Local Sports
BASKETBALL: Hayden boys finally crack goose egg
— Hayden’s boys basketball team finally got their first win in their last regular-season game of the year, thanks to players called up from the JV squad.
Will Scott’s 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds to go broke a 77-77 tie with visiting Fultondale at halftime, paving the way to a 82-77 win Monday.
Fultondale had been down by nine at the half, with big men Christian McCollough and Dre Talley in foul trouble much of the game.
Scott finished with 20 points and five 3-pointers. Seth Aderhold had 16 points with three treys. Casey Speakman also scored 16, and was 8-for-8 at the foul line.
Talley led Fultondale with 21 points. Quantez McGary scored 17, with five 3-pointers.
Pinson Valley 57, Gardendale 55: After taking a big lead early, the Indians had to fend off a late charge by the Rockets on Monday.
Dallas Tidwell hit a trey with 6.4 seconds left, but the Rockets weren’t able to get the ball back afterward.
KD Gunnerson led the Rockets with 17 points, including three treys, and had 11 rebounds. Tidwell had 14 with a pair of threes, and Zach Snow hit three treys on his way to 13 points.
Fultondale 68, Susan Moore 58: Christian McCollough led the Cats with 27 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday. Dre Talley scored 11 and Deundrea Marshall 10.
GIRLS
Pinson Valley 55, Gardendale 54: Hope Woods hit one of two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to break a 54-54 tie Monday night.
Haley Hardman had 15 points and Kasey Jones scored 13 for the Rockets.
Hayden 79, Fultondale 21: Hayden scored the first 21 points of the game Monday, en route to a school-record 26th victory of the year.
Krista Stricklin had 21 points, Segan Bryant and Mallory Ray put in 14 each, and Anna Shelton added 10.
Molly Brown led Fultondale with five points.
Jeff Robinson, Robert Bradford and Scott Fort contributed to this report.
- Local Sports
-
-
Jerry W. Motte, 1941-2010: True Blue
The man down along the fence by the goal posts in the end zone by the main gate at Jimmie Trotter Stadium won’t be there in body anymore. But he will be there in spirit.
-
Motte was the kind of fan every team needs
High school sports teams are the heart and soul of many communities large and small. Around here, we’re no exception.
-
Pleasant Grove 15, Mortimer Jordan 5 (6 innings): Nine-run inning propels Spartans
Pleasant Grove lit the Mortimer Jordan pitching staff up for nine runs in the fourth inning, on their way to a 15-5 win in the first of a three-game series Friday.
-
ASWA Polls: Jordan tops 5A softball, Corner third in 4A
The Alabama Sports Writers Association softball polls have started the 2010 season much as they finished in 2009.
-
Spring Sports Roundup: Torches’ Parr strikes out 17; Corner trims Midfield
Katie Parr went on a strikeout rampage, fanning 17 batters as Tabernacle Christian won 15-5 at Flint Hill Christian in six innings in ACEA softball action.
- Despite rain, most high school sports are still on for Friday
- Jordan tops ASWA 5A softball poll; Corner third in 4A
-
Parker has 10 K’s as Blue Devils roll
It was a subdued clubhouse for a normally raucous Mortimer Jordan softball team, after finding out that longtime Blue Devils “superfan” Jerry Motte had lost his long battle with cancer.
- Baseball: Pelham shuts out Gardendale twice
- Softball: Corner edges Gardendale; Devils rally to beat Tuscaloosa County
- More Local Sports Headlines
-
Jerry W. Motte, 1941-2010: True Blue
