thursday playday in hartselle:

Prep basketball playday Thursday
At Hartselle High School:

SCOREBOARD:
Game 1:
East Lawrence  10  12  -  22
Hartselle            44  31  -  75

Game 2:
R.A. Hubbard  32   26  -  58
Athens              27   41  -  68

Game 3:
East Lawrence  12  22  -  34
Haleyville          31  21  -  52

Game 4:
Athens      32   36  -  68
Florence  40    39  -  79

Game 5:
R.A. Hubbard  30  30  -  60
Haleyville         22  31 -  53

Game 6:
Florence   25  26  -  51
Hartselle  15  28  -  43

Game 7 (G):
Arab         24   18  -  42
Hartselle 27   28  -  55

Game 8 (G):
Austin            25  16  -  41
Homewood   14    5  -  19

Game 9 (G):
Cold Springs     28  24  -  52
Oak Mountain  24  11  -  35

Game 10 (G):
Susan Moore   12  28  -  40
Grissom            16  22  -  38
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 FLASH NOTES:
 As the games began Thursday morning while heavy rain flooded the campus of Hartselle High School, Hartselle was creating a storm of its own, burying East Lawrence with 44 points by halftime, dominating every phase of the battle.
 Then later in the day, Hartselle got stormed by Florence in jumping out to a 16-0 lead by the 12:00 mark before the Tigers got on the scoreboard.
 Hartselle managed to make a game of it, closing the deficit to 49-43 inside the final minute before a couple of points at the line by Florence ended the Tigers' bid for a comeback victory. This was Hartselle's only defeat the Tigers experienced on the home floor in this three-week span and only the second time they had lost.
 Hartselle fell in the AHSAA State Officials camp to Fairview 56-54 at Wallace State on June 9. Faron Key's Tigers have put together a very good summer that will send them into the 2018-19 season with confidence and momentum for great things to happen.
 The Hartselle Lady Tigers were engaged with Arab in a shootout through the opening half, holding a 27-24 advantage. But down the stretch of the game, the Lady Tigers went on a 19-8 run that gave them breathing space, winning by the final score of 55-42.
 Cold Springs was as healthy as the Lady Eagles have been during the summer time. Camryn Crider is back after suffering a concussion two weeks ago in Hanceville.
 Her sharpshooting inspired the Lady Eagles and helped contribute to the scoring attack she shared with Elizabeth Hill and Toni West.
  Cold Springs stood out strong on defense in the final half with Oak Mountain, allowing the Birmingham school 11 points, taking advantage of scoring opportunities by converting three old fashioned 3-point plays in the second half in a 24-11 edge in point production.
  The last game seen by Sportspage on Thursday was a slow start between Susan Moore and Grissom's girls, but a frantic finish. Both adjusted in getting their offense to flow more efficient in the second half as it came down to the final seconds with Grissom missing a shot that could have tied the game and forced overtime.
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Photo 1: Camryn Crider at the line for Cold Springs. Behind Crider is Kylon Hamby and Aubrey Negron.
Photo 2: Florence Falcons attack the Hartselle Tigers' defense.
Photo 3: Hartselle guard Moriah Taylor with a pass above the Arab defense.
Photo 4: Cold Springs Lady Eagles in a timeout during game vs. Oak Mountain Thursday.
Sportspage photos by Johnny Thornton

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