Tag: Prep Basketball
PREP BASKETBALL: JV squads split pair; Varsity Fairview teams sweep West...
Fairview's Bryson Fletcher (42) and West Point's Rylan Jones (5) in Friday night's game in West Point / Bill Piper
WEST POINT - The West...
PREP BASKETBALL: Dora sweeps Good Hope at home; other scores
Good Hope's Matthew Dixon (10) reacts as a Dora player nabs the ball. / Josh McBrayer
GOOD HOPE - It was a barn burner from...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs girls (JV,V), Bulldogs (JV,V) nab wins
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville Bulldogs hosted the Eagles of Cold Springs Thursday night for a regular season basketball matchup and all four games were...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors, Raiders start off new year with victories
WEST POINT - What a way to start off 2018 for the West Point girls and Good Hope's boys, along with the JV boys,...
PREP BASKETBALL: Games this week
In last week’s West Point Christmas Classic, the freshmen title went to the ninth-grade Cullman Bearcats, who beat Muscle Shoals 44-35. / Josh McBrayer
CULLMAN...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos take consolation win; schedule for Jan. 2-5
Holly Pond 60, Rowen County (KY) 42 (Boys)
The Holly Pond Broncos left Tennessee Saturday with the consolation bracket crown after defeating Rowan County (Kentucky)...
PREP BASKETBALL: Scores from around the area
Section 52, Cold Springs 50 (Girls)
Cold Springs looked to end the DAR Christmas Tournament on a winning note against Section, but fell just short...
WEST POINT CHRISTMAS CLASSIC: Warriors finish 3rd in varsity; Bearcats take...
West Point's Rylan Jones / Josh McBrayer
WEST POINT- Friday marked the final day of the West Point Christmas Classic and what a day it...
PREP BASKETBALL: Scores from around the area
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...
WEST POINT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT: Day 2 recap
West Point's Rylan Jones (5) / Nick Griffin
WEST POINT - Day two of the West Point Christmas Tournament started off with a bang and...
WEST POINT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT: Day 1 recap
WEST POINT - The West Point Christmas Tournament tipped off Tuesday afternoon, making for a full day of round ball.
Brewer 52, Good Hope 46...
ST. BERNARD CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT: Saints, Cleveland take title games
The St. Bernard Saints pose with their St. Bernard Christmas Tournament title trophy on Friday night, Dec. 22, 2017. / Josh McBrayer
CULLMAN - The...
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Bearcats, Aggies take 2nd place finishes
The Bearcats with their second-place trophy from the "Boneless Bracket" in the Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge. / Nick Griffin
HANCEVILLE - It was a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville, Holly Pond each nab a pair of wins
Hanceville's RJ Evans (1) / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - The Hanceville Bulldogs took on the Holly Pond Broncos in a series of four home games...
Saints, Lady Eagles get wins in St. Bernard Christmas Tournament
CULLMAN - Things got off to a rocky start for Vinemont when the Eagles took on a hot-shooting St. Bernard team. The Saints were...
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Cullman cruises past Hayden; scoring recap
HANCEVILLE - Cullman took on Hayden to finish off day one of the Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge inside Tom Drake Coliseum on the...
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Fairview muscles by Mobile Christian
Fairview's Bryson Fletcher (42) takes a shot from the line. / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - The Fairview Aggies fought their way to a tight 56-53...
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Hanceville routs Cleveland
HANCEVILLE - It was a great day to be a Hanceville Bulldog fan Wednesday at Tom Drake Coliseum as the Bulldogs varsity boys’ basketball...
2nd annual Buffalo Wild Wings High School Christmas Challenge starts today
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State men’s basketball is hosting the 2nd annual Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge beginning today, Wednesday, at Tom Drake Coliseum.
The two-day...
PREP BASKETBALL: Dec. 18 scoring roundup
CULLMAN COUNTY - Monday was a busy day for basketball as local teams were in regular season and tournament game match ups.
Addison 77, Cordova...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs girls, Holly Pond boys pick up victories
Cold Springs' Camryn Crider (12) / Norman Bush
BREMEN - The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Holly Pond Broncos tonight in junior varsity and varsity...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point boys, Fairview girls pick up wins
West Point’s Austin Dubberly (24), and Fairview’s Cameron Guthrie (22) and Truman Boyd (40) / Bill Piper
FAIRVIEW - The West Point boys and Fairview...
