GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Scottsboro downs state-ranked Knights

The Wildcats trailed 15-10 after one quarter and 28-23 at halftime before moving in front 33-30 after three quarters. Scottsboro then made 11 of 14 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter to secure a split of with the Knights of their regular-season area series. The teams will play again in the semifinals of next week’s Class 5A Area 14 Tournament at Guntersville.

Jadaya Edmondson scored a game-high 18 points while Adair Holland netted 11 points and Morgan Perkins had 10 for Scottsboro, which also got five from Bree Sexton, four from Caroline Dawson and two each from Alyssa Paschal and Madison Rains.

Lily Livingston scored 12 points for Arab (15-10, 3-3).

Skyline 76, North Jackson 28 — At Stevenson, the visiting Class 1A No. 2-ranked Vikings posted their fourth straight win with a victory over county rival North Jackson on Friday

Skyline (22-4) led 25-7, 52-15 and 66-23 at the quarter breaks.

Kaina King scored 22 points, Blakely Stucky totaled 16 and Kenzie Manning netted 11 for the VIkings while Brinlee Potts added seven, Lexie Stucky had six, Katie Roach had five, Sage Lewis had four, Jaslynn Wilkinson had three and Bella Avans had one.

Calena Coffey and Avery Wynne scored nine points each for North Jackson (3-21) while also getting four from Aubrey Smith and two each from Sarah Kate Garner, Abby Guess and Peyton Hill.

Woodville 47, Athens Bible 34 — At Woodville, the Panthers claimed a Class 1A Area 15 win over visiting Athens Bible Friday afternoon.

Woodville (16-12, 4-3) built a 13-5 lead after one quarter before leading 27-18 at halftime and 36-26. 

Jessica Sirten led the Panthers with 18 points and Karlee Hutchens scored 11. Woodville also got seven points from Kallie Brown, five from Lannah Grace Beard, four from Michaela Jones and two from Jerzey Jones.

Kaylee Carter scored 11 points and Brooke Piscitelli added 10 for Athens Bible (5-19, 1-7).

Pisgah 77, Madison County 50 — At Pisgah, four Eagles scored in double figures as the Class 2A No. 8-ranked Eagles soared past Madison County Friday night.

Pisgah (15-6) raced in front 22-8 after one quarter before extending its lead to 42-25 at halftime and 64-40 after three quarters. 

Kallie Tinker sank five 3-pointers and closed with 21 points for the Eagles while Campbell Barron scored 19 points, Piper Anderson had 12, Paisley Patalas had 11, Madeline Flammia had nine, Ashton Childress had three and Jaylin Williams had two.

Jaedyn Speights scored 22 points for Madison County (5-13).

MONDAY

Section 59, Whitesburg Christian 25 — At Section, six different players scored seven points or more as the Lions used a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort to cruise past visiting Whitesburg Christian.

Section (6-17) built a 16-7 lead after one quarter before stretching its advantage to 40-17 at halftime and 52-23 after three quarters.

Julianna Varner scored 11 points, Llovia Soria netted nine and Makenna Arndt, Karlie Hancock and Taegan Whitmire contributed eight each for the Lions, who also got seven from Joanna Newsome, three each from Jasmine Jonathan and Alli Romans and two from Millie Gentry.

Emma Terry scored a game-high 12 points for Whitesburg Christian (3-19).

Woodville 64, Oakwood Adventist Academy 34 — At Woodville, the Panthers closed out Class 1A Area 15 play on a winning note.

Woodville (17-12, 5-3) trailed 14-12 after one quarter before moving in front 27-20 at halftime. The Panthers controlled the second half, outscoring Oakwood 37-14 on the way to victory. Woodville led 42-25 entering the fourth quarter.

Kallie Brown scored a game-high 22 points and Jessica Sirten pitched in 21 for Woodville, which also got seven each from Anna Robertson and Lannah Grace Beard, three from Karlee Hutchens and two each from Jerzey Jones and Michaela Jones.

Bruklyn Dublin scored 15 points for Oakwood (3-18, 1-7).

Holly Pond 61, NSM 58 — At Holly Pond, NSM shot just 33 percent from the field (22-of-65) and fell to the host Broncos on Monday.

NSM (17-10) trailed 15-14 after one quarter and led 31-27 at halftime. The game was tied 46-all after three quarters, but NSM was outscored 15-12 in the final frame.

Kam Patterson finished with a team-high 12 points and Madison Renfro also had 10 for the Bison while Ashley Shrader recorded 11 points, eight rebounds and two steals and Kayden Reyes had nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds. NSM also got eight points from Kolbie Bobo, three points, five rebounds and two assists from Raygan Weldon, two points and five rebounds from Abby Shaffer and one point from Kali Kirkpatrick.

Leading scorers for Holly Pond (12-12) were Emilie Winner with 16 points, Emma Earl with 12 and Madison Butts with 11.