Longview's off week wound up paying dividends for the Lobos thanks to the Denton Ryan Raiders. Ryan's 50-29 win over Denton Guyer bumped Longview (9-1) from third to second in the final Associated Press Class 4A high school football poll of the 2009 season.

Two-time defending state champion Lake Travis (10-0) received all 25 first-place votes to retain the No. 1 spot, while Guyer (9-1) slipped to eighth, one spot behind poll newcomer Ryan (9-1). Lake Travis, Longview, Guyer and Ryan are all destined for the Division I playoffs.

In 3A, Gilmer's 39-20 win over Tatum kept the Buckeyes (10-0) a unanimous No. 1 entering the Division I playoffs. Carthage (10-0) closed the regular season with a 48-0 win at Huntington to keep its No. 2 ranking heading to the Division II postseason. Gilmer and Carthage concluded the regular season as the wire-to-wire top two teams in 3A.

Jasper (8-2), Gilmer's first-round playoff opponent, received two votes for the top 10.

Arp (10-0) received 20 first-place votes following its 21-14 win over West Rusk to retain 2A's No. 1 ranking. No. 2 Bushland (10-0) got three first-place votes, while third-ranked Daingerfield (9-1) received the other two following a 69-0 win over Queen City. Arp goes to the Division I playoffs, while Daingerfield and Bushland both go Division II.

Cayuga (8-1) beat Grapeland 34-26 for keep Class A's No. 6 spot entering the Division II playoffs. Unbeaten Tenaha (10-0) received five top-10 votes, while Alto (8-1) got three votes. Tenaha and Alto open the Division II postseason in a bi-district showdown.

Cedar Hill (10-0) was a unanimous No. 1 in 5A, followed by fellow unbeatens Dallas Skyline, The Woodlands and Fort Bend Hightower. John Tyler's 41-40 win over DeSoto yielded 14 votes for the Lions (9-1) the most of any team not in the top 10.