, Nathan Hague and John Krueger of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Edwin Quarles of the Lufkin Daily News, Jay Neal of the Jacksonville Progress, Serenity Douglas and Reagan Roy of CBS 19, Harlen the Sports Guy of the Friday Night Scoreboard Show and Bret Swinney of the Northeast Texas Sports Network/NETSN. #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 6A/5A/4A Team Pts. Rec.
LW 1. Texas High (9) 205 9-0 1 2. Carthage (3) 197 8-1 2 3.
Longview (1) 163 7-2 5 4. Pine Tree 158 8-1 4 5. Kilgore 157 7-2 3 6.
Lufkin (1) 154 8-1 6 7. Pleasant Grove 126 7-2 7 8. Van 105 7-2 9 9.
Gilmer 91 6-3 11 10. Sulphur Springs 75 8-1 12 11. Chapel Hill 74 7-3 13 12.
Canton 51 8-1 14 13. Marshall 42 7-2 15 14. Athens 32 7-2 NR 15.
Center 19 7-2 8 Others receiving votes: Henderson 18. Dropped out: No. 10 Henderson.
3A/2A/TAPPS Team Pts. Rec. LW 1.
Malakoff (14) 210 9-0 1 2. New Diana 192 9-0 2 3. Jefferson 180 9-0 3 4.
Westwood 162 9-0 4 5. Winnsboro 151 8-1 5 6. Grand Saline 140 9-0 6 7.
Beckville 118 8-1 8 8. Lovelady 90 7-2 10 9. Waskom 88 7-2 11 10.
Liberty-Eylau 87 7-2 7 11. Honey Grove 65 8-1 12 12. Mildred 59 9-0 13 13.
Atlanta 39 7-3 14 14. Garrison 30 7-2 14 T15. DeKalb 17 8-1 NR T15.
Shelbyville 17 7-2 9 Others receiving votes: Grapeland 12; Overton 8; Tatum 6; Troup 6; Arp 1. Dropped out: None..
