By Evan DudleySometimes history has a tendency to repeat itself.Hoover’s Skyla Knight had just dropped a three-pointer from the left side of the arc to give her team a six-point lead when she collapsed to the court in pain. Knight was tended to by trainers before being helped off the court by Bucs head coach Krystle Johnson, who knew exactly what to say to … [Read more...]
Making History: Mountain Brook Basketball Wins Unprecedented Third Consecutive 7A State Championship
By Evan DudleyMountain Brook’s Trendon Watford had been tormented by the Baker defense early – missing his first three shots of the game – when an opportunity presented itself to reassert his reigning Mr. Basketball status.Teammate Alex Washington had extended the lead to four points late in the opening period, but Baker’s Jalen Lilly got open after the ensuing inbounds … [Read more...]
Class 7A Basketball Results | 2.28.2019
CLASS 7A BOYS’ SEMIFINALS Mountain Brook 59, Lee-Montgomery 48Mountain Brook senior Alex Washington sank all five 3-point goals he attempted Thursday morning and finished with 19 points to lead Mountain Brook to a 59-48 win over Lee-Montgomery in the Class 7A semifinals of the AHSAA State Basketball Championships being held at the BJCC Legacy Arena.He … [Read more...]
Basketball Recap: Spartans, Bucs Headed to Final Four
The Hoover girls and boys basketball teams punched their tickets to next week’s state tournament with convincing victories in the Class 7A Northeast Regional championship games Wednesday at Jacksonville State University’s Pete Mathews Coliseum.Regional MVP Joiya Maddox scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and senior guard Skyla Knight added 19 points to lead the Hoover … [Read more...]
Basketball Recap: Spartans’ chase for three-peat continues, Spain Park denied chance for repeat
Spartans’ chase for three-peat continues Mountain Brook will get a chance for a three-peat.Senior forward Trendon Watford scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the first half as the two-time defending champion Spartans cruised to a 57-36 victory against rival Vestavia Hills in the boys Class 7A Northwest Regional final Tuesday at Wallace State-Hanceville’s Tom Drake … [Read more...]