PREP SPORTS: AHSAA announces reclassification, fall sports alignments
Published 1:23 pm Monday, December 18, 2023
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board approved reclassification for the 2024-26 school years on Monday morning.
As usual, there was shakeup in many area, region and section alignments across the state.
The AHSAA unveiled those changes only for fall sports — cross country, football, swimming and volleyball — and will release alignments for both winter and spring sports at a later date.
Reclassification for 2024-26 also featured a number of non-changes.
Among those included the number of 7A schools (32), the private-school multiplier (1.35 percent) and the continued application of the competitive balance multiplier, which requires consistently triumphant private-school squads to compete against schools in larger classifications.
See local alignments for cross country, football and volleyball below.
For complete alignments, visit www.AHSAA.com.
Football
Class 2A, Region 8
Belgreen
Decatur Heritage
Lexington
Red Bay
Tanner
Tharptown
Winston County
Class 3A, Region 7
Clements
Colbert County
Colbert Heights
Elkmont
Lauderdale County
Mars Hill Bible
Rogers
Sheffield
Class 4A, Region 7
Brooks
Central-Florence
Danville
Deshler
East Lawrence
Hatton
West Limestone
West Morgan
Wilson
Class 5A, Region 7
Ardmore
East Limestone
Fairview
Lawrence County
Priceville
Russellville
West Point
Class 6A, Region 7
Athens
Columbia
Cullman
Decatur
Hartselle
Jasper
Muscle Shoals
Class 7A, Region 4
Albertville
Austin
Bob Jones
Florence
Grissom
Huntsville
James Clemens
Sparkman
Volleyball
Class 1A, Area 15
Athens Bible
Cherokee
Shoals Christian
Waterloo
Class 2A, Area 15
Decatur Heritage
Lexington
Lindsay Lane
Tanner
Class 3A, Area 16
Clements
Elkmont
Lauderdale County
Rogers
Class 4A, Area 15
Madison Academy
Randolph
St. John Paul II
West Limestone
Class 5A, Area 16
Ardmore
Brewer
East Limestone
Priceville
Westminster Christian
Class 6A, Area 15
Athens
Decatur
Hartselle
Muscle Shoals
Class 7A, Area 8
Austin
Bob Jones
Florence
James Clemens
Sparkman
Cross Country
Class 1A-2A, Section 3
Athens Bible
Cedar Bluff
Cullman Christian
Decatur Heritage
Falkville
Gaston
Lindsay Lane
North Sand Mountain
Pisgah
Sand Rock
Section
Skyline
Susan Moore
Tanner
West End
Woodville
Class 3A, Section 4
ASCTE
Clements
Colbert County
Colbert Heights
Elkmont
Lauderdale County
Madison Academy
Phil Campbell
Rogers
Sheffield
Winfield
Class 4A, Section 3
Brooks
Central-Florence
Curry
Danville
Deshler
East Lawrence
Fayette County
Good Hope
Haleyville
Hamilton
Hatton
West Limestone
West Morgan
Wilson
Class 5A, Section 4
Arab
Ardmore
Brewer
Boaz
Douglas
East Limestone
Fairview
Guntersville
Lawrence County
Priceville
Russellville
Scottsboro
West Point
Class 6A, Section 6
Athens
Buckhorn
Columbia
Decatur
Hartselle
Hazel Green
Lee
Mae Jemison
Muscle Shoals
Randolph
St. John Paul II
Class 7A, Section 4
Albertville
Austin
Bob Jones
Florence
Grissom
Huntsville
James Clemens
Sparkman