HANCEVILLE — If it went wrong for Hanceville High’s girls basketball team in the first quarter, it went right in the second.

Trailing 12-3 after one period, the Bulldogs buried visiting Vinemont with a quick 10-0 run to start the second before outscoring the Eagles 27-8 during the quarter.

Hanceville led 30-20 at halftime and never looked back, taking a 58-48 win in a Class 3A, Area 12 contest.

Senior guard La’Sheena Nation hit a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer to put the Bulldogs up 43-28. Hanceville led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter before settling for the 10-point win.

Nation finished with a game-high 21 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Nicole Miller finished with 14 and Emilee Thomas tossed in 11. Monica Hunter added six.

Hanceville (10-9, 4-2) finishes as the second seed out of Area 12 behind Good Hope. The Bulldogs hit the road to face Corner on Monday.

Vinemont (2-16, 1-3) got 20 points from Bre Rodgers. Caitlyn Mefford added nine for the Eagles, who host Cold Springs today.

• Cullman 39, Walker 38: The visiting Bearcats trailed 18-8 after one quarter and 24-23 at halftime, but outscored Walker 12-3 in the third quarter to pull off the Class 5A, Area 12 win.

Jennifer Cooper led Cullman (9-7, 2-2) with 18 points on six 3-pointers, including one in the last minute to put the Bearcats up by one point.

Catherine Nyquist added nine points for Cullman, which hosts Brewer Thursday night in another Area 12 contest.

• St. Bernard 64, Parkway Christian 27: The Saints picked up the Class 1A, Area 9 win behind 26 points, 14 rebounds and six assists from Natalie Kelley.

Brittany Schaefers added 24 points, five rebounds and six steals for St. Bernard (6-3).

• Good Hope 62, Holly Pond 56: The host Raiders avenged a tournament loss to Holly Pond and took the inside track to the No. 2 seed at the Cullman County tournament.

Kayla Elrod paced Good Hope (13-5) with 19 points, while Jorden York tossed in 16 points to go with four rebounds. Elizabeth Hardin added eight points and seven rebounds for the Raiders, who led 20-18 after one quarter, 37-28 at halftime and 47-37 heading into the fourth quarter.

Kelsey Hawkins led Holly Pond (14-7) with 18 points while Cydney Morris and Haley Bagwell finished with 12 apiece. Chasity Chambers added nine.

Good Hope travels to J.B. Pennington on Monday at 3:30 p.m., while Holly Pond faces Fairview.

• Priceville 86, Fairview 52: Jazz Foust led the Aggies with 20 points while Kayla Schnittker tossed in 18.



Varsity Boys

• Good Hope 77, Holly Pond 60: The host Raiders bounced back from their loss on Monday with the win over Cullman County foe Holly Pond.

Senior guard Brody Whitlock poured in a game-high 22 points to pace Good Hope while Kyle Aycock finished with 13.

The Raiders (14-6) travel to Blountsville on Monday to face J.B. Pennington in a make-up Class 3A, Area 12 game.

Holly Pond was paced by Casey Watts with 13 points. Nick Boulahanis had 11 and Drew Adams finished with 10.

The Broncos (6-14) host Susan Moore in a Class 3A, Area 13 game on Tuesday.

• Fairview 69, Priceville 60: The Aggies avenged a loss from earlier in the season, beating Class 4A, Area 13 foe Priceville.

Nathan Ring led Fairview (12-6, 3-2) with 23 while Chase Talley tossed in 20. Ryan Parker added 17.

• Cold Springs 59, Addison 29: The host Eagles picked up a Class 2A, Area 13 win in their first action after the holiday break.

T.J. Aby had nine points and Justin Aby finished with eight for Cold Springs, which heads to Vinemont tonight.

• Cullman 58, Walker 57: In Jasper, the Bearcats picked up the Class 5A, Area 12 victory behind 11 points from Chase Thompson and 10 by Jaret Hulse.

Grayson Smith finished with eight points and Tyler Caldwell added six for the Bearcats, who host Brewer on Thursday in more Area 12 action.

• Parkway Christian 62, St. Bernard 30: Daniel Spaulding had eight points to lead the Saints in the Class 1A, Area 9 contest. David Wasilewski and Jake Killebrew added six each.

• Meek 88, Mount Hope 56: In Arley, the Tigers (15-1) rode Sean Hiller’s game-high 30 points to the Class 1A, Area 13 victory.

D.J. Rice finished with 17 points, Kody Prapp tossed in 13 and Kody Adair added 11 for Meek.

• Fayette County 63, West Point 61: Fayette County’s Anthony Quisenberry hit a layup as time expired to down West Point in a Class 4A, Area 11 matchup.

Mason Beck tossed in 19 points to pace the Warriors (9-10), while McKinley Jones finished with 17 and Caiden Bagwell added nine.

West Point hosts Haleyville in another Area 11 game next Friday.