Cayuga tops 1A football poll, Alto ranked fourth (w/poll)

Associated Press

DALLAS — The defending Class 5A state champions are as close as can be in The Associated Press preseason high school football poll.



Katy got the nod at No. 1 by just one point over Allen in the poll released Thursday.



Katy, which won its second straight 5A Division II title last year, received 14 first-place votes and 230 points. Allen, last year’s Division I champion, had eight first-place votes and 229 points.



Longview was the top pick in Class 4A by a comfortable margin over Lake Travis, the team it lost to in last year’s 4A Division I title game.



The other No. 1 teams are Gilmer in Class 3A, Daingerfield in 2A and Cayuga in Class 1A.



The poll is voted on by 25 media members who cover Texas high school football.







Here is The Associated Press’ 2009 preseason high school poll with first-place votes in parentheses, last season’s final record, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last year’s final poll:



Class 5A



Team Rec Pts Pvs



1. Katy (14) 13-3 230 -



2. Allen (8) 15-1 229 5



3. Cedar Hill (2) 12-2 177 -



4. Galena Park North Shore 9-1 112 2



5. SA Madison 9-3 102 -



6. Euless Trinity (1) 13-1 86 1



7. Southlake Carroll 8-3 80 -



8. Dallas Skyline 12-2 71 -



9. Fort Bend Hightower 13-1 55 7



9. Odessa Permian 12-1 55 4







Others receiving votes: Lufkin 49, Round Rock Stony Point 46, Garland 46, Abilene 9, DeSoto 8, Smithson Valley 5, Copperas Cove 4, Odessa 3, Wylie 3, Klein Oak 3, Pearland 1, Arlington Bowie 1.



Class 4A



Team Rec Pts Pvs



1. Longview (17) 13-3 239 5



2. Lake Travis (5) 16-0 194 1



2. Denton Guyer (2) 12-3 194 -



4. Denison (1) 12-1 163 -



5. Everman 14-1 145 2



6. Dallas Highland Park 11-2 88 9



7. Schertz Steele 10-2 85 -



8. Dallas Carter 12-1 67 4



9. Hewitt Midway 12-2 42 7



10. Aledo 11-1 38 3







Others receiving votes: Wolfforth Frenship 23, Sulphur Springs 23, Brenham 16, Ennis 15, Texarkana 9, Dayton 8, Angleton 7, Abilene Cooper 6, Friendswood 4, CC Calallen 4, Texas City 2, Killeen 1, FW Dunbar 1, Kerrville Tivy 1.



Class 3A



Team Rec Pts Pvs



1. Gilmer (19) 12-2 243 5



2. Carthage (3) 14-2 209 -



3. Celina (3) 12-4 197 -



4. West Orange-Stark 10-1 155 3



5. Giddings 11-4 115 -



6. Bellville 12-2 82 -



7. Abilene Wylie 11-3 75 7



8. Wimberley 5-5 72 -



9. Prosper 14-1 65 9



10. Cuero 11-2 47 8







Others receiving votes: China Spring 28, Liberty Hill 27, Navasota 16, Rockdale 14, Cleveland 11, Monahans 6, Van 4, Graham 2, Bridgeport 1, Paris 1, Brownwood 1, Texarkana Pleasant Grove 1, Mexia 1, Tatum 1, Bandera 1.



Class 2A



Team Rec Pts Pvs



1. Daingerfield (24) 15-1 249 8



2. Arp 11-1 196 4



3. Bushland (1) 10-1 159 9



4. Kirbyville 13-1 126 2



5. Altair Rice 12-1 121 6



6. Refugio 13-1 90 1



7. Muleshoe 15-0 87 3



7. Holliday 10-1 87 -



9. Omaha Pewitt 9-3 48 -



10. Newton 9-4 44 -







Others receiving votes: Boyd 40, Cisco 36, Pilot Point 21, Lone Oak 20, Clyde 17, Blanco 11, Crane 9, Winnsboro 6, New Waverly 3, Kerens 1, Littlefield 1, Jefferson 1, Grandview 1, Troy 1.



Class 1A



Team Rec Pts Pvs



1. Cayuga (18) 13-3 231 -



2. Albany (1) 14-1 174 -



3. Quinlan Boles (1) 13-1 153 6



4. Alto (2) 8-4 144 -



5. Wellington 11-1 137 -



6. Canadian (1) 13-1 117 8



7. Stratford (2) 14-1 82 5



8. Seymour 8-4 72 -



9. Goldthwaite 10-2 59 -



10. Ganado 9-4 58 -







Others receiving votes: New Deal 55, Mart 22, Mason 20, Falls City 20, Iraan 9, Roscoe 6, Lovelady 5, Shiner 5, Chilton 4, Sundown 2.

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