Cullman’s varsity girls crushed Hartselle 55-26 on Tuesday night to secure the Class 6A, Area 14 title.

The Lady Bearcats (20-8) led 17-3 after the first quarter and 28-14 at halftime en route to earning their ninth straight victory — a win that capped a perfect 4-0 mark in regular season area play.

Anna Katherine Eastman (12) and Hannah Hoffman (11) led the Black and Gold in scoring.

Jaden Winfrey (eight), Regan Quattlebaum (seven), Ella Collum (five), Sidney Smith (four), Kinslee Borden (four), Emma Ray (two) and Alexandria Barker (two) also contributed.

Earlier this month, Cullman edged the Lady Tigers 58-57 in a double-overtime thriller.

The Lady Bearcats needed only 32 minutes this time around to take care of business — emphatically.

“I thought we were very composed, very focused on what we had to do,” coach Josh Hembree said. “Offensively, I felt like we moved the ball well and shot it well. We got some offensive rebounds and put them back in. Defensively, though, is where I felt like the game changed. I felt like we did our job defensively. We didn’t give up a lot of second-chance points. We closed out on shooters. Big for us. That’s our first area championship in a while. It’s sweet. We need to build on that.”

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Varsity Boys

% Hartselle 76, Cullman 71: The Bearcats couldn’t quite overcome the 6A No. 4 Tigers on Tuesday.

Max Gambrill paced Cullman (13-13) offensively with 24 points.

Kaleb Heatherly (17) and Jayden Sullins (11) also recorded double-digit performances.

Brody Peebles led Hartselle (22-5) with a game-high 32 points. 

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Tuesday, January 28

Varsity Boys

West Point 89, Cold Springs 67

Kobe Bowers (WP): 27 points

Aubry Cleghorn (WP): 25 points

Tanner Kilgo (CS): 20 points

Brody Peppers (CS): 13 points

Adam Hill (CS): 11 points

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Fairview 70, Brewer 61

Austin Turner: 29 points

Dow Nichols: 14 points

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Good Hope 53, Hayden 48

Cole Maddox: 19 points

Michael Lowe: 13 points

Drew Maddox: 12 points

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Winston County 65, Vinemont 53

Katch Johnson: 16 points

Connor Handley: 10 points 

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Varsity Girls

West Point 56, Cold Springs 51

Lexi Shadix (WP): 17 points

Miriam Oldacre (WP): 16 points

Elizabeth Hill (CS): 32 points

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Fairview 46, Brewer 37

Payton Golden: 19 points

Katie Ball: 10 points

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Good Hope 58, Hayden 45

Ivey Maddox: 26 points

Bailey Tetro: 17 points

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Winston County 51, Vinemont 36

Sadie Stanley: 12 points

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Monday, January 27

Varsity Boys

Vinemont 58, Cold Springs 48

Katch Johnson (V): 20 points, 12 rebounds

Curtis Kennedy (V): 12 points

Tanner Kilgo (CS): 17 points

Brody Peppers (CS): 11 points

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Other Scores

Locust Fork 50, Hanceville 47 

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Varsity Girls

Cold Springs 74, Vinemont 40

Elizabeth Hill (CS): 27 points

Toni West (CS): 15 points

Neely Ellison (CS): 12 points

Sadie Stanley (V): 22 points

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Locust Fork 47, Hanceville 38

Kelly Pickett: 14 points

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Friday, January 24

Varsity Boys

Decatur 59, Cullman 57

Max Gambrill: 20 points

Kaleb Heatherly: 15 points

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Varsity Girls

Cullman 60, Decatur 29

Anna Katherine Eastman: 19 points

Kinslee Borden: 10 points