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Alexandria moves up to No. 3 in baseball poll; 3 county teams ranked in softball

By East Alabama Sports Today

Alexandria’s streaking Valley Cubs moved up one spot to No. 3 in Class 5A in this week’s ASWA state baseball poll.

The Valley Cubs have won 15 in a row and clinched a spot in the Class 5A playoffs Wednesday with a 10-0 victory over Lincoln. They can clinch the area championship next week against St. Clair County.

They pulled in behind Charles Henderson and St. Paul’s in the poll.

Three county softball teams are listed in their respective polls. Alexandria is No. 8 in Class 5A, White Plains is No. 7 in Class 4A and Pleasant Valley is No. 9 in Class 3A.

Here is the complete poll:

ASWA Baseball Rankings

CLASS 7A
1. Mountain Brook (23-3)
2. Vestavia Hills (15-7)
3. Hewitt-Trussville (14-3)
4. Spain Park (16-9)
5. Auburn (18-8)
6. Thompson (19-8)
7. Theodore (23-4)
8. Hoover (20-10)
9. Central-Phenix City (20-6)
10. Grissom (19-5)
Others nominated: Baker (14-7), James Clemens (17-8), Huntsville (14-10), Oak Mountain (13-11).

CLASS 6A
1. Cullman (26-5)
2. Pelham (16-8)
3. Opelika (21-5)
4. Homewood (21-3)
5. Spanish Fort (19-7)
6. Southside-Gadsden (16-7)
7. Saraland (20-9)
8. Hartselle (19-8)
9. Briarwood Christian (16-5)
10. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (16-8)
Others nominated: Dothan (18-13), Gardendale (22-7), Hueytown (19-7), Northridge-Tuscaloosa (16-11), Pinson Valley (17-11), Walker (17-6).

CLASS 5A
1. Charles Henderson (25-2)
2. St. Paul’s (21-2)
3. Alexandria (20-2)
4. Tallassee (22-3)
5. Helena (16-10)
6. Pleasant Grove (19-9)
7. Rehobeth (18-5)
8. Russellville (15-6)
9. Alabama Christian (10-10)
10. Mortimer Jordan (23-9)
Others nominated: Ardmore (13-5), Corner (23-11), Etowah (22-7), Jemison (19-7), Madison County (19-4), Randolph (10-4).

CLASS 4A
1. UMS-Wright (20-3)
2. Oneonta (17-3)
3. Central-Florence (19-3)
4. St. James (17-7)
5. Bibb County (16-10)
6. Trinity (15-5)
7. Brooks (11-7)
8. Haleyville (12-6)
9. Thomasville (14-10)
10. Holtville (21-10-1)
Others nominated: Cherokee County (10-5), Cordova (17-6), Headland (16-8), North Jackson (13-6).

CLASS 3A
1. Hale County (17-2)
2. Madison Academy (14-6)
3. T.R. Miller (17-1)
4. Bayside Academy (22-3)
5. Colbert County (17-4)
6. Hanceville (14-4)
7. Geneva (17-3)
8. Cottage Hill (24-6)
9. Gordo (14-2)
10. Lauderdale County (15-9)
Others nominated: Colbert Heights (14-5), Glencoe (7-5), Piedmont (9-8), Slocomb (14-10).

CLASS 2A
1. Luverne (14-1)
2. Mobile Christian (13-5)
3. G.W. Long (19-8)
4. St. Luke’s (15-5)
5. Houston Academy (15-7)
6. Thorsby (10-4)
7. Cottonwood (10-3)
8. Hatton (11-10)
9. Phil Campbell (12-4)
10. Falkville (16-6)
Others nominated: Ariton (13-4), Collinsville (7-4), Mars Hill Bible (10-10), Leroy (12-14), Washington County (11-6).

CLASS 1A
1. Verbena (10-2)
2. Cedar Bluff (15-8)
3. Billingsley (14-4)
4. Decatur Heritage (6-7)
5. Maplesville (10-4)
6. Athens Bible (7-4)
7. J.U. Blacksher (13-4)
8. Millry (14-9)
9. Hackleburg (11-5)
10. Shoals Christian (7-11)
Others nominated: Fruitdale (10-9), Ragland (7-5), Vina (6-2).

