Prep basketball poll
- Updated: January 13, 2016
4 boys teams, 1 girls team break into their respective top 10s, 9 County teams total receive consideration
By East Alabama Sports Today
The new year has shined a new light on Calhoun County basketball.
Four boys teams and one girls teams are in their respective top 10s in the statewide prep poll released Wednesday night. Three other teams were nominated for consideration.
Sacred Heart, the top seeded boys team in the upcoming Calhoun County Tournament, remains No. 1 in Class 1A. White Plains makes its first appearance of the season in the Class 4A poll at No. 8. Anniston and Alexandria are ranked 5 and 8, respectively in Class 5A.
Pleasant Valley is the only girls team in top 10; the Lady Raiders, riding an eight-game winning streak, remains No. 10 in Class 3A.
Piedmont’s boys were nominated in Class 3A, Saks’ girls was nominated in Class 4A and Anniston was nominated in 5A.
Lincoln’s inclusion in the Class 5A boys poll – No. 9 — marks the Golden Bears’ first appearance in the top 10 since 2000, the last year Ricky Rutledge coached the team. His son, Rush, has the team back in the poll.
“Thankful just to get noticed,” Rush said of his team’s inclusion. “Now, we just have to back it up with our play.”
With Anniston, Alexandria and Lincoln all in the Class 5A poll, one could make the argument Area 12 is one of the most competitive in the state this year.
“Night in and night out our area is very tough,” Rutledge said. “There is no room for error.”
BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Spain Park (14-6)
2. Gadsden City (17-4)
3. Central-Phenix City (21-2)
4. Lee-Montgomery (18-3)
5. Mountain Brook (14-5)
6. Grissom (16-6)
7. McGill-Toolen (18-5)
8. Auburn (16-3)
9. Baker (14-8)
10. Fairhope (14-5)
Others nominated: Murphy (13-7), Oak Mountain (14-7), Prattville (10-5).
CLASS 6A
1. Carver-Montgomery (15-3)
2. Lee-Huntsville (18-5)
3. Homewood (16-3)
4. Blount (14-5)
5. Austin (12-3)
6. LeFlore (14-3)
7. Albertville (16-5)
8. Pelham (12-7)
9. Woodlawn (17-6)
10. Dothan (16-2)
Others nominated: Cullman (14-5), Daphne (16-6), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (15-3), Northview (16-4), Shades Valley (15-5).
CLASS 5A
1. Sumter Central (19-2)
2. J.O. Johnson (16-4)
3. Faith-Mobile (17-4)
4. Columbia (14-5)
5. Anniston (12-3)
6. Brewbaker Tech (14-4)
7. Sidney Lanier (12-6)
8. Alexandria (11-3)
9. Lincoln (16-4)
10. Eufaula (10-6)
Others nominated: Hayden (11-8).
CLASS 4A
1. Westminster-Huntsville (17-3)
2. Cherokee Co. (14-4)
3. Montevallo (16-5)
4. Cordova (11-4)
5. Bibb Co. (12-7)
6. BTW Magnet (15-2)
7. Northside (13-2)
8. White Plains (16-5)
9. Ashford (15-4)
10. Andalusia (10-6)
Others nominated: Locust Fork (12-8).
CLASS 3A
1. Madison Academy (13-7)
2. Holly Pond (16-4)
3. Hale Co. (15-3)
4. Westbrook Christian (19-3)
5. Sheffield (17-2)
6. New Hope (15-1)
7. West Morgan (11-7)
8. Geraldine (14-6)
9. Montgomery Academy (10-4)
10. Winfield (10-6)
Others nominated: Bayside Academy (14-6), Daleville (12-6), Hillcrest-Evergreen (9-8), Piedmont (10-7).
CLASS 2A
1. Vincent (15-4)
2. Lanett (17-4)
3. Cold Springs (16-5)
4. Tanner (13-4)
5. Section (15-4)
6. LaFayette (13-4)
7. Altamont (13-1)
8. Asbury (13-7)
9. Elba (8-3)
10. Cleveland (11-5)
Others nominated: Collinsville (9-8).
CLASS 1A
1. Sacred Heart (15-7)
2. Georgiana (15-0)
3. Keith (17-5)
4. Fruitdale (13-2)
5. Skyline (13-4)
6. South Lamar (14-4)
7. St. Bernard (15-1)
8. Spring Garden (10-5)
9. Cedar Bluff (8-6)
10. Covenant Christian (16-4)
Others nominated: Phillips-Bear Creek (12-5).
