GDW Analysis:
MONTGOMERY: Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) allowed basketball teams to start workouts for the upcoming 2025/26 season Monday.
The 7 schools in the Cullman County system took part in an annual Media Day from the CCBOE conference room to signify the new season is vastly approaching.
A percentage of the teams are not at full strength with several having players still involved in fall sports such as football, volleyball and cross country.
The 2025/26 season will present the following new coaches:
Girls:
Paige Adams at Cold Springs
Garrett Cone at Hanceville
Varsity:
Drew Adams at Cold Springs
Mitch Morris at Good Hope
James Brown at Vinemont
Longevity:
John Welborn at West Point (G) 12th season
Stephen Chandler at Hanceville 8th season
Area setups:
1A, Area 14 - Cullman Christian, St. Bernard with Addison & Meek
2A, Area 11 - Cold Springs with Falkville & Winston County
3A, Area 11 - Hanceville, Holly Pond, Vinemont with JB Pennington & Locust Fork
4A, Area 13 - Good Hope with Danville, East Lawrence & West Morgan
5A, Area 14 - Fairview with Arab, Guntersville & Scottsboro
5A, Area 15 - West Point with Lawrence Co & Russellville
6A, Area 13 - Cullman with Jasper, Mortimer Jordan.
Traditional events:
Fairview (G) Tip Off Classic November 8
Fairview vs. Geraldine, Holly Pond vs. Cullman Christian, Good Hope vs. Muscle Shoals, Albertville vs. Lauderdale County.
Holly Pond's 71st Thanksgiving Tournament November 24/26
Fairview, Holly Pond, Mortimer Jordan, Arab, Oneonta, Addison.
Hanceville's 41st Thanksgiving Tournament
November 24/26
Hanceville, Good Hope, Cold Springs, Vinemont, Corner, Dora, Hartselle
Cullman County Tournament January 17/24 at Wallace State CC (Been at WSCC since 1993).
Games to be carried on WKUL FM (92.1)
Regular season:
December 5: Vinemont at JB Pennington
December 12: Danville at Good Hope
December 19: Hanceville at Good Hope
January 2: TBD
January 9: Vinemont at Hanceville
January 16: Russellville at West Point
January 19/24: Cullman Co Tourney at WSCC
All broadcasts will be girls and varsity.
Photo of Cold Springs' Ella Dickerson vs. Good Hope's Sophie Konrad (15) in a game at Good Hope Gymnasium during the 2024/25 season.
Photo courtesy of Adrian Dickerson.
