Maryville has been ranked No. 1 in the State Preseason Class 6A Top 10 poll published in Murphy Fair's Tennessee High School Football.
Maryville received 26 first-place votes.
Fair compiles the preseason poll using votes from the state's head football coaches. This is the 26th straight year Fair has published the preseason prep football magazine.
THE CLASS 6A PRESEASON TOP 10
1. Maryville (26)
2. Whitehaven (8)
3. Oakland (1)
4. Riverdale (1)
5. Siegel
6. Blackman
7. Mt. Juliet
8. White Station
9. Dobyns Bennett
10. Sevier County
Also receiving votes, in order: Brentwood, Independence, Wilson Central, Dickson County, Science Hill, Rossview, Smyrna.
Fair's magazine can be purchased in Chattanooga at Big Ridge Cleaners (5936 Hixson Pike, Publix Shopping Center); Mountain City Cleaners (3554 Broad Street); Carriage Cleaners (715 Signal Mountain Road); Carriage Cleaners (3835 Dayton Blvd.)
This is the sixth of a series on Chattanooga-area high school football. Coming Friday, Aug. 2: Division II State Preseason Polls.
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)