Mountain Brook outscored visiting Gadsden City 27-1 in the first quarter Tuesday night and rolled to a 69-47 victory in their Class 6A subregional basketball game.

The Spartans advanced to the Northeast Regional semifinals at Jacksonville State where they will play Parker.

After the lopsided first quarter, Gadsden City cut down its turnovers and unforced errors and played to a near stalemate, actually outscoring the Spartans 15-8 in the final quarter, but it was way too late.

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Senior guard Kyle Layton led the Spartans during that explosive first quarter with 11 points. He knocked down three 3-pointers in the first eight minutes. Still working his way back from a torn ACL, Layton led all scorers with a game-high 15 points and finished with four 3-pointers.

“My teammates found me in open spots, and I had to knock them down,” he said. “The win feels good. We still got a job to do. So on to the next one.”

Freshmen Jakobi Sharp led the Titans with 12 points, and seniors Khalil Hughley and Steven Jones chipped in nine points and eight points, respectively.

“Against Vestavia Hills (on Feb. 3), we didn’t make our free throws and didn’t rebound well. I thought our guys have responded well in area tournament play and again tonight,” Mountain Brook head coach Tyler Davis said.

Davis praised his team’s depth.

“I think it’s a good thing from the standpoint, if we are going to play a game in the next 48 hours, we got 15 guys who can roll,” he said. “It gave some guys who don’t play a lot of minutes an opportunity to get in there and play more than they normally do.”

Junior Carson Romero scored 11 points tonight, and Junior Ty Davis scored 10.

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Pelham 68, Benjamin Russell 56

Joe Wimberly scored 22 points as Pelham advanced to the regional semifinals for the third straight season.

Kamari Hollis followed with 14 points, while Dynarian Long had 11.

The Panthers will play Paul Bryant in the Central Regional semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham.

Blount 71, Spanish Fort 49

Senior guard Devontaey Woulard scored 21 points and dished out 4 assists as the Leopards rolled at home.

Blount (21-6) will play Pike Road in the South Regional semifinals at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.

Joseph Paige added 17 points, while Antonio Jackson had 14. Jerry Brand added 12.

The Toros were led by Tyler Wigley with 19.

CLASS 5A

Vigor 61, B.C. Rain 59

Jaden Addison scored 15 points and Terrel Johnson added 12 as Vigor moved into the South Regional semifinals.

“The seniors showed great leadership tonight in a heavyweight boxing match against B.C. Rain,” Wolves’ coach Jairus Jackson said. “We struggled from the free throw line and got in foul trouble, which effected our game tremendously.

“B.C. Rain did a very good job and played extremely hard. However, we were able to hold on and rely on seniors Jaden Addison, Tylar Dixon and Darrius Apkins. They all made very huge plays down the stretch to give us the victory.”

Vigor will play either Charles Henderson or Headland at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.

CLASS 1A

Brantley 69, Pleasant Home 54

Jayden Parks had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Brantley pulled away from Pleasant Grove. Jordan Parks chipped in 15 points on five 3-pointers.

Keldric Brown added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Robert Shine had 10 points. The Bulldogs improved to 24-3 overall.

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