Longview's blowout win over Sulphur Springs on Friday moved the Lobos up three spots in the weekly Associated Press high school football poll Monday, knocking Sulphur Springs from the ranks of the unbeaten and out of the poll in the process.
Longview jumped from sixth to third, moving ahead of unbeaten Waxahachie but remaining behind top-ranked Lake Travis and No. 2 Denton Guyer.
Other movement in the 4A poll had Waxahachie moving from fifth to fourth; Angleton from seventh to fifth; Denton Ryan from eighth to sixth; Highland Park from ninth to seventh; Cibolo Steele from 10th to eighth; and Waco Midway from third to 10th following a loss to Corsicana.
Big Spring moved into the poll at No. 9. Sulphur Springs fell to 11th.
With several teams enjoying a bye week, little movement was seen in the other classifications.
Class 3A remained unchanged, with Gilmer at No. 1 and Carthage at No. 2. In Class 2A, Arp is still No. 1, Bushland No. 2 and Daingerfield No. 3. The only change in Class 2A was a flip-flop among the No. 5 (Newton) and No. 6 (Refugio) teams.
The Class A poll, with Albany at the top, was unchanged.
In Class 5A, Cedar Hill maintained the top spot, with Dallas Skyline at No. 2, The Woodlands third and Fort Bend Hightower at No. 4. Round Rock Stony Point moved from seventh to fifth. Galena Park North Shore dropped from fifth to sixth and Allen fell from sixth to seventh.
John Tyler earned 19 votes and is currently 11th. Lufkin was tied with Euless Trinity at No. 17 with one vote apiece.
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