The Glencoe girls basketball moved into the rankings for the first time this season as voted on by the Alabama Sports Writers Association released Wednesday night.
The Yellow Jackets (14-5) are No. 9 in Class 3A, which comes after their 40-33 win over Hokes Bluff last week.
The Eagles (15-5) dropped one spot to No. 7 in 4A. The two could meet again Friday in the semifinals of the Etowah County tournament at Hokes Bluff if Glencoe defeats West End in the first round at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Southside (15-1) jumped up two spots to No. 5 in 6A. The Panthers have been idle since Jan. 9. Southside gets back to action at 7:45 Thursday in the semifinals of the county tournament against Sardis.
No county teams are ranked on the boys side after Westbrook Christian dropped out from the 10 spot in 2A.
The Warriors (11-7) went 1-1 since the last set of rankings was released last week. Westbrook beat Gaston 69-33 then fell to area foe Collinsville 42-41.
The Panthers claimed the area with the win and now sit at No. 10 in the rankings.
Coosa Christian girls are in the others nominated category in 1A.
Etowah (5A) and Hokes Bluff (4A) join Westbrook in boys teams in the others nominated category.
Other area girls teams ranked were Cherokee County (No. 9 in 4A), Plainview (No. 7 in 3A), Collinsville (No. 2 in 2A) and Fyffe (No. 4 in 2A). Plainview (No. 1 in 3A) was the only other area team ranked joining Collinsville.
Here are this week’s ASWA girls and boys prep basketball rankings, with records in parenthesis.
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hoover (21-1)
2. Spain Park (19-4)
3. Sparkman (20-4)
4. Hewitt-Trussville (19-2)
5. James Clemens (16-6)
6. Huffman (11-11)
7. Mountain Brook (16-5)
8. Alma Bryant (18-5)
9. Davidson (15-7)
10. McGill-Toolen (13-8)
Others nominated: Huntsville (11-10), Lee-Montgomery (15-8), Murphy (12-9).
CLASS 6A
1. Hazel Green (23-2)
2. LeFlore (23-2)
3. Ramsay (18-3)
4. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (16-3)
5. Southside (15-1)
6. Blount (16-2)
7. Hartselle (16-4)
8. Brewer (15-4)
9. Center Point (14-9)
10. Austin (16-3)
Others nominated: Athens (13-7), Carver-Birmingham (16-6), Carver-Montgomery (12-5), Homewood (16-8), Muscle Shoals (11-9), Northview (11-6), Selma (15-4).
CLASS 5A
1. Charles Henderson (22-4)
2. Wenonah (16-7)
3. Eufaula (17-4)
4. Talladega (19-2)
5. Scottsboro (18-3)
6. Central-Tuscaloosa (15-5)
7. Faith Academy (13-6)
8. Sumter Central (17-5)
9. Mae Jemison (8-8)
10. Shelby County (14-2)
Others nominated: Alexandria (13-5), Brewbaker Tech (11-11), Fairview (15-6), Lee-Huntsville (12-10), West Point (17-7).
CLASS 4A
1. Deshler (22-2)
2. Madison Academy (18-5)
3. Sipsey Valley (17-1)
4. Priceville (15-5)
5. Anniston (14-3)
6. Danville (18-4)
7. Hokes Bluff (15-5)
8. Greensboro (13-3)
9. Cherokee County (11-6)
10. Madison County (15-7)
Others nominated: DAR (11-8), Jacksonville (13-5), Montgomery Catholic (12-5), Oneonta (14-8), Rogers (16-6), St. James (13-5).
CLASS 3A
1. Lauderdale County (20-2)
2. Pisgah (17-1)
3. Midfield (18-8)
4. Locust Fork (19-2)
5. Clarke County (21-0)
6. Montevallo (18-3)
7. Plainview (17-5)
8. Susan Moore (15-5)
9. Glencoe (14-5)
10. Prattville Christian (15-5)
Others nominated: Colbert County (13-7), Daleville (14-6), Geneva (14-5), Montgomery Academy (17-4), North Sand Mountain (12-5).
CLASS 2A
1. Samson (20-2)
2. Collinsville (15-5)
3. Section (11-7)
4. Fyffe (13-3)
5. Mars Hill (16-5)
6. Chickasaw (14-1)
7. Geneva County (12-7)
8. Phil Campbell (13-5)
9. Abbeville (10-6)
10. Ariton (9-2)
Others nominated: LaFayette (10-8), Lanett (7-4), Sand Rock (12-8).
CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (17-2)
2. Phillips (16-2)
3. Pleasant Home (17-4)
4. Linden (9-2)
5. J.F. Shields (15-1)
6. Notasulga (11-3)
7. Loachapoka (12-3)
8. Skyline (16-4)
9. Westminster-Oak Mountain (8-5)
10. Holy Spirit (12-1)
Others nominated: Appalachian (12-2), Cedar Bluff (11-9), Coosa Christian (14-7), Covenant Christian (14-5), Marion County (13-5), Vina (20-5).
