AHSAA announces new areas for winter sports

As a part of the 2020-22 reclassification, the AHSAA released its new alignments for winter sports including new areas for basketball and sections for bowling in addition to its major wrestling change.

Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore will remain in Class 6A Area 5 for basketball but they will be joined by Benjamin Russell for the next two seasons. Selma won the last two Area 5 championships in boys and girls basketball but the Saints moved to 5A, forcing Benjamin Russell into its new area.