The Cullman Bearcats dropped their second game of the season with a 52-44 loss at Walker on Friday night.

Cullman (9-2 overall, 3-1 area), which debuted at the No. 5 spot in the season’s first Alabama Sports Writers’ Association basketball rankings, were beat up most of the game and couldn’t complete a late comeback over the Vikings.

Trailing 43-29 entering the fourth quarter, the Bearcats pulled within five points with 4:34 left in the game. But Cullman would not get any closer as the 12 missed free throws cost the team in the end.

Walker sealed the victory when Cullman’s Dylan Smith fouled out with two minutes to go. The Vikings completed a three-point play on the foul to seal the victory.

Jesse Bouldin led the way for the Bearcats with 18 points.

“I was impressed with the resilience of the team, especially Jesse,” said Cullman coach Mike Dean. “He didn’t have a good first half, but he came on in the second and had a good game.”

Also scoring for the Bearcats were Smith with eight, Carson Williams with seven, Josh Knight with seven, Jacob Dellinger with four and Raymond Segura with three.

Cullman 66, Walker 30 (girls): The Lady Bearcats got off to a quick 17-2 start and pounded the Lady Vikings.

Elizabeth Rowe led Cullman with 18 points, while Caroline Weatherly scored 11 and Erin Meriwether added eight.

Maria Richard scored her first points of the season on a long-range range jumper from the top of the key. Richard was playing in only her second game after returning from knee surgery.

“It was a good game to get back on the winning track,” said Cullman coach Marc Ponder. “I was proud of the way we played our full-court press defense tonight.”

Cullman (9-2, 3-1) will host Hartselle at home on Tuesday.

The Warriors completed a fourth quarter comeback by outscoring the Yellow Jackets 18-11 over the final eight minutes to remain perfect in area play.

Nick Graham led the Warriors with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Also scoring for West Point were Justin Monk with 11, Blake Overton with 10, Blake Gammon with eight, Chase Mosley with six, Jake Hendon with three and Aaron Quick with two.

West Point (7-3, 3-0) hosts Vinemont today in a battle of two of the county’s top teams. Tip-off is scheduled after the varsity girls game at approximately 7 p.m.

West Point 75, Corner 21 (girls): The Lady Warriors registered their fourth straight blowout victory with the thrashing of the Lady Yellow Jackets.

Kristi Kimbril led West Point with 14 points, while Amanda Scott had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Also scoring for the Lady Warriors were Sabrina Blackwood with 10, Lindsey Kent with nine, Tiffany Hinkle with eight, Rachel West with seven, Celina Blackwood with six, Emily Blackwood with five, Nikki Cleghorn with three and Whitney Rhodes with two.

Kent also pulled down 11 rebounds, while Sabrina Blackwood and Hinkle each snagged seven boards.

Good Hope 52, Danville 41 (boys): Nathan Brown led the Raiders with 15 points as Good Hope pushed its record above .500.

Also scoring for Good Hope were Alex Richter with 13, Nick Walling with 11, Jared Ibrahim with six, Jaime Epperly with five and Kyle Schuman with two. Schuman also registered five steals, while Walling and Epperly each pulled down six boards.

Good Hope (7-6, 2-2) will travel to Vinemont on Tuesday.

Danville 43, Good Hope 38 (girls): The Lady Raiders scored on 13 points in the second half as they watched a five-point halftime lead disappear.

Jessica Raper led the way for Good Hope with nine points and five steals. Natalie Corser scored eight and snagged seven boards, while Heather Buchanan and Whitney Fowler each scored seven. Whitney Neal added six rebounds and four steals.

Good Hope (3-7, 2-2) will play in the Decatur Heritage tournament at 1:30 p.m. today against Phil Campbell.

Addison 49, Meek 34 (boys): Kyle Carden led the way for the Bulldogs in the area victory.

Also scoring for Addison were Mark Fisher with 12 points and Matt Naylor with eight.

Addison 59, Meek 39 (girls): All-state selection Jessy Willingham led the way for the Lady Bulldogs with 19 points.

Also scoring for Addison were Lana Pigg with 14 and Haley Wiggins with 10.

Addison will return to the court after Christmas for the Curry Christmas tournament.