Week 1 2A/1A Poll: Elysian Fields Moves Up Three Spots to No. 3
Elysian Fields jumped three spots into the top three of the ETSN.fm Week 1 2A/1A Top 10, while three newcomers made their debuts in the poll.
Elysian Fields (1-0) went from No. 6 to No. 3 following a 37-22 win against Corrigan-Camden. Winnsboro went from unranked to No. 7 after routing Harmony 33-0, and Alto (1-0) and Garrison -- two more previously unranked schools -- jumped into the top 10 at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively, following Alto's 51-28 win against Elkhart and Garrison's impressive 47-21 win vs. Hemphill.
The top two spots remained unchanged. No. 1 Tatum (1-0) notched a 41-21 win against Arp, which fell from fourth to fifth in this week's poll. Second-ranked Newton (1-0) pounded Class 3A opponent Bridge City 35-12 to hold on to the No. 2 slot.
After Elysian Fields at No. 3, there's fourth-ranked Daingerfield (0-1), which fell one spot following a 31-14 loss to Gladewater. New Boston got a huge performance from Memphis commit Damien Haskins, who touched the ball five times and scored five touchdowns in leading the Lions (1-0) to a 55-6 win against DeKalb that pushed New Boston up one spot to No. 6 in the poll.
Sandwiched between seventh-ranked Winnsboro and ninth-ranked Alto is No. 8 Hughes Springs (1-0), which held its spot after a 28-21 win against Clarksville.
Three teams dropped out of the poll. Crockett, which was ranked No. 5, lost 41-7 to Lexington, while San Augustine lost its No. 9 ranking following a 41-20 loss to Tyler Grace Community. Tenaha went from 10th to unranked after a 22-6 loss to Joaquin.
ETSN Week 1 2A/1A Top 10
1. Tatum (1-0) -- def. Arp, 41-21
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: at Winnsboro
2. Newton (1-0) -- def. Bridge City, 35-12
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: at Liberty
3. Elysian Fields (1-0) -- def. Corrigan-Camden, 37-22
- Preseason rank: No. 6
- This week: at Jefferson
4. Daingerfield (0-1) -- lost to Gladewater, 31-14
- Preseason rank: No. 3
- This week: at Atlanta
5. Arp (0-1) -- lost to Tatum, 41-21
- Preseason rank: No. 4
- This week: vs. Paul Pewitt
6. New Boston (1-0) -- def. DeKalb, 55-6
- Preseason rank: No. 7
- This week: vs. Pleasant Grove
7. Winnsboro (1-0) -- def. Harmony, 33-0
- Preseason rank: --
- This week: vs. Tatum
8. Hughes Springs (1-0) -- def. Clarksville, 28-21
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: vs. Hooks
9. Alto (1-0) -- def. Elkhart, 51-28
- Preseason rank: --
- This week: at Groveton
10. Garrison (1-0) -- def. Hemphill, 47-21
- Preseason rank: --
- This week: at Tenaha
Newcomers: No. 7 Winnsboro, No. 9 Alto, No. 10 Garrison
Dropped out: No. 5 Crockett (lost to Lexington, 41-7); No. 9 San Augustine (lost to Tyler Grace Community, 41-20); No. 10 Tenaha (lost to Joaquin, 22-6)