Staff reports
It didn’t take long for Cullman to send a message to fifth-ranked Hartselle.
Will Drake scored in the first minute of the match and Cullman High’s soccer team ran out with a 5-1 win over Hartselle Thursday night in a Class 5A, Section 8 match.
With the win, the fourth-ranked Bearcats (10-4-1) kept their perfect record in Section 8 play intact at 3-0.
“We were really fired up for Hartselle,” said Cullman coach John Drake. “They’re always a tough, physical team, but we were ready for them.”
Cullman doubled its advantage with 31 minutes left in the first half on Andrew Arbet’s first goal of the night. Hartselle pulled one goal back 10 minutes when a loose ball drifted through the Bearcats’ back line and into the goal, but after that it was all Cullman.
The Bearcats took a 5-1 lead at halftime thanks to two more goals — both on penalty kicks — by Arbet and another by Will Drake.
“At halftime I told everybody to keep it together and make it out of there with no injuries,” said John Drake. “We did a good job keeping our heads.”
Hartselle collected seven yellow cards in a physical match.
St. Bernard 3, West Morgan 2 (B): The Saints picked up a win over West Morgan on Tuesday thanks to two goals from Giovanni Cortes and one by Dennis Mynatt.
Jesse Schaffer made nine saves.
West Morgan 5, St. Bernard 3 (G): Julia Wimberly scored twice and Maria Mueller added the other goal for St. Bernard.
Prep Golf
Fairview tops Broncos, Tigers: Fairview shot a 155 Thursday, defeating Holly Pond and J.B. Pennington in a 9-hole match at Chesley Oaks.
Jordan Fulmer was the low medalist for the Aggies after shooting a 36. B.J. Albright also shot 36, while Dalton Sullivan followed at 40 and Blake Lancaster finished with a 43.
Drew Adams shot a 40 to pace Holly Pond, which finished at 168. Pennington came in at 207.
Prep Baseball
Fairview 5, Good Hope 3: The host Aggies recorded a comeback win over Cullman County rival Good Hope.
Caleb Goldsby tossed three innings in the start for Fairview (3-1), and Luke Davis finished up to get the win. Kevin Knight laid down a bunt single for an RBI during the Aggies’ rally.
Scott Motes led Good Hope (5-2) with two hits and two stolen bases.
St. Bernard 13, Holy Family 3: The Saints picked up their first win of the season, getting a 10-run victory over Holy Family.
Prep Softball
Cold Springs 8, Winston County 6: At Cold Springs, Brittany Hampton picked up the win for the host Eagles.
Addison 6, Hayden 1: Playing in a tournament at Hanceville, Alex Scott recorded the win. She struck out two while holding the Wildcats to one hit in seven innings.
Lauren Lowery led Addison (5-0) at the plate with two hits, two RBIs and two stolen bases. Haley Wiggins went 1-for-3 with an RBI, while Megan Box, Kali Lake and Carli Dickerson all had one hit each.
Scott also drew a pair of walks and had three stolen bases.
Addison 7, Hanceville 4: Wiggins recorded the win for the Bulldogs, striking out five in 6-1/3 innings of work.
Scott led Addison offensively, going 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and three stolen bases. Lowery went 1-for-3 with an RBI, while Wiggins, Bagwell, Lake, Dickerson and Mary Ellen Pigg all went 1-for-2.
