Panther Creek tops A-J's six-man poll

Published: Thursday, September 09, 1999

Panther Creek opens the season as the top-ranked team in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's weekly six-man football poll.

The Panthers received six of seven first place votes to corral the top position. Last year, Panther Creek finished the season ranked eighth.

Gordon received the only other first place vote.

Area teams in the poll include Borden County at eighth, Whitharral at ninth and Sands in at 10th. Wellman-Union and Lazbuddie both received votes, but not enough to reach the top 10.

Here is The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's final weekly high school six-man football poll of sportswriters from the A-J, the Amarillo Globe-News, the San Angelo Standard-Times, the Abilene Reporter-News, the Odessa American, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and six-man football writer Granger Huntress. Included are records, first-place votes in parentheses, total points and last year's final rankings. Polls are tabulated on the basis of 10 points for a first place vote, nine for a second, etc:

1. Panther Creek (6)


2. Gordon (1)1-0565

3. Balmorhea1-048--

4. Strawn1-0402

5. Calvert1-037--

6. Rule1-031--

7. Sanderson1-025--

8. Borden County1-0234

9. Whitharral0-1189

10. Sands0-111--

Others receiving votes: Samnorwood 7, Newcastle 6, Walnut Springs 5, Rochester 2, Wellman-Union 2, Jonesboro 2, Coolidge 1, Zephyr 1, Lazbuddie 1.