Sacred Heart No. 1

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Updated: December 10, 2015

3 County teams in the statewide basketball poll; 1A Cardinals only boys team

By East Alabama Sports Today

After annihilating the competition on its own level and picking up an historic win over another top-ranked team, defending Class 1A state champion Sacred Heart is No. 1 in the statewide high school basketball poll.

The Cardinals (7-4) own a victory over Class 7A No. 1 Spain Park and came close to beating No. 3 7A Gadsden City in their season opener. They will put their No. 1 ranking on display Saturday at JSU in the TV24 Holiday Showcase against Carrollton (Ga.).

They are the only Calhoun County team in the boys statewide poll, but not the only county team in the poll.

Jacksonville is ranked No. 5 in Class 4A girls and once-beaten Pleasant Valley is No. 6 in Class 3A girls. Both teams are under the direction of first-year coaches who share similar sentiments about the poll.

“I’m proud that our kids have caught the attention of other coaches and media to vote us sixth,” PV coach Brad Hood said. “We have a long way to go to compete with schools in that group. We need to focus on our area first. We have some great teams to compete with before we can entertain playing the schools on that list.”

“Doesn’t mean a whole lot this early in the season,” Jacksonville coach Tres Buzan said. “I’m proud of the work and effort the girls have put in so far (but) we still have a lot of games left to play.”

Here are the complete polls:

BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Spain Park (6-3)
2. McGill-Toolen (11-1)
3. Gadsden City (8-2)
4. Mountain Brook (8-1)
5. Lee-Montgomery (4-1)
6. Auburn (8-0)
7. Murphy (7-3)
8. Thompson (6-3)
9. Central-Phenix City (5-1)
10. Grissom (7-3)
Others nominated: Enterprise (5-1), Prattville (2-1), Theodore (7-1).

CLASS 6A
1. Carver-Montgomery (5-1)
2. Lee-Huntsville (7-3)
3. Bessemer City (8-1)
4. Homewood (9-1)
5. Blount (8-4)
6. Pelham (6-3)
7. LeFlore (5-2)
8. Austin (4-1)
9. Albertville (6-3)
10. Northview (8-0)
Others nominated: Briarwood (6-3), Dothan (4-0), Gardendale (6-1).

CLASS 5A
1. J.O. Johnson (7-1)
2. Sumter Central (14-1)
3. Faith Academy (9-1)
4. Columbia (7-2)
5. Brewbaker Tech (6-2)
6. Central-Tuscaloosa (7-2)
7. Dora (7-1)
8. Sidney Lanier (7-2)
9. Mortimer Jordan (4-1)
10. Hayden (5-2)
Others nominated: Corner (5-2).

CLASS 4A
1. Westminster Christian (8-1)
2. Cordova (1-0)
3. Bibb County (5-2)
4. Montevallo (8-1)
5. Cherokee County (3-0)
6. North Jackson (6-2)
7. Deshler (4-1)
8. Monroe County (7-2)
9. St. James (5-1)
10. Locust Fork (5-2)
Others nominated: Priceville (5-5), Southside-Selma (4-2), West Limestone (5-4).

CLASS 3A
1. Madison Academy (6-2)
2. Holly Pond (10-1)
3. Hale County (7-2)
4. Westbrook Christian (8-0)
5. Winfield (5-0)
6. West Morgan (6-2)
7. Sheffield (6-1)
8. Hillcrest-Evergreen (2-0)
9. Prattville Christian (8-1)
10. Plainview (6-1)
Others nominated: Colbert County (1-2), Montgomery Academy (2-2), New Hope (5-0), Sand Rock (3-3).

CLASS 2A
1. LaFayette (3-1)
2. Cold Springs (7-2)
3. Tanner (4-1)
4. Vincent (6-2)
5. Section (6-1)
6. Lanett (6-2)
7. Elba (1-0)
8. Collinsville.
9. Samson (5-3)
10. Cleveland (3-3)
Others nominated: Central-Hayneville (2-1), New Brockton (4-4).

CLASS 1A
1. Sacred Heart (NA)
2. Keith (7-2)
3. Georgiana (4-0)
4. Skyline (5-1)
5. Decatur Heritage (4-1)
6. Fruitdale (9-1)
7. Spring Garden (2-1)
8. Phillips-Bear Creek (4-1)
9. Loachapoka (2-1)
10. St. Bernard (8-1)
Others nominated: Paint Rock Valley (8-2), South Lamar (6-1).

