West Point & Good Hope teams win on Thursday night:
West Point wins at home, Good Hope gets victories on the road:
GDW Analysis: West Point's Lady Warriors and Warriors were on the winning side from Jim Boyd Gymnasium in local hoops Thursday. Good Hope's Lady Raiders and Raiders visited Lane Horton Gymnasium and prevailed against Hanceville. West Point is 10 & 2 with the Warriors while the Lady Warriors have won 9 out of 11 games. Good Hope is the only undefeated varsity team at 6 & 0 and the Lady Raiders have a 7 game winning streak after their victory Thursday evening.
West Point: Lady Warriors defeated Boaz 58 to 25 Warriors claim 68 to 64 victory. West Point welcomed Boaz to Jim Boyd Gymnasium Thursday in a rare opportunity to be playing this 5A program out of Marshall County. The Lady Warriors regrouped from a Tuesday night loss in Vinemont with total dominance. John Welborn's Lady Warriors are 4 & 0 at home in the current season. Their next game is a trip to Florette on Monday to face the Brewer Lady Patriots. Mason Voce's Warriors completed a good week with three victories in three attempts, two coming from campus. The Warriors are the first local team to claim 10 victories a month into the 2024/25 schedule. They now set their sights on visiting Brewer Monday evening.
Good Hope: Lady Raiders continue to show a solid foundation as Hanceville was never able to go toe to toe with Justin Aby's Lady Raiders Thursday. The final was 77 to 18. Good Hope moved to 3 & 0 in Cullman County games. The Lady Raiders play at Holly Pond Friday. Holly Pond has won 7 in a row. The Raiders went back to Hanceville, a place they enjoyed during Thanksgiving week when they won the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament. Good Hope took down the Bulldogs 72 to 52. For county games, Drew Adams' Raiders have a 3 & 0 record and are in first place. The Raiders seek victory in a county battle from night from Holly Pond.
Game change for Friday: Cold Springs' teams will welcome Corner High School to campus Friday. This changed when Cornerstone from Birmingham could not play due to an issue of a reported water leak on campus, Gameday Weekly learned Thursday night. The Lady Eagles will play at 6:00 p.m. with the Eagles and Yellow Jackets to tangle around 7:30 p.m.
Photo of West Point's Brier Taylor (12) and Jaxson Shelton (24) during the Veterans Day Classic November 11 at Wallace State. Photo courtesy of Martha Needham.
