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New Alabama Football Classifications Announced With Escambia County, Flomaton

Escambia County High School in Atmore and Flomaton High School will remain in the same football classes next year, according to the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s new classifications announced Wednesday.

Escambia County will remain in 4A Region 1. Teams in the region include:

• Escambia County (Atmore)
• Saint Paul Episcopal (moved down from 5A)
• Monroe County
• Wilcox Central (moved down from 5A)
• UMS-Wright
• Thomasville
• Hillcrest-Evergreen (moved from 4A Region 2)
• Clarke County (moved up from 3A)

Flomaton remains in 2A Region 1, which is comprised of:

• Flomaton
• Leroy
• Southern Choctaw
• Mobile Christian
• Washington County (moved down from 3A)
• Millry
• Sweet Water (moved up from 1A)

The reclassification alignment was approved by the AHSAA Central Board of Control at its fall meeting Wednesday. The process is implemented every two years to in order to consider the changing enrollments of schools, school consolidations and closings, new schools and association members and current member schools adding sports to their interscholastic program.

Pictured top: The Flomaton Hurricanes in action last September. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.