PREP BASKETBALL: Tanner captures regular-season area crown with 79-58 win

Published 3:04 pm Monday, January 15, 2024

Skylar Townsend scored a team-high 27 points as Tanner’s varsity boys took down Whitesburg Christian 79-58 last Friday night to claim the Class 2A, Area 14 regular-season title.

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TreJ Lett (10 points) and Blake Jackson (nine) were next in line offensively for the No. 10 Rattlers, who improved to 10-6 on the season. Townsend, meanwhile, was honored for eclipsing 1,500 career points with the program.

See more local roundup below. 

Only scores and stats submitted by area coaches or available on DragonFly are listed.


Thursday, Jan. 11

Varsity Boys

Ardmore 59, Ider 39

Colbert County 75, Lindsay Lane 35


Varsity Girls

Colbert County 52, Lindsay Lane 15


Friday, Jan. 12

Varsity Boys

Athens Bible 74, Valley Head 37

Clements 48, Elkmont 44

Madison Academy 76, East Limestone 48

West Limestone 53, St. John Paul II 41


Varsity Girls

Athens Bible 50, Valley Head 38

Brooke Blakely: 16 points

Brooke Piscitelli: 10 points

Avery Boggs: 10 points

Clements 58, Elkmont 25

Whitesburg Christian 55, Tanner 13

St. John Paul II 48, West Limestone 47


Saturday, Jan. 13

Varsity Boys

Athens 50, Columbia 49


Varsity Girls

Athens 41, Columbia 37