AISA
1. Monroe Academy (20-6)
2. Springwood (15-1)
3. Edgewood Academy (24-6)
4. Marengo Academy (17-4-1)
5. Glenwood (21-4)
6. Macon-East (24-8)
7. Autauga Academy (25-6)
8. Northside Methodist (31-7-1)
9. Kingwood Christian (16-10-2)
10. Lee-Scott (14-6)
Others nominated: Abbeville (14-13), Pickens Academy (8-4).

ASWA Softball Rankings

CLASS 7A
1. Hewitt-Trussville (24-3)
2. Sparkman (16-5)
3. Spain Park (15-3-2)
4. Baker (24-3-1)
5. Central-Phenix City (23-8-4)
6. Huntsville (14-6)
7. Buckhorn (16-3)
8. Vestavia Hills (14-7-1)
9. Thompson (16-10)
10. James Clemens (11-4-1)
Others nominated: Enterprise (12-11), Hoover (17-13), Fairhope (17-6), Mary Montgomery (14-14-1), Prattville (17-5).

CLASS 6A
1. Southside-Gadsden (20-2)
2. Hartselle (17-3)
3. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (19-6)
4. Daphne (30-6-1)
5. Dothan (25-3-1)
6. Saraland (22-6)
7. Cullman (13-6)
8. Arab (13-5)
9. Wetumpka (21-6-1)
10. Valley (16-9)
Others nominated: Athens (13-6), Chelsea (8-6), Florence (10-2-1), Oxford (15-6-1), Pell City (16-5), Robertsdale (17-13-1).

CLASS 5A
1. Hayden (17-4)
2. Springville (21-5)
3. Rehobeth (23-3-1)
4. Alabama Christian (19-8-2)
5. Corner (11-3)
6. Beauregard (17-6)
7. Marbury (18-7)
8. Alexandria (14-7-1)
9. Lawrence County (13-8)
10. Calera (14-5)
Others nominated: East Limestone (14-7), Etowah (16-6), Eufaula (16-10), Fairview (10-4), Faith Academy (14-10), Russellville (17-10).

CLASS 4A
1. Curry (23-2)
2. Northside (19-4)
3. Westminster Christian (18-4)
4. Cordova (17-8)
5. Headland (19-5)
6. West Blocton (16-11)
7. White Plains (19-5-1)
8. LAMP (21-4)
9. Handley (12-8)
10. Leeds (12-8)
Others nominated: Bibb County (7-6), Clarke County (14-6), Cleburne County (16-5), Danville (8-6), North Jackson (11-6), Oneonta (11-11).

CLASS 3A
1. Hale County (14-7)
2. Oakman (19-4)
3. Pisgah (16-4)
4. Colbert Heights (20-2)
5. West Morgan (13-6)
6. Prattville Christian (16-6)
7. American Christian (13-5)
8. Slocomb (18-4)
9. Pleasant Valley (10-9)
10. Opp (12-7-1)
Others nominated: Brindlee Mountain (8-1), Geneva (17-11-1), Glencoe (12-4-1), Sand Rock (8-5), T.R. Miller (12-4).

CLASS 2A
1. Sumiton Christian (19-6)
2. Hatton (15-2)
3. Leroy (26-1)
4. Mobile Christian (10-15)
5. Ider (18-5)
6. Addison (11-5-1)
7. Collinsville (13-6-1)
8. Section (5-6-1)
9. Fyffe (8-8)
10. Ariton (15-12)
Others nominated: Cold Springs (8-5-2), Fayetteville (12-5), G.W. Long (14-5).

CLASS 1A
1. Ragland (9-4)
2. Brantley (13-9)
3. Athens Bible (7-4-1)
4. South Lamar (12-6)
5. Spring Garden (5-3)
6. Pleasant Home (6-2)
7. Berry (7-6-1)
8. Marion County (13-4)
9. Lynn (9-8)
10. Kinston (8-13)
Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (6-5), Decatur Heritage (4-8), Hubbertville (8-4), Vina (6-8).

AISA
1. Macon-East (36-3)
2. Pike Liberal Arts (22-7)
3. Glenwood (23-6-1)
4. Morgan Academy (20-4-2)
5. Autauga Academy (NA)
6. Tuscaloosa Academy (NA)
7. Marengo Academy (7-2-2)
8. Abbeville Christian (20-10)
9. Lakeside (7-8)
10. Bessemer Academy (16-5)
Others nominated: Clarke Prep (11-6), Lee-Scott (7-8), Northside Methodist (15-8-2).

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