Red Bay girls cruise to title, Phil Campbell boys finish second
Red Bay’s Hannah Sharp drives through the Lamar County defense Saturday night during the Lady Tigers’ 40-point victory. | Scot Beard/FCT
If the Red Bay varsity girls had any trouble claiming the Class 2A, Area 12 Tournament title, those troubles were not noticed by the fans.
The Lady Tigers opened the tournament with a solid effort on both ends of the court as they downed county rival Phil Campbell 76-25. One night later they concluded their dominating performance with a 62-22 win against Lamar County to claim the area championship.
“The girls had two nights where they couldn’t do anything wrong,” Red Bay coach Donnie Roberts said. “They shot well and played great defense.”
The Lady Tigers had 13 different players score against Phil Campbell. Whitney Sharp led the way with 20 points while Hannah Sharp added 10 points.
Ciara Harville led the Lady Bobcats with 10 points. Also scoring for Phil Campbell were Hope Cook (5), Taylor Scott (4), Vickie McAllister (2), Whitley Yocom (2) and Sarah Hilliard (2).
Red Bay spread the scoring around again when it beat Lamar County.
Whitney Sharp was once again the leading scorer with 16 points. Also scoring for the Lady Tigers were Jade Ezzell (8), Morgan McKinney (7), Lexy Lindsey (6), Casey Sparks (6), Carlee Berry (5), Hannah Sharp (5), Brooke Gresham (4), Mariah Horton (3) and MaRanda Burgett (2).
With the win Red Bay will host American Christian Thursday night in the sub-regional round of the state playoffs.
Sulligent 79, Phil Campbell 57
Phil Campbell’s quest to win an area tournament title fell short Monday night when the Bobcats lost to Sulligent.
With the loss Phil Campbell will have to travel to Cold Springs Friday for the sub-regional round of the state playoffs.
Skeeter Benford led the Bobcats with 12 points while Jordan Benford added 11 points. Also scoring for Phil Campbell were D.J. Hall (6), Ben Stancil (5), Colton Vickery (4), Jamie Dorroh (3), Jeremy Reed (2) and Chase Swinney (2).
Phil Campbell reached the finals of the area tournament with a 70-49 victory against Red Bay in the semifinals.