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies upset Cold Springs Eagles
Fairview's Valentina Klocker (23) / Norman Bush
FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Aggies hosted the Cold Springs Eagles in hoops action Tuesday night.
The 10-3 Lady Aggies...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope boys win; girls fall to Danville on...
GOOD HOPE - Tuesday was homecoming night for Good Hope as the Raiders hosted Danville. During the homecoming festivities, Madison Creel was crowned Homecoming...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hartselle sweeps West Point
WEST POINT - West Point took on Hartselle in two huge varsity match-ups Monday evening. In the end, the Warriors and Lady Warriors were...
PREP BASKETBALL: Meek takes a pair from Addison on snowy Friday...
ADDISON - In the only local game on the night, the Meek Tigers invaded the campus of Addison High School Friday and came away...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison girls win nail-biter; boys fall to Sumiton Christian
ADDISON - The Addison Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs hosted Sumiton Christian in Thursday night basketball action. The girls won a defensive battle, while the...
PREP BASKETBALL: St. Bernard sweeps Vinemont
Vinemont's Katch Johnson (20) / Josh McBrayer
CULLMAN - It was a fast first quarter when the Vinemont Eagles laced up against the St. Bernard...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Aggies victorious
FAIRVIEW - It was all Good Hope as the Raiders invaded Joe Shults Gymnasium on the campus of Fairview High School Tuesday night.
In a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville boys, girls roll to easy sweep of Vinemont
VINEMONT - The Hanceville Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs rolled to easy road victories over Vinemont.
Hanceville 82, Vinemont 13 (Girls)
Hanceville was on point from the...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point sweeps Cold Springs on the road
BREMEN - The Cold Springs Lady Eagles hosted their county rival, the West Point Lady Warriors Tuesday evening, and the visitors went home with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors stay undefeated; Holly Pond boys win nail-biter...
Holly Pond's Zach Shaw (4) gets some air. / Bill Piper
WEST POINT - Holly Pond and West Point faced off in two huge county...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs sweep Oakman in regional home openers;...
HANCEVILLE - Friday night started regional play for Hanceville as the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs faced off against Oakman, and both Hanceville teams ended...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs girls win late, Raiders take road game
BREMEN - Good Hope and Cold Springs faced off in two very physical games Thursday evening. The Lady Eagles took their game, while in...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont drops a pair to Falkville
Vinemont’s Clayton Rogers (30) takes a shot in Thursday night’s game against Falkville. / Josh McBrayer
FALKVILLE - On the last night of November, the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos prevail, Lady Broncos fall to Hanceville
Photos courtesy of Cody Kanaday / Cullman County Athletics
HOLLY POND - It was a good night to be a Holly Pond Bronco. The junior...
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies, Lady Aggies sweep Vinemont
VINEMONT - The Fairview Aggies and Lady Aggies took both games against Vinemont Tuesday evening.
Fairview 80, Vinemont 21 (Girls)
Fairview dominated from start to finish...
PREP BASKETBALL: Annual Holly Pond tournament ends with spectacular performance from...
Holly Pond’s offense erupted in the final two minutes of the Broncos’ game against Good Hope, making up a double-digit deficit going on to...
PREP BASKETBALL: Flanigan, Evans lead Bulldogs to 45-42 tournament victory
The Bulldogs celebrate after their overtime tournament victory Friday night. / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - The 35th annual Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament wrapped on Friday evening,...
PREP BASKETBALL: 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
Good Hope's Michael Lowe (4), Garrett Bagwell (30) and Kallen Sharpton (35) during a break in Thursday's action. / Josh McBrayer
HOLLY POND - The...
PREP BASKETBALL: Final day of Encore Classic; scoring wrap-up
HARTSELLE - Yesterday wrapped up the Encore Girls Classic at Hartselle with Cullman, Fairview, Good Hope and Hanceville each looking to end the tournament...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
Hanceville's Brendan Flanigan (2) prepares to shoot. / Norman Bush
HANCEVILLE - Day two of the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament kicked off with the Cold Spring...
