ETSN.fm 2013 Week 9 Class 5A/4A Poll: Texas High Ascends to No. 4

A five-game winning streak and another District 14-4A blowout win pushed Texas High to No. 4 in the ETSN.fm Week 9 East Texas Class 5A/4A Poll.

The Tigers, whose only loss came by a single point (38-37 vs. Tyler Lee), beat Mount Pleasant 51-15 on Friday. That result, coupled with Nacogdoches' 43-21 loss to Whitehouse, moved Texas High to No. 4, the Tigers' highest-ranking of the season in the ETSN.fm weekly 5A/4A poll.

Sulphur Springs and Hallsville switched spots to No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, following the Wildcats' 65-38 win against the Bobcats.

ETSN.fm East Texas Week 9 Class 5A/4A Poll

1. Longview (7-1) — def. North Mesquite, 37-22

• Last week’s rank: Same
• This week: vs. Tyler Lee (7:30 p.m Thursday)

2. Whitehouse (8-0) — def. Nacogdoches, 43-21

• Last week’s rank: Same
• This week: at Corsicana

3. John Tyler (6-2) — def. Jacksonville, 43-30

• Last week’s rank: Same
• This week: vs. Jacksonville

4. Texas High (7-1) — def. Mount Pleasant, 51-15

• Last week’s rank: No. 5
• This week: at Marshall

5. Nacogdoches (6-2) — lost to Whitehouse, 43-21

• Last week’s rank: No. 4
• This week: at John Tyler

6. Tyler Lee (4-4) — def. Mesquite, 61-54

• Last week’s rank: Same
• This week: at Longview (7:30 p.m. Thursday)

7. Lufkin (3-5) — def. The Woodlands College Park, 34-14

• Last week’s rank: No. 8
• This week: vs. Conroe Oak Ridge

8. Sulphur Springs (5-3) — def. Hallsville, 65-38

• Last week’s rank: No. 9
• This week: at Pine Tree

9. Hallsville (5-3) — lost to Sulphur Springs, 65-38

• Last week’s rank: No. 8
• This week: vs. Mount Pleasant

10. Marshall (3-5) — def. Pine Tree, 45-42

• Last week’s rank: Unranked
• This week: vs. Texas High

Newcomers: None
Dropped out: None