Staff Reports

Sand Rock’s girls (6-2) and boys (5-2) basketball teams are both ranked third in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association basketball poll. The latest rankings were released early Thursday morning.

Both Wildcat teams travel to Cherokee County Thursday evening. The Class 4A Lady Warriors (7-1) are ranked fourth in the latest poll.

In Class 2A, Cedar Bluff’s girls (8-2) come in at No. 4. The Tiger boys (5-5) received a nomination.

In Class 1A, Spring Garden’s boys (2-2) and girls (2-2) are ranked ninth and 10th respectively.

In Class 3A, Piedmont’s boys (2-1) are seventh, while the Lady Bulldogs (2-2) received a nomination. Collinsville’s boys (3-2) and girls (3-4) also received nominations.

This week’s high school basketball rankings are listed below, beginning with Class 7A girls.

GIRLS
Class 7A
1. Hoover (8-1)
2. Albertville (11-1)
3. Bob Jones (9-4)
4. Daphne (8-2)
5. Fairhope (12-1)
6. Auburn (5-1)
7. Prattville (8-3)
8. Alma Bryant (10-1)
9. Foley (8-4)
10. Huntsville (10-4)
Others nominated: Dothan (8-4), Hewitt-Trussville (7-6), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (4-6), James Clemens (5-4), Oak Mountain (6-6), Sparkman (3-5), Vestavia Hills (6-5).

Class 6A
1. Park Crossing (10-1)
2. Hazel Green (9-1)
3. Clay-Chalkville (9-1)
4. McGill-Toolen (13-1)
5. Northridge (11-0)
6. Stanhope Elmore (10-2)
7. Chelsea (6-4)
8. Buckhorn (8-3)
9. Murphy (8-1)
10. Mountain Brook (6-5)
Others nominated: Calera (7-3), Central-Tuscaloosa (9-1), Cullman (9-2), Decatur (11-2), Fort Payne (6-4), Gardendale (6-5), Gulf Shores (7-4), Homewood (9-4), Jackson-Olin (10-1), Minor (9-3), Mortimer Jordan (8-5), Oxford (6-1), Pelham (5-4), Pinson Valley (6-1), Saraland (6-2), Shades Valley (8-2), Southside-Gadsden (5-4), Spain Park (7-6), Wetumpka (10-2).

Class 5A
1. Scottsboro (8-0)
2. Guntersville (12-0)
3. Charles Henderson (9-0)
4. West Point (10-1)
5. Priceville (7-2)
6. Jacksonville (7-1)
7. Ramsay (4-5)
8. Greenville (9-0)
9. UMS-Wright (7-4)
10. Boaz (7-3)
Others nominated: Briarwood (5-5), Carroll (6-2), East Limestone (6-3), Elmore Co. (4-4), Holtville (3-2), Russellville (6-5), Sardis (7-6), Vigor (4-5), Wenonah (7-5).

Class 4A
1. Plainview (8-0)
2. Good Hope (9-2)
3. Deshler (6-1)
4. Cherokee Co. (7-1)
5. St. Michael (6-1)
6. Montgomery Catholic (3-2)
7. Geneva (9-1)
8. Trinity (5-2)
9. Wilson (9-0)
10. Hokes Bluff (7-2)
Others nominated: Anniston (4-2), Bullock Co. (6-3), Escambia Co. (6-2), Etowah (8-2), Fultondale (4-5), Hatton (8-1), Opp (7-4), Orange Beach (4-7), Pleasant Grove (6-4), St. John Paul II (7-5), Straughn (9-1).

Class 3A
1. Saint James (9-1)
2. Mars Hill Bible (9-0)
3. Lauderdale Co. (5-2)
4. Midfield (9-2)
5. Vinemont (8-3)
6. Whitesburg Christian (7-1)
7. Glencoe (6-3)
8. Holly Pond (5-6)
9. Mobile Christian (6-4)
10. Clements (6-4)
Others nominated: Collinsville (3-4), Piedmont (2-2), Sylvania (2-4), Westbrook Christian (6-4).

Class 2A
1. Pisgah (7-1)
2. North Sand Mountain (7-2)
3. Sand Rock (6-2)
4. Cedar Bluff (8-2)
5. Sulligent (6-3)
6. Abbeville (7-1)
7. Cold Springs (5-5)
8. Belgreen (6-4)
9. Highland Home (5-3)
10. Westminster-Oak Mountain (6-6)
Others nominated: Lindsay Lane (5-7).

Class 1A
1. Ider (9-4)
2. Winterboro (8-2)
3. Hackleburg (5-1)
4. Brilliant (7-2)
5. R.C. Hatch (9-0)
6. Marion Co. (3-1)
7. Kinston (6-2)
8. Skyline (5-2)
9. Meek (6-1)
10. Spring Garden (2-2)
Others nominated: Athens Bible (4-4), Brantley (2-3), Linden (2-1).

