The Fayette boys’ basketball team played twice last week, losing by 20 points at Curry before losing a heartbreaker later in the week at Haleyville by one point in overtime. On Monday, Dec. 9, Fayette was defeated by Curry 79-59.
The Hubbertville Lady Lions hosted Marion County in the first round of the North Alabama Conference (NAC) Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 12 and lost to the Lady Red Raiders by a score of 52-27. Haylee Pollard and Laikyn Wright led Hubbertville with 11 points each. Madison Cribb scored three points for the Lady Lions, and McKenna Fisher rounded out the scoring with two points.
The Fayette boys basketball team defeated Dora last week before losing to Winfield later in the week, while the Lady Tigers were defeated by both Dora and Winfield. Dora defeated the home-standing Fayette Lady Tigers 45 - 33.
The Berry’s boys basketball team returned to play after taking a few days off for Thanksgiving and delivered three impressive wins during the past week. The Wildcats opened the week traveling to Brilliant, and defeated the Tigers by a score of 61 - 50. Levi Cannon led Berry with 16 points and eight rebounds, followed by Tyler Lollar with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Isaac Darty scored 13 points with eight rebounds, while Isaiah Kizzire also scored in double figures with 10 points and two rebounds.
The Hubbertville boys started the week with a win against Vina 72 - 66. Hubbertville’s Gage Key led all scorers with 25 points. Brady Porter added 15 points, followed closely by Gage Alexander with 14. Landon Morrow scored 12 points and recorded eight rebounds for the Lions, while Austin Berryhill had three points, Grayson Sullivan scored two points, and Brodie Porter made a free throw.
The Lady Tigers’ basketball team hosted Marion County on Nov. 25 and was defeated by the Lady Red Raiders by score of 46-34. This was Fayette’s first loss of the year. Fayette was led in scoring by Jada Savage and Holley Files with 10 points each. Meredith Collins had eight points, followed by Samantha Cox with four points and Iteria Walker with two points.
The Hubbertville Lady Lions traveled to Guin on Nov. 22 and lost to the Lady Red Raiders by a score of 54-23. Haylee Pollard was three-for-three on three-point shots and led Hubbertville with nine points. McKenna Fisher scored eight points, Laikyn Wright registered four points, and Haley Watkins made two points for Hubbertville.
The Berry girls’ basketball team won its first game before losing its next two during the Curry Thanksgiving Tournament. The boys’ team did not play last week.
Berry opened the tournament on Nov. 22 with a game against Sumiton Christian and won by a score of 49-36. Brooke Hill led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with 17 points and five steals. Iannah Fields also scored in double figures with 15 points.
Both the boys and girls basketball teams at Fayette County High School are off to a great start this season. The boys team lost its first game before winning its next two and the girls’ team is off to a 3-0 start. The girls’ basketball team began the season with a 48-29 victory over Oakman.
Jada Savage led the scoring for Fayette with 21 points, followed by Samantha Cox with 11 points. Iteria Walker had five points; Mackenzie Nelson, Meredith Collins and Holley Files had three points each; and Ariel Colburn rounded out the scoring with two points.
The Hubbertville girls’ basketball team opened its 2019-20 season on Nov. 19 with a thrilling overtime win against Brilliant by the score of 40-36. At halftime, the Lady Lions led 17-11 before Brilliant tied the game at the end of regulation to force the overtime.
