PREP ROUNDUP: Holly Pond smothers Vinemont for 54-42 win, area tournament title

Published 2:21 am Tuesday, February 4, 2025

VINEMONT — Holly Pond’s varsity girls dropped both of their regular-season clashes against Vinemont.

Behind a superb defensive effort Monday night, though, the Broncos made sure that skid didn’t reach three.

Ava Thomas led a quartet of double-digit scorers with a game-high 19 points as No. 8 Holly Pond took down seventh-ranked Vinemont 54-42 for the Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament title.

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Coach Mary Hartline’s squad trailed 10-4 early in the first period but soon put the clamps down defensively, which fueled a 33-6 run that effectively put the contest on ice.

And while Vinemont attempted to chip away in the second half, Holly Pond’s free-throw shooting in the final period (9 for 11) allowed the Broncos to maintain a comfortable cushion.

“Defense has been our thing all season — and that’s what we’ve hung our hat on,” Hartline said after the win. “Most of the time I feel like we’ve done a good job executing our defensive plan … Vinemont is really good and has so many weapons, so it was the same thing tonight. Our defense definitely set the tone again, but I really thought our offense played more relaxed and played with confidence. And when you knock down some shots you can win some games.”

Thomas collected MVP accolades and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Millie McBee, Maggie Nail, Alana Phillips and Madison Butts.

McBee (12), Nail (11) and Butts (10) each reached double figures for Holly Pond (19-8).

Reagan Robinson, meanwhile, guided Vinemont (22-6) with 18 points. Carley Stephens (nine), Morgan Flanagan (seven) and Caroline Miller (seven) also pitched in offensively. 

Robinson, Flanagan and Miller each landed on the All-Tournament team — as did Hanceville’s Alex Twitty.

See more local roundup below.


Monday — February 3

Varsity Boys

Class 2A — Area 11 Tournament

Cold Springs 68, Falkville 63

Breydon Hallmon: 25 points

Ayden Black: 16 points

Ethan Day: 15 points

 

Class 5A — Area 14 Tournament

Guntersville 71, Fairview 59


Varsity Girls

Class 1A — Area 14 Tournament

St. Bernard 42, Addison 33

Ella Davis (SB): 16 points

Caroline McBride (SB): 10 points

Gracie Roberts (A): 9 points

Katie Barrett (A): 9 points

Ava Bartlett (A): 8 points

*First area tournament title for St. Bernard since 2005

 

Class 2A — Area 11 Tournament

Cold Springs 56, Falkville 21

Kenady Graves: 13 points

Macie Huffstutler: 12 points

Ella Dickerson: 9 points

Hagen Ellis: 8 points

 

Class 4A — Area 13 Tournament

Good Hope 72, Danville 38

Sophie Konrad: 16 points

Ava McSwain: 15 points

Lucie Adams: 14 points

Lexi Marshall: 9 points

 

Class 5A — Area 15 Tournament

West Point 46, Russellville 38

Camryn Faulkner: 16 points

Laklin Shadix: 12 points

Kealie Harbison: 7 points


Friday — January 31

Varsity Girls

Addison 37, Meek 30

Karson Wyatt: 12 points

Lauryn Cunningham: 8 points

Ava Bartlett: 8 points

*Class 1A, Area 14 Tournament

 

St. Bernard 44, Cullman Christian 37

Ella Davis (SB): 25 points

Caroline McBride (SB): 12 points

Lila Sellers (CC): 11 points

Piper Coots (CC): 11 points

Zoe Powell (CC): 8 points

*Class 1A, Area 14 Tournament

 

Holly Pond 31, Locust Fork 20

Ava Thomas: 11 points

Millie McBee: 8 points

*Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament

 

Vinemont 63, J.B. Pennington 24

Caroline Miller: 22 points

Morgan Flanagan: 11 points

Reagan Robinson: 8 points

*Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament

 

Good Hope 59, West Morgan 30

Lexi Marshall: 16 points

Ava McSwain: 14 points

Ella Gossett: 13 points

*Class 4A, Area 13 Tournament


Saturday — February 1

Varsity Boys

Meek 70, Cullman Christian 21

*Class 1A, Area 14 Tournament

 

Addison 55, St. Bernard 12

Carter Pratt (A): 9 points

Jed Wilkins (A): 9 points

Kash Turner (A): 8 points

Joel Rose (SB): 9 points

*Class 1A, Area 14 Tournament

 

Locust Fork 81, Hanceville 46

Peyton Twilley: 22 points

Drake Bentley: 13 points

*Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament

**Hanceville ends season at 9-17

 

J.B. Pennington 32, Holly Pond 31

Ty Dunn: 10 points

Cade Allbright: 9 points

*Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament

**Holly Pond ends season at 13-16

 

Good Hope 70, East Lawrence 48

Gavin Pace: 20 points

Tucker Malin: 13 points

Owen Armstrong: 8 points

Tyler Cone: 8 points

*Class 4A, Area 13 Tournament

 

West Point 68, Lawrence County 56

Jay Lamar: 16 points

Maddox Chapman: 14 points

Jaxon Shelton: 12 points

Brier Taylor: 10 points

Cade Welborn: 9 points

*Class 5A, Area 15 Tournament


Varsity Girls

Cullman 61, Jasper 53

Molly Wilson: 26 points

Molly Dorough: 14 points

*Class 6A, Area 13 Tournament

 

Arab 67, Fairview 29

Whitney Quick: 11 points

Peyton Defoor: 6 points

*Class 5A, Area 14 Tournament

**Fairview ends season at 16-15