AISA
1. Glenwood (7-1)
2. Lee-Scott (7-3)
3. Tuscaloosa Academy (6-1)
4. Edgewood (2-0)
5. Lakeside (7-1)
6. East Memorial (9-4)
7. Sparta (7-3)
8. Hooper (5-3)
9. Morgan Academy (3-2)
10. Coosa Valley (4-1)
Others nominated: Marengo Academy (4-2).

GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hazel Green (11-0)
2. Jeff Davis (5-2)
3. Thompson (8-1)
4. Buckhorn (11-2)
5. Hoover (7-3)
6. Sparkman (7-2)
7. McGill-Toolen (8-2)
8. Gadsden City (7-3)
9. Lee-Montgomery (7-1)
10. Hewitt-Trussville (8-3)
Others nominated: Auburn (5-2), Enterprise (8-1), Fairhope (6-3), Smiths Station (7-3).

CLASS 6A
1. Homewood (9-2)
2. Blount (8-2)
3. Lee-Huntsville (12-2)
4. Austin (6-2)
5. Shades Valley (6-1)
6. Huffman (9-3)
7. Athens (12-1)
8. Scottsboro (9-1)
9. Selma (6-1)
10. LeFlore (10-0)
Others nominated: Arab (6-4), Center Point (3-5), Clay-Chalkville (4-3), Walker (6-3).

CLASS 5A
1. Wenonah (12-0)
2. Faith Academy (7-1)
3. Charles Henderson (10-1)
4. Central-Tuscaloosa (11-2)
5. Lawrence County (7-2)
6. Talladega (9-2)
7. Madison County (7-2)
8. Brewbaker Tech (6-3)
9. Eufaula (5-1)
10. Carver-Birmingham (13-4)
Others nominated: Demopolis (2-0), Springville (6-1), Fairview (7-3).

CLASS 4A
1. Deshler (4-1)
2. UMS-Wright (9-3)
3. Locust Fork (8-0)
4. Sipsey Valley (7-2)
5. Jacksonville (4-2)
6. Priceville (8-2)
7. Clarke County (8-2)
8. Crossville (6-3)
9. St. James (6-3)
10. Westminster Christian (3-3)
Others nominated: None.

CLASS 3A
1. Madison Academy (9-1)
2. Lauderdale County (4-1)
3. Pisgah (7-0)
4. Sand Rock (6-0)
5. Central-Coosa (7-0)
6. Pleasant Valley (8-1)
7. Colbert County (2-1)
8. Holly Pond (9-3)
9. Montgomery Academy (3-1)
10. Abbeville (6-2)
Others nominated: Barbour County (4-2), Hillcrest-Evergreen (2-0), Midfield (4-8), Westbrook Christian (6-1), West Morgan (7-5).

CLASS 2A
1. Red Bay (6-1)
2. Samson (10-0)
3. Tanner (6-1)
4. Geneva County (9-2)
5. Cold Springs (7-4)
6. Section (5-2)
7. Holy Spirit (4-2)
8. Calhoun (7-2)
9. Lanett (2-0)
10. Collinsville (2-2)
Others nominated: Mobile Christian (4-5).

CLASS 1A
1. Keith (8-1)
2. Loachapoka (8-2)
3. Decatur Heritage (6-1)
4. Woodville (6-4)
5. Skyline (6-4)
6. Spring Garden (2-2)
7. Berry (1-0)
8. Cedar Bluff (1-0)
9. R.A. Hubbard (3-3)
10. Isabella (4-1)
Others nominated: Georgiana (1-0), Whitesburg Christian (4-4).

AISA
1. Springwood (10-0)
2. Lee-Scott (9-1)
3. Glenwood (NA)
4. Coosa Valley (5-1)
5. Tuscaloosa Academy (8-0)
6. Macon-East (4-2)
7. Lakeside (5-3)
8. Fort Dale Academy (2-2)
9. Sparta Academy (8-2)
10. Autauga Academy (4-3)
Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (6-2), Edgewood Academy (2-1).

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