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By JIMMY WIGFIELD BIRMINGHAM — No. 2-ranked Plainview continued its postseason rampage Tuesday and this time Cottage Hill Christian Academy had the misfortune of straddling the fast lane. Sophomore Sawyer Kate Hulgan unleashed a torrent of 3-pointers in the first period, scored 25 of her 28 points in the first half and led the Bears to an 81-24 victory over the Warriors, who were making their first appearance in the Class 3A girls final four. Since it…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Jackson’s Nasir Powell doesn’t have much to say but when he got a basketball in his hands and a mission in front of him Wednesday, he came through loud and clear. The 6-3 Powell grabbed a loose ball and dared challenge Escambia County’s 6-9 center Stephen Williams with a floating runner with 55 seconds remaining to give the No. 1-ranked Aggies the lead, then made a free throw with 39 seconds left to…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Jackson fought back from a 12-point deficit, only to see its season end under a pile of bodies writhing and clawing for a loose ball beneath the goal. Despite the scrum and the possession arrow pointing to the Aggies, T.R. Miller was awarded the ball after calling a timeout with 18 seconds left and held off No. 4-ranked Jackson’s late charge for a 37-35 victory in the Class 4A girls South Regional finals Wednesday…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Hillcrest-Evergreen made sure the Scofield Kid was shooting blanks in the final minutes and slammed Cottage Hill Christian Academy’s toe in the door leading to the state tournament for the third straight season. The Jaguars held the Warriors’ leading scorer Clay Scofield to just two points from the field in the final 4:50 and went on a closing 15-4 run to beat Cottage Hill 69-61 in the Class 3A South Regional finals Wednesday…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Cottage Hill Christian Academy’s girls team got into Dakota Territory Wednesday and took down the final roadblock on the way to Birmingham. Senior guard Dakota Freeman — whose return from an ankle injury is the epitome of the Warriors’ comeback season — scored 16 of her team’s 27 points in the second half and Cottage Hill went on to beat Straughn 47-37 in the Class 3A girls South Regional finals at…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Vigor coach Jairus Jackson sucked in a deep breath when he walked off the floor Wednesday following a 63-48 victory over Charles Henderson that put the No. 4-ranked Wolves in the state tournament. He hadn’t been benching 300 pounds but it felt like it. “That’s a lot of weight off my shoulders,” Jackson said. “It’s all the stress and hard work in the summer and it all comes down to one game. To see…
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By ARTHUR L. MACK A scoring discrepancy which may have denied Vigor’s girls basketball team a victory in the Class 5A South Regional semifinals has left the players, coaches and fans in an uproar after state athletic officials said they could do nothing about it. The Wolves lost 50-49 in overtime on Feb. 16 but should have won 44-43 if the error had been corrected, according to Vigor coach Andrea Powell. Alabama High School Athletic Association and National Federation of…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Clarke County was decisively stopped only 32 minutes away from reaching the pinnacle of high school basketball in Alabama Tuesday but coach Barry Coleman vowed to return with an even better team to seek its place on a statewide stage. The Bulldogs (16-14), an unlikely candidate to reach the state tournament, had won four of their last five games to reach the Class 2A South Regional final but lost to Highland Home 51-33 at…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — Baker’s leading scorer Desmond Williams didn’t see it coming when he got poked in the eye and had to leave the game late in the first period Tuesday but Enterprise’s eyes were wide-open. With Williams at the hospital with a bulging bandage on his left eye, the Wildcats staggered the No. 6-ranked Hornets with full-court pressure in the third period and went on to a 69-52 win in the Class 7A South…
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By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY — McIntosh never established its inside game Monday and the state tournament, which at one point looked so close, turned out to be as far away as a jump shot from the cheap seats. No. 2-ranked Georgiana beat the Demons 74-55 Monday in a Class 1A South Regional final that was close only for the first few minutes. McIntosh tied it 2-2 on Brittney Reed’s layup off an assist from Jeremiah Lang a minute…
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