PREP BASKETBALL: Local teams scattered throughout new ASWA basketball rankings

The Alabama Sports Writers Association released their new set of rankings for December 2025, and features eight local teams ranked within the top ten in their divisions.

GIRLS

Class 7A

1. Hoover (11-1)

2. Albertville (12-1)

3. Bob Jones (10-4)

4. Daphne (9-3)

5. Fairhope (15-1)

6. Auburn (8-1)

7. Prattville (11-4)

8. Alma Bryant (12-1)

9. Foley (9-5)

10. Huntsville (11-4)

Others nominated: Dothan (8-4), Hewitt-Trussville (9-6), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (7-6), James Clemens (6-6), Oak Mountain (6-9), Sparkman (4-5), Vestavia Hills (7-6).

Class 6A

1. Park Crossing (11-1)

2. Hazel Green (9-2)

3. Clay-Chalkville (10-1)

4. McGill-Toolen (15-1)

5. Northridge (12-0)

6. Stanhope Elmore (12-2)

7. Buckhorn (11-3)

8. Murphy (10-1)

9. Jasper (11-1)

10. Decatur (13-2)

Others nominated: Calera (10-5), Central-Tuscaloosa (9-1), Chelsea (7-5), Fort Payne (8-4), Gardendale (8-6), Gulf Shores (9-5), Homewood (9-5), Jackson-Olin (13-1), Minor (11-3), Mortimer Jordan (10-6), Mountain Brook (7-5), Oxford (6-4), Paul Bryant (10-2), Pelham (8-4), Spain Park (8-8), Wetumpka (11-3).

Class 5A

1. Scottsboro (9-0)

2. Guntersville (13-1)

3. Charles Henderson (12-0)

4. West Point (12-1)

5. Priceville (13-2)

6. Jacksonville (8-1)

7. Ramsay (7-5)

8. Greenville (11-1)

9. Northside (9-2)

10. St. Paul’s (6-2)

Others nominated: Andalusia (4-1), Briarwood (7-5), Russellville (7-5), Sardis (9-6), Vigor (5-6), UMS-Wright (7-5), Wenonah (8-5).

Class 4A

1. Plainview (11-0)

2. Good Hope (12-2)

3. Deshler (8-2)

4. Cherokee Co. (9-2)

5. St. Michael (8-1)

6. Geneva (13-1)

7. Montgomery Catholic (6-3)

8. Wilson (10-1) 

9. Trinity (8-3)

10. West Morgan (8-2)

Others nominated: Anniston (6-3), Bullock Co. (8-3), Escambia Co. (5-3), Etowah (8-3), Hatton (9-3), Hokes Bluff (8-3), Madison Academy (7-5), Opp (7-6), Orange Beach (5-8), Pleasant Grove (6-5), St. John Paul II (7-7), Straughn (9-4).

Class 3A

1. Saint James (10-1)

2. Mars Hill Bible (11-1)

3. Lauderdale Co. (7-2)

4. Midfield (10-2)

5. Whitesburg Christian (8-1)

6. Vinemont (9-5)

7. Glencoe (7-4)

8. Holly Pond (7-6)

9. Clements (7-5)

10. Mobile Christian (6-5)

Others nominated: Collinsville (5-5), Piedmont (4-6), T.R. Miller (2-2), Westbrook Christian (6-5).

Class 2A

1. Pisgah (9-3)

2. North Sand Mountain (9-2)

3. Sand Rock (9-2)

4. Cedar Bluff (11-2)

5. Abbeville (11-2)

6. Sulligent (7-4)

7. Cold Springs (7-6)

8. Highland Home (10-3)

9. Winston Co. (7-3)

10. Belgreen (8-5)

Others nominated: Westminster-Oak Mountain (6-8).

Class 1A

1. Ider (12-4)

2. Winterboro (11-2)

3. Brilliant (11-2)

4. Hackleburg (6-2)

5. R.C. Hatch (9-1)

6. Marion Co. (6-2)

7. Kinston (9-2)

8. Skyline (6-3)

9. Meek (9-1)

10. Spring Garden (3-2)

Others nominated: Athens Bible (5-4), Brantley (5-3), Linden (4-3).

