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.

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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