PREP UPDATE: Trinity girls slam ACA; Edgewood edges Lakeside; North wins all-star classic

COMBINED REPORTS

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Trinity 50, Alabama Christian 21

The Wildcats got 50 points from their offense on Friday, but the focus was on defense as Kaylee Peevy drew the 100th charge of her basketball career during the game.

“Kaylee brings a toughness and unselfishness that truly sets the tone for our team,” Trinity coach Blake Smith said. “She is a true leader and ferocious competitor.”

Emma Kate Smith scored 20 points to go along with six assists, five rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots to help the Wildcats win their opening game in the Jack Schweers Capital City Conference Tournament.

Mary Alice Sasser added nine points and Maddie Smith had nine points along with four steals and three assists. Addison Cherry grabbed nine rebounds.  

Trinity will be in action Saturday at 4 as they play BTW in their second game of the Jack Schweers CCC tournament.     

Pike Road 55, BTW Magnet 18

Jada Roberts scored 17 points to lead the Patriots to an easy win over BTW Magnet at Lanier’s Walker-Joiner Gym on Friday night.

Jazz Johnson added 14 points for the Patriots, followed by Kelsey Williams with eight.

Pike Road (8-3) plays Catholic in the first round of the Jack Schweers Capital City Conference Tournament on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity. 

Edgewood Academy 52, Lakeside School 33

ELMORE -- Lindsey Brown scored 29 points, including 16 in the third quarter as the Wildcats extended their lead to 17 points and coasted past the Chiefs 52-33 on Friday in the Edgewood gym.

Chloe Helms had 21 of Lakeside’s 33 points.

The Wildcats play host to Evangel Christian Academy on Monday.

Pike Road 40, Autaugaville 32 (Thursday)

AUTAUGAVILLE -- Jada Roberts scored 19 points and Jazz Johnson added 15 as the Patriots held off the 1A Eagles 40-32 in the Autaugaville gym on Thursday.

Pike Road was in control early, leading 25-7 at the half, before the Eagles cut into the lead in the second half.

Pike Road (7-3) will travel to Lanier’s Walker-Joiner Gym to play BTW Magnet on Friday, then will face Catholic in the opening round of the Jack Schweers Capital City Conference Tournament on Saturday at Trinity.

BOYS 

Edgewood Academy 57, Lakeside School 47

ELMORE -- Bradley Boone led a balanced attack with 12 points and four assists as the Wildcats rallied for the lead in the second quarter, then held off the Chiefs the rest of the way in a Friday game at Edgewood.

Austin Champion added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Cooper Hall had 10 points and seven rebounds. Brody Whitt pulled down six rebounds.

Jayden Buckhannon led Lakeside with 11 points.

Edgewood plays host to Evangel Christian Academy on Monday.

Autauga Academy 65, Bessemer Academy 41

BESSEMER -- Robert Rose scored 25 points to lead the unbeaten Generals past Bessemer Academy 65-41 on Friday night.

Josh Palmer added 11 points for Autauga (7-0), followed by AJ Perry and Deuhn Carroll with nine points each.

Stanhope Elmore 63, Holtville 21 (Thursday)

HOLTVILLE -- The Mustangs displayed plenty of offense on Thursday, taking a 20-point lead over the Bulldogs at the half before a 22-point third quarter extended the lead to 40 points in a 63-21 victory in the Holtville gym.

Kelbi Johnson scored 21 points to lead Stanhope Elmore (10-2), followed by Summer Hicks and Jace Haynes with 13 points each.

Summer Hutcheson, Carla Dickson, Ann Brown and Ana Segarra each had four points to lead Holtville. 

 North All-Stars beat South in 63rd Football Classic

MOBILE – The North All-Stars scored two second-half touchdowns Friday night to beat the South All-Stars 14-10 in the 63rd AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Classic played for the second year at the University of South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium
The South now holds a 31-30-2 edge in the series.
The North took a 7-0 lead at 7:18 the third quarter when Fort Payne tight end Burt Sawyer hauled in a 31-yard pass from quarterback Benny Malin of Good Hope. The three-play drive was set up by a North interception by Aliceville defensive back Landon Ball, who returned the pick 36 yards deep in the South territory.
The South roared back with Fairhope place-kicker Luke Freer booting 25-yard field with 29 seconds left in the third quarter. And 44 seconds later, the South took the lead 10-7. An interception by Jacob Foster of Greenville was returned to the North 9-yard line early in the fourth quarter and on the next play, quarterback Walter Taylor of Jackson connected with Iverson Hooks of Pike Road for a TD pass to put the South ahead. 
The North marched 60 yards on 10 plays to take the lead again 14-10 with Huffman running back Makhi Hughes rolling into the end zone from the 4-yard line with 5:47 remaining. Hughes also had back-to-back runs of 12 and 10 yards in the winning drive.
Oneonta’s Luke Hodge earned North MVP honors in the game finishing with 13 tackles.
The first half was played in a steady rain and the defenses for both sides dominated the action as the two teams battled to a scoreless standoff at halftime.
Both teams had their chances in the final two minutes the second quarter. An interception and 35-yard return by Capps the thwarted one South scoring opportunity and lit a fire under the North offense when it got the ball back late in the quarter following a punt gave the North the ball its own 20-yard line with 5:23 left in the period. 
The North used 11 plays to drive 76 yards when South defensive back Laquan Robinson intercepted a pass and returned the ball 77 yards down the left sideline all the way inside the North 10-yard line. The South, facing less than a minute to play in the half, turned the ball back when linebacker Samuel Horton punched the ball out of South runner Iverson Hook’s hands at the 3-yard line and recovered for the North with 13 seconds left in the half.
Robinson earned South MVP honors with four tackles, one pass break-up and his 77-yard interception return.
The North finished with 204 total yards on offense with 127 rushing and 77 passing. The South had 161 total yards with 119 rushing and 42 passing.
Spanish Fort running  back Johnny Morris had 53 yards rushing on 11 carries to lead all rushers in the game. Dquez Madden of Lanett also had 29 for the South on seven tries and had a 44-yard TD run called back just six plays after the North took its final lead in the fourth quarter.
Murks had 39 yards rushing on six carries and Hughes had 37 on eight carries for the North. Malin was 5-of-8 passing for 39 yards and one TD, and Murks was 6-of-8 for 38 yards. 
Demarcus Lacey of Pleasant Grove had five catches for 19 yards and Cam’ron Harris, also of Pleasant Grove, snagged four receptions for 28 yards.
South quarterback Jackson was 5-of-17 for 31 yards and Hooks was 2-of-4 for 11 yards. Hooks also had three catches for 10 yards, including his 9-yard TD, and rushed for 22 yards on four carries.
The North had two picks, and the South made three interceptions. 
The bright spot for both offenses were the punters. Freer had four punts for a 46.8 average for the South, and Sumpter had a 38.8-yard average on five kicks.
Defensively, the North’s Hodge led all tacklers with 13. Horton finished with six tackles and a sack, and Jordan Dobbins of Oxford had seven tackles. Landry Huddleston of Alma Bryant had seven tackles, Chrystyile Caldwell of Elba had six and Willie Butler of Saraland had five and an interception return for 24 yards.