Basketball

HANCEVILLE - The 1A Phillips She Bears are a run-and-gun style of team, scoring more than 160 points in the two area games recently. The She Bears brought a much slower pace to the court at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville Thursday, Feb. 14. for the semi-finals of northwest regional action. The She Bears (23-10) defeated  Decatur Heritage Christian Academy (20-9)  54-36. They played Falkville Monday, Feb. 18, in the regional finals, winning 81-41. The She Bears will play Westminster at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center at 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 25.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Lady Lions fought to the end, but lost 69-63 to the Danville Hawks Monday, Feb. 11, in northwest subregion play.  This ended the Lady Lions season with a 14-16 record. The Lady Lions finished with a 10-2 record since Christmas. As area champions, the game was hosted by Haleyville.
Lady Lions head coach Senn Williams commented about the season, “I was really proud of the girls the second half of the season. Our schedule was really tough up front, but the girls always worked hard in practice.

BEAR CREEK  - The Phillips She Bears advanced to region play with an 81-34 routing over the Covenant Christian Eagles Monday, Feb. 11. The subregion game was hosted by PHS as 1A Area 12 champions. The She Bears had a 28-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Gracie Hallman lead the charge by the She Bears with 33 points, followed by Amber Markham with 19; Baily Bishop 10; Lexie Dishner 7; Ally McCollum 5, Caitlin Martin 5 and Allie Veal 2.

HALEYVILLE - It went down to the wire, but the Haleyville Lions fell short 53-51 Tuesday, Feb. 12, against the St. John Paul II Catholic Falcons, of Huntsville, in northwest subregion action.
As 4A Area 11 champs, Haleyville hosted the game that proved to be  hard fought and tight throughout. A last second three-point shot by Haleyville hit the rim, but did not fall through to give the Falcons the victory.

HANCEVILLE - Pickens County was able to withstand a scoring barrage by Meek due Payton Key and Caleb Aaron last Tuesday night to win 85-60 and advance to the northwest regional semifinals in Hanceville. Key finished the game with 35 points, while Aaron added 18, as the two career 1,000-point accounted for 53 of Meek’s 60 points. The Tornadoes would use a stingy full-court press, however, to pull away and win comfortably.

The Phillips High School She Bears defeated Decatur Heritage 54-36 Thursday, Feb. 14, at Wallace State Community College, in Hanceville. The win advances them to play in the finals Monday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. against Falkville. Good luck!

The Phillips She Bears will play Decatur Heritage Thursday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville in the northwest region. The She Bears are the only team still in play in the Northwest Alabamian's coverage area. The Addison Lady Bulldogs, Meek Tigers, Haleyville Lady Lions and Haleyville Lions were all defeated in subregional play. Good luck to the PHS She Bears.