Hubbertville’s girls’ basketball team won a game against Pickens County on Jan. 20 by forfeit. According to sources, the Pickens County girls’ basketball team had to quarantine due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The game will not be rescheduled, and the Lady Lions were credited with a win.
Hubbertville’s Lady Lions won four of its last six basketball games during the past two weeks.
The girls’ team defeated Brilliant 47-28 on Jan. 5. Haylee Pollard and Kylee Dunn led Hubbertville with 15 points each. Madison Cribb scored seven points, Laikyn Wright added five points, McKenna Fisher and Savanna McGraw each scored two points, and Kendall Dunavant made a free throw.
Two players from Hubbertville and six players from Berry were chosen as All-State football players for the 2020 season. Both teams had great success during the football season. Berry finished with an 11-2 record , including 11 straight wins, and made it to the Alabama High School Athletic Associations’s playoff semifinals. Hubbertville finished with a very respectable 9-3 season, and the Lions reached the quarterfinal round of the state football playoffs.
The Hubbertville Lions boys’ and girls’ basketball teams each played South Lamar last week on Dec. 14 at Hubbertville. The boys’ team lost to the Stallions by a score of 70-50. Gage Alexander, playing in his first basketball game for the Lions after recovering from an injury received during football season, led Hubbertville in scoring with 16 points and seven rebounds.
The Hubbertville boys and girls basketball teams each fell to both Hackleburg and Lynn during the week. On Dec. 8, Hackleburg defeated the boys’ team by a score of 51-47. Gage Key led Hubbertville with 17 points, followed by Austin Berryhill and Brady Porter with eight each.
The Hubbertville Lions suffered a tough week of basketball, as the boys lost their first two games of the season and the girls lost to Marion County. The Lady Red Raiders defeated the homestanding Hubbertville girls on Dec. 4 by a score of 77-34. Hubbertville was led in scoring by Haylee Pollard, who scored 17 points including five three-point baskets. Laikyn Wright scored 12 points with seven rebounds, while McKenna Fisher and Kylee Dunn each scored two points. Krissa Comer rounded out the scoring for the Lady Lions with one point.
The Hubbertville girls basketball team opened the 2020-21 season on Monday, Nov. 23 with a 53-40 home win over the Brilliant Lady Tigers. Brilliant led by three points at the close of the first quarter, but the Lady Lions held a four point lead at halftime and pulled away in the second half to secure the win. Laikyn Wright led Hubbertville in scoring with 17 points and tied for the lead in rebounds with seven. Kaylee Dunn scored 13 points and also had seven rebounds.
The Lions traveled to Pickens County on Friday night, closing out the 2020 season with a loss at the hands of the Tornadoes. Pickens County won the coin toss and following Taylor Hubbert’s kick, the Tornadoes started from its 42-yard line. The Lions’ defense stood strong, holding the Tornadoes on the opening possession with stops in the backfield by Grayson Sullivan, Alex Barnes, and Colby Tidwell. Facing fourth down and 12, Xerrance Washington’s punt rolled out of bounds at the Lions’ 43-yard line.
Hubbertville welcomed the Winterboro Bulldogs to Wiley Hollingsworth stadium on Friday night for the first-ever meeting between the two teams. The Bulldogs entered the stadium with a 9-1 overall record and was representing Region Five as the number 1 seed in the playoffs.
Advancing to the first round of the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season, the Lions traveled to Cherokee County to face-off against the Cedar Bluff Tigers. Winning the coin toss, the Lions elected to receive the opening kickoff, with Austin Berryhill making the reception at the Hubbertville 41-yard line.
