The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school basketball rankings, the third of the season, began with teams reporting results to their local sports writers, and those writers nominating teams for consideration.
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).
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).
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).
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 Co. (17-3), Danville (18-7), Dora (17-8), East Lawrence (16-5), Escambia Co. (10-4), Jackson (13-5).
1. Lauderdale Co. (23-1)
2. St. James (24-2)
3. Mars Hill Bible (18-4)
4. Midfield (21-3)
5. Hale Co. (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).
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 Co. (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).
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 Co. (15-9)
9. McIntosh (16-5)
10. Waterloo (16-7)
Others nominated: Brilliant (16-8), Francis Marion (12-5), Hackleburg (14-8).
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.
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 Co. (15-9), Vestavia Hills (16-7).
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).
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-Ozark (16-7), Russellville (13-6), UMS-Wright (14-8).
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 Co. (8-6)
Others nominated: Ashville (13-7), Brooks (18-8), Central-Florence (16-5), Escambia Co. (11-6), Fayette Co. (14-5), Fultondale (13-12), Hokes Bluff (16-6), Madison Co. (16-7), Randolph (13-9), Tarrant (16-6).
1. Midfield (18-5)
2. Montgomery Academy (22-2)
3. Hale Co. (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).
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).
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).
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).
The Alabama Sports Writers Association is a professional organization for sports writers and editors throughout the state, or any person involved in disseminating sports information or publicity in Alabama including but not limited to sports information personnel, publicists of professional organizations or facilities, or publicists of non-profit organizations sponsoring or governing sporting events. The ASWA is a non-profit organization.
The ASWA prep committee’s primary responsibilities include conducting regular top-10 rankings of a variety of high school sports, and select all-state teams in those sports as well. The committee will determine the winner of a variety of annual awards including the annual Mr. Football winner, and the Jimmy Smothers Courage Award.
For more information, check out the ASWA home page or Welcome to the Alabama Sports Writers Association; ASWA Bylaws.
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