Boys Basketball Power 10: 3 new teams break into HS rankings
The top four teams remained the same in this week’s AL.com Power 10 boys basketball poll, but three new teams entered the rankings.
McGill-Toolen, Valley and Fairhope all broke into the constantly fluctuating top 10 this week. The Power 10 ranks the top basketball teams in the state of Alabama regardless of classification.
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All of the teams in the Power poll are scheduled to be in action tonight, including a premier showdown between No. 2 Hoover and No. 3 Vestavia Hills at Vestavia. The Bucs won the first meeting between the two teams 64-61 at home on Jan. 10.
Here is this week’s Power 10:
McGill’s Ray Andrews grabs the rebound during a prep boys basketball game, Friday, January 13, 2023, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson | al.com)Scott Donaldson/al.com
10. McGill-Toolen (19-6)
ASWA ranking: No. 3 in Class 6A
Previous Power 10 ranking: NR
Latest results: Defeated Robertsdale 71-36, defeated Murphy 75-56
Next game: at Baldwin County, tonight
9. Valley (22-0)
ASWA ranking: No. 8 in Class 5A
Previous Power 10 ranking: NR
Latest results: Defeated Beauregard 67-58, defeated Lanett 71-41
Next game: at Tallassee, tonight
Fairhope head coach Solomon Johnson instructs the Pirates against St. Paul’s (La.) in the second half of a game during the William Mitchell Memorial Tournament at UMS-Wright on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | [email protected])
8. Fairhope (23-1)
ASWA ranking: No. 6 in Class 7A
Previous Power 10 ranking: NR
Latest results: Defeated Daphne 60-51, defeated Foley 62-28
Next game: at Daphne, tonight
Huntsville’s Jamari Arnold (4) brings the ball down court against Pinson Valley’s Amarion Bowens (5) during a 256-205 Challenge game at Pinson Valley high school in Pinson, Ala., Wednesday , Jan. 18, 2023. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
7. Huntsville (17-8)
ASWA ranking: No. 5 in Class 7A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 7
Latest results: Lost to No. 1 Pinson Valley 67-59, defeated Mae Jemison 66-43
Next game: at Albertville, tonight
Westminster Christian Academy’s Chase McCarty drives to the goal against Decatur Red Raiders in the first half at Brockway Gymnasium, Huntsville, Al. Tuesday Jan 17, 2023. (Kevin Farrell | [email protected].)
6. Westminster Christian (20-3)
ASWA ranking: No. 1 in Class 4A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 8
Latest results: Defeated Decatur 61-30, defeated Randolph 70-44
Next game: vs. Anniston, tonight
Cullman coach Stu Stuedeman during the AHSAA Class 6A Boys championship at BJCC’s Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, March 4, 2022. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
5. Cullman (19-4)
ASWA ranking: No. 8 in Class 6A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 6
Latest results: Defeated Paul Bryant 68-35
Next game: vs. Decatur, tonight
Baker’s Labaron Philon sets up a play against LeFlore in the first half of a game during the Bridge Builder Classic on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | [email protected])
4. Baker (19-5)
ASWA ranking: No. 3 in Class 7A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 4
Latest results: Defeated Davidson 66-40, defeated Theodore 63-61
Next game: at Mary G. Montgomery, tonight
Vestavia Hills’ Thomas Taaffe (20) at Hoover high school in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
3. Vestavia Hills (19-4)
ASWA ranking: No. 2 in Class 7A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 3
Latest results: Defeated Tuscaloosa County 80-73
Next game: vs. No. 2 Hoover, tonight
Hoover’s Jonathan Caicedo (11) controls the ball from Vestavia Hills’ Thomas Taaffe (20) at Hoover high school in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
2. Hoover (23-2)
ASWA ranking: No. 1 in Class 7A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 2
Latest results: Defeated Thompson 75-73
Next game: at No. 3 Vestavia Hills, tonight
Pinson Valley’s Terry Coner jr (3) during a 256-205 Challenge game at Pinson Valley high school in Pinson, Ala., Wednesday , Jan. 18, 2023. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])
1. Pinson Valley (21-0)
ASWA ranking: No. 1 in Class 6A
Previous Power 10 ranking: 1
Latest results: Defeated No. 7 Huntsville 67-59, defeated Mortimer Jordan 68-37
Next game: at Clay-Chalkville, tonight
Dropped out: Spain Park (19-4), Jacksonville (18-5), Sparkman (18-8)
Teams to watch (alphabetical order): Athens, Auburn, Buckhorn, Cottage Hill, Covenant Christian, Fairfield, Grissom, Dothan, Houston Academy, Jacksonville, Jeff Davis, Lee-Scott, Mars Hill, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Plainview, Ramsay, Spain Park, Sparkman, Tuscaloosa County, Wenonah.