AISA
1. Glenwood (16-5)
2. Tuscaloosa Academy (17-1)
3. Lee-Scott (15-6)
4. South Choctaw Academy (15-0)
5. Springwood (14-4)
6. Abbeville Christian (17-9)
7. Sparta Academy (14-3)
8. Northside Methodist (19-6)
9. Wilcox Academy (10-2)
10. Fort Dale Academy (11-4)
Others nominated: Lakeside (14-12), Macon-East (7-8), Pickens Academy (8-3).
BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Mountain Brook (20-5)
2. Sparkman (22-3)
3. Hoover (17-4)
4. Buckhorn (20-3)
5. Huffman (21-2)
6. McGill-Toolen (16-5)
7. Lee-Montgomery (16-4)
8. Vestavia Hills (17-5)
9. Alma Bryant (17-3)
10. James Clemens (13-8)
Others nominated: Baker (15-9), Central-Phenix City (16-5), Enterprise (13-6), Grissom (12-9), Hewitt-Trussville (13-4).
CLASS 6A
1. Carver-Montgomery (17-6)
2. LeFlore (20-5)
3. Helena (21-2)
4. Muscle Shoals (13-3)
5. Hazel Green (13-7)
6. Ramsay (16-8)
7. Daphne (15-4)
8. Blount (14-8)
9. Pinson Valley (13-8)
10. Florence (16-6)
Others nominated: Albertville (15-4), Columbia (15-6), Cullman (14-9), McAdory (12-7), Oxford (10-9), Parker (12-7), Paul Bryant (18-4), Shades Valley (15-7).
CLASS 5A
1. Lee-Huntsville (7-11)
2. Wenonah (19-5)
3. Sumter Central (24-3)
4. Guntersville (15-7)
5. Faith-Mobile (15-7)
6. Eufaula (16-9)
7. Pleasant Grove (17-5)
8. Talladega (13-7)
9. Sylacauga (17-5)
10. Brooks (18-0)
Others nominated: Alexandria (13-4), Briarwood (9-6), Calera (16-4), Etowah (15-4), Fairfield (17-6), Valley (10-8), Woodlawn (14-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Oneonta (21-1)
2. Cordova (15-7)
3. Monroe Co. (14-6)
4. Madison Academy (13-7)
5. Escambia Co. (17-5)
6. Westminster-Huntsville (7-9)
7. West Limestone (15-5)
8. Deshler (16-6)
9. Catholic-Montgomery (15-5)
10. UMS-Wright (16-5)
Others nominated: Ashford (14-9), Bullock Co. (7-5), Dale Co. (13-8), Haleyville (13-4), Hokes Bluff (15-4), Jacksonville (14-5), LAMP (11-5).
CLASS 3A
1. Plainview (22-2)
2. Midfield (16-9)
3. Prattville Christian (17-3)
4. Pisgah (12-5)
5. Lauderdale Co. (13-6)
6. Hillcrest-Evergreen (12-3)
7. Holly Pond (19-3)
8. Houston Academy (18-2)
9. Mobile Christian (13-6)
10. American Christian (15-5)
Others nominated: Central-Coosa (11-3), Geneva (15-6), Pike Co. (8-7), Weaver (13-6).
CLASS 2A
1. Barbour Co. (12-5)
2. Section (13-5)
3. Vincent (15-5)
4. Lanett (10-5)
5. Abbeville (15-5)
6. St. Luke's (12-6)
7. LaFayette (14-5)
8. Keith (12-6)
9. Mars Hill Bible (14-5)
10. Collinsville (12-7)
Others nominated: Fyffe (12-4), Red Bay (13-5), Tanner (10-9), Westbrook Christian (11-7).
CLASS 1A
1. Sacred Heart (10-10)
2. Georgiana (18-1)
3. Ellwood (15-6)
4. Decatur Heritage (15-4)
5. Spring Garden (15-3)
6. Lindsay Lane (18-2)
7. Meek (17-4)
8. R.A. Hubbard (14-5)
9. Skyline (10-6)
10. Winterboro (13-4)
Others nominated: Appalachian (15-1), Brantley (7-5), Cedar Bluff (9-8), Cornerstone-Birmingham (6-4), Covenant Christian (13-5), South Lamar (14-5), Whitesburg Christian (8-7).
AISA
1. Macon-East (24-2)
2. Evangel Christian (17-4)
3. East Memorial (15-1)
4. Lakeside (19-5)
5. Morgan Academy (11-3)
6. Escambia Academy (9-2)
7. Glenwood (11-9)
8. Lee-Scott (15-8)
9. Pickens Academy (10-0)
10. Hooper (10-7)
Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (9-11), Lowndes Academy (7-5), Pike Liberal Arts (7-5), South Choctaw Academy (13-2).