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Texas high school football’s biggest movers and shakers after Week 4 (Subscribers Only)
THESE ARE THE TEAMS OUR COMPUTER SAYS ARE MAKING THE BIGGEST MOVES IN THE STATE AFTER FOUR WEEKS OF PLAY.

Every week, Jerry Forrest's computer rankings and projections give us a deeper insight to every part of the Texas high school football world. Among the revelations his data provides are movers and shakers, the teams whose results have bigger impacts than initially meets the eye. 6A:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Aldine Eisenhower (1-1) 122/205 (+83) at Aldine Davis (0-1) Shakers: Klein Forest (0-2) 231/189 (-42) Houston Stratford (1-1) Aldine Eisenhower and Klein Forest faced off last weekend and the Eagles’ 55-0 shutout propelled them a remarkable 83 spots. Eisenhower heads to face district opponent Aldine Davis while Klein Forest hosts Houston Stratford. 5A:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Austin (2-2) 107/171 (+64) Austin Crockett (0-4) Shakers: San Antonio Brackenridge 202/162 (-40) San Antonio Sam Houston (1-3) Austin scored a boost in the rankings after hanging 61 on Austin Anderson one week after being shut-out by A&M Consolidated. Running back Sawyer Berry’s 110 receiving yards and three touchdowns led the way. San Antonio stumbled in a very deep and competitive District 28-5A against a previously winless San Antonio Jefferson. 4A Div I:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Springtown (1-3) 41/62 (+21) at Vernon (2-2) Shakers: Gainesville (2-2) 77/56 (-21) at Van Alstyne (3-1) The Porcupines picked up their first win last week against Gainesville to jump up 21 spots and send the Leopards down 21 pegs themselves. Gainesville travels to Van Alstyne this weekend before starting district play against Burkburnett next week. 4A Div II:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Llano (2-2) 25/48 (+23) at Burnet (3-1) Shakers: Port Isabel (1-2) 75/51 (-24) Brownsville St. Joseph (1-3) Back-to-back routs for Llano see the Yellowjackets go up 23 spots. A Burnet team that’s struggled a bit the past couple of weeks is on the docket next. Port Isabel has private school St. Joseph up next after dropping its second game of the season against La Feria, 45-13. 3A Div I:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Ponder (2-2) 59/89 (+30) Santo (2-2) Shakers: Lago Vista (2-2) 61/39 (-22) at Smithville (4-0) A convincing 40-7 win over S&S Consolidated last week puts Ponder just outside the Top 50 while Lago Vista’s 51-15 loss to Llano is only the second of three-straight tough games the Vikings have. The tough stretch started with Wall last week and continues at unbeaten Smithville this Friday. 3A Div II:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Stanton (1-3) 75/92 (+17) Merkel (2-2) Shakers: Sadler S&S Consolidated (3-1) 76/53 (-23) at Paris Chisum (1-3) Stanton’s first win of the season over 2A Christoval is enough to move the Buffaloes up 17 spots with Merkel up next, coming off a 25-7 win over Ballinger. S&S Consolidated’s first loss of the year to Ponder drops the Rams all the way down to 76th. 2A Div I:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Linden-Kildaire (4-0) 31/48 (+17) Maud (1-3) Shakers: Normangee (2-2) 48/21 (-27) Groveton (1-2) Linden-Kildaire stays unbeaten and moves just outside the Top 30 with its shootout 58-41 win over De Kalb. The Tigers travel to face a Maud team that picked up its first win over the weekend. Normangee’s 46-0 loss to Burton drops them almost out of the Top 50. 2A Div II:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Colmesneil (2-1) 47/81 (+34) Open Shakers: Benavides (0-4) 86/74 (-12) at Monte Alto (1-3) The Bulldogs have an entire week to celebrate its shutout win over KIPP Houston and a leap into Jerry’s Top 50. Benavides is still in search of its first win after a 35-7 loss to Santa Maria. The Eagles will host a struggling Monte Alto team that has lost three straight. 1A Div I: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Blum (3-1) 23/36 (+14) at Joshua Johnson County (1-3) Shakers: Abbott (2-2) 24/12 (-12) vs Cranfills Gap (2-2) Blum won its third straight to jump into the Top 25. Since being held to 22 in its opener, Blum has averaged over 58 points the last three weeks. Abbott was the unfortunate victim to Blum’s recent streak falling 76-48. Cranfills Gap is on the slate next for the Panthers. 1A Div II:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Gustine (1-3) 52/67 (+15) Bluff Dale (0-1) Shakers: Grandfalls-Royalty (2-2) 27/16 (-11) at Whiteface (1-3) Gustine had only scored six points this season before last Friday’s explosion of 58 points against McDade that resulted in its first win over McDade. Grandfalls-Royalty dropped its second straight after starting the year 2-0 and thus, falls out of the Top 25. Private:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Flower Mound Coram Deo (3-1) 62/78 (+16) McKinney Christian (2-1) Shakers: Houston Kipp Academy (0-2) 79/100 (-21) Houston Kipp Generations (1-1) Private 6-Man:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Tyler HEAT (1-3) 73/119 (+46) at Tyler East Texas Christian (0-4) Shakers: Tyler Kings Academy (1-3) 115/69 (-46) vs Trinidad (3-1)
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