Junior Jackson Weaver hit a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left as Class 7A No. 1 Vestavia Hills edged Class 6A No. 2 Mountain Brook 62-58 before a raucous crowd on the road Friday night.

The win extended the Rebels’ win streak to seven games heading into area tournament play this week. Vestavia is now 23-4 overall. Mountain Brook (20-7) lost for the first time in 2023.

“High school sports are about making memories,” Rebels head coach Patrick Davis said. “When you play in games like this, you remember them. I feel like we have an advantage there because we play in these types of atmospheres all the time.”

The Rebels placed four players in double figures led by senior Win Miller, who finished with a game-high 19 points. Jordan Ross, a 6-foot-5 junior, finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds and spent time guarding Ty Davis, who led the Spartans with 15 points.

“It’s a regular-season game, but we treat it like the biggest game of the year because it’s Mountain Brook,” Miller said.

Weaver and Ben Evans scored in double figures for Vestavia Hills as well. Evans scored 10 points and Weaver, who hit a 3-pointer from beyond half-court at the end of the quarter third to give the Rebels the lead, finished with 13.

“Everybody knows about Batman (Win Miller). Our Robin is really, really good,” Davis said. “Jackson Weaver is so tough. He’ll do whatever we need him to do. He loves to guard your best guy – just tough as old rusty nails.”

Miller said of Weaver, “When he steps up in those types of games, he’s a problem. He’s someone to look out for when I graduate.”

Ross’ size in the paint was a major factor as well for the Rebels.

“We need that because they were undersized. They didn’t have any bigs,” Ross said. “We realized they could use me to an advantage because there wasn’t any rim protection under the goal.”

“He’s just a beast! He plays so hard, so physical,” the Rebels’ Davis added. “He stays within himself and doesn’t try to do more than he can do.”

Though Ty Davis has been the Spartans’ leading scorer this season, he was relegated to a facilitator at points of this game.

“We played pretty good,” Mountain Brook head coach Tyler Davis said. “We didn’t rebound like a championship team does and didn’t make enough free throws. So, on Feb. 3 we are not where we need to be.”

Class 7A Area 5 top seed Vestavia Hills will meet Thompson at 5:30 p.m. to open the tournament on Wednesday. No. 2 seed Hoover plays No. 3 Tuscaloosa County at 7 p.m.

Class 6A Area 10 top seed Mountain Brook plays Woodlawn at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Second-seeded Shades Valley opens the tournament at 6 p.m. against No. 3 Pell City.

– Cameron Buford

In other high school action from the final weekend of the regular season:

BOYS

CLASS 7A

Hoover 55, Spain Park 43: The second-ranked Bucs topped intracity rival Spain Park at home on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Hoover trailed 28-27 at the half, but the Bucs outscored the Jaguars 16-2 in the third period to put the game out of reach.

Hoover finished the regular season at 26-3 while Spain Park finished 21-7.

Salim London, a 6-foot-5 guard, led the Bucs with 18 points. He also grabbed 5 rebounds and had 4 assists. DeWayne Brown, a 6-9 sophomore, scored 11 points with 9 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Jarrett Fairley, another sophomore, had 9 points and 4 assists.

Hoover plays at third-seeded Tuscaloosa County at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Vestavia Hills High School in the opening round of the Area 5 tournament. No. 2 seed Spain Park plays No. 3 Hewitt-Trussville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Oak Mountain High School. Oak Mountain plays No. 4 seed Chelsea at 7 p.m.

Bob Jones 43, Grissom 41: Ninth-ranked Bob Jones rallied to edge No. 5 Grissom on the road on Friday to improve to 21-9 on the season. The Patriots trailed 28-21 at the half and 37-30 headed into the final period. A 13-4 spurt lifted the visitors to the win.

Malachi Mitchell led Bob Jones with 11 points. Senior Sean Paul scored 10 points and dished out 7 assists. Khani Chilufya also scored 10 in the win.

Izzy Miles led Grissom (21-8) with 13 points, RJ Johnson scored 11 and Javon Alexander had 9.

Second-seeded Bob Jones will meet intracity rival James Clemens on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Austin High in Decatur to open the Area 8 tournament. Austin plays Florence at 7:30 p.m.

Grissom, the second seed in Area 7, plays Sparkman at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at No. 1 seed Huntsville High. Huntsville plays No. 4 seed Albertville at 6 p.m.

Huntsville 83, Geraldine 35: The third-ranked Crimson Panthers forced 23 turnovers and shot 60 percent from the floor as Huntsville wrapped up regular-season play on Senior Night on Friday, whipping 3A Geraldine. Huntsville led 21-7 after one period and 47-16 at the half.

The home team closed out the season at 21-8 and will host the Area 7 tournament on Wednesday, meeting No. 4 seed Albertville at 6 p.m.

Ja’Mari Arnold led Huntsville with 18 points. Miles Sledge scored 11, Preston Busbee scored 9 and Calebe Harrison scored 8 with 5 rebounds. Every Panther in uniform scored on the evening.

Redick Smith led Geraldine (19-11) with 12 points. Jayse Cook added 10 for the Bulldogs.

Dothan 85, Cottonwood 38: The Wolves closed out the regular season with the rout on Senior Night over 2A Cottonwood. No. 10 Dothan completed the regular season at 23-4.

Mehkai Menefee led the winners with 23 points. Bryson Berry scored 13 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and had 3 steals and 3 assists. Thomas Dowd scored 9 points and had 7 rebounds.

Prattville 78, Stanhope Elmore 61: The Lions closed out the regular season with the home win on Friday over 6A Stanhope Elmore.

