Feb. 14—PRICEVILLE — Brooklyn Bellamy and Abby Langlois scored eight points each as Priceville opened the girls Class 5A state basketball tournament with a 34-31 win over defending state champion Scottsboro on Friday night.
Priceville controlled the low-scoring game early, holding the top-ranked Wildcats to just three points in the first quarter while building an 18-17 halftime lead. The Bulldogs led 23-22 after three quarters and outscored Scottsboro 11-9 over the final quarter to secure the win.
Priceville advances to face West Point in the opening round of the Class 5A Northwest Regional at Wallace State-Hanceville next week.
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West Morgan girls 68, Dora 65 (2OT): Freshman Preslee Coburn knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer off an assist from seventh-grader Hatleigh White to propel West Morgan into the Northwest Regional.
West Morgan rallied from a 32-27 halftime deficit to tie the game at 54-54 at the end of regulation. Chasity Rikard finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Rebels, while Raygen Muse added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
West Morgan will face the winner of the subregional game between Haleyville and Wilson in next week's Northwest Regional.
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Decatur Heritage girls 41, Covenant Christian 35: Emma Eastman poured in a game-high 25 points to lead the Eagles on Friday. Chloe Cooper added seven points for Decatur Heritage, which trailed 23-18 at the half.
Decatur Heritage will open regional play against Cold Springs, a 71-17 winner over Red Bay.
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West Limestone girls 52, Etowah 46: Raelee Campbell scored 25 points as West Limestone secured a spot in next week's Class 4A Northwest Regional with a win on Friday.
West Limestone will open regional play against Plainview.
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Athens Bible School girls 47, Cullman Christian 30: Lucy Carver and Kylie Murrell scored 11 points each for Athens Bible School on Friday.
The Trojans will face the winner of the subregional game between Marion County and Hubbertville in next week's regional tournament.
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In other games featuring local teams: Sulligent defeated Falkville 51-40 in Class 2A subregional play and East Limestone fell to Guntersville in Class 5A subregional play.
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Wrestling
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HUNTSVILLE — The Athens boys wrestling team is well-positioned to claim its second consecutive Class 6A state championship, with four Golden Eagles scheduled to wrestle for individual titles during today's final day of the state championship meet at the Von Braun Center.
In total, 10 local wrestlers will compete for individual championships today. Championship matches are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m., with placement matches starting at 9 a.m.
Today's championship schedule features a local matchup, as Athens' Bryce Schwan will face Hartselle's Ocie House for the Class 6A, 190-pound championship. Carter Campbell (150 pounds), Jaxon Unger (165 pounds) and Austin Campbell (175 pounds) will also represent the Golden Eagles in championship competition.
Athens ended yesterday with a 43-point lead over McAdory in the team standings. The Yellow Jackets also have four wrestlers left in championship matches.
In Class 5A, East Limestone's Duran Clark (132 pounds) and Brewer's Wayne Horton (285 pounds) will also wrestle for championships.
Three local girls will also be wrestling for championships today in the Class 1A-5A meet. East Limestone's Melaina Rodrigues and Brewer teammates Ella Holmes and Genevieve Cook advanced to the finals round with wins on Friday.
Austin's Sofia Felipe picked up a win in the Class 6A-7A meet before falling in the championship semifinals.
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Tennis
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Decatur girls sweep Gardendale: Decatur rolled past Gardendale on Thursday, defeating the Rockets 9-0 in their second sweep of the week. The Red Raiders swept Athens 9-0 on Tuesday.
Against Gardendale, Sheridan South (6-1, 6-1), Evelyn Burnett (6-0, 6-0), Lydia South (6-4, 6-2), Emory Leffers (6-3, 6-2), Katherine Botto (6-1, 6-0) and Annie Pylant (6-1, 6-0) each picked up wins in singles plays.
Doubles pairs of South-South (6-3, 6-1), Burnett-Pylant (6-4, 6-0) and Leffers-Botto (6-1, 6-1) picked up wins to secure the sweep.