The high school football polls came out again this morning. Of course the opinions of newspaper reporters, radio personalities and television faces mean very little in the grand scheme of things. I am guessing I am the only voter that has actually seen Cascade play four quarters this season, which makes me think about how many holes the college football system has had over the years in determining a national champ.

I'll save that blog for another day.

By the way, the Champions moved up a slot to No. 4 after demolishing Eagleville 57-0 in impressive fashion last week. If not for the new, much-needed running clock rule in the second half and the personality of the coaching staff, the score differential could have easily been in the 70s or worse. Subsequently, they got my first vote of the season for the Top 10.

Class 5A

Pts Prv

1. Riverdale (16) 7-0 178 1

2. White Station (1) 7-0 153 3

3. Millington 7-0 130 4

4. Farragut 6-1 96 T5

5. William Blount (1) 5-2 90 9

6. Smyrna 5-2 81 T5

7. Oak Ridge 6-1 74 2

8. Bearden 7-1 65 7

9. Whitehaven 6-1 62 8

10. Wilson Central 7-0 30

Class 4A

Pts Prv

1. Maryville (18) 7-0 180 1

2. Red Bank 7-0 153 2

3. Hillsboro 5-1 138 3

4. Sullivan South 6-1 114 4

5. Henry County 6-1 110 5

6. Mt. Juliet 6-1 79 8

7. Maplewood 5-2 60 7

8. Tennessee 6-1 45 9

9. Kenwood 6-1 36 6

10. Clarksville 6-1 35 10

Class 3A

Pts Prv

1. Knoxville Catholic (14) 7-0 175 1

2. Dyersburg (3) 7-0 145 2

3. Knoxville Fulton 6-1 139 3

4. Station Camp (1) 8-0 123 4

5. David Lipscomb 6-1 122 5

6. Giles County 6-1 69 8

7. Marshall County 6-1 55 9

8. Austin-East 5-2 41 10

9. Dyer County 6-1 30

10. Pearl-Cohn 6-2 21 6

Class 2A

Pts Prv

1. Goodpasture (8) 7-0 164 1

2. Alcoa (7) 6-1 157 2

3. Westview (3) 7-0 142 3

4. Lewis County 7-0 123 4

5. Milan 6-1 95 5

6. York Institute 7-0 77 6

7. Hickman County 7-0 74 7

8. DCA 7-1 42 9

9. Smith County 6-1 39 8

10. Cumberland Gap 7-0 24

Class A

Pts Prv

1. Jo Byrns (12) 7-0 169 1

2. South Pittsburg (3) 7-0 153 2

3. Hampton (2) 7-0 138 3

4. Cascade 7-0 120 5

5. McKenzie (1) 6-1 117 6

6. Collinwood 6-1 77 7

7. Friendship Christian 5-2 47 8

8. Lookout Valley 6-1 45 9

9. Mt. Pleasant 6-2 32 4

10. Trousdale County 5-2 29 10

Division II

Pts Prv

1. MBA (15) 8-0 177 2

2. Brentwood Academy (3) 7-1 154 1

3. Father Ryan 7-0 148 3

4. ECS 7-0 116 4

5. Ensworth 6-1 95 7