Kameron Shanks led the way for Prattville with 21 points, including 4-for-10 on 3-pointers. Shanks also had 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Kamran Deramus registered a double-double in the win with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

CLASS 6A

Robertsdale 46, W.S. Neal 28: BJ Powell scored 11 points as Robertsdale finished the regular season with a win. The Golden Bears (20-9) play Spanish Fort for the third time in two weeks to open the Area 2 tournament Tuesday at McGill-Toolen.

AJ Tompkins led W.S. Neal with 12 points.

CLASS 5A

Williamson 58, Pensacola 42: Robert Brown had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals as Williamson finished the regular season at 14-12 overall.

The Lions (6-0 in Area 1) will host the area tournament beginning Tuesday. They open with Elberta at 7:30 p.m. Second-seeded Gulf Shores plays No. 3 B.C. Rain at 4:30.

Mikel Bonner and Corien Hawthorne-Coleman had 8 points each for Williamson.

CLASS 2A

Highland Home 66, Georgiana 63: The Flying Squadron picked up a road win on Friday to close out the regular season.

Georgiana dropped to 16-10 with the loss. The Panthers had two players with double-doubles as Nasir Cheatham scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Jaden Stallworth had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jacob Lowery scored 13 points and Marquis Payton added 10.

CLASS 1A

Brantley 50, Luverne 37: Fourth-ranked Brantley closed out the regular season with a road win over the 2A Tugers. Brantley finishes the season at 21-3 and as the No. 2 seed in Area 2. The Bulldogs will play No. 3 Kinston on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Florala High School. Top-seeded Florala will play at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 4 Elba vs. No. 5 Houston County, who meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Jayden Parks led Brantley with 13 points. Keldric Brown had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Robert Shine scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

GIRLS

CLASS 6A

Hazel Green 68, Good Hope 53: The top-ranked Hazel Green squad got back on track on Friday after suffering its first loss since the Trump Administration, beating No. 1 Class 4A Good Hope at home to close out the regular season.

It wasn’t easy, as the Trojans gave up the most points of the season in the win. Only 7A No. 1 Hoover, in its AHSAA 87-game win streak-snapping 52-38 win on Tuesday in Hoover, had broken the 50-point barrier against Hazel Green this season. Only two teams have scored at least 40 vs. Tim Miller’s squad this year.

Hazel Green is 29-1 overall while Good Hope dropped to 28-2.

On Friday, Leah Brooks dominated the backboards with 23 rebounds to go with her 14 points. Jaden Toney scored 15 points and had 3 assists. Sydney Steward scored 13 points and dished out 6 assists. Amiya Redus scored 10 in the win.

Bailey Telro led Good Hope with 17 points in the setback. Heather Telro scored 12 points, Ivey Maddox added 11 and Charly Johnson had 9 for the Raiders.

Hazel Green will meet Mae Jemison as the top seed in the Area 16 tournament on Monday.

CLASS 5A

Holtville 60, Maplesville 27: The Bulldogs wrapped up the regular season at home on Friday with the rout of 1A Maplesville. Holtville’s 26-4 finish set a new standard for wins for the program, previously 12 set last year.

Holly Smith poured in a career-high 30 points – hitting 10-of-17 from the floor, including 3-of-6 on 3-point attempts – to lead the winners. Smith also had 16 rebounds, 4 steals and a pair of assists. Ana Brown scored 13 points and had 6 assists.

Second-seeded Holtville plays No. 3 seed Elmore County on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Area 6 tournament with the winner meeting top seed Marbury on Thursday.

CLASS 4A

Prattville Christian 50, St. James 33: The Panthers wrapped up regular-season play on the road Friday with the win over St. James. Third-ranked Prattville Christian finished the season at 27-3.

Hannah Jones led the winners with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Avery Rogers scored 15 points and Kayden Carr grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 7 assists.

Top seed PCA will host the Area 5 tournament beginning on Monday and will meet fourth-seeded Booker T. Washington Magnet at 6:30 p.m. in the opening round. No. 2 Wilcox Central will play No. 3 Dallas County at 5 p.m. to open the tournament.

CLASS 3A

Cottage Hill 54, Baker 32: Dakota Freeman and Taylor Davidson scored 13 points each as Cottage Hill Christian Academy cruised to an easy past Class 7A Baker in the regular-season finale for both teams in front of a standing room only crowd at Cottage Hill Christian’s gym on Friday night.

Ashlyn Newton added 10 points as the Warriors improved to 13-8.

“It’s a great way for us to end the regular season heading into the postseason,” said Cottage Hill head coach Brad Newton. “Our goal this week was just to build some momentum and I felt like we were able to do that tonight.”

CHCA raced out to a 12-7 first period lead and never trailed. Baker cut the lead to 2 in the second quarter, but the Warriors went on an 11-3 run to go up by 10 and took a 29-21 lead into the locker room.

The Hornets would never threaten again as Cottage Hill went on a 14-4 run in the third period to put the game out of reach. The Warriors played reserves for the rest of the game.

“Part of how we play is that we want to get out and run,” said Newton. “We were able to do that especially in the second half. We got some easy baskets and got some open looks.

“It’s always good to get the young girls the opportunity (to play). They’ve worked so hard during the course of the year. You always want to give them that opportunity to play when you get the chance. It’s a good way to end the year. Now the fun begins.

Jeslyn Kellum had 10 points for Baker, which starts Class 7A Area 1 tournament play as the No. 4 seed on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against top seed Davidson.

Cottage Hill will host the winner of the Mobile Christian-Flomaton game on Thursday night in the Area 1 tournament.

– Arthur L. Mack

CLASS 2A

Highland Home 55, Georgiana 45: Highland Home closed out the regular season with the win on the road on Friday.

Lillie Boggan led Georgiana (8-14) with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

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