A pair of teams claimed No. 1 for the first time in program history in this week’s ASWA high school basketball rankings. Class 7A Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa girls and Class 2A Providence Christian boys are not only first-timers at No.

1. Park Crossing (24-1) 2. Hazel Green (19-8) 3. Hartselle (22-3) 4. Mortimer Jordan (15-6) 5. McGill-Toolen (16-6) 6. Mountain Brook (17-6) 7. Chelsea (18-8) 8. Fort Payne (21-4) 9. Homewood (17-10) 10. Benjamin Russell (19-6) Others nominated: Buckhorn (14-8), Gardendale (16-6), Jasper (18-9), Oxford (15-8).

Clovis West head coach Craig Campbell, left, lectures the team during a time-out against Clovis High in the Central Section girls Division I basketball championship Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 in Fresno. As usual, the Clovis West girls basketball team remains The Bee’s top-ranked team after going through the week undefeated.

Eagles defeat Bradley Central (Tennessee) and Faith Family (Texas) in recent weeks, but have important tests ahead

Camarillo bounced back with a league win over Royal on Tuesday. 2. OAKS CHRISTIAN (15-5, 4-0 Marmonte), CIF-SS No. 22 Comment: The Lions held on to beat visiting Westlake last Friday in a heavyweight clash to take sole possession of first place in the Marmonte League and then topped Thousand Oaks on Tuesday.