Staff Reports

Following a 10-0 start to the basketball season, the Spring Garden Lady Panthers find themselves atop the first Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 1A girls rankings of the season. The first poll was released early Thursday morning.

In all, five area girls and boys teams find themselves ranked in the initial poll, with five others nominated.

Joining Spring Garden’s girls are the Panther boys (5-2), who come in at No. 5 in the Class 1A boys rankings. Sand Rock’s girls (6-4) are also fifth in the Class 2A girls poll. Piedmont’s boys (4-0) are sixth in the 3A rankings, and Cedar Bluff’s boys (6-1) are ninth in the 1A poll.

Among the others nominated are Cedar Bluff’s girls (6-1), Cherokee County’s girls (5-2), Collinsville’s girls (2-3) and boys (3-3), and Sand Rock’s boys (6-3).

The basketball rankings began with teams reporting results to their local sports writers, who then nominated teams for consideration. The next rankings will be in January.

The complete girls and boys polls are listed below.

GIRLS

CLASS 7A

1. Hoover (13-0)

2. Sparkman (10-3)

3. Vestavia Hills (12-0)

4. Hewitt-Trussville (10-5)

5. Bob Jones (8-2)

6. Davidson (10-3)

7. Foley (12-2)

8. Auburn (3-3)

9. Chelsea (9-2)

10. Huntsville (11-3)

Others nominated: Central-Phenix City (5-3), Daphne (11-2), Fairhope (7-4), Prattville (10-3), Tuscaloosa Co. (13-2).

 

CLASS 6A

1. Hazel Green (10-0)

2. Mortimer Jordan (8-3)

3. Oxford (8-4)

4. McGill-Toolen (12-2)

5. Carver-Montgomery (8-1)

6. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (8-4)

7. Mountain Brook (6-4)

8. Parker (7-1)

9. Blount (9-3)

10. Mae Jemison (7-5)

Others nominated: Buckhorn (8-3), Briarwood (9-2), Central-Tuscaloosa (12-4), Clay-Chalkville (8-3), Cullman (8-6), Fort Payne (7-3), Hartselle (8-5), Homewood (12-3), Hueytown (3-5), Huffman (8-3), Northridge (11-3), Paul Bryant (10-2), Pelham (5-5), Pell City (7-6), Pike Road (6-5).

 

CLASS 5A

1. Guntersville (12-2)

2. Eufaula (9-0)

3. Pleasant Grove (10-1)

4. Jasper (11-1)

5. Madison Academy (9-4)

6. Ramsay (5-1)

7. Wenonah (9-2)

8. Sardis (10-2)

9. St. Paul’s (7-4)

10. Marbury (11-3)

Others nominated: Brewbaker Tech (7-5), Carroll (9-2), Charles Henderson (2-4), East Limestone (9-4), Headland (8-3), Holtville (10-0), Lawrence Co. (6-2), Scottsboro (6-2), Springville (8-4), Williamson (5-3).

 

CLASS 4A

1. Good Hope (11-0)

2. Deshler (9-1)

3. Prattville Christian (11-1)

4. St. John Paul II (13-0)

5. Jackson (8-2)

6. UMS-Wright (14-2)

7. T.R. Miller (7-0)

8. New Hope (5-4)

9. Geneva (13-2)

10. Montgomery Catholic (11-4)

Others nominated: Anniston (5-4), Cherokee Co. (5-2), Dora (10-1), Hale Co. (8-5), Hamilton (10-2), Handley (5-3), Priceville (6-2), St. Michael (9-1), West Limestone (8-4).

 

CLASS 3A

1. Trinity (11-1)

2. Susan Moore (10-1)

3. Plainview (10-1)

4. St. James (9-3)

5. Lauderdale Co. (7-3)

6. Southside-Selma (10-0)

7. Clements (10-1)

8. Ohatchee (7-0)

9. Childersburg (7-3)

10. Midfield (6-5)

Others nominated: Danville (6-2), Glencoe (7-3), Hillcrest-Evergreen (1-0), Sylvania (7-2).

 

CLASS 2A

1. Cold Springs (11-0)

2. Pisgah (6-2)

3. Mars Hill Bible (5-1)

4. Sulligent (7-1)

5. Sand Rock (6-4)

6. Ider (7-4)

7. Geneva Co. (9-2)

8. Washington Co. (4-2)

9. Hatton (6-2)

10. St. Luke’s (0-3)

Others nominated: Collinsville (2-3), Decatur Heritage (9-4), Fyffe (2-6), G.W. Long (10-3), J.U. Blacksher (7-1), Lexington (4-6), Locust Fork (5-2), Ranburne (8-3), Samson (8-2), Tuscaloosa Academy (4-4), Vincent (4-2).

 

CLASS 1A

1. Spring Garden (10-0)

2. Skyline (9-2)

3. Marion Co. (5-4)

4. Loachapoka (7-7)

5. A.L. Johnson (7-2)

6. University Charter (6-2)

7. Brilliant (10-2)

8. Elba (5-2)

9. Hackleburg (7-1)

10. Addison (6-4)

Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (6-1), Linden (2-3), Red Level (3-1), Valley Head (3-4).

