PREP ROUNDUP: Several local teams advance in area tournaments; upcoming schedule
Published 2:56 pm Sunday, February 2, 2025
Postseason play began this past week, with several teams in The News Courier’s coverage map having advanced in their respective area tournaments.
See below for scores and stats from recent games. Only scores and stats provided by local basketball coaches and/or available via DragonFly are listed.
Monday — January 27
Varsity Boys
East Limestone 88, Clements 37
Zak Cain: 13 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Braylen Gill: 13 points, 4 assists
Jeb Blanton: 11 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds
Charles Burgess: 11 points, 4 rebounds
Riley Groce: 8 points, 3 assists
Rickey Speights: 8 points
Kayne Myers: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Other Scores
Elkmont 63, Athens Bible 40
Madison Academy 81, Lindsay Lane 35
West Limestone 55, St. John Paul II 23
Varsity Girls
East Limestone 52, Clements 34
Ava Tillery: 13 points
Aria Cain: 11 points, 10 rebounds
Kate Hovis: 10 points
Jakayla Farrar: 11 points
Other Scores
Elkmont 52, Athens Bible 42
St. John Paul II 69, West Limestone 60
Lauderdale County 83, West Limestone 28
Tuesday — January 28
Varsity Boys
Ardmore 69, Clements 61
Athens Bible 66, Lindsay Lane 34
Elkmont 61, Tanner 54
West Limestone 55, Lauderdale County 45
Varsity Girls
Athens Bible 60, Lindsay Lane 23
Brooke Blakely: 19 points
Addison Simmons: 12 points
Katie Lee Helums: 11 points
Other Scores
Clements 45, Ardmore 35
Elkmont 49, Tanner 24
Thursday — January 30
Varsity Boys
Ardmore 61, Falkville 59
Lindsay Lane 59, Colbert Heights 56
Varsity Girls
Clements 45, Central-Florence 32
Colbert Heights 52, Lindsay Lane 23
Friday — January 31
Varsity Boys
Gardendale 77, Athens 75
Saylor Bright: 36 points
Aidan Lovell: 13 points
Brayden Walker: 9 points
Other Scores
Athens Bible 63, Shoals Christian 37
West Limestone 67, St. John Paul II 48
Varsity Girls
Ardmore 57, East Limestone 49
West Limestone 61, Randolph 22
Saturday — February 1
Varsity Boys
East Limestone 74, Ardmore 35
Coleby Davis: 16 points, 7 rebounds
Jeb Blanton: 14 points
Charles Burgess: 11 points, 4 rebounds
Decatur Heritage 75, Lindsay Lane 54
Tanner 70, Lexington 65
Elkmont 51, ASCTE 39
Varsity Girls
Waterloo 41, Athens Bible 34
Decatur Heritage 96, Lindsay Lane 13
Lexington 58, Tanner 50
Elkmont 42, Asbury 35
Colbert County 57, Clements 42
Madison Academy 69, West Limestone 26
Upcoming Schedule
Varsity Boys
Cherokee at Athens Bible, Monday at 6 p.m. (Class 1A — Area 15 Tournament final)
Athens vs. Hartselle (Muscle Shoals), Monday at 7 p.m. (Class 6A — Area 15 Tournament semifinal)
Clements at Colbert County, Monday at 6 p.m. (Class 3A — Area 16 Tournament semifinal)
Brewer at East Limestone, Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Class 5A — Area 16 Tournament final)
Elkmont at Whitesburg Christian, Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Class 3A — Area 14 Tournament final)
Tanner at Decatur Heritage, Monday at 7 p.m. (Class 2A — Area 15 Tournament final)
West Limestone at Madison Academy, Monday at 6 p.m. (Class 4A — Area 15 Tournament semifinal)
Varsity Girls
Ardmore at Priceville, Monday at 6 p.m. (Class 5A — Area 16 Tournament final)
Athens vs. Muscle Shoals (Hartselle), Monday at 7 p.m. (Class 6A — Area 15 Tournament semifinal)
Elkmont at Whitesburg Christian, Tuesday at 5 p.m. (Class 3A — Area 14 Tournament final)