Girls area tournament roundup: Pleasant Grove downs Wenonah in battle of ranked teams
Pleasant Grove held off Wenonah 36-29 in a battle of ranked teams for the Class 5A, Area 9 title.
Ashaunte Monday led the fourth-ranked Spartans (24-6) with 15 points, adding 7 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 assists against seventh-ranked Wenonah.
Tamya Smith and Keyarria Stokes combined for 24 rebounds with Smith scoring 8 points and adding 2 steals to go along with her 11 rebounds. Stokes scored 7 points and led the Spartans on the boards with 13.
AHSAA AREA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
Girls Area Tournament Results – Thursday, Feb. 9
Class 7A
Area 5 at Hoover
Championship game
Hoover 55, Vestavia Hills 27: Top-ranked Hoover used an 11 point second quarter advantage to build a 28-12 halftime lead and was never threatened thereafter by fourth-ranked Vestavia Hills (28-4).
Alanah Pooler led the Bucs (31-1) with 21 points, including five 3-pointers while Reniya Kelly scored 17 points.
Area 6 at Hewitt-Trussville
Championship game
Hewitt-Trussville (25-6) 46, Chelsea (23-8) 37
Area 7 at Sparkman
Championship game
Sparkman 74, Huntsville 35
Area 8 at Bob Jones
Championship game
Bob Jones vs. James Clemens, Thursday, Feb. 9. 6 p.m.
Class 6A
Area 1 at Theodore
Championship game
Theodore vs. Blount, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 2 at McGill-Toolen Catholic
Championship game
McGill-Toolen 48, Spanish Fort 26: Fourth-ranked McGill-Toolen (26-5) sprinted to an 18-6 first quarter lead and 39-11 advantage at the half, cruising to its third straight area title.
Tournament MVP Lindsey Cox led the Yellow Jackets with 21 points while Anna Reed added 10 points and was joined on the all tournament team by Emily Claire Harbaugh.
Kate Miller led Spanish Fort with 13 points, earning all tournament
Area 3 at Carver-Montgomery
Championship game
Carver-Montgomery (25-2) 70, Stanhope Elmore (13-14) 49
Area 4 at Park Crossing
Championship game
Park Crossing 51, Pike Road 41
Area 5 at Chilton County
Championship game
Chilton County vs. Calera, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 6 at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
Championship game
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (23-5) 52, Northridge (21-9) 44
Area 8 at Pelham
Championship game
Pelham (16-14) 62, Briarwood Christian (21-8) 34
Area 9 at Parker
Championship game
Parker (22-4) 60, Minor (14-9) 30
Area 13 at Gadsden City
Championship Game
Oxford (19-10) 47, Gadsden City (18-11) 37
Area 16 at Hazel Green
Championship Game
Hazel Green 66, Lee-Huntsville 32: Alabama commit Leah Brooks had 16 pts, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks in leading top-ranked Hazel Green (31-1) to the area title.
Amiya Redus added 13 points, 4 steals and 3 rebounds while Addison Cantrell had 10 points and 3 steals. Jaden Toney contributed 10 points and 3 rebounds and Sydney Steward had 8 points and 5 assists.
Limaya Batimba scored 8 points for Lee, Rakiyah Taplin scored 6 and Londan Harris had 5 points.
Class 5A
Area 1 at Williamson
Championship Game
Gulf Shores 35, Williamson 31: Maggie Myers led Gulf Shores with 13 points and Mya Griffin added 11 points to upset host and No. 10 Williamson.
ShaDonya Johnson scored 14 points for Williamson.
Area 3 at Eufaula
Championship Game
Eufaula 48, Headland 29
Area 6 at Marbury
Championship Game
Marbury 40, Holtville 33
Area 7 at Valley
Championship Game
Beauregard 55, Valley 41
Area 8 at Sylacauga
Championship Game
Sylacauga vs. Central, Clay County, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 9 at Pleasant Grove
Championship Game
Pleasant Grove 36, Wenonah 29
Area 11 at Moody
Championship Game
Moody vs. Springville, Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
Area 14 at Guntersville
Championship Game
Guntersville (28-4) 59, Arab (18-12) 48
Area 15 at West Point
Championship Game
West Point (18-11) 54, Lawrence County (16-7) 50
Area 16 at East Limestone
Championship Game
Madison Academy 46, East Limestone 39
Class 4A
Area 1 at UMS-Wright
Championship Game
UMS-Wright (27-5) 60, Orange Beach (16-16) 37
Area 2 at Jackson
Championship Game
Jackson 51, T.R. Miller 40
Area 3 at Geneva
Championship Game
Geneva 60, Andalusia 38
Area 5 at Prattville Christian
Championship Game
Prattville Christian 62, Wilcox Central 32: Area 5 tournament MVP Hannah Jones led the third-ranked Panthers (29-3) with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Kayden Carr added 16 points and 8 rebounds while Jenna McClendon had 6 points and 15 rebounds. Baylee Rogers scored 7 points, Ally Blankinchip added 6 points and 5 assists and Avery Rogers had 5 points and 6 assists.
