HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The nightcap from the opening day of this year’s county tournament featured a JV Boys matchup between (2) Cold Springs and (7) Vinemont and the Eagles of Cold Springs got off to a fast start in this one. Cold Springs jumped out to a 37-7 lead in the first half and cruised through the second half on its way to a 61-19 win.
Baskets by Wyatt Barker and Lindan Hill gave Cold Springs a 4-0 start in the first quarter and Cash Dickerson knocked down a three to make it 7-0. Dickerson and Hill each scored inside to make it an 11-0 game and Vinemont got its first basket of the game when Keegan Stricklin laid one in to trim the lead to 11-2. However, another score by Hill and two more baskets from Barker put Cold Springs in front 17-2 at the end of the opening period.
Cold Springs continued to pour it on in the second quarter. Eli Voce and Brayden Harbison exchanged three-pointers to make it a 20-5 game, but Dickerson followed with 10 straight points to give Cold Springs a 30-5 lead. Baskets by Hill and Barker helped build a 34-7 lead later in the period and Bradley Hancock buried a three just before the buzzer to put Cold Springs ahead 37-7 at halftime.
Back to back scores from Hill made it a 41-7 game early in the third quarter and Cold Springs kept adding to its lead. Baskets by Barker, Hill and Dickerson stretched the lead to 47-10 midway through the period and Voce and Cooper Johnson both scored a pair of buckets before the end of the third to give Cold Springs a commanding, 55-13 lead at the start of the fourth.
Stricklin split a pair of free throws and Thrower Sandlin laid one in to trim the lead to 55-16 early in the fourth. Dickerson responded with a pair of buckets on the other end to keep Cold Springs ahead 59-16. Vinemont wasn’t able to overcome the early lead and Cold Springs punched its ticket to the JV Boys semifinals with a convincing, 61-19 win over the Eagles of Vinemont.
Dickerson led Cold Springs with 21 points in the win. Hill finished with 14 and Barker added 10. Stricklin led Vinemont with seven points in the loss.
Cold Springs will face (3) Good Hope in the JV Boys semifinals Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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