Staff Reports

Winners of 13 in a row and seeking their first Cherokee County Tournament title this weekend since 2017, the Cherokee County Lady Warriors (20-2) moved up a spot to No. 3 in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 4A girls basketball rankings. The latest poll was released early Thursday morning.

Also holding at No. 3 this week in Class 2A is the Sand Rock Lady Wildcats (13-7), followed by the Cedar Bluff Lady Tigers (17-4), who are down a spot this week to No. 5.

Collinsville (8-8) and Piedmont (9-10) continue to receive nominations in Class 3A girls.

Sand Rock’s boys (15-5) dropped two spots this week to No. 4 in Class 2A. Piedmont (12-4) holds steady at No. 7 in Class 3A.

Class 2A Cedar Bluff (11-9) and Class 3A Collinsville (12-4) continue to receive nominations.

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

GIRLS
Class 7A
1. Hoover (20-1)
2. Albertville (17-4)
3. Bob Jones (18-5)
4. Fairhope (21-3)
5. Auburn (14-3)
6. Daphne (15-7)
7. Prattville (15-4)
8. Alma Bryant (17-4)
9. Vestavia Hills (15-8)
10. Dothan (14-6)
Others nominated: Florence (11-12), Foley (11-6), Hewitt-Trussville (13-9), Huntsville (14-8), James Clemens (9-8), Oak Mountain (10-12), Sparkman (10-8).

Class 6A
1. Park Crossing (20-1)
2. Hazel Green (20-2)
3. Clay-Chalkville (17-1)
4. McGill-Toolen (19-3)
5. Stanhope Elmore (19-3)
6. Northridge (18-4)
7. Fort Payne (16-4)
8. Murphy (16-3)
9. Decatur (19-3)
10. Chelsea (15-6)
Others nominated: Buckhorn (15-6), Calera (13-6), Cullman (16-5), Gulf Shores (14-10), Hartselle (15-7), Homewood (14-7), Homewood (14-7), Jasper (17-5), Minor (17-5), Mountain Brook (9-10), Oxford (12-8), Russell Co. (17-1), Shades Valley (13-6), Spain Park (13-10).

Class 5A
1. Scottsboro (17-2)
2. Guntersville (21-2)
3. Charles Henderson (18-0)
4. West Point (20-1)
5. Priceville (16-4)
6. Jacksonville (17-3)
7. Springville (15-5)
8. Ramsay (16-10)
9. Northside (14-2)
10. Valley (14-2)
Others nominated: Andalusia (8-3), Boaz (14-7), Briarwood (12-8), Carroll (13-4), East Limestone (14-6), Russellville (12-8), Sardis (15-7), St. Paul’s (12-4), UMS-Wright (14-7), Vigor (10-9), Wenonah (11-10).

Class 4A
1. Plainview (20-2)
2. Deshler (18-3)
3. Cherokee Co. (20-2)
4. Good Hope (20-4)
5. St. Michael (15-2)
6. Geneva (18-3)
7. Montgomery Catholic (12-5)
8. West Morgan (15-4)
9. Hokes Bluff (15-3)
10. Wilson (17-4)
Others nominated: Anniston (12-5), Dora (14-7), Hatton (11-7), Madison Academy (10-9), Pleasant Grove (10-8), Straughn (14-5). 

Class 3A
1. Saint James (18-3)
2. Mars Hill Bible (17-3)
3. Midfield (16-4)
4. Whitesburg Christian (12-2)
5. Vinemont (15-9)
6. Mobile Christian (12-7)
7. Lauderdale Co. (12-7)
8. Clements (14-8)
9. Rogers (13-7)
10. Carbon Hill (15-8)
Others nominated: Collinsville (8-8), Lee-Scott (12-8), Piedmont (9-10).

Class 2A
1. North Sand Mountain (15-6)
2. Pisgah (14-7)
3. Sand Rock (13-7)
4. Highland Home (19-3)
5. Cedar Bluff (17-4)
6. Ranburne (17-6)
7. Sulligent (12-6)
8. Abbeville (16-3)
9. Cold Springs (13-7)
10. Belgreen (14-7)
Others nominated: Cornerstone-Birmingham (9-9), Winston Co. (10-7).

Class 1A
1. Ider (17-5)
2. Winterboro (19-2)
3. R.C. Hatch (15-2)
4. Marion Co. (14-4)
5. Brilliant (18-3)
6. Kinston (14-2)
7. Jacksonville Christian (13-1)
8. Skyline (10-7)
9. Meek (13-3)
10. Lynn (12-5)
Others nominated: Athens Bible (12-5), Brantley (9-3), Hackleburg (10-7).