AISA
1. Springwood (6-1)
2. Lowndes Academy (3-0)
3. Abbeville Christian (7-1)
4. Clarke Prep (2-1)
5. Southern Academy (5-2)
Others nominated: Fort Dale (3-0), Macon East (4-3).

BOYS
Class 7A
1. Huntsville (9-2)
2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (5-3)
3. Hoover (7-4)
4. Fairhope (6-1)
5. James Clemens (6-2)
6. Tuscaloosa Co. (12-3)
7. Dothan (9-1)
8. Sparkman (7-4)
9. Hewitt-Trussville (8-4)
10. Oak Mountain (7-5)
Others nominated: Albertville (8-2), Auburn (0-0), Austin (4-4), Bob Jones (7-5), Carver-Montgomery (7-2), Enterprise (3-3), Grissom (5-3), Vestavia Hills (6-4).

Class 6A
1. Gadsden City (14-0)
2. Oxford (5-3)
3. Pelham (10-0)
4. Mountain Brook (10-1)
5. Shades Valley (10-2)
6. Cullman (11-1)
7. Hazel Green (7-3)
8. Pinson Valley (6-1)
9. Saraland (8-1)
10. Huffman (7-6)
Others nominated: Blount (8-1), Buckhorn (5-6), Calera (9-2), Clay-Chalkville (9-3), Gardendale (8-3), Hartselle (7-4), Homewood (5-4), Jasper (6-2), Jemison-Huntsville (6-4), Lee-Huntsville (7-2), McAdory (6-4), Minor (8-2), Murphy (12-2), Pike Road (7-2), Rehobeth (7-3), Spain Park (9-3), Theodore (6-4), Wetumpka (9-3).

Class 5A
1. Williamson (7-2)
2. Wenonah (11-3)
3. Ramsay (4-6)
4. East Limestone (8-3)
5. Corner (11-0)
6. Briarwood (6-4)
7. Andalusia (2-0)
8. Leeds (4-4)
9. UMS-Wright (7-3)
10. Guntersville (5-3)
Others nominated: Greenville (5-1), Hayden (9-1), Sylacauga (0-0).

Class 4A
1. Jackson (1-0)
2. Anniston (0-0)
3. Plainview (1-1)
4. Fairfield (4-5)
5. Madison Academy (4-4)
6. Orange Beach (7-3)
7. White Plains (7-3)
8. West Morgan (5-1)
9. Escambia Co. (7-0)
10. New Hope (11-3)
Others nominated: American Christian (2-5), Ashville (8-0), Brooks (4-2), Cleburne Co. (5-1), Hamilton (6-2), Hatton (6-3), Hokes Bluff (4-3), Munford (6-1), Opp (7-1), Randolph (5-6), Westminster-Huntsville (6-4), Wilson (8-1).

Class 3A
1. Hale Co. (9-2)
2. Montgomery Academy (4-2)
3. Midfield (5-5)
4. Whitesburg Christian (9-2)
5. Sumter Central (6-2)
6. Glencoe (7-3)
7. Piedmont (2-1)
8. Lauderdale Co. (7-1)
9. Houston Academy (8-4)
10. Mars Hill Bible (1-4)
Others nominated: Alabama Cyber Tech (7-5), Colbert Co. (6-2), Collinsville (3-2), Fyffe (5-4), Lee-Scott (0-0).

Class 2A
1. Section (7-2)
2. Decatur Heritage (6-2)
3. Sand Rock (5-2)
4. Pisgah (0-1)
5. Red Bay (7-3)
6. Tuscaloosa Academy (4-2)
7. Cold Springs (8-1)
8. Luverne (3-0)
9. North Sand Mountain (3-4)
10. Providence Christian (6-1)
Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (5-5), LaFayette (8-4), Pleasant Valley (5-0), Westminster-Oak Mountain (5-7).

Class 1A
1. Oakwood Academy (5-8)
2. Coosa Christian (0-1)
3. Hubbertville (4-1)
4. Pleasant Home (4-2)
5. R.C. Hatch (0-0)
6. Florala (4-2)
7. Meek (6-0)
8. Skyline (3-4)
9. Spring Garden (2-2)
10. Brantley (2-2)
Others nominated: Francis Marion (0-0), Marion Co. (1-2), McKenzie (4-1).

AISA
1. Abbeville Christian (7-0)
2. Escambia Academy (2-0)
3. Valiant Cross (4-3)
4. Edgewood (3-2)
5. Macon-East (4-1)
Others nominated: Evangel-Montgomery (2-1), Hooper (5-2), Oaks (7-5), Restoration (7-3), Springwood (5-3).
 
NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM
AL.com
Atmore Advance
Cullman Times
Daily Mountain Eagle
Decatur Daily
Dothan Eagle
EA Sports Today
Florence TimesDaily
Fort Payne Times-Journal
Gadsden Times
Jackson Co. Sentinel
Montgomery Advertiser
Opp News
Shelby Co. Reporter
Small Town Sports-Greenville
Starnes Media
Tuscaloosa News
WEIS radio