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By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor

The Chelsea Hornets dropped one spot in the latest girls basketball media rankings after the Alabama Sports Writers Association released its latest top 10 lists for boys and girls basketball on Thursday, Jan. 16.

Chelsea was one of four local teams nominated for the rankings as the Oak Mountain Eagles boys basketball team and the Briarwood Christian Lions boys and girls basketball teams received nominations from the media.

Chelsea fell to No. 7 in the Class 6A rankings after previously checking in at No. 6 last week and No. 3 in the Dec. 18 rankings.

The Hornets have done their part and continued to win, improving to 4-0 in Class 6A, Area 8 and 16-8 overall after defeating Spain Park by 14 on Thursday, Jan. 7 and Helena by 23 on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Both victories came on the road.

Chelsea will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 when the team travels to Pelham to take on the Panthers at 6 p.m. The Hornets will then be in showcase action on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day against Mississippi’s Neshoba Central on Monday, Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. at Brookwood High School.

Oak Mountain received a nomination for the Class 7A boys rankings as the Eagles have amassed a 19-5 record but are 1-2 in the difficult Class 7A, Area 6.

Oak Mountain defeated Hewitt-Trussville 58-49 to start area play but have since lost 79-41 to Hoover and 53-50 to Vestavia Hills, both of which were on the road.

The Eagles will kick off the back half of area play on the road at Hewitt-Trussville on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.

Both Briarwood’s boys and girls basketball teams were nominated as they continued strong seasons in their return to Class 5A.

The boys are 15-7 on the year and 2-1 in area play after splitting their last two area games, first a six-point loss on the road to Sylacauga on Jan. 7 before a 16-point win over Central-Clay County on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at home.

As for the girls, they are 14-9 overall and a perfect 3-0 in Class 5A, Area 8. Over the past week, they defeated Sylacauga 56-18 on the road and beat Central-Clay County 53-31 at home.

Both sets of Lions will be back home on Thursday, Jan. 16 as they host the Shelby County Wildcats at Briarwood Christian School, with the girls set to tip off at 6 p.m. and the boys scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.

To see the full rankings, read more below:

The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school basketball rankings:

GIRLS

CLASS 7A

1. Hoover (21-2)
2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (23-0)
3. Vestavia Hills (21-2)
4. Bob Jones (16-7)
5. Auburn (20-5)
6. Foley (19-2)
7. Daphne (17-6)
8. Albertville (21-3)
9. Hewitt-Trussville (13-10)
10. Central-Phenix City (16-4)

Others nominated: Davidson (13-8), Dothan (12-7), Enterprise (13-7), Fairhope (11-8), Prattville (20-5), Sparkman (12-10).

 

CLASS 6A

1. Park Crossing (23-1)
2. Hazel Green (18-7)
3. Hartselle (20-3)
4. Mortimer Jordan (14-6)
5. McGill-Toolen (14-6)
6. Mountain Brook (17-6)
7. Chelsea (16-8)
8. Fort Payne (19-4)
9. Buckhorn (13-8)
10. Benjamin Russell (17-6)

Others nominated: Gardendale (15-6), Homewood (15-10), Jasper (15-8), Muscle Shoals (11-6), Northridge (18-5).

 

CLASS 5A

1. Scottsboro (20-3)
2. Ramsay (19-7)
3. Wenonah (22-3)
4. Moody (11-6)
5. West Point (16-4)
6. Sardis (19-4)
7. St. Paul’s (18-2)
8. Selma (13-1)
9. Priceville (13-7)
10. Jacksonville (16-6)

Others nominated: Andalusia (12-3), Briarwood (14-9), Carroll (11-4), East Limestone (18-4), UMS-Wright (16-8).

 

CLASS 4A

1. Trinity (19-4)
2. Madison Academy (22-1)
3. Deshler (20-3)
4. Good Hope (17-5)
5. Pleasant Grove (17-5)
6. Plainview (19-5)
7. Prattville Christian (15-8)
8. St. Michael (17-3)
9. Geneva (15-5)
10. Jackson (11-5)

Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (17-2), Danville (18-6), Dora (15-8), East Lawrence (15-4), Escambia Co. (10-4), Wilson (19-4).

 

CLASS 3A

1. Lauderdale Co. (19-1)
2. St. James (21-2)
3. Mars Hill Bible (16-4)
4. Midfield (18-3)
5. Hale Co. (16-6)
6. Vinemont (15-4)
7. Holly Pond (15-6)
8. T.R. Miller (14-1)
9. Glenwood (12-6)
10. Locust Fork (9-6)

Others nominated: Glencoe (15-5), Lee-Scott (11-10), Northside Methodist (13-7), Phil Campbell (16-8), Saks (13-3), Whitesburg Christian (14-4), Wicksburg (15-8).

 

CLASS 2A

1. Decatur Heritage (17-6)
2. Cold Springs (13-7)
3. Sand Rock (16-5)
4. Winston Co. (17-3)
5. Belgreen (17-5)
6. Lanett (13-6)
7. Abbeville (15-1)
8. Pisgah (12-5)
9. Sulligent (16-3)
10. North Sand Mountain (14-8)

Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (12-6), Lexington (12-7), Providence Christian (14-6).

