Vina gains momentum ahead of area tournament
High School Sports, Sports, Vina Red Devils, Z - TOP HOME
 By  Bart Moss Published 
12:49 pm Saturday, February 8, 2020

Vina gains momentum ahead of area tournament

The Vina Red Devils picked up a couple of wins and improved to 20-8 as they head into area tournament play this week.

Vina defeated Waterloo 45-28 earlier last week. The Red Devils defense stymied the Cougars, holding them to three points in the first quarter and four points in the fourth quarter.

Vina led Waterloo 7-3 at the end of the first quarter and 20-15 at halftime and extended the lead to 34-25 in the third quarter.

Kaitlyn King led Vina on the boards with 10 rebounds.

Rayleigh Guin led in scoring with 15 points and seven assists. Sara Scott added 10 points. Sarah Johnson scored six points, Abbie Petree four points, King three points, LaDava Davis two points and Hailey Cantrell one point.

Vina 61, Shoals Christian 54

The Lady Red Devils nailed four three-pointers in overtime to pick up their final win of the regular season, 61-54, over Shoals Christian.

Kaitlyn Athey hit three of her six three-pointers in overtime to help Vina outscore Shoals 14-7 in overtime and get the win.

Also on Franklin County Times
Rural hospitals face challenges: New state tax credit could help
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County’s two hospitals face the same financial pressures confronting rural health care across Alabama even as they remain esse...
Phil Campbell gets ‘clean opinion’ on audit
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Certified public accountant Don Wallace told town council members on Jan. 20 there were no problems with this year’s audit. “This is w...
MLK’s legacy: Blueprint we must follow
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
Elementary students begin Super Citizen program
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary began Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program during an event ki...
Book Lovers Study Club explores tea’s role in history
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 28, 2026
Our Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting highlighted both the Boston Tea Party boycott of English tea and the traditions of afternoon tea. One of ...
Moving from excuses to action in 1 year
Columnists, Opinion
January 28, 2026
In just 12 months, the Trump administration has delivered real results that Americans can see in their daily lives by restoring law and order at our b...
Higgins hired as RHS football coach
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Darrell Higgins has been hired as the new head football coach at Russellville High School. His hiring was announced Saturday following ...
Seal retires from CB&S after 31 years
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Following a 31-year career at CB&S Bank, Beverly Seal is now retired and looking forward to what comes next. While she’s still explorin...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *