PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Saints split at Shades Mountain tourney; Lady Broncos, Warriors win at Danville
Published 2:44 pm Wednesday, November 25, 2015
St. Bernard’s boys quickly rebounded from their first loss of the season Monday with a resounding win the following night.
The Saints finished their two-day stay at Shades Mountain Christian for the John Allen Memorial Tournament on a high note with a 58-31 victory over Isabella. Evan Aldridge posted 22 points, and Gavin Harris added 17 for St. Bernard, which was coming off a 59-25 defeat to Altamont.
Dean Smith and Christian Peterson contributed eight points apiece in the win.
Altamont’s James Murray nearly outscored the Saints on his own with 23 points in the opener. At 6-7, Srivatsan Ponnazhagan did most of his damage from outside during a 17-point showing.
Smith had St. Bernard’s high with nine points. Peterson pitched in six.
“They’re the real deal,” Saints coach Greg Boatright said of Class 2A Altamont. “They’re just solid, all the way through.”
Aside from Monday’s setback, the same has been true for 1A St. Bernard, which is 5-1 so far on the young season.
“It’s a good start for us,” Boatright said. “We just need to keep working and keep improving. That’s what matters.”
The Saints will travel to Athens Bible next Tuesday.
Lady Hawks Thanksgiving Classic
Holly Pond 61, Hatton 30
The Broncos bounced back from an opening-round loss to Decatur with a dominant win over the Hornets on Wednesday.
Ruth Horton and Melissa Clingman led the way with 20 and 16 points, respectively.
Holly Pond (4-3) will take on Carbon Hill Friday at 12:40 p.m. to cap off tournament play.
West Point 67, Carbon Hill 33
The Warriors picked up their second win of the season on Wednesday afternoon.
John Welborn’s squad built up a 39-21 halftime lead en route to the runaway victory.
“Today’s the first day we’ve shot the ball like we do in practice,” the second-year West Point coach said. “It was good for us to get a win.”
Olivia Ball (15 points), Tess Hembree (14), Jeri Beasley (11) and Bailee Yearwood (nine) paced the offense.
West Point is scheduled to take on the loser of Decatur/Fairview Friday at 10 a.m.
Good Hope fell to Falkville 32-28 earlier in the day.
