By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor
With the start of region play looming on Sept. 6, the Thompson Warriors, Spain Park Jaguars and Vincent Yellow Jackets now know that they will enter their region slates in the top 10 of their respective classifications.
The Alabama Sports Writers Association’s latest media rankings that were released on Wednesday, Sept. 4 saw Vincent rise one spot for the second straight week while Thompson and Spain Park held steady from their Week 2 results.
In addition, the Briarwood Christian Lions dropped out of the Class 5A top 10, joining the Helena Huskies and Chelsea Hornets as county teams that received votes but fell just outside the top 10.
Thompson held on to its No. 3 spot in the Class 7A rankings behind Central-Phenix City and Enterprise for the second straight week.
The Warriors slipped in Week 1 after losing in overtime to Grayson but got 141 votes after beating Lipscomb Academy 28-21 in Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Now sporting a 1-1 record going into region play, Thompson will start out Class 7A, Region 3 action on the road at Tuscaloosa County on Sept. 6.