Staff Reports
The latest Alabama Sports Writers Association high school basketball rankings were released early Thursday morning, and most area teams maintained their positions.
Both Spring Garden girls (24-1) and boys (20-0) remain on top of their respective Class 1A polls. In Class 2A, Sand Rock’s girls (16-5) and boys (14-8) hold steady at No. 3 and No. 6 respectively. Piedmont’s boys (11-5) remain at No. 8 in the Class 3A boys poll.
Cherokee County’s boys (8-5) were the only team to see movement this week. They dropped a notch to No. 10.
Three other area teams continue to receive consideration for the rankings: Cherokee County girls (17-2), Class 2A Cedar Bluff girls (12-6), and Class 3A Collinsville boys (12-5).
This week’s ASWA high school basketball rankings are listed below, beginning with Class 7A girls.
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hoover (21-2)
2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (23-0)
3. Vestavia Hills (21-2)
4. Bob Jones (16-7)
5. Auburn (20-5)
6. Foley (19-2)
7. Daphne (17-6)
8. Albertville (21-3)
9. Hewitt-Trussville (13-10)
10. Central-Phenix City (16-4)
Others nominated: Davidson (13-8), Dothan (12-7), Enterprise (13-7), Fairhope (11-8), Prattville (20-5), Sparkman (12-10).
CLASS 6A
1. Park Crossing (23-1)
2. Hazel Green (18-7)
3. Hartselle (20-3)
4. Mortimer Jordan (14-6)
5. McGill-Toolen (14-6)
6. Mountain Brook (17-6)
7. Chelsea (16-8)
8. Fort Payne (19-4)
9. Buckhorn (13-8)
10.Benjamin Russell (17-6)
Others nominated: Gardendale (15-6), Homewood (15-10), Jasper (15-8), Muscle Shoals (11-6), Northridge (18-5).
CLASS 5A
1. Scottsboro (20-3)
2. Ramsay (19-7)
3. Wenonah (22-3)
4. Moody (11-6)
5. West Point (16-4)
6. Sardis (19-4)
7. St. Paul’s (18-2)
8. Selma (13-1)
9. Priceville (13-7)
10. Jacksonville (16-6)
Others nominated: Andalusia (12-3), Briarwood (14-9), Carroll (11-4), East Limestone (18-4), UMS-Wright (16-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Trinity (19-4)
2. Madison Academy (22-1)
3. Deshler (20-3)
4. Good Hope (17-5)
5. Pleasant Grove (17-5)
6. Plainview (19-5)
7. Prattville Christian (15-8)
8. St. Michael (17-3)
9. Geneva (15-5)
10. Jackson (11-5)
Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (17-2), Danville (18-6), Dora (15-8), East Lawrence (15-4), Escambia Co. (10-4), Wilson (19-4).
CLASS 3A
1. Lauderdale Co. (19-1)
2. St. James (21-2)
3. Mars Hill Bible (16-4)
4. Midfield (18-3)
5. Hale Co. (16-6)
6. Vinemont (15-4)
7. Holly Pond (15-6)
8. T.R. Miller (14-1)
9. Glenwood (12-6)
10. Locust Fork (9-6)
Others nominated: Glencoe (15-5), Lee-Scott (11-10), Northside Methodist (13-7), Phil Campbell (16-8), Saks (13-3), Whitesburg Christian (14-4), Wicksburg (15-8).
CLASS 2A
1. Decatur Heritage (17-6)
2. Cold Springs (13-7)
3. Sand Rock (16-5)
4. Winston Co. (17-3)
5. Belgreen (17-5)
6. Lanett (13-6)
7. Abbeville (15-1)
8. Pisgah (12-5)
9. Sulligent (16-3)
10. North Sand Mountain (14-8)
Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (12-6), Lexington (12-7), Providence Christian (14-6).
CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (24-1)
2. Ider (18-4)
3. Winterboro (17-1)
4. Kinston (19-0)
5. Marion Co. (13-8)
6. Keith (15-5)
7. R.C. Hatch (15-2)
8. Elba (9-2)
9. McIntosh (14-5)
10. Waterloo (15-5)
Others nominated: Brantley (9-7), Brilliant (15-6), Francis Marion (12-4), Georgiana (9-9), Hackleburg (13-6).
