GDW reports on Fairview Girls Tip Off Classic:
From Joe Shults Gymnasium - Fairview HS:
Albertville 19 17 6 12 - 54 (1 & 0)
Lauderdale Co 12 11 13 12 - 48 (0 & 1)
Good Hope 24 16 18 4 - 62 (1 & 0)
Muscle Shoals 12 17 13 11 - 53 (0 & 1)
Fairview 16 26 12 11 - 65 (1 & 0)
Geraldine 5 8 11 6 - 30 (0 & 1)
Holly Pond 22 16 13 0 - 51 (1 & 0)
Cullman Christian 4 0 14 4 - 24 (0 & 1)
Leading scorers per game:
Albertville: Lani Smallwood 19, Whitley Booker 13
Laud Co: Ansley Shelton 14
Good Hope: Sophie Konrad 15, Zoe Gibbs 13, Ella Davis 11
Muscle Shoals: Makenzie Sears 30
Fairview: Whitney Quick 19, Darby Nichols 17, Davi Stidham 15
Geraldine: Mahayla Pendergrass 6
Holly Pond: Madison Butts 12, Milly Huddleston 11, Sadie Nail 11
Cullman Christian: Piper Coots 13
Flash Facts:
The 6th edition of this classic to open local girls basketball began with Class 7A power Albertville leading Lauderdale Co 38 to 23 early in the 3rd. LC started getting shots to fall and was able to draw within a point late at 49 to 48.
Lani Smallwood saved victory for Albertville by scoring the final 4 points. Smallwood has committed to play at Mississippi State after she graduates next year.
Good Hope showed balance with the Lady Raiders having six to get into the scoring column and also connect on 11 shots from 3 point range.
Newcomer Ella Davis, formerly of St. Bernard, presented the Lady Raiders another weapon to go with the 15 by Konrad, a freshman, 13 from Gibbs and 9 by Lexi Marshall.
Standing out for Muscle Shoals was forward Makenzie Sears, 16 by halftime and 14 in the final half on 11 FGs and 8 of 9 FTs. She is the sister to former Alabama standout Mark Sears.
Fairview's scoring was divided between Nichols at PG with Quick on one wing and Stidham at the other wing.
A 26 to 8 run in the 2nd enabled Fairview to grab a 42 to 13 halftime advantage and coast from there in their opener.
Holly Pond trailed 2 to 0 a minute into its game with Cullman Christian. The Lady Broncos displayed their strength with 22 in the first and 16 in the second for a 38 to 4 halftime cushion.
Cullman Christian kept playing hard with the Lady Lions scoring six shots from 3 point land in the final half, three by Piper Coots and two from Lila Sellers.
The Lady Lions were playing in the classic for the very first time.
Photo of the Fairview Lady Aggies bench in the 2nd half of their Tip Off Classic game vs. Geraldine Saturday at Joe Shults Gymnasium.
GDW photo by Johnny Thornton.
