Alabama high school football rankings: Four new teams each jump at least 10 spots

Thompson remains at No. 1 with a resounding win at No. 4 Hewitt-Trussville.

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Four teams — Central (Phenix City), Gardendale, Gadsden City (Gadsden) and Eufaula — all made monumental leaps to join the Alabama MaxPreps 25 football rankings this week.

Each jumped up more than 10 spots, including 14 places to No. 20 by Eufaula (3-2), following a a 33-7 win over Park Crossing.

Gadsen City (3-2) jumped up 13 spots to No. 19 following a 31-17 triumph over previous No. 21 Spain Park, and Gardendale (3-2) whitewashed Jasper 42-0 to move up 10 slots to No. 18.

Central (3-2) was No. 26 last week but moved up to No. 15 with a 45-28 over previous No. 9 Enterprise.

The game of the week was a 35-21 triumph for top-ranked Thompson (Alabaster) at No. 4 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville), which was broadcast live on ESPNU. Despite the loss, the Huskies (4-1) remained at No. 4.

Alabama Top 25

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Thompson (Alabaster)	5-0	35.3	+1
2	Auburn	4-0	25.1	+1
3	Hoover	5-0	27.0	+1
4	HTHS (Trussville)	4-1	29.8	-3
5	Clay-Chalkville (Pinson)	5-0	18.6	--
6	Saraland	3-1	11.5	+7
7	Prattville	4-1	24.3	+4
8	Oxford	4-1	19.2	-2
9	Theodore	4-0	20.5	+5
10	Opelika	3-1	32.0	+7
11	MBHS (Birmingham)	4-0	3.9	-3
12	Oak Mountain (Birmingham)	4-1	30.6	--
13	Pinson Valley (Pinson)	4-1	30.2	-3
14	Daphne	3-1	25.1	+1
15	Central (Phenix City)	3-2	29.2	+11
16	Austin (Decatur)	4-1	18.7	-9
17	Enterprise	3-1	20.1	-8
18	Gardendale	3-2	28.6	+10
19	Gadsden City (Gadsden)	3-2	29.6	+13
20	Eufaula	3-2	25.2	+14
21	SPEHS (Mobile)	5-0	14.5	+3
22	Pleasant Grove	3-1	6.5	-6
23	James Clemens (Madison)	3-1	17.3	-5
24	Fyffe	4-0	-15.5	-5
25	Lee (Montgomery)	3-1	22.5	+2