Demopolis boys basketball ranked for first time in 20 years

The initial Alabama Sports Writers Association basketball rankings of the 2017-2018 season are out and a pair of Marengo County teams are getting some early shine. Demopolis’s boys team is ranked for the first time since 1997 after it went 2-0 in the Hamptonality Bracket of the Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Bash at Wallace State Community College last week. The Tigers, ranked No. 6 in Class 5A, sit at 3-0 on the young season, their first under coach Norvie Womack.

The Linden High girls have yet to tip off their season but a recent run of success (state finals in 2015 and regional finals in 2016) as well as the return of a core of players led by Amber Richardson and Dajia Miller has Teressa Bolden’s squad with high hopes for 2017-2018.

This week’s rankings appear below in their entirety.

BOYS
CLASS 7A
1. Mountain Brook (7-0)
2. Hoover (8-0)
3. Sparkman (6-1)
4. Buckhorn (6-1)
5. McGill-Toolen (6-3)
6. James Clemens (4-1)
7. Grissom (4-3)
8. Lee-Montgomery (3-1)
9. Oak Mountain (5-1)
10. Gadsden City (4-4)
Others nominated: Alma Bryant (4-2), Baker (5-6), Murphy (3-4).

CLASS 6A
1. LeFlore (4-0)
2. Carver-Montgomery (3-2)
3. Ramsay (7-1)
4. Blount (7-2)
5. Paul Bryant (3-2)
6. Helena (5-0)
7. Hazel Green (4-4)
8. Daphne (5-1)
9. Homewood (3-2)
10. Muscle Shoals (1-0)
Others nominated: Albertville (4-1), B.C. Rain (5-1), Chelsea (3-3), Hartselle (5-2), McAdory (5-2), Pelham (3-3).

CLASS 5A
1. Sumter Central (8-0)
2. Faith-Mobile (8-2)
3. Eufaula (6-2)
4. Lee-Huntsville (1-4)
5. Guntersville (4-1)
6. Demopolis (3-0)
7. Jemison-Huntsville (4-3)
8. Scottsboro (5-1)
9. Briarwood (3-1)
10. Etowah (3-1)
Others nominated: Alexandria (2-0), Brewbaker Tech (2-4), Central-Tuscaloosa (5-1), Hayden (4-1), Lawrence Co. (4-1), Mortimer Jordan (3-3).

CLASS 4A
1. Oneonta (5-0)
2. Westminster-Huntsville (3-2)
3. Escambia Co. (5-0)
4. Cordova (2-1)
5. Madison Academy (3-2)
6. Monroe Co. (0-0)
7. Catholic-Montgomery (3-0)
8. UMS-Wright (5-2)
9. Haleyville (4-1)
10. Andalusia (0-0)
Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (2-2), Deshler (1-0).

CLASS 3A
1. Plainview (4-0)
2. Houston Academy (6-0)
3. Piedmont (0-0)
4. East Lawrence (2-0)
5. Mobile Christian (3-1)
9. Prattville Christian (3-3)
6. Geneva (4-2)
7. American Christian (3-2)
8. Lauderdale Co. (3-2)
10. Glencoe (2-2)
Others nominated: Montgomery Academy (0-0), Straughn (1-2).

CLASS 2A
1. Vincent (4-1)
2. Westbrook Christian (4-1)
3. Abbeville (2-0)
4. Barbour Co. (4-2)
5. Section (1-3)
6. Mars Hill Bible (2-0)
7. Collinsville (1-1)
8. Chickasaw (2-2)
9. Horseshoe Bend (2-2)
10. Tarrant (1-2)
Others nominated: None.

CLASS 1A
1. Sacred Heart (3-4)
2. Decatur Heritage (5-1)
3. Lindsay Lane (8-0)
4. Georgiana (1-0)
5. Skyline (4-2)
6. R.A. Hubbard (2-3)
7. Whitesburg Christian (2-2)
8. Spring Garden (0-0)
9. Linden (0-0)
10. Coosa Christian (2-2)
Others nominated: Belgreen (2-0), Pleasant Home (1-4).

AISA
1. Lee-Scott (4-2)
2. Lakeside (4-3)
3. East Memorial (5-0)
4. Macon-East (2-1)
5. Evangel Christian (7-1)
6. Restoration (1-3)
7. Tuscaloosa Academy (1-1)
8. Fort Dale Academy (3-0)
9. Pike Liberal Arts (2-1)
10. Northside Methodist (3-2)
Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (1-1), Bessemer Academy (0-1), Eastwood (2-1).

GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Hoover (5-0)
2. Sparkman (9-1)
3. Spain Park (5-1)
4. Huffman (5-1)
5. Hewitt-Trussville (7-1)
6. James Clemens (5-1)
7. Davidson (7-3)
8. McGill-Toolen (5-4)
9. Gadsden City (5-3)
10. Lee-Montgomery (3-3)
Others nominated: Buckhorn (6-4); Mountain Brook (6-1); Murphy (5-3); Oak Mountain (6-2); Tuscaloosa County (5-2).

CLASS 6A
1. Hazel Green (9-1)
2. LeFlore (8-0)
3. Ramsay (4-2)
4. Brewer (7-1)
5. Homewood (3-3)
6. Athens (5-1)
7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (6-2)
8. Austin (6-0)
9. Blount (7-1)
10. Northview (6-2)
Others nominated: Carver-Birmingham (9-1); Clay-Chalkville (7-2); Florence (5-1); Hartselle (6-2); Muscle Shoals (3-3); Opelika (6-3); Oxford (5-1); Southside-Gadsden (4-0).

CLASS 5A
1. Charles Henderson (5-0)
2. Eufaula (7-0)
3. Wenonah (3-2)
4. Faith Academy (5-2)
5. Central-Tuscaloosa (8-1)
6. Lee-Huntsville (6-5)
7. West Point (7-0)
8. Brewbaker Tech (3-2)
9. Talladega (1-0)
10. St. Paul’s (5-0)
Others nominated: Calera (3-0); Fairview (5-3); Pleasant Grove (2-2); Scottsboro (4-1).

CLASS 4A
1. Deshler (1-1)
2. Madison Academy (4-1)
3. Anniston (2-0)
4. Hokes Bluff (3-1)
5. Sipsey Valley (4-0)
6. Danville (5-0)
7. Madison County (5-2)
8. Greensboro (2-1)
9. Cherokee County (3-0)
10. Jacksonville (3-0)
Others nominated: DAR (3-3); Dora (3-0); Montgomery Catholic (1-1); Priceville (2-1); Rogers (4-0); St. James (2-2).

CLASS 3A
1. Lauderdale County (4-0)
2. Pisgah (3-0)
3. Hillcrest-Evergreen (1-1)
4. Plainview (5-0)
5. Midfield (5-4)
6. Locust Fork (2-0)
7. Clarke County (6-0)
8. Geneva (6-2))
9. Montevallo (4-0)
10. Susan Moore (5-0)
Others nominated: Colbert County (4-1); Daleville (5-1); Glencoe (3-1); Lexington (3-1); North Sand Mountain (1-3); Pleasant Valley (4-2); Prattville Christian (5-1); Weaver (2-1).

CLASS 2A
1. Geneva County (6-0)
2. Samson (5-1)
3. Tanner (3-1)
4. Collinsville (4-2)
5. Section (2-1)
6. Fyffe (3-1)
7. Central-Hayneville (2-1)
8. Abbeville (2-0)
9. Cold Springs (3-3)
10. Sand Rock (2-1)
Others nominated: Asbury (6-2); Chickasaw (4-0); Hatton (4-4); LaFayette (2-0); Red Bay (1-4); Winston County (5-2).

CLASS 1A
1. Spring Garden (4-0)
2. R.A. Hubbard (1-1)
3. Loachapoka (4-1)
4. Pleasant Home (4-1)
5. Linden (0-0)
6. Holy Spirit (3-0)
7. Skyline (5-1)
8. Phillips (1-0)
9. Vina (7-1)
10. Westminster-OM (2-2)
Others nominated: Addison (2-2); Brantley (1-2); Cedar Bluff (0-0); Coosa Christian (5-2); Covenant Christian (5-2); Decatur Heritage (4-5); Isabella (2-2).

AISA
1. Glenwood (4-1)
2. Tuscaloosa Academy (6-0)
3. Lee-Scott (5-1)
4. Springwood (5-1)
5. Macon-East (5-2)
6. South Choctaw Academy (2-0)
7. Fort Dale Academy (2-1)
8. Wilcox Academy (4-0)
9. Lakeside (5-3)
10. Northside Methodist (8-2)
Others nominated: None