Four Area Teams Ranked in This Week’s AWSA Basketball Rankings
By Russell Frye
For The Enquirer
Hartselle, Brewer and Priceville, which are playing in the Morgan County Tournament semi-finals are ranked in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association prep basketball polls this week. The fourth team, Falkville, received votes in 1A.
The top two seeds in the boys bracket, West Morgan and Hartselle, are also ranked.
For the Hartselle boys team, this is the first time that they have been ranked since the initial poll of the season came out December 2018.
Here are this week’s rankings:
BOYS
CLASS 7A
- Mountain Brook (22-3)
- Hoover (19-7)
- Florence (24-2)
- McGill-Toolen (19-5)
- Sparkman (17-7)
- Fairhope (18-5)
- Lee-Montgomery (21-3)
- Austin (12-6)
- Oak Mountain (16-8)
- Central-Phenix City (13-4)
Others nominated: Baker (14-11), Enterprise (19-7), Thompson (17-9), Vestavia Hills (17-9).
CLASS 6A
- Lee-Huntsville (19-6)
- Muscle Shoals (19-4)
- Eufaula (23-4)
- Pinson Valley (17-6)
- Columbia (18-7)
- Sidney Lanier (13-5)
- Mae Jemison (19-8)
- Carver-Montgomery (17-6)
- Oxford (18-4)
- Hartselle (17-6)
Others nominated: Albertville (17-6), Blount (16-8), Buckhorn (21-5), Gardendale (14-7), Helena (16-7), Homewood (20-7), Hueytown (15-4), McAdory (20-5).
CLASS 5A
- Wenonah (20-4)
- LeFlore (17-8)
- Fairfield (18-7)
- Pleasant Grove (20-6)
- Hamilton (20-4)
- East Limestone (16-4)
- Russellville (16-6)
- Tallassee (19-4)
- Brewbaker Tech (17-9)
- Charles Henderson (16-10)
Others nominated: Jackson (17-6), Sylacauga (16-7), Vigor (13-8).
CLASS 4A
- Hillcrest-Evergreen (18-2)
- Talladega (18-5)
- Williamson (18-7)
- Brooks (20-3)
- Sumter Central (20-3)
- Anniston (17-6)
- Escambia Co. (16-5)
- Deshler (18-6)
- UMS-Wright (15-9)
- West Morgan (15-7)
Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (17-5), Childersburg (15-7), Good Hope (18-5), Headland (16-5).
CLASS 3A
- Plainview (24-3)
- Westminster Christian (19-3)
- Prattville Christian (22-3)
- Piedmont (17-2)
- Hanceville (18-4)
- Lauderdale Co. (17-7)
- Sylvania (15-6)
- Oakman (13-3)
- Dadeville (16-7)
- Pike Co. (12-6)
Others nominated: Flomaton (16-6), Houston Academy (14-7), Straughn (14-6), Weaver (17-6), Winfield (17-7).
CLASS 2A
- Red Bay (21-4)
- Section (15-7)
- Fyffe (19-5)
- North Sand Mountain (16-5)
- Abbeville (15-5)
- Tanner (18-6)
- Barbour Co. (16-6)
- Calhoun (20-7)
- LaFayette (21-3)
- Sacred Heart (14-8)
Others nominated: Central-Coosa (12-4), Chickasaw (12-6), Collinsville (14-8), Cottage Hill (13-6), Daleville (11-6), Geneva Co. (13-7), Houston Co. (12-6).
CLASS 1A
- Decatur Heritage (23-4)
- Georgiana (19-3)
- Cornerstone-Birmingham (18-6)
- Covenant Christian (18-4)
- Skyline (17-8)
- Mars Hill Bible (15-6)
- R.A. Hubbard (15-8)
- Spring Garden (15-6)
- Elba (12-4)
- Francis Marion (15-3)
Others nominated: Florala (13-6), Holy Spirit (18-5), Lanett (11-8), Marion Co. (14-9), Winterboro (14-7).
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
- Hoover (25-1)
- McGill-Toolen (23-1)
- Sparkman (22-3)
- Austin (21-5)
- Spain Park (22-5)
- Davidson (21-4)
- Grissom (17-5)
- Auburn (19-4)
- Hewitt-Trussville (14-8)
- Foley (20-6)
Others nominated: Vestavia Hills (17-8).
CLASS 6A
- Hazel Green (25-3)
- Eufaula (22-5)
- Hartselle (21-3)
- McAdory (20-6)
- Blount (18-4)
- Huffman (20-7)
- Cullman (20-6)
- Opelika (20-5)
- Dothan (16-4)
- Carver-Birmingham (18-8)
Others nominated: Albertville (17-5), Athens (11-12), Carver-Montgomery (10-9), Clay-Chalkville (13-9), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (13-9), Mae Jemison (14-10), Park Crossing (20-4), Fort Payne (18-8).
CLASS 5A
- Ramsay (21-7)
- Charles Henderson (18-6)
- Madison Academy (21-6)
- Central-Tuscaloosa (19-3)
- Shelby Co. (22-1)
- Wenonah (18-8)
- Brewbaker Tech (22-3)
- West Point (20-4)
- Pleasant Grove (15-8)
- Brewer (17-7)
Others nominated: East Limestone (18-6), Faith Academy (16-8), Jackson (20-4), Mortimer Jordan (16-6), Southside-Gadsden (15-5).
CLASS 4A
- Priceville (18-4)
- Sipsey Valley (22-1)
- Childersburg (23-1)
- Greensboro (16-1)
- Sumter Central (21-2)
- Rogers (20-3)
- Anniston (18-4)
- West Limestone (19-4)
- Oneonta (21-4)
- Handley (18-4)
Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (18-5), DAR (15-11), Deshler (14-8), St. John Paul II (13-10), Trinity (13-7), Wilson (18-7).
CLASS 3A
- Pisgah (23-1)
- Winfield (24-0)
- T.R. Miller (18-2)
- Midfield (17-8)
- Susan Moore (21-4)
- Phil Campbell (17-3)
- Geneva (21-3)
- Glencoe (15-7)
- Montgomery Academy (19-2)
- Locust Fork (16-6)
Others nominated: Lauderdale Co. (12-12), Plainview (15-11), Prattville Christian (18-7), St. James (15-7), Slocomb (15-7), Weaver (15-6).
CLASS 2A
- Sand Rock (22-2)
- Sacred Heart (19-2)
- Collinsville (20-4)
- Cold Springs (19-5)
- Central-Hayneville (15-4)
- Geneva Co. (16-4)
- Fyffe (20-5)
- Samson (18-5)
- Ariton (14-4)
- G.W. Long (18-4)
Others nominated: Addison (13-8), Calhoun (15-5), Cedar Bluff (12-11), Hatton (17-7), LaFayette (15-5).
CLASS 1A
- Pleasant Home (14-3)
- Spring Garden (17-5)
- Skyline (21-4)
- Phillips (17-9)
- Talladega Co. Central (18-7)
- Florala (20-5)
- Brantley (18-5)
- Mars Hill Bible (16-8)
- Belgreen (19-5)
- R.A. Hubbard (16-7)
Others nominated: Covenant Christian (13-5), Decatur Heritage (16-6), Falkville (16-8), Lanett (11-6), Loachapoka (14-10), Marion Co. (17-5), St. Luke’s (16-8), Westminster-Oak Mountain (13-7).
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