PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors, Lady Warriors sweep Hanceville in home opener

WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Level Warriors and Girl Warriors hosted Hanceville of their dwelling openers at Jim Boyd Gymnasium Tuesday evening and each West Level squads collected wins over their county rivals. The Girl Warriors bounced again from a gradual first half and outscored Hanceville 30-8 within the second half to earn a 59-35 win and within the boys’ sport, Maddox Chapman racked up 33 factors to guide the Warriors previous the Bulldogs 73-47.

Earlier than the beginning of the women’ sport, Girl Warriors Head Coach John Welborn was acknowledged for incomes his 200^th win at West Level, which was recorded of their victory at Holly Pond final Friday. With the win Tuesday evening, Welborn now has a profession file of 201-104.

West Level 73 – Hanceville 47 (Varsity Boys)

Drake Bentley knocked down a three-pointer and a pair of free throws to offer the Bulldogs an early, 5-2 lead. Maddox Chapman sank 4 straight free throws to offer the Warriors a 6-5 lead however one other three from Bentley stored Hanceville in entrance 8-6. Cade Welborn answered with a 3 on the opposite finish to place West Level again in entrance 9-8 and Chapman laid one in to make it 11-8. Dalton Pirkle laid one in, and Kingsley Brown drilled a 3 to offer Hanceville a 13-11 lead however baskets from Welborn and Nolan simply earlier than the tip of the primary quarter gave the Warriors a 15-13 lead at the beginning of the second.

After Samuel Abney laid one in for Hanceville to tie the sport at 15 early within the second quarter, West Level put collectively a 9-0 scoring run to tug forward 24-15. Welborn’s subsequent three-pointer made it a 27-17 sport with three minutes remaining within the second. Bentley sank three free throws on the opposite finish to trim the result in 8 later within the interval however Welborn scored within the closing seconds of the half to offer the Warriors a 30-20 lead on the break.

West Level continued to create separation early within the third quarter when Chapman hit a pair of free throws and Shelton laid one in to make it 34-22. Again to again buckets from Chapman stretched the result in 14 and Kade Vincent buried a 3 to make it 41-26. Chapman scored the subsequent 6 factors for the Warriors to offer them a 47-28 lead however a 6-1 run from the Bulldogs trimmed the result in 48-34 by the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Baskets by Shelton and Chapman stored West Level in entrance 52-34 early within the fourth. Vincent drilled one other three to make it 56-36 and Chapman continued to dominate the paint, scoring six of the subsequent 9 factors for the Warriors to make it a 65-42 sport with simply over three minutes to play. Franklin scored six factors within the closing two minutes to wrap up a 73-37 win for West Level.

Chapman led all scorers with 33 factors within the win. Shelton and Welborn every scored 10 and Franklin completed with eight. Bentley led Hanceville with 14 factors within the loss and Twilley added 10.

West Level 59 – Hanceville 35 (Varsity Ladies)

The rating was knotted at 4 early within the opening interval, Aaliyah Twitty drove to the basket and scored to offer Hanceville a 6-4 lead. Jaelyn Faulkner sank 4 free throws on the subsequent two possessions to maintain issues tied at 8 and Patton Fell break up a pair from the road to place West Level in entrance 9-8. A basket by Camryn Faulkner and a free throw from Kealie Harbison made it a 12-8 sport with two minutes to play within the first quarter however the Bulldogs had been in a position to reduce the lead right down to 15-14 by the beginning of the second.

Baskets by Alex and Aaliyah Twitty put Hanceville in entrance 18-15 early within the second quarter and Kynzlee Farr knocked down a jumper to make it 20-15. Jaelyn Faulkner and Mary Beth Penn every scored inside to assist tie the sport at 20, however Alex Twitty responded with a 3 on the opposite finish to place the Bulldogs forward 23-20. Nonetheless, the Warriors had been in a position to take management within the closing 4 minutes of the interval, pulling forward to take a 29-25 lead into the locker room at halftime.

West Level’s momentum continued to construct within the third quarter. Eight straight factors from Jaelyn and Camryn Faulkner gave the Warriors a 37-25 lead early within the third quarter and Laklin Shadix laid one in to make it 39-25. Camryn Faulkner put eight extra factors on the board earlier than the tip of the interval and West Level went into the ultimate body main Hanceville 47-28.

Two extra baskets from Camryn and Jaelyn Faulkner put the Warriors in entrance 51-28 halfway via the fourth quarter. Three-pointers by Kenadi Pagan and Jaelyn Faulkner stretched the result in 57-31 and with the sport of our attain, the Warriors cruised the remainder of the best way to gather a 59-35 win over Hanceville.

Camryn Faulkner led West Level with 20 factors within the win, adopted intently by Jaelyn Faulkner with 19. Alex Twitty posted 13 factors for Hanceville within the loss and Aaliyah Twitty completed with 11.

West Level might be again dwelling to host Fairview and Hanceville will journey to Oneonta on Thursday.

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