Three varsity boys basketball teams in The News Courier’s coverage area recorded wins Friday night to earn spots in this year’s Northwest Regional Tournament at Wallace State.

Athens Bible, East Limestone and Tanner triumphed in their respective sub-regional games and will play in the Sweet 16 at Tom Drake Coliseum beginning next week.

See below for scores and stats.

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Varsity Boys

Class 1A

Athens Bible 64, Marion County 45

Noah Hester: 25 points, 7 rebounds

Luke Murrell: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

Will Ledbetter: 7 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds

AJ Bradford: 6 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds

*Trojans advance to regional for first time since 1997

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Class 2A

Tanner 57, Cold Springs 51

Elyjah Jones: 21 points

Cade Dorning: 11 points

Kaden Freeman: 9 points

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Class 3A

Geraldine 57, Elkmont 38

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Class 5A

East Limestone 80, Russellville 62

Zak Cain: 31 points

Jeb Blanton: 15 points

Coleby Davis: 10 points

Charlie Eslick: 9 points

Braylen Gill: 8 points

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Varsity Girls

Class 3A

Sylvania 59, Elkmont 45

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Class 5A

West Point 73, Ardmore 33

Brenley Dempsey: 10 points

Chelsea Bryan: 6 points

Lexi Gray: 6 points