AISA
1. Springwood (14-0)
2. Clarke Prep (13-0)
3. Fort Dale Academy (9-2)
4. Hooper (10-5)
5. Evangel-Montgomery (10-5)
6. Edgewood (13-6)
7. North River (10-4)
8. Lowndes Academy (NA)
9. Macon East (NA)
10. Chambers Academy (8-7)
Others nominated: None.
BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Hoover (22-0)
2. Central-Phenix City (20-4)
3. Huntsville (22-1)
4. Austin (18-6)
5. Dothan (21-2)
6. Baker (17-6)
7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (17-6)
8. Auburn (20-6)
9. James Clemens (15-7)
10. Enterprise (14-5)
Others nominated: Bob Jones (15-9), Fairhope (14-5), Florence (14-7), Hewitt-Trussville (16-8), Oak Mountain (19-5), Tuscaloosa Co. (14-9), Vestavia Hills (16-5).
CLASS 6A
1. Mountain Brook (20-3)
2. Huffman (16-4)
3. Cullman (21-3)
4. Oxford (15-5)
5. Clay-Chalkville (17-7)
6. Pinson Valley (13-7)
7. Minor (18-4)
8. Buckhorn (16-6)
9. Murphy (15-5)
10. Saraland (18-3)
Others nominated: Athens (14-5), Fort Payne (15-5), Gadsden City (13-10), Hazel Green (13-10), Homewood (14-9), Jasper (16-5), Jemison-Huntsville (13-8), McAdory (15-10), McGill-Toolen (13-6), Northridge (16-7), Paul Bryant (16-6).
CLASS 5A
1. Ramsay (18-7)
2. Wenonah (16-6)
3. Williamson (15-3)
4. Selma (14-1)
5. LeFlore (16-6)
6. Guntersville (15-6)
7. East Limestone (17-4)
8. Carroll-Ozark (16-5)
9. West Point (17-5)
10. Leeds (15-4)
Others nominated: Andalusia (12-5), Brewer (16-5), Briarwood (15-7), Charles Henderson (12-6), Russellville (10-5), UMS-Wright (13-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Fairfield (20-3)
2. Madison Academy (16-6)
3. Plainview (18-4)
4. BTW-Tuskegee (18-3)
5. Alexandria (18-3)
6. Good Hope (15-6)
7. Jackson (10-4)
8. Anniston (14-3)
9. New Hope (15-6)
10. Cherokee Co. (8-5)
Others nominated: Ashville (13-7), Escambia Co. (11-6), Fayette Co. (11-5), Hokes Bluff (16-5), Madison Co. (15-6), Randolph (13-7), Tarrant (14-5).
CLASS 3A
1. Midfield (16-4)
2. Montgomery Academy (20-2)
3. Lee-Scott (19-3)
4. Mars Hill Bible (15-5)
5. Hale Co. (11-6)
6. Southside-Selma (10-3)
7. Hillcrest-Evergreen (16-9)
8. Piedmont (11-5)
9. Houston Academy (10-4)
10. Wilcox Central (14-7)
Others nominated: Carbon Hill (18-4), Collinsville (12-5), Geraldine (12-7), Glencoe (16-5), Glenwood (14-5), Mobile Christian (12-7), Ohatchee (13-7), Slocomb (14-4), Sumter Central (11-7), Whitesburg Christian (11-12).
CLASS 2A
1. Section (16-4)
2. Providence Christian (19-2)
3. Abbeville (16-3)
4. Tuscaloosa Academy (11-1)
5. Pisgah (7-5)
6. Sand Rock (14-8)
7. Decatur Heritage (10-9)
8. North Sand Mountain (8-10)
9. Red Bay (12-7)
10. G.W. Long (14-6)
Others nominated: Gaston (10-13).
CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (20-0)
2. Oakwood (16-6)
3. Georgiana (15-4)
4. Skyline (13-5)
5. R.C. Hatch (12-2)
6. Florala (12-1)
7. Sumiton Christian (14-1)
8. McKenzie (10-4)
9. Pleasant Home (11-2)
10. Brantley (15-2)
Others nominated: Coosa Christian (12-5), Hackleburg (12-5), Hubbertville (15-3), Maplesville (8-2).
AISA
1. Valiant Cross (19-1)
2. Hooper (17-1)
3. Escambia Academy (16-2)
4. Evangel-Montgomery (13-3)
5. Banks Academy (8-3)
6. Bessemer Academy (10-1)
7. Abbeville Christian (10-5)
8. Springwood (10-5)
9. Edgewood (12-7)
10. Sparta (6-6)
Others nominated: Hope-Oxford (11-3).
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