PREP SPORTS: AHSAA announces reclassification, fall sports alignments

Dec. 18—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.

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Football

Class 2A, Region 8

Belgreen

Decatur Heritage

Lexington

Red Bay

Tanner

Tharptown

Winston County

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Class 3A, Region 7

Clements

Colbert County

Colbert Heights

Elkmont

Lauderdale County

Mars Hill Bible

Rogers

Sheffield

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Class 4A, Region 7

Brooks

Central-Florence

Danville

Deshler

East Lawrence

Hatton

West Limestone

West Morgan

Wilson

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Class 5A, Region 7

Ardmore

East Limestone

Fairview

Lawrence County

Priceville

Russellville

West Point

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Class 6A, Region 7

Athens

Columbia

Cullman

Decatur

Hartselle

Jasper

Muscle Shoals

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Class 7A, Region 4

Albertville

Austin

Bob Jones

Florence

Grissom

Huntsville

James Clemens

Sparkman

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Volleyball

Class 1A, Area 15

Athens Bible

Cherokee

Shoals Christian

Waterloo

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Class 2A, Area 15

Decatur Heritage

Lexington

Lindsay Lane

Tanner

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Class 3A, Area 16

Clements

Elkmont

Lauderdale County

Rogers

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Class 4A, Area 15

Madison Academy

Randolph

St. John Paul II

West Limestone

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Class 5A, Area 16

Ardmore

Brewer

East Limestone

Priceville

Westminster Christian

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Class 6A, Area 15

Athens

Decatur

Hartselle

Muscle Shoals

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Class 7A, Area 8

Austin

Bob Jones

Florence

James Clemens

Sparkman

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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

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Class 3A, Section 4

ASCTE

Clements

Colbert County

Colbert Heights

Elkmont

Lauderdale County

Madison Academy

Phil Campbell

Rogers

Sheffield

Winfield

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Class 4A, Section 3

Brooks

Central-Florence

Curry

Danville

Deshler

East Lawrence

Fayette County

Good Hope

Haleyville

Hamilton

Hatton

West Limestone

West Morgan

Wilson

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Class 5A, Section 4

Arab

Ardmore

Brewer

Boaz

Douglas

East Limestone

Fairview

Guntersville

Lawrence County

Priceville

Russellville

Scottsboro

West Point

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Class 6A, Section 6

Athens

Buckhorn

Columbia

Decatur

Hartselle

Hazel Green

Lee

Mae Jemison

Muscle Shoals

Randolph

St. John Paul II

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Class 7A, Section 4

Albertville

Austin

Bob Jones

Florence

Grissom

Huntsville

James Clemens

Sparkman