Basketball

The Berry girls’ basketballl team continued its strong season last week with dominating wins over Pickens County and Hubbertville. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Lady Wildcats overwhelmed Pickens County to record a 47-9 victory. Brooke Hill led Berry with 17 points, four assists and six steals. Allie Taylor had 11 points, followed by Maggie Hammack with eight points and eight rebounds. Zoe Mauldin scored six points with nine rebounds, while Anna Kate VanDee added three points. Rounding out the scoring for Berry was Katelyn Willcutt with two points.

The FCHS boys’ basketball team lost to Phil Campbell on Jan. 5 by the score of 65-56. Kory Burris led Fayette in scoring with 17 points, followed by Steve White with 16 points. Lewis Cannon scored seven points, Darius Loyd added six points, and Hal Holland recorded five points. Khiry Burris scored three points and Tucker Sanford added two points for the Tigers.

Both the Berry boys and girls basketball teams defeated cross-county rival Hubbertville in basketball on Friday, Jan. 8. The girls’ team defeated Hubbertville by a score of 58-39. Brooke Hill led Berry in scoring with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven steals. Katelyn Willcutt had 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals, followed by Zoe Mauldin with 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Anna Kate VanDee scored five points against Hubbertville, and Allie Taylor added a free throw.

The undefeated (5-0) Fayette Junior Varsity basketball team captured the West Alabama Conference (WAC) title by defeating Haleyville on Dec. 19 by the score of 34-29.

The Berry boys’ basketball team defeated Marion County 53-41 in a game played on Dec. 14.
Isaiah Kizzire led Berry with 13 points, followed by Tyler Lollar with 12 points. Blake Johnson and Colton Abernathy each scored eight points, followed by Johnathan Locke with seven points and Colton Cunningham with five points. The Berry girls were defeated by Marion County 82-42.

The Fayette County High School varsity basketball teams have had to not only battle their opponents this season, they have also had to battle the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
Fayette’s boys opened the season on Nov. 20 with a 56-44 loss to the Carbon Hill Bulldogs. The Tigers were led in scoring by Kealand Savage with 13 points.

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 Berry High School basketball team  matched one of the accomplishments of the football team when they captured the Northwest Alabama Conference (NAC) title with a 77-43 win over Brilliant on Dec. 11. Tyler Lollar led Berry with 24 points, followed by Colton Abernathy with 21 points. Noah Darty scored nine points,  Johnathan Locke had eight points, Blake Johnson added five points, with Deon Mayfield and Isaiah Kizzire scoring four points each. Colton Cunningham scored two points for the Wildcats against Brilliant.

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.