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Skyline Girls to defend Class 1A State Championship after Monday's Semi-Final Win

Skyline School will have a chance to defend its Class 1A girls’  title won in 2021.
The Vikings (28-8) defeated Loachapoka 57-44 in the opening game of the AHSAA’s 100th State Basketball Championships Monday’s at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.
    Blakely Stucky scored 21 points making 5-of-6 shots from the field and sinking 8-of-8 at the free throw line, to lead Skyline. Gracie Rowell added 16 points, including five 3-pointers. Skyline never trailed, led by nine at the end of the first quarter, led by double digits at halftime and pushed the lead to 23 early in the opening minute of the fourth quarter.
    Kaina King added 10 points for Skyline, coached by Ronnie McCarver.­­­
    For Loachapoka (22-9), coached by Anthony Edwards, Taylah Murph scored 22 points, and Jasmyn Thomas added 15 points.
    Skyline advances to the 1A championship game, set for Thursday at 4 p.m., at Legacy Arena.
    All games are being live-streamed over the NFHS Network and are being televised over the AHSAA TV Network. WOTM TV is producing all the contests. The AHSAA Radio Network is also broadcasting all games over its radio/internet network as well.
 

 

Section Advances to the Class 2A State Championship Game

Section 81, Lanett 58

Section High School’s Lions shot a blistering 64% from the field Monday night en route to an 81-58 win over Lanett in the semifinals of the 100th AHSAA State Basketball Championships Class 2A boys’ tourney at the BJCC Legacy Arena.
   Section (27-9) of Coach Derek Wynn were 18-of-23 from the field on 2-point attempts in the second half for an even hotter 78.3%.
    The Lions, reaching the state finals for the  first time since 2006, were red-hot from the start taking a 22-13 lead after one quarter. Lanett, coached by Trentavious McCants, clawed back in the second quarter and trailed by five at intermission 33-28.
    Seniors Alex Guinn, Logan Patterson and Jacob Cooper led the way for the Lions scoring 24, 20 and 16 points, respectively. The 6-foot-5 Cooper also had 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Patterson added eight assists and senior Dominik Blair had 12 points.
    Lanett was led by senior guard Markavious Atkinson’s 19 points and eight rebounds. Elijah Whitfield chipped in 11 points and Alanteo Cheeks had 10 and eight boards. Whitfield  also had four assists.
    The Lions will meet the winner of Monday’s other 2A semifinal Highland Home or Mars Hill Bible in the state championship Friday at 10:45 a.m.
    All games are being live-streamed over the NFHS Network and are being televised over the AHSAA TV Network this week. WOTM TV is producing all the contests. The AHSAA Radio Network is also broadcasting all games over its radio/internet network as well.

Pisgah Advances to Class 2A State Championship Game

 

Pisgah 64, Lanett 47

Pisgah High School’s defense shut out Lanett over the first six minutes of Monday’s Class 2A girls’ state tournament semifinals to take a 14-point lead and then fended off the scrappy Wildcats’ second-half comeback effort to post a 64-47 win in the 100th AHSAA State Basketball Championships being held at the BJCC Legacy Arena.
   The Eagles (32-3), coached by Carey Ellison, needed that cushion in the end as the Panthers (17-8) of Coach Charlie Williams outscored Pisgah 40-39 the rest of the way. Lanett could never get closer than nine, however, and the Eagles moved one win closer to claiming its fifth AHSAA state championship in a row.
    Pisgah moves into the Class 2A finals Friday morning at 9 a.m., facing the winner of the other semifinal between St. Luke’s Episcopal and Sulligent.
    All games are being live-streamed over the NFHS Network and are being televised over the AHSAA TV Network this week. WOTM TV is producing all the contests. The AHSAA Radio Network is also broadcasting all games over its radio/internet network as well.
     Senior Molly Heard and junior Kallie Tinker paced Pisgah’s 17th straight win. Heard had 20 points, 10 rebounds, four steals, two assists and two blocked shots and Tinker had 24 point, three assists, two steals and 5-of-11 shooting effort from the 3-point line. Campbell Barron also had nine points.
    Pacing Lanett was MaKiah White, who had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Breanna Glaze added 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

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