Prattville Graduate Jeremy Arant Guides Montgomery Academy to Consecutive 3A Titles

Jeremy Arant has come a long way from the halls of Prattville High. The 2002 graduate, who now lives in Deatsville, guided Montgomery Academy's Eagles to a second consecutive Class 3A state boys' basketball championship on March 10, capping the title run with a dominant 66-39 victory over Southside Selma.

The margin of victory told its own story. A 27-point win in a state championship game is not a close call or a fortunate bounce; it is a program asserting control over an entire classification. Montgomery Academy's Eagles handled Southside Selma from wire to wire, and Arant received local recognition for steering the program to back-to-back titles.

For Autauga County, the connection runs deeper than a headline. Arant grew up in Prattville, graduated in 2002, and now coaches some of the most successful boys' basketball in Class 3A from his home in Deatsville. The consecutive championships place him among the more accomplished active coaches in the AHSAA's smaller-school divisions, though the specific details of the recognition he received, including who presented it and in what form, have not been fully confirmed.

The back-to-back titles represent a sustained standard, not a single breakthrough. Winning one state championship requires talent and preparation; winning two in a row requires a program built to hold itself to that level year after year. Arant has done exactly that at Montgomery Academy, and the Eagles' 66-39 championship performance against Southside Selma suggests that standard has not slipped.