CULLMAN, Ala. – The Saint Bernard Ladies, winners of the regular season area title, won the right to host the 1A, Area 13 tournament. Addison would play Meek while St. Bernard would play Cullman Christian in the night cap. Addison got by Meek 37-30, while St. Bernard defeated the Lady Lions 44-37. The top-seeded Lady Saints will host second-seeded Addison on Monday night for the area title.
Addison 37 – Meek 30 (Semifinals)
The Addison Lady Bulldogs got off to a great start as they won the opening period 13-8. With the Lady Tigers up 8-7, Addison finished the first period scoring the final six points of the frame. Addison’s Karson Wyatt and Lauryn Cunningham nailed back-to-back threes to end the first. Meek was led by Addyson Williams who scored 6 points and pulled down 4 rebounds. Addie Cate Henderson scored the other bucket for the Lady Tigers. Cunningham led Addison with 7 points while Wyatt had 3 boards.
The second period, as well as the rest of the game, would be nip and tuck throughout. With both teams scoring 7 points in the second period, Addison took a 20-15 lead into the half. Meek was led by A. Williams who had 3 points. Henderson and Zoey Hearn each had 2 rebounds for Meek. Addison was led by Katie Barrett who had 4 points. Ava Bartlett had a monster second period. Although she didn’t score, Bartlett pulled down 7 rebounds and had 3 blocked shots.
The second half began and again, it was close. Addison outscored Meek 8-7 to go into the fourth period leading 28-22. The turning point in the game seemed to be when Meek’s A. Williams picked up her 4th foul with 1:58 to go in the third. She had to sit and Addison stretched their lead to 25-19 and they held on for a six-point lead going into the final period. Henderson led Meek with 3 points while A. Williams and Molli Sandlin each had 2 rebounds. Addison was led by Bartlett’s 3 points and 7 more boards.
The fourth period was a 9-8 Addison win. This propelled the Lady Bulldogs to a 37-30 victory over the Meek Lady Tigers. Key moments of the fourth were with two minutes left in the game and Addison leading 32-28, Wyatt, with an assist from Cunningham, hit a layup to give Addison the 34-28 lead. Addison’s Gracie Roberts was able to hit 3 of 4 free throws to end the game and give Addison the win.
Addison Head Coach Bailey Boland,
“I told the ladies before the game that the game would be close, and it would come down to whomever wanted it more. We had two really good practices, and I felt good about tonight. We won the glass and did the little things and that enabled us to prevail. Karson (Wyatt) and Ava (Bartlett) had huge games for us.”
Unofficial stats
Addison was led in scoring by Wyatt with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists. Bartlett had 8 points, 22 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Cunningham had 8 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Barrett had 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Roberts had 3 points and 2 rebounds. Emma Cleghorn had 3 rebounds.
Meek was led in scoring by A. Williams with a game high 13 points and 7 rebounds. Henderson with 7 points and 6 boards. Rilee Williams had 4 points and 2 boards. Sandlin had 2 points and 4 boards. Hearn had 2 points and 4 rebounds. Kyler Shehan had 2 points.
St. Bernard 44 – Cullman Christian 37 (Semifinals)
In a surprising start the Lady Lions were able to come away with a tie with the area champs in the first period. The score at the end of one was 9-9. The Ladies from Cullman Christian didn’t appear to know that they were the four seed and were supposed to roll over to the area champs. The Lady Lions were led by Brooklyn Hammack with 4 points. Katelee Blalock had 5 rebounds and Lila Sellers had 4. St. Bernard was led by Ella Davis with 7 points.
The ladies from St. Bernard apparently woke up in the second period and played outstanding basketball on both ends of the floor. The Lady Saints dominated the Lady Lions outscoring them 16-2 in the second to take a 25-11 lead into the half. Davis had 7 points while Rowan Hines and Caroline McBride each had 3 points. Hines also had 3 rebounds for the Lady Saints. Not much to brag about the Lady Lions in the second but Zoe Powell had their only bucket in the period. Powell and Gracie Stidham each had 2 rebounds for Cullman Christian.
The Cullman Christian Lady Lions never quit and came out and actually outscored St. Bernard in the third period. The Lady Lions won the period 16-12 to cut the lead down to 37-27 heading into the fourth. Cullman Christian was led by Sellers and Piper Coots with 5 points apiece. Stidham, Powell and Coots each had 2 boards. The Lady Saints were led by Davis with 6 points and McBride with 4. Davis led with 4 rebounds and McBride chipped in 2.
The fourth period was close, as Cullman Christian was able to chip away at the lead and actually got it down to 6, 41-35 with 4:35 to go in the game. St. Bernard then showed their maturity as they were able to settle down and hold the Lady Lions to 2 points the remainder of the game. St. Bernard held on for a closer than expected win, 44-37. The Lady Lions were led by Sellars with 6 points. The Lady Saints were led by McBride with 5 points and 3 rebounds.
Unofficial stats
St. Bernard was led in scoring by Davis with a game high 23 points and 7 rebounds. McBride with 14 points and 8 boards. Hines with 3 points and 4 boards. Sarah Woods had 2 points and 3 rebounds. Katie Chamblee had 2 points and 2 rebounds. Avery Hines had 2 rebounds.
Cullman Christian was led by Sellers with 11 points and 6 boards. Coots had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Powell had 8 points and 5 boards. Hammack had 4 points. Stidham had 4 points and 6 rebounds. Blalock had 5 rebounds.
All four teams should be proud of their seasons and the future is definitely bright for this area as between the four teams, there are only five seniors on their rosters. Addison has four of them. So good luck to the Lady Saints and Lady Bulldogs as they will battle for the area title on Monday at Saint Bernard.
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