 

AISA

1. Edgewood (9-0)

2. Lakeside (4-4)

3. Lee-Scott (NA)

4. Lowndes Academy (4-1)

5. Sparta (12-1)

6. Fort Dale Academy (4-2)

7. Glenwood (6-4)

8. Southern Academy (5-1)

9. Clarke Prep (NA)

10. Morgan Academy (7-3)

Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (6-3).

 

BOYS

CLASS 7A

1. Grissom (10-3)

2. Spain Park (10-1)

3. Tuscaloosa Co. (14-1)

4. Hoover (9-2)

5. Fairhope (12-1)

6. Sparkman (9-3)

7. Baker (8-4)

8. Enterprise (6-2)

9. Vestavia Hills (7-3)

10. Huntsville (10-4)

Others nominated: Auburn (12-1), Austin (6-6), Chelsea (6-5), Dothan (7-3), Hewitt-Trussville (9-4), Jeff Davis (13-3), Lee-Montgomery (7-1), Mary Montgomery (7-3), Oak Mountain (11-2), Thompson (8-4).

 

CLASS 6A

1. Pinson Valley (10-0)

2. Buckhorn (8-3)

3. Mountain Brook (8-2)

4. Cullman (11-1)

5. McGill-Toolen (9-4)

6. Blount (8-3)

7. Huffman (8-6)

8. Hartselle (6-5)

9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (10-2)

10. Athens (8-0)

Others nominated: Briarwood (6-5), Columbia (7-4), Fort Payne (4-7), Homewood (7-8), McAdory (7-4), Minor (6-5), Northridge (7-6), Paul Bryant (4-4), Pelham (7-4), Pike Road (6-3), Robertsdale (11-3), Sidney Lanier (8-5), Wetumpka (6-2).

 

CLASS 5A

1. Ramsay (5-3)

2. Guntersville (9-2)

3. Faith-Mobile (10-4)

4. Wenonah (9-5)

5. Carroll-Ozark (11-1)

6. Arab (9-1)

7. John Carroll (11-0)

8. Scottsboro (7-2)

9. Headland (8-3)

10. Jasper (10-1)

Others nominated: Brewbaker Tech (5-6), Charles Henderson (5-4), Crossville (5-6), East Limestone (4-4), Eufaula (2-5), Sardis (9-2).

 

CLASS 4A

1. Jacksonville (6-3)

2. UMS-Wright (9-4)

3. Westminster-Huntsville (10-2)

4. Anniston (5-2)

5. Hanceville (12-1)

6. Montevallo (10-2)

7. Deshler (6-0)

8. Escambia Co. (9-2)

9. Haleyville (5-4)

10. Handley (5-1)

Others nominated: American Christian (6-4), Catholic-Montgomery (3-3), Cordova (7-3), Corner (9-4), Dora (7-3), Geneva (10-3), Good Hope (8-3), Hale Co. (4-3), Holt (9-5), Jackson (6-1), New Hope (9-4), Prattville Christian (5-5), Priceville (5-3), T.R. Miller (7-1), West Morgan (5-2).

 

CLASS 3A

1. Plainview (8-3)

2. Midfield (7-3)

3. Cottage Hill (10-1)

4. Houston Academy (12-1)

5. Sumter Central (8-3)

6. Piedmont (4-0)

7. Trinity (8-2)

8. Hillcrest-Evergreen (4-1)

9. Westbrook Christian (6-2)

10. Providence Christian (7-3)

Others nominated: Geraldine (5-4), Montgomery Academy (5-4), Opp (4-3), Phil Campbell (8-2), St. James (1-1), Sylvania (1-7), Winfield (5-6).

 

CLASS 2A

1. Holly Pond (10-2)

2. Sulligent (7-2)

3. Abbeville (8-3)

4. Decatur Heritage (8-3)

5. Mars Hill Bible (5-1)

6. Tuscaloosa Academy (8-1)

7. Ariton (8-3)

8. Tanner (6-2)

9. North Sand Mountain (10-2)

10. Hatton (8-0)

Others nominated: Barbour Co. (6-3), Collinsville (3-3), Fyffe (6-5), Red Bay (7-1), Sand Rock (6-3), Vincent (4-2), Whitesburg Christian (9-3).

 

CLASS 1A

1. Covenant Christian (8-1)

2. Autaugaville (7-5)

3. Georgiana (6-2)

4. Meek (9-2)

5. Spring Garden (5-2)

6. Skyline (7-3)

7. Red Level (6-2)

8. Faith-Anniston (8-3)

9. Cedar Bluff (6-1)

10. Shoals Christian (6-1)

Others nominated: Athens Bible (4-3), Donoho (3-1), Elba (6-3), Florala (5-4), Valley Head (3-4).

 

AISA

1. Lee-Scott (8-0)

2. Heritage Christian (11-0)

3. Glenwood (8-2)

4. Macon-East (8-2)

5. Edgewood (6-3)

6. Abbeville Christian (6-3)

7. Southern Academy (6-0)

8. Banks Academy (4-2)

9. Snook (8-2)

10. Lowndes Academy (3-1)

Others nominated: Bessemer Academy (5-2), Morgan Academy (3-3).

 

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