PREP BASKETBALL: 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 1; scoring...
HOLLY POND - For the 61st time, Holly Pond hosted its annual Thanksgiving Tournament, and day one was a doozy.
Cullman 67, Good Hope 40
Good...
PREP BASKETBALL: Nov. 21 scoring roundup
CULLMAN COUNTY - It was another full day of action Tuesday as two tournaments continued and one began. Here is a look at all...
Cold Springs, Fairview unite in Purple Out for beloved former coach
Regina Willoughby, second from right, currently battling pancreatic cancer, was surrounded by friends and family during Friday night’s Purple Out event in her honor....
Purple Power! Cold Springs and Fairview unite tonight for Pancreatic Cancer
BREMEN - Although Cold Springs players, students, faculty and fans bleed blue and gold, this evening they will shed their tried and true colors...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats sweep Mortimer Jordan
CULLMAN - The Bearcats and Lady Bearcats had almost everyone in the scoring column in both games in their sweep of Mortimer Jordan at...
Cold Springs takes a pair from Vinemont
Kinley Campbell (32) in Tuesday night's game against the Vinemont Lady Eagles / Josh McBrayer
VINEMONT - Tuesday night’s match up between the Vinemont Eagles...
A look at area girls’ basketball teams for the 2017-18 season
Cullman girls’ coach Josh Hembree talks with the Lady Bearcats in a June 22 play-day game at Hartselle. / Johnny Thornton
Editor's note: This is...
A look at area basketball teams for the 2017-18 season
West Point PG Rylan Jones attacked the John Carroll defense in a play day game at Falkville June 23. West Point won 61-44. /...
West Point leaves Hartselle with a comeback victory
No. 24 Austin Dubberly at the line in the West Point-Decatur Heritage game / Johnny Thornton
HARTSELLE - Winning leaves a smile on the face...
Cullman girls close out play with busy slate in Hartselle
No. 24 Olivia Neal at the line in the first half of the Cullman vs. Hartselle play-day game / Johnny Thornton
HARTSELLE - Cullman's Lady...
Warriors play hard in Falkville play-day series
FALKVILLE - West Point and Hartselle laid it on the line in a well-played contest at Falkville's Elementary gymnasium Tuesday. When it was over,...
Dramatic ending as Good Hope goes 3-0 in Falkville
FALKVILLE - Good Hope had its best outing so far in the basketball play-day series, knocking off three opponents Tuesday in Falkville.
Two of the...
Fairview hooping it up with no permanent coach so far
FALKVILLE - Fairview basketball is moving right along, even without a permanent head coach.
Eddie Groves stepped down in the spring after leading the Aggies...
West Point romps Hatton, Vinemont falls in Falkville play-day series
West Point's Colton Sapp (1) shoots from the line vs. Hatton. / Johnny Thornton
FALKVILLE - West Point and Vinemont began the final week of...
St. Bernard, Vinemont girls hoop it up in Winston County play...
Vinemont coach Lance Lay talks with the Lady Eagles during their game vs. Winfield. / Johnny Thornton
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Coming to Winston County for...
Cold Springs girls go 2-0 in Cullman play day
Coach Tammy West of Cold Springs with her team in a timeout / Johnny Thornton
CULLMAN - Cold Springs continued intense play on Wednesday, visiting...
Parker-Adams resigns as Holly Pond girls’ basketball coach
Parker-Adams seen here at this Monday's Falkville play-day series / Johnny Thornton
HOLLY POND - Holly Pond girls' basketball coach Paige Parker-Adams abruptly submitted her...
Lady Bulldogs start well at West Morgan play day
No. 5 Kierra Merriweather shoots from the line vs. Red Bay. / Johnny Thornton
TRINITY - Kelly Pickett was the catalyst for the Hanceville Lady...
Cold Springs and Locust Fork girls in another nail-biter
Cold Springs' Camryn Crider at the line vs. Locust Fork / Johnny Thornton
TRINITY - Cold Springs and Locust Fork have established a new girls'...
Plenty of play to go around for Lady Raiders
Good Hope coach Amanda Swann and the Lady Raiders during a timeout vs. Oakman/ Johnny Thornton
FALKVILLE - Good Hope had plenty of personnel in...