AISA
1. Restoration (15-5)
2. Glenwood (19-2)
3. Lee-Scott (17-4)
4. Edgewood (13-1)
5. Lakeside (18-2)
6. Russell Christian (Miss.) (15-2)
7. Tuscaloosa Academy (13-3)
8. East Memorial (13-6)
9. Sparta (14-4)
10. Crenshaw Christian (15-9)
Others nominated: Macon-East (10-4), Pike Liberal Arts (10-5).
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hazel Green (20-3)
2. McGill-Toolen (21-2)
3. Jeff Davis (12-4)
4. Buckhorn (19-4)
5. Sparkman (15-5)
6. Hoover (13-6)
7. Lee-Montgomery (15-4)
8. Thompson (16-4)
9. Gadsden City (12-6)
10. Tuscaloosa County (15-5)
Others nominated: Auburn (15-4), Baker (15-6).
CLASS 6A
1. Homewood (15-5)
2. LeFlore (22-0)
3. Austin (17-3)
4. Blount (14-5)
5. Lee-Huntsville (19-6)
6. Huffman (17-3)
7. Arab (15-6)
8. Athens (19-3)
9. Selma (19-2)
10. Center Point (13-9)
Others nominated: Baldwin County (11-4), Briarwood Christian (13-5), Scottsboro (13-9), Southside-Gadsden (13-5).
CLASS 5A
1. Wenonah (20-0)
2. Faith Academy (16-2)
3. Charles Henderson (22-1)
4. Central-Tuscaloosa (18-5)
5. Lawrence County (17-4)
6. Ramsay (14-5)
7. Madison County (13-3)
8. Demopolis (13-0)
9. Eufaula (13-6)
10. Carver-Birmingham (19-8)
Others nominated: Anniston (10-4), Brewbaker Tech (10-9), Fairview (16-5), Talladega (15-3).
CLASS 4A
1. Deshler (19-1)
2. Locust Fork (18-1)
3. Sipsey Valley (15-5)
4. UMS-Wright (16-5)
5. Priceville (12-7)
6. Hokes Bluff (17-4)
7. Crossville (12-5)
8. BTW Magnet (12-4)
9. Clarke County (18-5)
10. St. James (13-5)
Others nominated: J.B. Pennington (14-4), Montevallo (15-5), Saks (13-6), Westminster Christian (8-5).
CLASS 3A
1. Madison Academy (18-3)
2. Lauderdale County (15-5)
3. Pisgah (17-1)
4. Montgomery Academy (13-1)
5. Sand Rock (14-4)
6. Central-Coosa (14-3)
7. Colbert County (10-5)
8. Holly Pond (14-7)
9. Barbour County (8-5)
10. Pleasant Valley (16-2)
Others nominated: Abbeville (15-4), Daleville (16-4), Greensboro (10-2), Hillcrest-Evergreen (7-3), Midfield (8-12), T.R. Miller (14-3).
CLASS 2A
1. Red Bay (16-3)
2. Samson (20-1)
3. Geneva County (19-3)
4. Tanner (13-5)
5. Falkville (12-8)
6. Cold Springs (13-9)
7. Holy Spirit (11-3)
8. Calhoun (16-4)
9. Ariton (9-5)
10. Lanett (9-5)
Others nominated: Collinsville (8-9), Mobile Christian (10-7).
CLASS 1A
1. Keith (20-2)
2. Loachapoka (18-3)
3. Woodville (12-7)
4. Decatur Heritage (13-5)
5. Skyline (12-6)
6. Spring Garden (13-4)
7. Berry (13-2)
8. Cedar Bluff (11-4)
9. Hackleburg (11-2)
10. R.A. Hubbard (8-4)
Others nominated: Brantley (5-6), Georgiana (7-5), Isabella (12-5).
AISA
1. Springwood (21-0)
2. Lee-Scott (17-4)
3. Glenwood (17-5)
4. Tuscaloosa Academy (12-4)
5. Macon-East (10-5)
6. Lakeside (15-5)
7. Pike Liberal Arts (10-5)
8. Coosa Valley (8-4)
9. Fort Dale Academy (9-5)
10. Lowndes Academy (11-3)
Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (11-10), Edgewood Academy (9-6), Sparta Academy (12-6).
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