Monday night was a measuring stick for Good Hope High’s boys basketball team.

Facing a Columbia team that physically dominated them in the first game of their season, the Raiders returned the favor — turning in a physical performance in a 51-42 road win over the Eagles in Huntsville.

“We played with consistency the week of the county tournament and again tonight against a very quality opponent,” Good Hope coach David Hulsey said. “Our post play has really come around. Physically, we held our own tonight on the boards.”

The Raiders overcame a 25-21 halftime deficit despite the loss of senior Trace Moody to a possible season-ending shoulder injury. Playing with a larger lineup, Good Hope got 12 points from Tyler Rutledge and 11 from Taylor Hollis.

Kyle Aycock led the Raiders with 13 points, while Matt Blackmon and Brody Whitlock tossed in six each.

Good Hope outscored the Eagles 29-18 in the second half and shot 15-for-19 from the free throw line.

The Raiders (20-9) face Hanceville Friday in the Class 3A, Area 12 tournament at Vinemont.

Fairview 71, West Point 54: The Aggies avenged their defeat at the hands of West Point in the semifinals of the Cullman County tournament with a 17-point victory over the Warriors.

Chase Talley paced Fairview with 25 points on 11-for-13 free throw shooting. Ryan Parker tossed in 13 points, Trett Hardman finished with 12 and Dex Sullivan and Nathan Ring added eight apiece.

The Aggies led 36-20 at halftime.

McKinley Jones led West Point with 13 points, while Jared Oldacre scored 12. Mason Beck added nine.

Fairview (15-10) heads into Class 4A, Area 13 play this Friday as the No. 2 seed. The Aggies will face Priceville at Columbia High in Huntsville.

Vinemont 56, Falkville 47: Tyler Creel led all scorers with 25 points as the host Eagles got back on track with a nine-point win over their neighbors from across the county line.

Tyler Speegle tossed in nine points, while Chris Fuller and Josh Wyenandt added seven each for Vinemont (19-8), which trailed 10-9 after one quarter before taking a 23-18 lead at halftime.

Jake Randolph paced Falkville (6-17) with 21 points and Trevor Mayer had 12.

Vinemont hosts the Class 3A, Area 12 tournament later this week.

Varsity Girls

Cold Springs 63, Hanceville 24: The visiting Eagles used a blistering first quarter run before cruising to a 63-24 win over the host Bulldogs Monday night.

Breonna Morgan grabbed Hanceville’s first points on a 3-pointer with 6:40 left in the second quarter. But by that point, the Bulldogs — who were playing without senior guard LaSheena Nation — were already down 27-0.

The visiting Eagles jumped out to a 24-0 lead after one period behind nine points from junior Jessi Harbison, who scored her 1,000th career point on the first basket of the game.

Cold Springs (26-1) used a largely reserve lineup in the second quarter, but still extended its advantage to 41-15 at halftime. The Eagles led 49-18 after three quarters and outscored Hanceville 14-6 in the final period.

Georgia Myrex led all scorers with 12 points, while Harbison finished with 11. Courtney Rice tossed in eight and Kaitlyn Allums added seven for the Eagles, who had seven players score.

Cold Springs won 20 consecutive games since losing to Brewer Nov. 28. The Eagles host Fairview tonight at 5:30 p.m.

Hanceville was led by Blair Nall, who finished with eight points. Monica Hunter added five.

Hartselle 47, Cullman 41: A big second quarter helped Hartselle build an eight-point lead before halftime.

The Tigers never looked back.

Taylor White led Hartselle with 13 points, while Stacy Stewart and Katie Young added nine each.

Jennifer Cooper paced Cullman with 15 points, while Morgan Pitts scored eight. Dannielle Dean added six.

Cullman will play Walker Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Class 5A, Area 12 tournament at Brewer.

Falkville 47, Vinemont 35: The visiting Blue Devils spoiled senior night in Vinemont thanks to a game-high 21 points from Katie Anderton.

Bri Parker had nine points to lead Vinemont, which trailed 27-21 at the break. Ashley Mefford and Sydney Whittle finished with seven points each and Bre Rodgers tossed in six.