No changes to No. 1 teams in latest ASWA softball rankings

There were no changes to No. 1 teams in this week’s ASWA high school softball rankings.

Class 7A Thompson, Class 6A Spanish Fort, Class 5A Springville, Class 4A Orange Beach, Class 3A Saint James, Class 2A Pleasant Valley, Class 1A Waterloo and AISA Bessemer Academy all remained atop the rankings.

Orange Beach is ranked No. 10 nationally by MaxPreps and No. 11 at SI.com while Thompson is No. 20 at MaxPreps and No. 19 at SI.com. Other teams ranked among the MaxPreps top 50 nationally are No. 26 Springville, No. 28 Central-Phenix City and No. 31 Curry.

ASWA SOFTBALL RANKINGS

CLASS 7A

1. Thompson (23-2)

2. Central-Phenix City (21-3)

3. Daphne (17-2)

4. Tuscaloosa County (23-3)

5. Enterprise (15-4)

6. Hewitt-Trussville (14-10)

7. Huntsville (16-8-1)

8. Austin (16-8-1)

9. Sparkman (21-6-1)

10. Auburn (13-5)

Others nominated: Dothan (13-11), Fairhope (15-8), Hoover (12-8), Oak Mountain (11-9), Opelika (13-11), Vestavia Hills (12-10-1).

CLASS 6A

1. Spanish Fort (19-5)

2. Athens (16-8)

3. Chelsea (17-8-1)

4. Baldwin County (12-7)

5. Gulf Shores (17-10)

6. Saraland (17-7)

7. Helena (14-8-2)

8. Spain Park (17-12)

9. Pell City (13-7)

10. Chilton County (20-4-1)

Others nominated: Benjamin Russell (8-10-1), Buckhorn (13-8), Gardendale (18-11), Hartselle (9-8-1), Hazel Green (14-8), McAdory (14-5-1), Oxford (6-8), Rehobeth (11-6), Southside-Gadsden (13-7), Stanhope Elmore (6-13), Wetumpka (30-4).

CLASS 5A

1. Springville (24-2)

2. Moody (17-6)

3. Lawrence County (18-9)

4. Boaz (12-3)

5. Houston Academy (11-3)

6. Scottsboro (13-8)

7. Holtville (12-8-1)

8. Ardmore (14-6-1)

9. St. Clair County (14-9-1)

10. Andalusia (16-6)

Others nominated: Central-Clay County (12-8), East Limestone (13-6), Elmore County (7-8), Headland (13-7), Northside (10-8-1), Sardis (10-5), Shelby County (6-3).

CLASS 4A

1. Orange Beach (12-1)

2. Curry (22-1)

3. West Limestone (22-2)

4. Alexandria (15-3-2)

5. Cherokee County (13-2)

6. Plainview (9-1)

7. White Plains (11-7)

8. Madison County (12-9)

9. Prattville Christian (17-4)

10. Opp (16-8)

Others nominated: American Christian (10-12), Ashville (15-8-1), Brooks (9-6), Central-Florence (12-5), Cordova (11-7), Etowah (11-8-2), Good Hope (12-7-1) Handley (12-12), Hatton (9-12-1), Hokes Bluff (10-8), Munford (17-3), Satsuma (13-10-2), Tallassee (8-6-1), Westminster Christian (8-7), W.S. Neal (9-9).

CLASS 3A

1. Saint James (26-5)

2. Wicksburg (23-5)

3. Madison Academy (18-3)

4. Winfield (12-4)

5. Mars Hill Bible (14-5)

6. Ohatchee (17-6)

7. Thomasville (17-5)

8. Cottage Hill (7-3)

9. Randolph County (8-6)

10. T.R. Miler (11-9-1)

Others nominated: Colbert Heights (11-1), Collinsville (7-7), Phil Campbell (10-10), Rogers (9-8), Whitesburg Christian (8-4).

CLASS 2A

1. Pleasant Valley (18-4)

2. G.W. Long (19-2)

3. Sumiton Christian (15-7)

4. Pisgah (11-7)

5. West End (10-3)

6. Horseshoe Bend (8-1)

7. J.U. Blacksher (13-9)

8. Tuscaloosa Academy (7-0)

9. Lindsay Lane (15-7-1)

10. Ariton (14-9-2)

Others nominated: Belgreen (13-10), Tharptown (7-6).

CLASS 1A

1. Waterloo (15-5)

2. Hackleburg (12-2)

3. Ider (17-6-1)

4. Kinston (19-6)

5. Brantley (10-6)

6. Maplesville (10-9)

7. Skyline (7-10)

8. Woodland (16-3)

9. Leroy (11-6)

10. Spring Garden (7-6-2)

Others nominated: Athens Bible (6-8), Florala (9-4), Lynn (7-5-2), Red Level (9-9).

AISA

1. Bessemer Academy (18-7)

2. Crenshaw Christian (16-6-1)

3. Clarke Prep (13-2-1)

4. Chambers Academy (13-3)

5. Edgewood (9-9)

Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (5-6), Cornerstone-Columbiana (10-4).