Chauncey Dixon dominates as McIntosh girls return to state tournament with 56-45 win over Elba
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — McIntosh girls coach Shaynae Barnes-Dixon turned out to be an accurate soothsayer and if she keeps it up, the Demons might win their first state championship since 2012. Barnes-Dixon was Leroy’s coach last year when her daughter, Chauncey Dixon, was injured in the Class 1A South…
Read MoreBaker’s Desmond Williams nearly perfect at the line but Fairhope pulls off buzzer-beating win
Baker’s Desmond Williams (3) often faced this kind of pressure from Fairhope, including Jackson Gulley, center, but finished with 26 points after hitting 17 of 19 free throws, including 15 straight. (Helen Joyce/Call News) By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Time stopped, and not just because the buzzer went off. Breathing…
Read MoreFoley girls go wire to wire to beat Bryant in regionals
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — A team as good as No. 7-ranked Foley doesn’t need to be given any help or second chances but that’s exactly what Alma Bryant provided on Friday. The Lions gave up too many turnovers and too many offensive rebounds and fell to a 62-51 defeat in the Class 7A…
Read MoreDaphne carves up Mary Montgomery with 20 assists in regional romp
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Buoyed by its upset of No. 10-ranked Baker in the area tournament championship game, Mary G. Montgomery was confident it could make an even more unexpected voyage to the state tournament. Then Daphne showed up and punctured the Vikings’ balloon with precision playmaking. The Trojans had an astounding 20…
Read MoreThat Shipp has sailed: Davidson coach announces retirement after regional loss
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Davidson’s girls lost a nine-point lead and the game to Daphne on Friday but lost far more than that. Following his team’s 56-47 overtime defeat to the No. 6-ranked Trojans in the Class 7A South Regional semifinals at Garrett Coliseum, Warriors coach Charlie Shipp said he is…
Read MoreMcGill-Toolen’s strangling defense may be all the Jackets need to reach the final four
MONTGOMERY — Wetumpka spent an evening with McGill-Toolen’s defense that was about as pleasant as having one’s toenails yanked off with some rusty pliers and limped out of Garrett Coliseum with a 49-35 defeat in the Class 6A South Regional semifinals Thursday night. Baylor Dumont was the only Yellow Jackets player in…
Read MoreMcGill-Toolen girls show resolve in overtime to hold off Pike Road
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — McGill-Toolen’s girls saw Pike Road take a blowtorch to a 12-point lead but held the Patriots scoreless in overtime and extracted a 39-33 victory Thursday night in the Class 6A South Regional at Garrett Coliseum. The Yellow Jackets (23-6) won their 14th straight game and never trailed but Pike…
Read MorePark Crossing’s three-fest ends Theodore’s postseason surge
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Not long ago, Theodore and Park Crossing seemed to be heading the wrong way at a crossroads in their seasons. The Bobcats were 6-8 and the Thunderbirds were 7-15 and it seemed neither would even make it out of their area tournaments, much less reach the Class 6A South…
Read MoreMurphy girls play No. 1 Park Crossing better than most in 56-32 loss
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Murphy’s girls gave one of the more respectable efforts this season against No. 1-ranked Park Crossing in a 56-32 loss to the No. 1-ranked Thunderbirds in the Class 6A South Regional semifinals Thursday at Garrett Coliseum. Park Crossing (31-1), which hasn’t lost to an in-state school, has won…
Read MoreVigor uses depth, pressure defense to rally from 13 down and beat Carroll-Ozark
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Vigor coach Lee Riley leaned up against a brick wall outside his team’s locker room, exhaled deeply, squirted some water in his mouth and uttered, “Ten deep.” He wasn’t referring to the sizable hole his Wolves found themselves in when they trailed Carroll-Ozark by 13 points in the…
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