Texas high school football’s biggest movers and shakers after Week 9 (Subscribers Only)

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. A bunch of head-to-head matchups dictated the majority of this week’s biggest movers and shakers. 6A: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Austin Akins (2-6)                                              201/230 (+29)                                                 *Austin Bowie  (7-1) Shakers: Austin Del Valle  (4-4)                                        164/90   (-74)                                                 *Manor  (4-4) Austin Akins upset Del Valle for its first district win of the season while the Cardinals lose their fourth straight. The playoffs still aren’t out of reach for both programs with Del Valle hosting struggling Manor this weekend. 5A: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Laredo Nixon  (6-2)                                          65/110 (+45)                                                       *Pharr Valley View (3-5)Shakers: Mission Sharyland  (6-2)                                 135/99  (-36)                                                       *Laredo Martin  (4-4) Laredo Nixon’s 49-14 win over Mission Sharyland shot the Mustangs up 45 spots in Jerry’s rankings while the Rattlers fall to their lowest spot of the season. 356 yards rushing helped Nixon control this one. 4A Div I: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Kingsville King  (5-4)                                        57/78 (+21)                                                               *Zapata  (4-3) Shakers: RGC La Grulla (4-4)                                          71/48 (+26)                                                              at *Hidalgo  (0-8) La Grulla only mustered three points against a stout King defense with Brahama quarterback Omar Navejar throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns. The Gators look to get back on track against winless Hidalgo this weekend. 4A Div II: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Lorena  (2-6)                                                      38/54 (+16)                                                              *Waco Connally  (3-5) Shakers: Robinson  (2-6)                                                   76/60 (-16)                                                              at *Salado  (7-1) Lorena knocked off rival Robinson to move into the top 50 while the Rockets drop to 76th. 365 yards on the ground, led by Bradley Lina’s 117, helped steer the 56-14 win. 3A Div I: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: San Diego  (5-3)                                                 44/61  (+17)                                                                 *Bishop  (7-1) Shakers: Santa Gertrudis Academy (2-6)                      87/64   (-23)                                                               *Lyford  (5-3) San Diego remains unbeaten in district following a shutout win over Santa Gertrudis Academy and creeps into the top 50. Ryan Ochoa’s 210 through the air was the highlight. The Vaqueros host one-loss Bishop who lost its first game of the season a week ago to Lyford. 3A Div II:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Pattonville Prairiland  (1-8)                            85/90 (+5)                                            *Sadler S&S Consolidated  (4-4) Shakers: Whitewright  (2-6)                                            89/80 (-9)                                                            at *Cooper  (3-5) Prairiland’s 36-18 win over Whitewright jumped the Patriots up five spots in their first win of the season. Garrett Fletcher’s 227 rushing yards and three touchdowns led the night for Prairiland. 2A Div I: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Celeste  (7-1)                                                     26/41 (+15)                                                         at *Trenton (0-8) Shakers: Bells  (6-2)                                                        39/24  (-15)                                                        *Collinsville  (5-3) Celeste moves just outside the top 25 after a convincing 49-21 win over Bells behind Jalen Rector’s 173 yards on the ground. Bells looks to get back on track against Collinsville coming off its third loss of the season. 2A Div II: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Mount Enterprise  (3-5)                                 50/72                                                       *Timpson  (7-1) Shakers: Wortham  (4-4)                                               70/51                                                         *Grapeland  (4-4) Mount Enterprise’s homecoming win over Wortham basically swaps the two teams in the rankings with the Wildcats facing a much bigger challenge this weekend against one-loss No. 14 ranked Timpson. 1A Div I: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Lingleville (3-4)                                             56/53  (+3)                                                            *May  (8-0) Shakers: Gordon  (2-6)                                                 54/48 (-6)                                                             *Gorman  (4-4) Lingleville won its district opener over Gordon, 60-24, with unbeaten and No. 4 May on the slate next. 1A Div II: School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Kress  (1-7)                                                      48/61 (+13)                                                                 *Amherst  (5-2) Shakers: Lazbuddie  (4-5)                                            63/53 (-10)                                                                  Open Kress won its first game of the season after putting up its highest point total of the year against Lazbuddie. No. 17 Amherst is on the slate next. Private:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Temple Central Texas Chr.  (3-5)                 96/112 (+16)                                        at *Austin Texas School for the Deaf (5-3) Shakers: Bryan St. Joseph (1-7)                                      118/108  (-10)                                   *Waco Reicher  (6-2) Private 6-Man:School (Record)Ranking/Previous Ranking (+/-)Next OpponentMovers: Greenville Christian  (5-2)                             36/57  (+21)                                        *Longview Christian Heritage (4-4) Shakers: Longview Trinity S/of TX (5-2)                     57/28 (-29)                                         at *Dallas Fairhill School (2-4)