Spartans Move Up In Latest Football Poll

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — Mountain Brook improved to 4-0 last week with a win over Spain Park on the road, and in doing so the Spartans propelled themselves into the 7A top 5 in the most recent Alabama Sports Writers Association poll.

The Spartans beat the Jags 49-35 Friday night in Hoover, as quarterback Strother Gibbs accounted for a whopping six touchdowns - four on the ground and two through the air - with 121 rushing yards and 183 yards passing.

With the win, Mountain Brook improved to 2-0 in the region, and with a loss by previously 5th-ranked Hewitt-Trussville, the Spartans moved up to no. 5 in this week's poll.

Here is the latest ASWA 7A top 10:

1. Thompson (21) 4-0 295
2. McGill-Toolen (4) 3-0 238
3. Central-Phenix City (1) 3-1 209
4. Hoover 3-1 193
5. Mountain Brook 4-0 137
6. Theodore 4-0 113
7. Lee-Montgomery 4-0 106
8. Hewitt-Trussville 3-1 88
9. Austin 4-0 61
10. Vestavia Hills 3-0 33

Mountain Brook faces Vestavia Hills this week, as the undefeated Rebels entered the top 10 for the first time this year.