Week 1 3A Poll: Gilmer Jumps to No. 1 and Carthage Falls After Upset Loss
Gilmer opened 2012 with an impressive 31-17 win against Atlanta, while Carthage fell at home 34-30 in an upset loss to Jacksonville to push the Buckeyes to the No. 1 spot in the ETSN.fm Week 1 3A poll.
Gilmer (1-0) travels to Plano Prestonwood Christian Academy, which routed Henderson 56-21, on Friday. That loss dropped Henderson (0-1) from fourth to sixth in this week's poll.
Carthage's loss sent the Bulldogs (0-1), ETSN.fm's preseason No. 1 team in 3A, to third behind Gilmer and new No. 2 Kilgore (1-0), which blew out Marshall 42-0 in the season opener. Palestine lost its season opener 24-23 in overtime to ranked foe Waco La Vega, but the Wildcats moved from sixth to fourth with the impressive showing.
Poll newcomer Gladewater (1-0) handled Daingerfield 31-14 on the road to spring from unranked to No. 5 in the Week 1 poll. Chapel Hill, the previous No. 5 team, fell to No. 7 after its 31-14 loss at Lindale.
Atlanta's loss to Gilmer, the third consecutive season-opening win against the Rabbits for the Buckeyes, sent Atlanta tumbling outside the Week 1 poll, but the final three spots remained the same: No. 8 Van (def. Pine Tree 41-28), No. 9 Jasper (def. Liberty 49-13), and No. 10 Rusk (def. Terrell, 47-6).
ETSN Week 1 3A Top 10
1. Gilmer (1-0) -- def. Atlanta, 31-17
- Preseason rank: No. 2
- This week: at Plano Prestonwood Christian Academy
2. Kilgore (1-0) -- def. Marshall, 42-0
- Preseason rank: No. 3
- This week: vs. Sweeny (6 p.m. Saturday, Crockett)
3. Carthage (0-1) -- lost to Jacksonville, 34-30
- Preseason rank: No. 3
- This week: vs. Lindale
4. Palestine (0-1) -- lost to Waco La Vega, 24-23 (OT)
- Preseason rank: No. 6
- This week: at Jacksonville
5. Gladewater (1-0) -- def. Daingerfield, 31-14
- Preseason rank: --
- This week: vs. Pittsburg
6. Henderson (0-1) -- lost to Plano Prestonwood Christian, 56-21
- Preseason rank: No. 4
- This week: at Nacogdoches
7. Chapel Hill (0-1) -- lost to Lindale, 31-14
- Preseason rank: No. 5
- This week: vs. Whitehouse (at TMF Rose Stadium, Tyler)
8. Van (1-0) -- def. Pine Tree, 41-28
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: at Hallsville
9. Jasper (1-0) -- def. Liberty, 49-13
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: vs. Orangefield
10. Rusk (1-0) -- def. Terrell, 47-6
- Preseason rank: Same
- This week: vs. Crockett
Newcomers: No. 5 Gladewater
Dropped out: No. 7 Atlanta (lost to Gilmer, 31-17)