Peabody opens season as No. 1 in West Tennessee high school football poll

With the start of the 2021 football season this week, the Mirror-Exchange is going to unveil a weekly high school football rankings.

These will include all high schools in West Tennessee located outside of Shelby County.

Here are the top 12 teams entering the season: 

1. Peabody (14-0). This week: vs. Milan (Thurs.).
2. Haywood (10-4). This week: Bye.
3. Covington (8-2). This week: at Munford (Thurs.).
4. Lexington (12-2). This week: at South Gibson.
5. Milan (11-2). This week: at Peabody (Thurs.).
6. USJ (10-3). This week: at Goodpasture.
7. South Gibson (8-3). This week: vs. Lexington.
8. North Side (6-3). This week: vs. Hardin County.
9. McKenzie (9-4). This week: vs. Huntingdon.
10. Hardin County (10-3). This week: at North Side.
11. Westview (6-5). This week: vs. Dresden (Thurs.).
12. Riverside (8-4). This week: vs. McNairy Central.

On the Bubble: Dyer County (7-3); Lake County (7-2); Ripley (7-5).