AISA

1. Springwood (8-1)

2. Lowndes Academy (4-0)

3. Abbeville Christian (7-1)

4. Southern Academy (7-2)

5. North River Christian (14-1)

Others nominated: Clarke Prep (2-1), Fort Dale Academy (4-0), Hooper (7-4).

BOYS

Class 7A

1. Hoover (9-4)

2. James Clemens (9-2)

3. Tuscaloosa Co. (14-3)

4. Dothan (12-1)

5. Sparkman (8-4)

6. Huntsville (9-3)

7. Hewitt-Trussville (9-4)

8. Fairhope (8-2)

9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (6-4)

10. Auburn (11-4)

Others nominated: Albertville (10-2), Austin (6-5), Enterprise (6-3), Oak Mountain (9-6), Vestavia Hills (7-4).

Class 6A

1. Gadsden City (17-0)

2. Oxford (9-3)

3. Pelham (13-0)

4. Shades Valley (12-3)

5. Cullman (13-1)

6. Mountain Brook (10-2)

7. Saraland (11-1)

8. Lee-Huntsville (8-2)

9. Huffman (10-6)

10. Hazel Green (7-5)

Others nominated: Blount (8-2), Calera (12-3), Clay-Chalkville (10-5), Homewood (6-5), Jasper (8-3), Jemison-Huntsville (7-5), McAdory (7-5), Minor (9-3), Murphy (14-2), Northridge (10-3), Pike Road (8-4), Pinson Valley (6-5), Rehobeth (7-6), Spain Park (10-4), Wetumpka (10-4).

Class 5A

1. Wenonah (13-3)

2. Williamson (9-3)

3. East Limestone (10-3)

4. Ramsay (4-8)

5. Briarwood (8-4)

6. Andalusia (7-0)

7. Guntersville (8-3)

8. UMS-Wright (8-3)

9. Corner (12-2)

10. Greenville (7-2)

Others nominated: Charles Henderson (8-4), Hayden (9-1), Leeds (5-5), Sylacauga (3-0).

Class 4A

1. Jackson (4-0)

2. Plainview (4-1)

3. Madison Academy (6-4)

4. Orange Beach (10-3)

5. Anniston (2-1)

6. Fairfield (6-6)

7. West Morgan (8-1)

8. New Hope (12-4)

9. Escambia Co. (7-0)

10. Munford (8-1)

Others nominated: Ashville (10-1), Brooks (6-2), Cleburne Co. (7-1), Fultondale (6-4), Hamilton (8-2), Opp (11-2), Tarrant (8-6), White Plains (8-4).

Class 3A

1. Montgomery Academy (6-2)

2. Hale Co. (11-4)

3. Midfield (6-6)

4. Whitesburg Christian (11-2)

5. Sumter Central (7-2)

6. Lauderdale Co. (9-1)

7. Houston Academy (9-4)

8. Glencoe (8-5)

9. Piedmont (4-3)

10. Mars Hill Bible (3-4)

Others nominated: Colbert Co. (7-3), Collinsville (6-2), Lee-Scott (9-2), Oakman (9-5).

Class 2A

1. Section (9-2)

2. Decatur Heritage (8-2)

3. Cold Springs (11-1)

4. Sand Rock (7-3)

5. North Sand Mountain (5-4)

6. Luverne (5-1)

7. Red Bay (9-4)

8. Providence Christian (8-1)

9. Tuscaloosa Academy (5-3)

10. Cedar Bluff (8-5)

Others nominated: LaFayette (9-5), Pisgah (0-2), Pleasant Valley (5-3), Westminster-Oak Mountain (7-7).

Class 1A

1. Oakwood (8-8)

2. Hubbertville (8-1)

3. Coosa Christian (2-2)

4. Florala (8-2)

5. Meek (9-1)

6. Brantley (5-2)

7. Pleasant Home (7-3)

8. R.C. Hatch (1-0)

9. Skyline (4-5)

10. South Lamar (8-0)

Others nominated: Marion Co. (5-2), Spring Garden (2-3).

AISA

1. Abbeville Christian (10-0)

2. Valiant Cross (6-3)

3. Edgewood (8-2)

4. Macon-East (7-1)

5. Hooper (8-3)

Others nominated: Escambia Academy (4-1), Evangel-Montgomery (3-3), Fort Dale Academy (2-1), Oaks (8-5), Restoration (8-3), Springwood (6-6).

The next edition of the ASWA rankings will release next month.