AISA
1. Springwood (12-1)
2. Southern Academy (13-2)
3. Clarke Prep (15-2)
4. North River Christian (19-3)
5. Abbeville Christian (14-4)
Others nominated: Fort Dale Academy (7-1), Hooper (11-6), Lowndes Academy (5-2).

BOYS
Class 7A
1. Hoover (17-6)
2. Huntsville (19-3)
3. Dothan (21-2)
4. Albertville (19-3)
5. Fairhope (17-5)
6. Tuscaloosa Co. (20-4)
7. Sparkman (17-7)
8. Vestavia Hills (16-5)
9. Hewitt-Trussville (14-8)
10. James Clemens (13-4)
Others nominated: Auburn (16-8), Bob Jones (10-11), Enterprise (11-6), Oak Mountain (13-10).

Class 6A
1. Oxford (16-4)
2. Paul Bryant (18-7)
3. Pelham (21-1)
4. Gadsden City (22-1)
5. Shades Valley (17-4)
6. Huffman (15-8)
7. Murphy (17-6)
8. Mountain Brook (15-5)
9. Cullman (18-4)
10. Minor (16-5)
Others nominated: Blount (12-4), Buckhorn (11-12), Calera (16-3), Clay-Chalkville (14-7), Gardendale (14-7), Hazel Green (16-8), Homewood (14-7), Jasper (16-4), Jemison-Huntsville (13-8), Lee-Huntsville (13-7), Pinson Valley (8-8), Russell Co. (15-4), Saraland (17-5), Spain Park (15-8).

Class 5A
1. Williamson (17-3)
2. East Limestone (20-3)
3. Wenonah (16-4)
4. Guntersville (16-3)
5. Hayden (19-4)
6. Springville (19-2)
7. UMS-Wright (14-6)
8. Corner (18-4)
9. Andalusia (13-1)
10. Charles Henderson (15-6)
Others nominated: Briarwood (14-8), Eufaula (11-6), Ramsay (7-12), Sylacauga (15-1).

Class 4A
1. Jackson (13-1)
2. Plainview (14-3)
3. Orange Beach (17-5)
4. West Morgan (14-5)
5. Madison Academy (12-9)
6. Escambia Co. (10-2)
7. Cleburne Co. (17-1)
8. Ashville (18-2)
9. Fairfield (13-10)
10. White Plains (15-7)
Others nominated: Alexandria (11-6), Anniston (8-5), DAR (14-7), Fultondale (11-8), Munford (13-5), New Brockton (12-7), New Hope (15-6), Opp (13-5), Randolph (9-10), Tarrant (12-8), Westminster-Huntsville (10-7).

Class 3A
1. Hale Co. (17-6)
2. Whitesburg Christian (16-4)
3. Midfield (12-6)
4. Sumter Central (14-2)
5. Montgomery Academy (12-5)
6. Lauderdale Co. (16-3)
7. Piedmont (12-4)
8. Houston Academy (14-9)
9. Glencoe (16-6)
10. Lee-Scott (16-3)
Others nominated: Collinsville (12-4), Oakman (13-8), Wicksburg (14-4).

Class 2A
1. Cold Springs (20-1)
2. Section (14-6)
3. Decatur Heritage (14-7)
4. Sand Rock (15-5)
5. North Sand Mountain (13-6)
6. Red Bay (15-5)
7. Providence Christian (16-4)
8. Tuscaloosa Academy (12-5)
9. Luverne (13-3)
10. LaFayette (15-6)
Others nominated: Ariton (14-3), Cedar Bluff (11-9), Westminster-Oak Mountain (12-10).

Class 1A
1. Oakwood (12-11)
2. Florala (13-2)
3. Hubbertville (16-3)
4. Brantley (11-5)
5. Pleasant Home (9-4)
6. South Lamar (15-3)
7. R.C. Hatch (11-1)
8. McKenzie (11-4)
9. Addison (13-5)
10. Marion Co. (10-8)
Others nominated: Coosa Christian (8-5), Francis Marion (5-4), Ider (15-6), Meek (10-7).

AISA
1. Abbeville Christian (16-0)
2. Valiant Cross (13-4)
3. Macon-East (13-3)
4. Patrician (12-3)
5. Edgewood (12-6)
Others nominated: Cornerstone-Columbiana (3-3), Escambia Academy (5-4), Evangel-Montgomery (7-8), Hooper (14-5).

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
Opelika-Auburn News
Opp News
Shelby Co. Reporter
Small Town Sports-Greenville
Starnes Media
Troy Messenger
Tuscaloosa News
WEIS radio