A pair of teams claimed No. 1 for the first time in program history in this week’s ASWA high school basketball rankings.
Class 7A Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa girls and Class 2A Providence Christian boys are not only first-timers at No. 1, but the lone new top-ranked teams this week.
Other No. 1 girls teams are Class 6A Park Crossing, Class 5A Scottsboro, Class 4A Trinity, Class 3A Lauderdale County, Class 2A Decatur Heritage, Class 1A Spring Garden and AISA Springwood.
Boys teams remaining atop the rankings are Class 7A Hoover, Class 6A Mountain Brook, Class 5A Ramsay, Class 4A Fairfield, Class 3A Midfield, Class 1A Spring Garden and AISA Valiant Cross.
New to Class 7A this season, unbeaten Hillcrest (25-0) has posted impressive wins, including downing previous No. 1 and four-time defending champion Hoover on Monday. The Patriots have also beaten Class 7A No. 2 Vestavia Hills and No. 4 Bob Jones in addition to Hoover. Other notable wins include Class 6A No. 2 Hazel Green and No. 3 Hartselle and Class 3A No. 1 Trinity.
Providence Christian (21-2) took over the top spot after previous No. 1 Section lost twice last week. Providence Christian’s only losses are to Class 3A No. 2 Montgomery Academy in the season-opener and Class 7A No. 5 Dothan.
Hoover boys, undefeated at 24-0 with a 34 game winning streak dating back to last season, moved up to No. 4 in this week’s MaxPreps Top 100 national rankings while ASWA third-ranked Huntsville is No. 29 and ASWA second-ranked Central-Phenix City is No. 57.
ASWA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (25-0)
2. Vestavia Hills (23-2)
3. Hoover (22-4)
4. Bob Jones (18-7)
5. Auburn (21-5)
6. Foley (20-2)
7. Daphne (18-6)
8. Albertville (24-3)
9. Hewitt-Trussville (15-11)
10. Central-Phenix City (16-5)
Others nominated: Davidson (13-8), Dothan (13-7), Enterprise (13-7), Prattville (22-5), Sparkman (12-11).
CLASS 6A
1. Park Crossing (24-1)
2. Hazel Green (19-8)
3. Hartselle (22-3)
4. Mortimer Jordan (15-6)
5. McGill-Toolen (16-6)
6. Mountain Brook (17-6)
7. Chelsea (18-8)
8. Fort Payne (21-4)
9. Homewood (17-10)
10. Benjamin Russell (19-6)
Others nominated: Buckhorn (14-8), Gardendale (16-6), Jasper (18-9), Oxford (15-8).
CLASS 5A
1. Scottsboro (21-4)
2. Ramsay (20-7)
3. Wenonah (22-3)
4. Moody (13-6)
5. West Point (18-4)
6. St. Paul’s (19-2)
7. Selma (16-1)
8. Sardis (21-5)
9. Priceville (16-7)
10. Jacksonville (18-6)
Others nominated: Andalusia (13-3), Briarwood (16-9), East Limestone (18-5), UMS-Wright (17-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Trinity (21-4)
2. Madison Academy (24-2)
3. Deshler (23-3)
4. Good Hope (19-5)
5. Pleasant Grove (18-5)
6. Plainview (21-6)
7. Prattville Christian (16-8)
8. St. Michael (18-3)
9. Geneva (16-5)
10. Montgomery Catholic (13-5)
Others nominated: Anniston (16-5), Cherokee County (17-3), Danville (18-7), Dora (17-8), East Lawrence (16-5), Escambia County (10-4), Jackson (13-5).
CLASS 3A
1. Lauderdale County (23-1)
2. St. James (24-2)
3. Mars Hill Bible (18-4)
4. Midfield (21-3)
5. Hale County (16-6)
6. Vinemont (19-4)
7. T.R. Miller (16-1)
8. Holly Pond (16-7)
9. Glenwood (15-6)
10. Locust Fork (12-7)
Others nominated: Glencoe (16-6), Lee-Scott (11-11), Northside Methodist (14-8), Saks (13-4), Wicksburg (16-8).
CLASS 2A
1. Decatur Heritage (19-7)
2. Cold Springs (14-8)
3. Sand Rock (18-6)
4. Lanett (14-6)
5. Belgreen (19-5)
6. Abbeville (20-1)
7. Winston County (19-4)
8. Sulligent (16-3)
9. North Sand Mountain (18-8)
10. Pisgah (14-7)
Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (13-8), Providence Christian (16-6), Ranburne (19-2).
CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (27-1)
2. Ider (21-4)
3. Winterboro (19-1)
4. Kinston (20-0)
5. Keith (17-5)
6. R.C. Hatch (17-3)
7. Elba (10-2)
8. Marion County (15-9)
9. McIntosh (16-5)
10. Waterloo (16-7)
Others nominated: Brilliant (16-8), Francis Marion (12-5), Hackleburg (14-8).