Area 6 at Bibb County
Championship Game
Bibb County (21-6) 51, Montevallo (15-15) 34
Area 7 at Hale County Middle School
Championship Game
Hale County 53, Northside 25
Area 8 at Handley
Championship Game
Handley 53, Talladega 45
Area 9 at Dora
Championship Game
Dora (22-8) 56, Fultondale (5-11) 20
Area 11 at Oneonta
Championship Game
Oneonta vs. Etowah, Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
Area 13 at Good Hope
Championship Game
Good Hope 62, Priceville 59: Top-ranked Good Hope (30-2) built a 35-18 halftime lead then held off a fourth quarter rally by Priceville for the area championship win.
Priceville (19-9) outscored Good Hope 24-12 in the final period.
Good Hope’s Bailey Tetro led all scorers with 25 points while Ivey Maddox added 20 points.
Ashlyn Johnson had 15 points and 6 rebounds for Priceville while Gracin Prater added 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Area 14 at New Hope
Championship Game
New Hope 61, Madison County 25
Area 15 at St. John Paul Catholic II
Championship Game
St. John Paul II Catholic 55, West Limestone 19
Area 16 at Deshler
Championship Game
Deshler (28-4) 48, Rogers (17-14) 41
Class 3A
Area 1 at Cottage Hill Christian
Championship Game
Cottage Hill vs. Mobile Christian, Thur., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 2 at Straughn
Championship Game
Straughn vs. Hillcrest-Evergreen, Thurs., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 3 at Ashford
Championship Game
Houston Academy (12-8) 35, Ashford (21-7) 26
Area 4 at Pike County
Championship Game
Pike County 63, New Brockton 23
Area 6 at Trinity Presbyterian
Championship Game
Trinity Presbyterian 47, Saint James 39
Area 7 at Southside-Selma
Championship Game
Southside-Selma 57, Sumter Central 43
Area 10 at Carbon Hill
Thurs., Feb. 9 semifinals
Gordo 51, Winfield 28
Area 11 at Piedmont
Championship Game
Piedmont 63, Saks 25
Area 13 at Susan Moore
Championship Game
Susan Moore 78, Vinemont 46
Area 14 at Plainview
Championship Game
Plainview (29-3) 63, Sylvania 42
Area 15 at Phil Campbell
Championship Game
Phil Campbell 52, Danville 31
Area 16 at Clements
Championship Game
Clements vs. Lauderdale County, Thurs., Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
Class 2A
Area 1 at Washington County
Championship Game
Washington County (20-4) 74, J.U. Blacksher (23-4) 64
Area 2 at Geneva County
Championship Game
Geneva County vs. Cottonwood, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 3 at Abbeville
Championship Game
Abbeville 40, G.W. Long 23
Area 5 at Francis Marion
Championship Game
Francis Marion (24-1) 51, Tuscaloosa Academy (12-9) 39
Area 9 at Ranburne
Championship Game
Ranburne vs. Pleasant Valley, Thursday, Feb. 9, 5 p.m.
Area 10 at Sulligent
Championship Game
Sulligent 45, Lamar County 28
Area 11 at Cold Springs
Championship Game
Cold Springs 48, Locust Fork 40
Area 13 at Decatur Heritage
Championship Game
Decatur Heritage vs. Holly Pond, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m.
Area 14 at Lindsay Lane Christian
Championship Game
Lindsay Lane (12-14) 50, Tanner (5-16) 38
Area 15 at Ider
Championship Game
Ider 61, Pisgah 46
Area 16 at Mars Hill Bible
Championship Game
Mars Hill Bible (21-5) 77, Lexington (17-11) 65
Class 1A
Championship game
Leroy 49, McIntosh 24
Area 7 at Loachapoka
Championship game
Loachapoka 48, Billingsley 7
Area 8 at Winterboro
Championship game
Winterboro 58, Wadley 29
Area 9 at South Lamar
Championship game
South Lamar 55, Holy Spirit Catholic 22
Area 12 at Spring Garden
Championship game
Spring Garden (31-1) 81, Cedar Bluff (12-15) 39
Area 13 at Addison
Championship game
Addison vs. Sumiton Christian, Feb. 9, 6 p.m.
Area 14 at Belgreen
Championship game
Belgreen (23-8) 71, Hackleburg (14-10) 48
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