VINEMONT — Hanceville’s varsity boys withstood a late Vinemont charge on Thursday night to earn a 57-55 victory in Class 3A, Area 11 play.

The Bulldogs (7-12) led throughout the contest — stretching their advantage to 13 points midway through the final period — before the Eagles (6-13) answered with an 18-5 spurt that was punctuated by a Tucker Mauter basket and tied the matchup with less than 30 seconds remaining.

Hanceville, however, drew a foul shortly afterward, went ahead on a Drake Bentley free throw and forced a turnover by the home team on its ensuing possession. Dalton Pirkle then added another shot from the charity stripe to push the lead to 57-55 and Vinemont’s potential game-winning trey missed its mark at the buzzer.

The Class 3A No. 7 Eagles, meanwhile, improved to 14-4 following a 74-36 victory versus the Bulldogs (7-11).

Coach Emme Willoughby’s team outscored Hanceville 44-12 in the second half to pull away in the area clash.

See scores and stats from local games below.

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THURSDAY — JANUARY 9

Varsity Boys

Hanceville 57, Vinemont 55

Drake Bentley (H): 24 points

Peyton Twilley (H): 15 points

Sam Abney (H): 10 points

Bryson Bush (V): 18 points

Gee Flores (V): 9 points

Tucker Mauter (V): 8 points

 

Cold Springs 56, Falkville 51

Ayden Black: 16 points

Ethan Day: 15 points

 

Guntersville 87, Fairview 62

Landun Smith: 17 points

Blake Rickard: 10 points

Zayden Cruce: 9 points

Carson Jones: 8 points

 

Madison Academy 76, Good Hope 66

Tucker Malin: 32 points

Jacob Haynes: 20 points

Tyler Cone: 12 points 

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Varsity Girls

Vinemont 74, Hanceville 36

Reagan Robinson (V): 19 points

Caroline Miller (V): 14 points

Morgan Flanagan (V): 12 points

Vayda Yarbrough (V): 8 points

Carley Stephens (V): 8 points

Alex Twitty (H): 18 points

Aaliyah Twitty (H): 11 points

 

Cold Springs 68, Falkville 40

Ella Dickerson: 24 points

Paizley Whitlow: 9 points

Baylee Perdue: 8 points

Hollyn Bruer: 8 points

Kenady Graves: 8 points

 

Guntersville 57, Fairview 44

Darby Nichols: 12 points

Peyton Defoor: 11 points

Davi Stidham:  10 points

 

Madison Academy 59, Good Hope 37

Ava McSwain: 15 points

Ella Gossett: 8 points

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TUESDAY — JANUARY 7

Cold Springs 52, Winston County 36

Ethan Day: 19 points

Lindan Hill: 9 points

 

Cullman 74, Mortimer Jordan 42

Sam Dorough: 15 points

Brooks Loftin: 13 points, 10 rebounds

Jake Dorough: 12 points

Evan Wilson: 10 points, 10 rebounds

Preston Gay: 10 points

 

Dora 56, Hanceville 48

Drake Bentley: 16 points

Peyton Twilley: 15 points

 

Arab 60, Fairview 46

Calin Collins: 25 points

Blake Rickard: 9 points

 

J.B. Pennington 43, Holly Pond 41

Cade Allbright: 15 points

Sawyer Olinger: 12 points

Ty Dunn: 11 points

 

Locust Fork 78, Vinemont 56

Bryson Bush: 21 points

Colton Gillis: 16 points

Gee Flores: 14 points

 

Russellville 76, West Point 55

Jay Lamar: 27 points

Maddox Chapman: 11 points

Kade Vincent: 11 points

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Varsity Girls

Cold Springs 67, Winston County 33

Ella Dickerson: 33 points

Paizley Whitlow: 6 points

Aleah Addison: 6 points

Macie Huffstutler: 6 points

 

Mortimer Jordan 61, Cullman 51

Molly Dorough: 19 points

Rachel Hoffman: 15 points

Molly Wilson: 14 points

 

Arab 45, Fairview 42

Lexi Golden: 12 points

Whitney Quick: 10 points

Darby Nichols: 8 points

 

Dora 61, Hanceville 48

Alex Twitty: 15 points

Aaliyah Twitty: 10 points

Kerrigon Moore: 9 points

Kynzlee Farr: 8 points

 

Holly Pond 59, J.B. Pennington 30

Ava Thomas: 18 points

Madison Butts: 13 points

Millie McBee: 11 points

 

Vinemont 55, Locust Fork 22

Reagan Robinson: 18 points

Morgan Flanagan: 11 points

Caroline Miller: 10 points

Carley Stephens: 8 points

 

West Point 65, Russellville 29

Jaelyn Faulkner: 24 points

Laklin Shadix: 16 points

Kealie Harbison: 9 points

Camryn Faulkner: 9 points