Carthage, Troup Stay at Top of #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 Poll

Carthage and Troup kept the top spots in the #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 poll after the first week of the high school football season as six new teams entered the rankings. Carthage received 12 of the 15 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, Texas High and Lindale in the top five. Mount Pleasant, Whitehouse and Van joined the big-school rankings. 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…