By: Tim Lambert
Local athletes and coaches are trying their best to navigate through their basketball seasons as coronavirus-related issues continue to hamper their efforts. With numbers continuing to rise, the AHSAA has also issued a memo restricting attendance to less than 20% of facility capacity in accordance with the Alabama Department of Public Health recommendations. Athletic associations are also being asked to encourage and empower event officials to delay or suspend competition whenever spectators are not complying with social-distancing guidelines or proper wearing of face coverings or masks. The memo can be seen at www.ahsaa.com. As we said, despite the obstacles, games are still being played.
Season highlights since our last column:
Ardmore
The varsity boys basketball team beat Clements 58-13 and West Limestone 45-42. The Lady Tigers posted a 44-37 victory over the Lady Wildcats.
Athens Bible
The varsity Trojans basketball teams defeated St. Bernard 46-18 and Ardmore 54-51. The varsity girls got by Shoals Christian 45-40 and Sheffield 42-40.
Athens High
The Lady Golden Eagles have posted dominant wins against Decatur 66-13, Jackson-Olin 56-21, and James Clemens 54-39. The varsity boys also defeated Jackson-Olin 61-56.
Clements
The varsity Colts topped Lindsay Lane 77-41, Tanner 75-37, Sheffield 70-49, and Tharptown 60-37. The varsity girls claimed victories over Lindsay Lane 66-30, Vinemont 63-33, Lamar County 58-30, and Addison 58-50.
East Limestone
Varsity boys basketball wins came against Priceville 59-40 and Tanner 54-28. The Lady Indians topped Sparkman 44-40, West Limestone 53-25, and James Clemens 61-41. Bowling teams defeated Lee, Westminster, and Randolph.
Elkmont
The varsity boys turned back Addison 64-51, Randolph 53-43, East Lawrence 54-33, Tanner 59-31 and Ardmore 50-49, while the Lady Red Devils also beat Randolph 56-20, East Lawrence 63-29, Tharptown 51-32, West Limestone 61-39, and Ardmore 58-48.
James Clemens
The varsity Jets overcame Grissom twice 66-33 and 65-49, East Limestone 61-33, Sparkman 55-54, and Athens 63-50; the James Clemens girls came out on top of Grissom 55-26, Demopolis 68-26, and Sparkman 54-46. At the state swim and dive meet, John Choung won the Class 7A 100-yard breaststroke, Beau Broussard was runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke, the boys’ 200-yard medley relay team finished second. Ashley Ahrens was third in the 1-meter diving. Boys’ and girls’ teams both placed eighth overall. The boys’ bowling team defeated Columbia.
Lindsay Lane
Basketball teams swept Shoals Christian: the varsity boys dominated 74-18 and the varsity girls got a 60-42 win. Two victories also came against Addison 62-59 and 61-54. The girls also knocked off Vinemont 52-34, St. John Paul II 56-38, and Elkmont 52-45. Bowling wins came against East Limestone and Lee.
Tanner
The Lady Rattlers put up winning scores against Elkmont 52-38, Danville 73-39 and Tharptown 74-33.
West Limestone
The football team made it to the third round of the state playoffs before being eliminated after a 48-13 loss to Gordo. The Wildcats defeated East Limestone on the basketball court 44-31.
Odds and ends
Three James Clemens softball players signed letters of intent: Ashlyn Dougherty picked Central Alabama Community College, Ariana Hill inked with Chattanooga State Community College, and Emma Young signed with Calhoun Community College. Ardmore’s Raegan Clem also put her name on the dotted line on a softball scholarship with UNA. Janiah Anderson of Clements will also continue her softball career at Snead State. James Clemens’ Chance Starling made a football commitment to New Mexico Military Institute. Congratulations also go out to Athens High’s Drew Phillips for being named the AHSAA Class 6A assistant football coach of the year.
By: Tim Lambert
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