Graham and Seminole drop, while Clyde enters the Week 8 West Texas Power Rankings
Week 7 of Texas high school football is in the books, so it's time for the newest edition of the West Texas Power Rankings.
The West Texas Power Rankings are a weekly series from multiple high school football reporters in West Texas coming together to vote on who the best teams are in Classes 6A through 2A. The top 6A team received 10 points, the second received nine points and so on. The top 5A/4A and 3A/2A teams received 15 points. The totals were tallied, and we ranked each team by composite score.
Voters: Paul Witwer (San Angelo Standard-Times), Stephen Garcia (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal), Joey Richards (Abilene Reporter-News), Felix Chavez (El Paso Times), Harte Pisani (Amarillo Globe-News) and Jonathan Hull (Wichita Falls Times-Record-News).
Class 6A
Ranking | Team | Score | Record | Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Midland Legacy | 59 | 5-1 | 1 |
2 | Wolfforth Frenship | 53 | 5-1 | 2 |
3 | Midland | 49 | 6-0 | 3 |
4 | El Paso Eastwood | 43 | 5-1 | 4 |
5 | Odessa | 29 | 4-2 | 7 |
6 | El Paso Americas | 24 | 4-3 | 6 |
7 | Odessa Permian | 21 | 3-3 | 5 |
7 | El Paso Montwood | 21 | 4-2 | 10 |
9 | El Paso Pebble Hills | 19 | 5-2 | 8 |
10 | El Paso Eastlake | 9 | 5-2 | 9 |
Just missed the cut: San Angelo Central, 2 points
Dropped out: N/A
Biggest Riser: No. 5 Odessa jumped up two spots in the ranking after beating No. 7 Odessa Permian for the first time in over a decade. The No. 7 Montwood Rams also jumped two spots after beating No. 10 Eastlake 41-20 and are undefeated in the district.
Biggest Faller: Odessa Permian swapped places with Odessa after a 42-49 overtime loss. The Panthers travel to No. 1 Midland Legacy this week and have a prime opportunity to force an upset.
Far West Texas football: See how Montwood stay undefeated in District 1-6A with win vs. Eastlake
Concho Valley football: The Central football team came out flat for the second half in loss to Midland High
Class 5A/4A
Ranking | Team | Score | Record | Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abilene | 89 | 5-2 | 1 |
2 | Lubbock Cooper | 83 | 4-2 | 2 |
3 | Monahans | 67 | 6-0 | 3 |
4 | Stephenville | 63 | 4-2 | 4 |
5 | El Paso Del Valle | 62 | 6-1 | 6 |
6 | Brownwood | 59 | 6-1 | 5 |
7 | West Plains | 53 | 6-1 | 7 |
8 | Abilene Wylie | 50 | 4-2 | 8 |
9 | Wichita Falls Rider | 47 | 4-2 | 9 |
10 | Canutillo | 33 | 4-2 | 11 |
11 | Hereford | 32 | 6-1 | 14 |
12 | Lubbock Estacado | 27 | 5-1 | 15 |
13 | Graham | 17 | 6-1 | 10 |
14 | Seminole | 12 | 6-1 | 11 |
14 | Amarillo High | 12 | 3-4 | 11 |
Just missed the cut: Fort Stockton, 5 points
Dropped out: N/A
Biggest Riser: No. 11 Hereford moved up three spots after a 44-13 win over Pampa. Outside of a loss to No. 7 West Plains, Hereford has impressive wins over Shallowater, Plainview and Amarillo Tascosa.
Biggest Faller: No. 13 Graham lost its first district game against Wichita Falls Hirschi with a 26-27 loss on the road and dropped three spots. No. 14 Seminole fell to West Plains 48-23 and also took a three-spot tumble in the rankings.
Big Country football: High School Football: Wichita Falls Rider powers past Abilene Cooper in district opener
Wichita Falls area football: Hirschi stuns Graham in key 3-4A Division II showdown
Class 3A/2A
Ranking | Team | Score | Record | Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canadian | 90 | 6-0 | 1 |
2 | Albany | 78 | 6-0 | 2 |
3 | Bushland | 77 | 5-1 | 2 |
4 | Stratford | 69 | 6-0 | 4 |
5 | New Home | 60 | 6-0 | 5 |
6 | Wall | 50 | 4-2 | 6 |
7 | Jacksboro | 41 | 6-0 | 7 |
8 | Tuscola Jim Ned | 38 | 5-1 | 9 |
9 | Panhandle | 37 | 6-0 | 10 |
10 | Holliday | 36 | 5-1 | 10 |
11 | Sonora | 34 | 6-0 | 8 |
12 | Clyde | 30 | 6-0 | N/A |
13 | Sunray | 21 | 6-1 | 13 |
14 | Mason | 20 | 6-0 | 14 |
15 | Wellington | 15 | 4-2 | 15 |
Just missed the cut: Farwell, 7 points
Dropped out: Muleshoe
Biggest Riser: No. 12 Clyde made its first appearance in the power rankings with a 60-36 win over Vernon. The Bulldogs have another opportunity to climb in the rankings next week with a matchup at home against No. 8 Jim Ned.
Biggest Faller: Muleshoe fell out of the rankings with a 56-26 loss to No. 3 Bushland. The Mules tore through their non-district schedule but struggled against elite competition in their first district game.
South Plains football: Dawson Jaco accounts for 7 TDs as Bushland football rolls past Muleshoe in district opener
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This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: High school football: Week 8 West Texas Power Rankings
