Only 1 change to No. 1 teams in AL.com high school volleyball rankings

Only 1 change to No. 1 teams in AL.com high school volleyball rankings

There’s a familiar team at No. 1 in in this week’s AL.com Class 5A high school volleyball rankings.

Montgomery Academy, winner of seven state championships, took over the top spot in Class 5A with an impressive week.

The Eagles beat previous No. 1 Arab in addition to downing Class 7A seventh-ranked Hoover and Sparkman, Class 6A seventh-ranked Buckhorn and Briarwood before losing to champion and Class 6A top-ranked Mountain Brook in the semifinal round of Spain Park’s HeffStrong Tournament.

Only Montgomery Academy and Class 7A top-ranked Bob Jones managed to win a set from Mountain Brook in the best-of-three tournament format.

The remainder of No. 1 teams remained the same with Class 7A Bob Jones, Class 6A Mountain Brook, Class 4A Montgomery Catholic, Class 3A Plainview, Class 2A Donoho, Class 1A Addison and AISA Edgewood atop the rankings.

The only undefeated team among the rankings is AISA No. 1 Edgewood Academy (24-0).

AL.com Volleyball Rankings

CLASS 7A

1. Bob Jones (35-1)

2. McGill-Toolen (23-6)

3. Enterprise (28-5)

4. Thompson (23-5)

5. Huntsville (21-6)

6. St. Paul’s (28-8)

7. Hoover (21-14)

8. Spain Park (14-12)

9. Vestavia Hills (19-10)

10. Fairhope (30-7)

Others nominated: Chelsea (13-13), Daphne (15-17), Oak Mountain (18-10), Sparkman (13-17).

CLASS 6A

1. Mountain Brook (27-4)

2. Spanish Fort (36-6)

3. Bayside Academy (33-6)

4. Hazel Green (29-9)

5. Saraland (20-2)

6. Northridge (25-10)

7. Buckhorn (28-14)

8. Pelham (15-8)

9. Fort Payne (24-15)

10. Pike Road (26-5)

Others nominated: Athens (17-11), Briarwood Christian (18-12), Cullman (18-15), Hartselle (22-13), Helena (15-7), Homewood (10-16), Muscle Shoals (22-7), Saint James (20-5).

CLASS 5A

1. Montgomery Academy (32-5)

2. Arab (34-7)

3. Alexandria (38-4)

4. Guntersville (30-14)

5. Gulf Shores (19-9)

6. Lawrence County (22-13)

7. Jasper (23-16)

8. Madison Academy (26-14)

9. Sylacauga (17-14)

10. Fairview (24-7)

Others nominated: Boaz (18-20), Brewer (19-14), Faith Academy (14-12), Providence Christian (11-11), Rehobeth (18-6).

CLASS 4A

1. Montgomery Catholic (21-7)

2. Trinity (16-9)

3. Good Hope (30-6)

4. DAR (22-11)

5. Madison County (28-10)

6. Central-Florence (30-7)

7. UMS-Wright (16-6)

8. Deshler (27-11)

9. Corner (29-4)

10. Orange Beach (15-19)

Others nominated: Brooks (17-14), Cherokee County (20-11), New Hope (15-14), St. Michael (8-21).

CLASS 3A

1. Plainview (28-4)

2. Mobile Christian (23-3)

3. Lauderdale County (36-10)

4. St. Luke’s (15-11)

5. Prattville Christian (20-9)

6. Houston Academy (13-9)

7. Westbrook Christian (20-7)

8. Ohatchee (20-9)

9. Geraldine (18-11)

10. Straughn (14-4)

Others nominated: Ashford (17-6), Opp (17-7), Susan Moore (17-6).

CLASS 2A

1. Donoho (19-9)

2. Lexington (27-9)

3. G.W. Long (15-4)

4. Lamar County (29-5)

5. Pleasant Valley (17-11)

6. Sand Rock (24-12)

7. Lindsay Lane (15-18)

8. Winston County (10-13)

9. Holly Pond (19-11)

10. Washington County (19-6)

Others nominated: Ariton (12-4), Bayshore Christian (5-13), Cornerstone Schools (17-2), Horseshoe Bend (16-4), Ider (13-10), Isabella (14-7), Westminster-Oak Mountain (9-8).

CLASS 1A

1. Addison (24-6)

2. Spring Garden (30-3)

3. Faith Christian (23-15)

4. Meek (25-7)

5. Pleasant Home (13-5)

6. University Charter (21-4)

7. Belgreen (20-8)

8. Covenant Christian (15-13)

9. Shoals Christian (17-3)

10. South Lamar (16-9)

Others nominated: Brilliant (8-5), Red Bay (14-14), Sumiton Christian (16-8), Woodville (12-9).

AISA

1. Edgewood Academy (24-0)

2. Hooper Academy (14-1)

3. Glenwood (12-3)

4. Lowndes (15-9)

5. Lee-Scott (9-3)

6. Macon East (12-7)

7. Clarke Prep (11-6)

8. Fort Dale (7-6)

9. South Choctaw (17-3)

10. Patrician Academy (7-4)

Others nominated: North River (11-2), Morgan Academy (16-9).