 

CLASS 1A

1. Spring Garden (24-1)
2. Ider (18-4)
3. Winterboro (17-1)
4. Kinston (19-0)
5. Marion Co. (13-8)
6. Keith (15-5)
7. R.C. Hatch (15-2)
8. Elba (9-2)
9. McIntosh (14-5)
10. Waterloo (15-5)

Others nominated: Brantley (9-7), Brilliant (15-6), Francis Marion (12-4), Georgiana (9-9), Hackleburg (13-6).

 

AISA

1. Springwood (14-0)
2. Clarke Prep (13-0)
3. Fort Dale Academy (9-2)
4. Hooper (10-5)
5. Evangel-Montgomery (10-5)
6. Edgewood (13-6)
7. North River (10-4)
8. Lowndes Academy (NA)
9. Macon East (NA)
10. Chambers Academy (8-7)

Others nominated: None.

 

BOYS

CLASS 7A

1. Hoover (22-0)
2. Central-Phenix City (20-4)
3. Huntsville (22-1)
4. Austin (18-6)
5. Dothan (21-2)
6. Baker (17-6)
7. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (17-6)
8. Auburn (20-6)
9. James Clemens (15-7)
10. Enterprise (14-5)

Others nominated: Bob Jones (15-9), Fairhope (14-5), Florence (14-7), Hewitt-Trussville (16-8), Oak Mountain (19-5), Tuscaloosa Co. (14-9), Vestavia Hills (16-5).

 

CLASS 6A

1. Mountain Brook (20-3)
2. Huffman (16-4)
3. Cullman (21-3)
4. Oxford (15-5)
5. Clay-Chalkville (17-7)
6. Pinson Valley (13-7)
7. Minor (18-4)
8. Buckhorn (16-6)
9. Murphy (15-5)
10. Saraland (18-3)

Others nominated: Athens (14-5), Fort Payne (15-5), Gadsden City (13-10), Hazel Green (13-10), Homewood (14-9), Jasper (16-5), Jemison-Huntsville (13-8), McAdory (15-10), McGill-Toolen (13-6), Northridge (16-7), Paul Bryant (16-6).

 

CLASS 5A

1. Ramsay (18-7)
2. Wenonah (16-6)
3. Williamson (15-3)
4. Selma (14-1)
5. LeFlore (16-6)
6. Guntersville (15-6)
7. East Limestone (17-4)
8. Carroll-Ozark (16-5)
9. West Point (17-5)
10. Leeds (15-4)

Others nominated: Andalusia (12-5), Brewer (16-5), Briarwood (15-7), Charles Henderson (12-6), Russellville (10-5), UMS-Wright (13-8).

 

CLASS 4A

1. Fairfield (20-3)
2. Madison Academy (16-6)
3. Plainview (18-4)
4. BTW-Tuskegee (18-3)
5. Alexandria (18-3)
6. Good Hope (15-6)
7. Jackson (10-4)
8. Anniston (14-3)
9. New Hope (15-6)
10. Cherokee Co. (8-5)

Others nominated: Ashville (13-7), Escambia Co. (11-6), Fayette Co. (11-5), Hokes Bluff (16-5), Madison Co. (15-6), Randolph (13-7), Tarrant (14-5).

 

CLASS 3A

1. Midfield (16-4)
2. Montgomery Academy (20-2)
3. Lee-Scott (19-3)
4. Mars Hill Bible (15-5)
5. Hale Co. (11-6)
6. Southside-Selma (10-3)
7. Hillcrest-Evergreen (16-9)
8. Piedmont (11-5)
9. Houston Academy (10-4)
10. Wilcox Central (14-7)

Others nominated: Carbon Hill (18-4), Collinsville (12-5), Geraldine (12-7), Glencoe (16-5), Glenwood (14-5), Mobile Christian (12-7), Ohatchee (13-7), Slocomb (14-4), Sumter Central (11-7), Whitesburg Christian (11-12).

 

CLASS 2A

1. Section (16-4)
2. Providence Christian (19-2)
3. Abbeville (16-3)
4. Tuscaloosa Academy (11-1)
5. Pisgah (7-5)
6. Sand Rock (14-8)
7. Decatur Heritage (10-9)
8. North Sand Mountain (8-10)
9. Red Bay (12-7)
10. G.W. Long (14-6)

Others nominated: Gaston (10-13).

 

CLASS 1A

1. Spring Garden (20-0)
2. Oakwood (16-6)
3. Georgiana (15-4)
4. Skyline (13-5)
5. R.C. Hatch (12-2)
6. Florala (12-1)
7. Sumiton Christian (14-1)
8. McKenzie (10-4)
9. Pleasant Home (11-2)
10. Brantley (15-2)

Others nominated: Coosa Christian (12-5), Hackleburg (12-5), Hubbertville (15-3), Maplesville (8-2).

 

AISA

1. Valiant Cross (19-1)
2. Hooper (17-1)
3. Escambia Academy (16-2)
4. Evangel-Montgomery (13-3)
5. Banks Academy (8-3)
6. Bessemer Academy (10-1)
7. Abbeville Christian (10-5)
8. Springwood (10-5)
9. Edgewood (12-7)
10. Sparta (6-6)

Others nominated: Hope-Oxford (11-3).