Lady Broncos working hard to replace 2 valuable scorers
Elizabeth Miller at the line in the second half of Holly Pond's win over Falkville/ Johnny Thornton
FALKVILLE - Replacing two outstanding scorers from the...
Fairview girls open play-day season with a win and a loss
Fairview coach Mary Hartline draws up a play during a timeout.
HARTSELLE - The Fairview Lady Aggies are without senior center Abbi Taylor, an all-county...
Close losses for Good Hope in play day series
Good Hope coach Drew Adams talking with his team during a timeout.
HARTSELLE - Good Hope had victory in its grasp twice on Thursday in...
Hill named new Danville girls’ basketball coach
Danville coach J.J. Hill with his team
HARTSELLE - Danville girls' basketball coach Paul Wilson stepped away from the game in February after his Lady...
Bearcats, Bulldogs and Saints hoop it up at Wallace State
St. Bernard guard Caleb Guthery trying to advance the ball against Cullman's Noah Bussman (5) at the Wallace State summer shootout
HANCEVILLE - Tom Drake...
West Point tops Locust Fork, Cold Springs in girls’ hoops
Lexi Shadix of West Point shoots from the line vs. Locust Fork.
WEST POINT - Two quality programs were unsuccessful in slowing down West Point's...
Meek soars, Vinemont goes 0-2 in play day series
VINEMONT - Meek could not have asked for a better start on their first play day at Vinemont. They beat the Eagles, 57-31, in...
Incredible comeback paves way for Lady Bulldog win at Hartselle play...
No. 10 Kelly Pickett at the line for Hanceville
HARTSELLE - A victory with a thrilling ending is enjoyable, regardless if it’s during a summer...
West Point girls go 2-0 in Falkville; Good Hope has highs...
West Point's Olivia Ball shoots FT vs. Danville
FALKVILLE - West Point girls’ basketball coach John Welborn could compare Monday's performances of Lexi Shadix and...
West Point girls get valuable training in Hartselle play-day series
L-R, Micah Oldacre, Makenzie Carter, Olivia Ball, Brooke Brownfield with coach John Welborn
HARTSELLE - June is here, which means training camps for basketball teams...
Locust Fork girls win first-ever AHSAA state title
BIRMINGHAM - Trademarks for Locust Fork are shooting well from 3-point range and playing good defense.
Those were the key ingredients Friday afternoon for the...
3A STATE SEMIFINALS: Holly Pond leaves it all on the floor,...
BIRMINGHAM - Holly Pond left it all on the floor at the Legacy Arena Tuesday morning as they took on the Midfield Patriots in...
Holly Pond prepares to face Midfield in Tuesday’s 3A state semifinals
BIRMINGHAM - A highly anticipated matchup between the top two ranked basketball teams in Class 3A of the Alabama High School Athletic Association is...
Reflecting on this year’s NW Regional: the normal and not so...
HANCEVILLE - Any time there is a spectacular event like the Alabama High School Athletic Association Northwest Regional basketball tournament gathered for a week...
Wenonah ends Lady Aggies’ best-ever season 67-46 in Northwest Regional final
HANCEVILLE - Not having a healthy Abbi Taylor, along with an ineffective second quarter, was too much for the Fairview Lady Aggies to overcome...
No. 2 Holly Pond tops Locust Fork to win regional; headed...
HANCEVILLE - For a half, Locust Fork was not run off the Tom Drake Coliseum floor by the No. 2 ranked Holly Pond Broncos...
7A basketball coming into its own at Northwest Regional
HANCEVILLE - Class 7A in the Alabama High School Athletic Association is just into its third year. This classification has made a name for...
Tuesday scoreboard and Wednesday schedule, including Holly Pond and Fairview
Cullman High School's Bearcat News Network covering the action
HANCEVILLE - 2017 Northwest Regional championship play continued today. Below are today's scores and tomorrow's schedule,...
Lady Eagles come up short against Tanner in regional championship, 66-47
HANCEVILLE - A nightmare of a second quarter offensively prevented the Cold Springs Lady Eagles from seeing their basketball season extend into another week.
