AHSAA Northwest Regional 2A semifinal:
Decatur Heritage 17 11 12 12 4 - 58 (18 & 9)
Cold Springs 14 11 16 11 11 - 65 (29 & 4)
CS: Cash Dickerson 21, Lindan Hill 17, Breydon Hallman 14, Ayden Black 8, Ethan Day 4, Wyatt Barker 2.
DHCA: Jordan Davis 22, Sam Gardner 12, Jaion Miller 9.
GDW Analysis:
Cold Springs rose to the challenge with defending regional champion Decatur Heritage in the OT period Tuesday from Tom Drake Coliseum at Wallace State.
A 3 pointer by Black gave them the lead at 57 to 54.
Black's 2nd trey in the OT sent them ahead at 60 to 56.
Dickerson tallied a pair from the FT line at 0:39 and the lead was 62 to 58.
Dickerson closed out the huge win in Drew Adams' first season with a FT with 0:08 left.
The 8th grader was 9 of 13 from the FT line.
Hill went 7 of 14 shooting and had 8 rebounds.
Hallman enjoyed perfection of going 7 of 7 from the field, adding a game high 11 rebounds.
Black added 4 assists to the clutch scoring he delivered in the 4th and OT.
Davis showed a great outing for Decatur Heritage with 8 of 16, 4 of 9 treys, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Up next for Cold Springs:
Vs. Red Bay in NW Regional 2A championship Monday 10:45 a.m. from Wallace State (92.1 FM).
Photo of Cold Springs' Cash Dickerson in a game vs. Cordova January 27. Dickerson had 21 points in leading the Eagles to a 65 to 58 OT victory against Decatur Heritage in the semifinals of the NW Regional.
Photo courtesy of Martha Needham.
