Week 4 5A/4A Poll: Longview Flexes Muscles + Whitehouse Climbs into Top 3
Longview and John Tyler held down the top two spots in the ETSN.fm Week 4 5A/4A Top 10, but a new No. 3 surfaced after Friday night's action.
Whitehouse improved to 4-0 with a 60-14 road rout of Marshall to move to No. 3 and jump past Lufkin (2-2), which fell from third to fourth following the Panthers' 45-14 home loss to rival Longview (3-1). The Lobos' third win in a row kept them at No. 1.
John Tyler (3-1) got a gutsy performance from quarterback Greg Ward to win 35-30 at Mesquite Horn and hold on to the No. 2 spot.
Hallsville (3-1) won its third consecutive game -- a 31-28 comeback victory against Lindale -- to move from sixth to fifth, while Sulphur Springs (2-2) bounced back from last week's loss to Whitehouse to beat Paris 42-19 and move from seventh to sixth.
Tyler Lee (1-3) got its first win of the season in a 23-7 decision against Texas High. Lee moved up two spots to No. 7, while the Tigers (1-2) slid from from seventh to ninth, one spot behind eighth-ranked Mount Pleasant (3-1), a 38-6 loser against Kilgore. Mount Pleasant fell three spots from last week's poll.
Jacksonville's third consecutive loss -- a 37-13 defeat against Henderson -- didn't cost the Tribe (1-3) in the regional rankings as the Indians held on to the No. 10 spot.
ETSN.fm Week 4 5A/4A Top 10
1. Longview (3-1) -- def. Lufkin, 45-14
Last week's rank: Same
This week: at Mesquite
2. John Tyler (3-1) -- def. Mesquite Horn, 35-30
Last week's rank: Same
This week: vs. Monterrey (Mex.) Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
3. Whitehouse (4-0) -- def. Marshall, 60-14
Last week: No. 4
This week: at Carthage
4. Lufkin (2-2) -- lost to Longview, 45-14
Last week: No. 3
This week: at College Station A&M Consolidated
5. Hallsville (3-1) -- def. Lindale, 31-28
Last week: No. 6
This week: vs. Nacogdoches
6. Sulphur Springs (2-2) -- def. Paris, 42-19
Last week: No. 7
This week: vs. Corsicana
7. Tyler Lee (1-3) -- def. Texas High, 23-7
Last week: No. 9
This week: vs. Mesquite Horn
8. Mount Pleasant (3-1) -- lost to Kilgore, 38-6
Last week: No. 5
This week: at Atlanta
9. Texas High (1-2) -- lost to Tyler Lee, 23-7
Last week: No. 7
This week: vs. Kennedale
10. Jacksonville (1-3) -- lost to Henderson, 37-13
Last week: Same
This week: vs. Marshall
Newcomers: None
Dropped out: None