Hanceville’s boys and Parkside’s girls steamrolled the competition to take home respective titles following dominant showings at the Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament, which wrapped up play inside Lane Horton Gymnasium last Saturday afternoon.

The second-seeded Bulldogs defeated No. 1 West Point 47-30, while the No. 2 Lady Panthers took down the top-seeded Lady Warriors 29-19 to obtain the championship trophies.

Hanceville, which held a 26-10 cushion at halftime, was paced by Ben Johnson’s 22 points. Taejon Jones (eight), Brayden Harris (seven), Zach Campbell (six), Tristan Herrera (two) and Adam Cooper (two) came up with big buckets as well for coach David Miller’s squad, which concluded its season with a 13-3 record after avenging a previous loss to the Maroon and White.

Dylan Twilley, Malcom Farris and Kelson Moore comprised the rest of the roster.

“We knew it was going to be a tough game against a very good and well-coached West Point team,” Miller said. “Our guys fought hard, and we were able to pull out the win. I’m proud of all our players for their hard work and dedication this season.”

The Warriors netted scoring contributions from Jayden Laney (10), Matthew Hawley (nine), Sam Wheeler (four), Ethan Gammon (four), Noah Barnette (two) and Isaac Huffpauir (one).

Coach Mason Voce’s team ended its campaign with a 12-6 record.

Parkside, on the other hand, recorded its first-ever Cullman County Championship since opening in 1997, which — coincidentally — was the last time the girls played in a title contest.

Morgan Lindsay corralled a game-high 14 points, while Makayla Latham (six), Emma Garcia (four), Abby Davis (two), Kaitlyn Benson (two) and Allie Scott (one) also contributed.

The Lady Panthers had lost to West Point 42-16 earlier in the season.

“It’s really cool for the smallest school to beat the largest school in the finals,” said coach Danny Weaver, whose team produced a 12-3 mark. “I think there are around 40 girls in the entire middle school, and the 10 we have on this team worked really hard. I couldn’t have asked for a better group.”

Kiley Stevens, Alexis Schaefer, Jayla Harper and Carrissa Golden rounded out the roster.

The Lady Warriors — who finished 13-6 under first-year coach Hayden West — were paced by Timberly Shadix (six), Summer Mendoza (six), Bethany Minck (five) and Nikki Tyree (two) offensively in the tough loss.

Coaches’ All-County Teams were announced following the end of each game. 

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Boys

Matt Hawley, West Point

Jayden Laney, West Point

Sam Wheeler, West Point

Brody Peppers, Cold Springs

Seth Williams, Cold Springs

Ben Johnson, Hanceville

Taejon Jones, Hanceville

Parker Martin, Fairview

Collin Speegle, Good Hope

Kanen Trussle, Harmony

Tyler Simmons, Holly Pond

Landon Twitty, Parkside

Colby Miller, Vinemont

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Girls

Summer Mendoza, West Point

Kristine Shaddix, West Point

Nikki Tyree, West Point

Reba McCarn, Cold Springs

Haley Williams, Cold Springs

Makayla Latham, Parkside

Morgan Lindsay, Parkside

Madyson Rickman, Holly Pond

Paris Pannel, Holly Pond

Cassidy Hutchinson, Fairview

Desire Odachawski, Good Hope

Lasundra Turner, Hanceville