Hazel Green's Leah Brooks shoots a jumper during an AHSAA Class 6A championship game at BJCC's Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023. AHSAA basketball teams can officially begin play on Thursday with many opening the season at some point over the next week.
Look for last year’s runnerup Sparkman and Bob Jones along with Vestavia Hills, Hewitt-Trussville, Foley, Auburn, Daphne, Davidson and Chelsea to contend this season.It’s Hazel Green’s playground and others are pretenders until the six-time defending champion loses the title… or even loses a game to an instate team not named Hoover.
Other contenders include Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Oxford, Huffman, Mortimer Jordan, Mountain Brook, Shades Valley and Parker.Pleasant Grove won its first state championship last season and the Spartans are poised to finish strong again.Arab, last season’s runnerup, had no seniors on its roster and will contend as will always-tough Charles Henderson under new coach LaKenya Knight. Others include Jasper, Brewbaker Tech, Eufaula, Ramsay and Madison Academy.
The families of Trinity’s Smith and Clements’ Childress met in the 2023 title game with Trinity posting a 52-48 victory for its first girls basketball championship. Other contenders include Lauderdale County, Saint James, Susan Moore, Plainview , Midfield and Southside-Selma.Mars Hill Bible won its eighth girls title last season and has a good nucleus to build around, including 6-foot eighth-grade guard Belle Hill, who already has offers from LSU, Duke, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina and more.
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