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AHSAA releases 2020-22 high school football reclassification, regions

Teddy Couch
teddy.couch@gadsdentimes.com
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High school football regions in and around Etowah County will look much different after the Alabama High School Athletic Association released its 2020-22 fall reclassification Tuesday.

Three schools in Etowah County will be in a different classification for the 2020 football season.

Hokes Bluff (Class 3A) and Etowah (4A) both dropped, while Southside moved up to 6A.

There was a change Tuesday afternoon in the regional alignment for Hokes Bluff and for Glencoe, which remained in Class 3A. They now are in Region 5, along with Ohatchee, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Saks, Walter Wellborn and Weaver.

Gadsden City remained in 7A, but will be taking a much different route to road region games. The Titans moved from the Huntsville region to Birmingham.

Coosa Christian (1A), Gaston (2A), Westbrook Christian (2A), West End (2A), Glencoe (3A) and Sardis (5A) all stayed put in their respective classifications.

Movement in surrounding counties included Albertville up to 7A, Fyffe up to 3A, Collinsville up to 3A and Cedar Bluff down to 1A.

Here are the new regions involving area schools. For the complete breakdown, visit http://www.ahsaa.com/Schools/2020-Re-Classification.

CLASS 7A

Region 3

Gadsden City

Hewitt-Trussville

Hoover

Oak Mountain

Spain Park

Thompson

Tuscaloosa County

Vestavia Hills

Region 4

Albertville

Austin

Bob Jones

Florence

Grissom

Huntsville

James Clemens

Sparkman

CLASS 6A

Region 7

Arab

Fort Payne

Oxford

Pell City

Scottsboro

Southside

Springville

CLASS 5A

Region 7

Boaz

Crossville

Douglas

Fairview

Guntersville

Sardis

West Point

CLASS 4A

Region 4

Anniston

Cherokee County

Cleburne County

Handley

Jacksonville

Munford

White Plains

Region 6

Ashville

Dora

Etowah

Fultondale

Good Hope

Hanceville

Oneonta

CLASS 3A

Region 5

Glencoe

Hokes Bluff

Ohatchee

Piedmont

Pleasant Valley

Saks

Walter Wellborn

Weaver

Region 6

Carbon Hill

Holly Pond

J.B. Pennington

Oakman

Susan Moore

Tarrant

Vinemont

Winfield

Region 7

Asbury

Brindlee Mountain

Collinsville

Fyffe

Geraldine

Plainview

Sylvania

CLASS 2A

Region 6

Cleveland

Gaston

Locust Fork

Sand Rock

Southeastern

Spring Garden

Westbrook Christian

West End

CLASS 1A

Region 7

Appalachian

Cedar Bluff

Coosa Christian

Gaylesville

Sumiton Christian

Valley Head

Woodville