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...]
Along Came Jones: Talented, Thoughtful Junior Fits in Nicely With the Spartans
By Rubin E. Grant When junior guard Colby Jones transferred from Pinson Valley to Mountain Brook at the start of this school year, Spartans basketball coach Bucky McMillan had an idea of what kind of player he was getting. As a sophomore at Pinson last season, Jones demonstrated college-level skills while averaging 23.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, leading the … [Read more...]
‘We Know What It Takes’: Jaguars Girls Basketball Team Working to Reprise Last Year’s Championship Performance
By Blake Ells Last season, Spain Park won its first girls basketball state championship in program history. That has firmly planted a target on the Jaguars this season. “Everyone wants to beat us, and we are going to get everyone’s best when they play us,” said junior Sarah Ashlee Barker. “We can’t go into games overconfident because we are reigning state champs. I think I’ve … [Read more...]