West Point 59, Phil Campbell 46 (Girls)
West Point found a perfect time to snap their four-game skid Wednesday: in the Keith Davis Memorial Christmas Tournament, as they improve to 11-4 on the season with a double-digit victory over the Lady Bobcats.
Lauderdale County 68, West Point 57 (Girls)
After snapping their losing streak Wednesday, West Point looked to take down host Lauderdale County. The Lady Warriors were down by double figures at the half, but a big fourth quarter got them within striking distance. They fell just short at the end, though, 68-57 and are now 11-5 on the season. They will play Susan Moore Friday at noon.
Albertville 78, Fairview 59 (Boys)
Fairview looked to get off to a good start in the Albertville Civilian Classic against the hosts, but they wound up on the wrong end of a 19-point deficit Wednesday.
Fairview 52, Randolph 41 (Boys)
Fairview's boys won, 52-41, over Randolph Thursday in Albertville and will play Haleyville Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Austin 64, Fairview 32 (Girls)
Fairview struggled on both ends of the floor in a loss to Austin in the Decatur Orthopaedic Clinic Classic Wednesday.
Fairview 52, R.A. Hubbard 26 (Girls)
The Lady Aggies bounced back Thursday with a 52-26 win over R.A. Hubbard in the DOCC.
Scottsboro 60, Cold Springs 47 (Girls)
The Cold Springs Lady Eagles took part in the DAR Christmas Classic as they took on Scottsboro, but wound up falling by 13 at the end.
DAR 60, Cold Springs 55 (Girls)
Cold Springs looked to even their record to 1-1 in the tournament against DAR in their second game of the day, but they fell just short at the end, losing by five points. Cold Springs will take on Section Friday at 1:30 p.m.
Cullman 68, Athens 53 (Boys)
Cullman's boys took part in the Bracy Invitational. After taking down Belgreen, 81-78 and Mars Hill, 67-64, the Bearcats fell in an overtime thriller against Deshler, putting them in a third-place game against Athens. A quick first-quarter start for the Bearcats was what the doctor ordered, as they wound up taking third place.
Zane Manley put up eight of his 15 points in the opening quarter as Cullman jumped out to a 20-8 lead after one; seven players found the scoring column in the second as the Bearcats pushed their lead to 39-17 at the half and 53-27 after three en route to getting the third-place trophy.
The trio of Jayden Sullins (13), Trey Tucker (11), and Dylan Finch (10), also put up double-figure scoring for the Bearcats, as all but two players found the scoring column for Cullman, as they finish 3-1 in the tournament, and improve to 12-7 on the season. Their next game will not be until January 2nd, as they travel to Guntersville.
Cullman 53, Fairview 43 (JV Boys)
Cullman and Fairview went neck-and-neck through one half of basketball in the JV Boys tournament at West Point, but the Bearcats played strong defense in the second, outscoring the Aggies, 25-15, and wound up winning by double digits.
Christopher Nichols scored eight of Fairview's 14 first-quarter points, as the Aggies took a 14-12 lead after one. Four different Cullman players were in the scoring column in the second quarter, as the Bearcats outscored the Aggies, 17-12, to take a 29-26 lead to the locker room.
A strong Bearcat defense held Fairview to just eight third-quarter points, and Ben Monastero and Brennan Anderson scored nine of Cullman's 13 third-quarter points to stretch their lead to 42-34 after three. The Aggies continued to struggle to score points in the final quarter as the Bearcats increased their lead to double figures, and they ended up taking it by 10 points.
Monastero finished with 18 points for Cullman, followed by Anderson, who had 12, and Stevie Gardner, who had nine, as seven of the 10 Bearcats players scored at least two points in the game.
Nichols scored 11 points to lead Fairview. Landon Talley had six. Austin Jackson ended up with five. Devan Jennings, Isaac Gandy, Mason Black and Cody Cox had four points each, and Ethan Satterfield ended up with three.
Other scores
Good Hope's girls won, 55-53, over Mortimer Jordan in the Blue Devil Holiday Tournament Wednesday.
Cullman's girls lost, 59-51, to Oak Mountain in the same tournament Wednesday, but won Thursday's game, 65-32, over Gardendale. They will play tomorrow against Vestavia Hills at 4:30 p.m.
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