DAPHNE, Alabama — The Daphne Trojans and Bayside Academy Admirals are the only Baldwin County teams ranked in the first high school football poll released by the Alabama Sports Writers Association this week.

Daphne, who finished 10-2 last season, is ranked No. 6 in Class 6A, the state's largest athletic classification. Bayside Academy is ranked No. 5 in Class 5A after finishing a school best 11-1 last season and finishing the regular season 10-0. 

Elsewhere in the county, the Fairhope Pirates received eight votes in the preseason poll. The Pirates finished 10-3 last season and reached the third round of the Class 6A playoffs. Head coach Adam Winegarden leads the Pirates this season after David Faulkner left to coach at Enterprise after the season.

In Class 5A, the Spanish Fort Toros received 24 votes but did not crack the top 10 in head coach Mark Freeman's second season. The Toros finished 9-4 last season and will play No. 2 Muscle Shoals on Aug. 24 in the preseason Champions Challenge at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.

ASWA Preseason High School Football Poll

Class 6A: 1. Hoover (31) (13-2), 2. Clay-Chalkville (1-9), 3. Auburn (8-2), 4. McGill-Toolen (11-2), 5. Spain Park (5-6), 6. Daphne (10-2), 7. Oxford (12-2), 8. Carver-Montgomery (7-4), 9t. Vestavia Hills (7-5), 9t. Northridge (10-2). Others receiving votes: Prattville (12-2) 47, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (12-1) 41, Gadsden City (6-5) 33, Hueytown (13-1) 24, Mountain Brook (12-1) 21, Austin (7-4) 15, Fairhope (10-3) 8, Bob Jones (10-2) 7, Davidson (7-4) 4, Central-Phenix City (11-3) 2, Huntsville (8-4) 2, Florence (7-3) 1.

Class 5A: 1. Hartselle (19) (15-0), 2. Muscle Shoals (5) (11-2), 3. PinsonValley (3) (9-3), 4. St. Paul’s (2) (11-2), 5. Homewood (1) (5-5), 6. Jackson (15-0), 7. Vigor (1) (12-3), 8. Eufaula (10-2), 9. Briarwood Chr. (12-2), 10. Center Point (11-2). Others receiving votes: Cullman (8-4) 34, Spanish Fort (9-4) 24, Fort Payne (10-2) 24, Demopolis (6-5) 16, Etowah (10-2) 9, Valley (9-3) 7, Athens (4-7) 6, Walker (6-5) 3, Greenville (11-1) 1, Russellville (5-6) 1.

Class 3A: 1. Leeds (11) (0-13), 2. Deshler (13) (11-2) 3. Piedmont (1) (12-1), 4. Madison Acad. (6) (12-3), 5. Bayside Acad. (11-1), 6. Abbeville (9-2), 7. Midfield (6-5), 8. Lauderdale Co. (11-2), 9. T.R. Miller (9-3), 10. Hamilton (8-3). Others receiving votes: Fayette Co. (9-4) 25, Gordo (9-3) 25, Hanceville (10-1) 23, American Chr. (12-2) 16, Elkmont (7-5) 8, Straughn (6-5) 7, Trinity (6-5) 5, Excel (3-7) 3, Greene Co. (7-4) 3, Geraldine (5-6) 2, Montevallo (4-6) 2, Opp (6-5) 1.