Hanceville’s Brodie Malcom dribbles up the court during Tuesday’s game against J.B. Pennington.

HANCEVILLE — The Bulldogs defeated J.B. Pennington 65-54 inside Lane Horton Gymnasium on Tuesday night to advance to the championship game of the Class 3A, Area 12 Tournament.

Hanceville, which improved to 14-12 this season, closed each half with a flurry to help hold off the Tigers.

The Bulldogs held a one-point advantage in the second quarter before using an 18-8 run to claim a 39-28 halftime cushion.

J.B. Pennington, however, kept fighting and made it 59-54 late in the fourth quarter.

But Hanceville finished the matchup on a 6-0 spurt — all of the points came from the free-throw line — to punch its ticket to the title tilt, where it’ll play Glencoe on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Raiden Morgan (16), Brodie Malcom (16) and Tyson Bellmon (15) recorded double-digit outings.

Cainon Moore (nine), Izayah Glenon (six), Zach Campbell (two) and Matthew Cornelius (one) also contributed for coach Stephen Chandler’s squad.

“We had to keep grinding it out,” Chandler said. “Pennington stepped up and did a good job contesting shots and packing their zone in. We couldn’t really get inside too much. A couple of our seniors started getting it together and getting to the rim and playing defense and trying to fight through it on a night where it wasn’t going our way. It was a battle, but we pulled through.”

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Varsity Boys

Cleveland 58, Cold Springs 48

Class 2A, Area 12 Tournament

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Sulligent 57, Addison 51

Class 2A, Area 13 Tournament

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Vinemont 70, Holly Pond 53

Katch Johnson (V): 25 points

Curtis Kennedy (V): 14 points

Jordan Hall (V): 14 points

Collin Teichmiller (V): 13 points

Jordan Allbright (HP): 19 points

Levi Boatright (HP): 12 points

Class 3A, Area 13 Tournament

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Good Hope 73, Fairview 67

Cole Maddox (GH): 31 points

Michael Lowe (GH): 10 points

Tanner Malin (GH): 9 points

Dawson Turner (GH): 8 points

Austin Turner (FV): 19 points

Austin Jackson (FV): 18 points

Owen Yarbrough (FV): 10 points

Sawyer Daniel (FV): 10 points

Class 4A, Area 12 Tournament

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Lawrence County 72, West Point 70

Kobe Bowers: 27 points

Will Cochran: 19 points

Class 5A, Area 14 Tournament

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Cullman 70, Decatur 64

Kaleb Heatherly: 16 points

Jayden Sullins: 13 points

Jaden Orr: 13 points

Tucker Gambrill: 13 points

Max Gambrill: 11 points

Class 6A, Area 14 Tournament