AISA
1. Springwood (15-0)
2. Clarke Prep (15-0)
3. Fort Dale Academy (10-2)
4. Evangel-Montgomery (13-5)
5. Hooper (11-6)
6. Lowndes Academy (9-3)
7. Edgewood Academy (13-8)
8. North River (11-4)
9. Macon East (9-6)
10. Chambers Academy (8-9)
Others nominated: None.
BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Hoover (24-0)
2. Central-Phenix City (22-4)
3. Huntsville (25-1)
4. Austin (21-6)
5. Dothan (22-2)
6. Baker (19-6)
7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (19-6)
8. Auburn (20-7)
9. Enterprise (15-5)
10. Fairhope (16-5)
Others nominated: Albertville (20-8), Bob Jones (17-10), Daphne (15-7), Florence (18-7), Hewitt-Trussville (19-8), James Clemens (15-9), Oak Mountain (19-7), Tuscaloosa County (15-9), Vestavia Hills (16-7).
CLASS 6A
1. Mountain Brook (20-3)
2. Huffman (19-4)
3. Oxford (17-6)
4. Clay-Chalkville (18-7)
5. Buckhorn (17-6)
6. Saraland (19-3)
7. Pinson Valley (14-8)
8. Minor (19-5)
9. Cullman (23-4)
10. Paul Bryant (18-6)
Others nominated: Athens (15-6), Fort Payne (15-6), Gadsden City (15-10), Hazel Green (14-10), Homewood (15-10), Jasper (18-7), Jemison-Huntsville (14-10), McAdory (15-10), McGill-Toolen (15-7), Murphy (16-7), Muscle Shoals (12-6), Northridge (18-7).
CLASS 5A
1. Ramsay (20-7)
2. Williamson (16-3)
3. Selma (16-1)
4. East Limestone (18-5)
5. Wenonah (16-7)
6. Guntersville (17-7)
7. Leeds (16-5)
8. LeFlore (16-8)
9. Charles Henderson (14-6)
10. West Point (17-6)
Others nominated: Andalusia (13-6), Brewer (18-5), Briarwood (16-8), Carroll (16-7), Russellville (13-6), UMS-Wright (14-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Fairfield (22-3)
2. Plainview (20-4)
3. Alexandria (20-3)
4. Madison Academy (18-7)
5. BTW-Tuskegee (19-4)
6. Good Hope (18-6)
7. Jackson (13-4)
8. Anniston (16-3)
9. New Hope (17-6)
10. Cherokee County (8-6)
Others nominated: Ashville (13-7), Brooks (18-8), Central-Florence (16-5), Escambia County (11-6), Fayette County (14-5), Fultondale (13-12), Hokes Bluff (16-6), Madison County (16-7), Randolph (13-9), Tarrant (16-6).
CLASS 3A
1. Midfield (18-5)
2. Montgomery Academy (22-2)
3. Hale County (13-6)
4. Mars Hill Bible (17-5)
5. Lee-Scott (19-4)
6. Piedmont (13-5)
7. Houston Academy (12-4)
8. Southside-Selma (11-4)
9. Glenwood (17-5)
10. Slocomb (16-4)
Others nominated: Carbon Hill (19-5), Collinsville (13-6), Glencoe (18-5), Hillcrest-Evergreen (17-10), Ohatchee (14-7), Sumter Central (12-7), Whitesburg Christian (12-13), Wilcox Central (15-8).
CLASS 2A
1. Providence Christian (21-2)
2. Abbeville (17-3)
3. Tuscaloosa Academy (13-1)
4. Decatur Heritage (13-9)
5. Section (16-6)
6. Sand Rock (15-10)
7. North Sand Mountain (10-12)
8. Red Bay (15-7)
9. G.W. Long (14-7)
10. Pisgah (9-6)
Others nominated: Gaston (11-13).
CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (23-0)
2. Georgiana (17-4)
3. Skyline (17-5)
4. Oakwood (17-8)
5. Florala (13-1)
6. Pleasant Home (12-2)
7. Brantley (17-2)
8. Coosa Christian (15-5)
9. R.C. Hatch (13-3)
10. McKenzie (11-5)
Others nominated: Hackleburg (16-5), Hubbertville (17-5), Maplesville (10-2), Sumiton Christian (15-2).
AISA
1. Valiant Cross (21-1)
2. Escambia Academy (18-2)
3. Bessemer Academy (12-1)
4. Hooper (18-2)
5. Evangel-Montgomery (14-4)
6. Banks Academy (9-3)
7. Springwood (11-6)
8. Abbeville Christian (11-6)
9. Edgewood (13-8)
10. Sparta (6-7)
Others nominated: Hope-Oxford (11-4), Patrician (6-1).
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