Cold Springs' Sadie Terry shoots from the free-throw line in the Lady Eagles' 78-18 blowout of Southeastern Tuesday night. (Sammy Confer for the Cullman Tribune)
BREMEN – Cold Springs faced off against Southeastern in its area opener Tuesday night and both varsity squads came away with impressive wins while the JV boys fell in a close game, 35-27.
Southeastern 34 – Cold Springs 27 (junior varsity boys)
The first quarter was one that the Eagles wanted to forget as they only scored on a single Lawson Burgess shot and trailed 13-2 after one. Cold Springs got its offense going in the second period; after the Mustangs made it 15-2, they went on a 9-0 run to cut it to a 15-11 game, but the Mustangs scored the final six points of the period and took a 21-11 lead into the half.
The third period started out perfectly for Cold Springs as Brodi Williams nailed a three, Zeke White added a layup and Ayden Alexander hit a free throw to cut the deficit to just four at 21-17. The Eagles couldn't quite take the lead, though, and went into the final quarter down 25-19.
Houston Goodwin nailed a trey and Leo Sturzenegger added a layup to make it a 25-24 contest, but an 8-0 Mustang run stopped any chance of an Eagle comeback and Cold Springs wound up falling 34-27.
Alexander finished with seven points and three steals for Cold Springs while Williams added seven points and two steals.
(5-3, 1-0) Cold Springs 78 – Southeastern 18 (varsity girls)
Every Cold Springs player found the scoring column and four players scored in double figures in a dominating win at home in the Lady Eagles' area opener.
Camryn Crider led the way for the Lady Eagles with 18 points and two steals, Lina Lieckfeld finished with 16 points and a steal, Kinley Campbell added 11 points, three rebounds, three steals and a block and Elizabeth Hill posted 10 points, four rebounds, two steals and a block in the rout.
Every Cold Springs player collected at least one steal as well, led by Shay Sellers who finished with five steals and Kylon Hamby who added three.
(6-2, 1-0) Cold Springs 48 – Southeastern 32 (varsity boys)
It was close for half of the first quarter, but Cold Springs broke a tie with an and-one basket by Adam Hill who helped kick-start a quarter-ending 11-2 run that gave the Eagles a 16-7 lead after one. They took a 19-7 lead early in the second period, but a 7-0 Mustang run cut the Eagles lead to 19-14. Cold Springs finished the quarter strong, though, and took a 24-16 lead into the half.
Southeastern cut it to 30-25 in the third period, but a huge three by Micah Calvert, plus an and-one by Landyn Freeman, quickly pushed the Eagles lead to double-figures at 36-25. They took a 36-26 lead into the final period and outscored the Mustangs 12-6 to pull away and take the game 48-32 in their area opener at home.
Freeman finished with 15 points, four rebounds and a steal for Cold Springs while Calvert added 11 points, four rebounds and a steal. Adam Hill ended up with nine points, four rebounds and a pair of steals, Logan Rice finished with seven points, three rebounds and three steals and Brody Peppers added six points and six rebounds.
Cold Springs will stay at home this Friday to take on Holly Pond.
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