Tanner...
Lady Aggies punch their ticket to 5A Northwest Regional title game
HANCEVILLE - Fairview enjoyed a great deal of success Monday afternoon in a 59-46 victory over Lawrence County to advance to the AHSAA Class...
Saturday scores and Monday schedule
HANCEVILLE - Northwest Regional semi-final play continued today at Wallace State Community College's Tom Drake Coliseum. Below are Saturday's scoring recap and Monday's schedule.
Saturday's...
Northwest Regional nail biter: Broncos pull out a 71-66 victory over...
HANCEVILLE - Holly Pond was challenged strongly Saturday afternoon by Lauderdale County in the AHSAA Class 3A Northwest Regional semi-final, but the Broncos survived...
West Limestone pulls away from Lady Raiders to win Northwest Regional...
HANCEVILLE - An experienced West Limestone Lady Wildcat team got control of the second half to end Good Hope's playoff run by a 44-23...
Friday night scores and Saturday schedule
HANCEVILLE - Northwest Regional semi-final play continued today at Wallace State Community College's Tom Drake Coliseum. Below are today's scoring recap and tomorrow's schedule.
Friday's...
Thursday night scores and Friday schedule
HANCEVILLE - Northwest Regional semi-final play kicked off today at Wallace State Community College's Tom Drake Coliseum. Below are today's scoring recap and tomorrow's...
Cold Springs Lady Eagles edge Red Bay to advance to Northwest...
HANCEVILLE - Revenge is sweet, and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles tasted it tonight. Two years ago, they experienced heartache at the hands of...
Field set for 2017 AHSAA Northwest Regional
HANCEVILLE - The 24th annual AHSAA Northwest Regional basketball tournament will be held at Wallace State Community College's Tom Drake Coliseum beginning tonight. The...
Road to state title goes through Holly Pond: Broncos destroy Carbon...
HOLLY POND - It was a banner night for the Holly Pond Broncos as seniors Dawson Foust, Matt Cahoon, Drew Jones, Tanner Duke, Jacob...
Hanceville’s season ends in OT loss to Locust Fork, 68-64
HANCEVILLE - After defeating Carbon Hill to win the area championship five days ago, Hanceville was looking to advance to the regionals at Wallace...
NORTHWEST BOYS’ SUB-REGIONAL: Tuesday scores and regional schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) northwest sub-regional play wrapped up tonight, with the qualifying boys' teams.
TUESDAY SCOREBOARD:
2A: Cleveland 66, Cold...
Cleveland eliminates Cold Springs, 66-50, in 2A northwest sub-regional
COLD SPRINGS - Cleveland took advantage of a cold second quarter by the Cold Springs offense, defeating the Eagles 66-50 Tuesday in the Class...
Lady Eagles close out home schedule in style; drop Altamont 87-42...
BREMEN - It was the last time Emme Willoughby stepped foot on the Cold Springs floor as a Lady Eagle, and she made the...
Fairview holds on to win, 55-48, over Pleasant Grove, advances to...
FAIRVIEW - Fairview looked to punch their ticket to the Northwest Regionals for the third consecutive season, but it was not an easy road...
NORTHWEST GIRLS’ SUB-REGIONAL: Monday scores and regional schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) northwest sub-regional play began tonight, with the qualifying girls' teams. Boys' sub-regional games are tomorrow...
Leyton Seal’s basket sends Good Hope Lady Raiders to Northwest Regional
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope forward Leyton Seal converted a missed 3-pointer by Savanna Derrick into a game winner for the Lady Raiders, pulling...
2017 Northwest Regional basketball tournament schedule
Fairview celebrates Friday night after defeating West Point, 67-63, to claim the area 5A, Area 12 championship.
HANCEVILLE - The 24th annual AHSAA Northwest Regional...
Sports feature: Upsets common in prep basketball playoffs
CULLMAN - Upsets are a regular occurrence in post-season Alabama High School Athletic Association basketball play. Through the first segment of this year's play-off...
Fairview defeats West Point, 67-63, to claim area 5A, Area 12...
HAYDEN - Last year, West Point defeated Fairview in the opening game of the area tournament, ending their season. This year, the Aggies were...
