Movement continues in lates @bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 poll

After two weeks of the regular season, eight teams that weren't ranked in the preseason edition of the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 are sitting in the poll heading into Week 3. No. 11 Van, No. 13 Whitehouse and No. 15 Mount Pleasant have all found their way into the rankings in Class 6A/5A/4A, while No. 9 Carlisle, No. 10 Overton, No. 12 Brook Hill, No. 13 Atlanta and No. 15 Grand Saline making their way into the ranks in Class 3A/2A/TAPPS with Carlisle making the biggest jump. Carlisle and Overton face off this week. Carthage and Troup kept the top spots. Carthage received 11 of the 14 first-place votes to take the top spot in Class 6A/5A/4A. Longview received three first-place votes. Carthage was followed by Longview, Pleasant Grove, Lindale and Athens in the top five. Troup received 13 first-place votes in Class 3A/2A/TAPPS. Jefferson received the other two first-place votes after its season-opening win over Palestine Westwood. Troup was followed by Jefferson, Malakoff, Arp and Joaquin in the top five. Notable games this week are No. 6 Tyler High at Highland Park, No. 4 Lindale at No. 11 Van, Port Arthur Memorial at No. 12 Lufkin, Sulphur Springs at No. 13 Whitehouse, No. 2 Longview at Ruston (La.), No. 5 Athens at No. 10 Pine Tree, No. 13 Atlanta at No. 12 Brook Hill, No. 9 Kilgore at No. 14 Gilmer, No. 7 Gladewater at West Rusk, No. 9 Carlisle at No. 10 Overton, Gunter at No. 2 Jefferson, Liberty-Eylau at No. 3 Pleasant Grove, Rusk at Palestine, Edgewood at Commerce, No. 14 Westwood at Cedar Hill Trinity Leadership and Grandview at No. 3 Malakoff. Voters in the poll were Phil Hicks and Brandon Ogden of the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jack Stallard of the Longview News-Journal, Lauren Rosenberg and Aubrey Marjason of the Marshall News Messenger, Nathan Hague and John Krueger of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, Edwin Quarles and Josh Havard of the Lufkin Daily News, Dan Mallea of CBS 19, Harlen the Sports Guy of the Friday Night Scoreboard Show, Bret Swinney and Jarrin Peeples of the Northeast Texas Sports Network/NETSN and Benny Rogers of The Rogers Report. – – – #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 6A/5A/4A Team (1st-place votes) Points Record Previous 1. Carthage (11) 207 2-0 1 2. Longview (3) 197 2-0 2 3. Pleasant Grove 176 2-0 3 4. Lindale 175 2-0 5 5. Athens 147 2-0 6 6. Tyler 126 2-0 7 7. Texas High 122 1-1 4 8. Canton 90 2-0 11 9. Kilgore 88 0-1 9 10. Pine Tree 74 1-1 8 11. Van 70 2-0 15 12. Lufkin 44 1-1 14 13. Whitehouse 40 1-1 13 14. Gilmer 35 1-1 NR 15. Mount Pleasant 32 1-1 10 Others receiving votes: Pittsburg 24; Sulphur Springs 21; Rusk 10; Palestine 2. Dropped out: No. 12 Sulphur Springs. 3A/2A/TAPPS Team (1st-place votes) Points Record Previous 1. Troup (13) 209 2-0 1 2. Jefferson (1) 190 2-0 2 3. Malakoff 185 2-0 4 4. Arp 164 2-0 5 5. Joaquin 144 2-0 6 6. Winnsboro 120 2-0 7 T7. Frankston 114 2-0 8 T7. Gladewater 114 2-0 3 9. Carlisle 78 2-0 11 10. Overton 69 2-0 12 11. Honey Grove 56 2-0 10 12. Brook Hill 47 2-0 NR 13. Atlanta 45 2-0 13 14. Westwood 36 0-2 9 15. Grand Saline 21 2-0 NR Others receiving votes: New Diana 16; Shelbyville 15; West Rusk 12; Edgewood 9; Lovelady 8; Commerce 3; Garrison 3; Diboll 2 Hooks 2; Mount Vernon 2; Liberty-Eylau 1.