
ADDISON, Ala. – This year’s Boys’ 1A, Area 14 Tournament tipped off at Addison High School Saturday night and both the hometown Bulldogs and Meek kept their seasons alive with wins. The Tigers defeated Cullman Christian in the first game of the night 70-21 to advance and in the nightcap, Addison downed St. Bernard 64-18 to secure a spot in the area championship game.
Meek 70 – Cullman Christian 21 (Semifinals)
The opening period had the Tigers out and running as they dominated the Lions by outscoring them 27-8 in the first. Meek’s Parker Ferguson outscored the Lions by himself 9-8. Ferguson also recorded 6 rebounds. Briley Bowling chipped in 5 points and 3 boards for the Tigers. Lions Andrew Coffey and Andrew Green each had a three-pointer for the Lions. Meek had a significant height advantage on the Lions and it showed as Meek outrebounded them 13-1 in the first period.
The second period didn’t get much better as Meek won the period 20-4 to take a commanding 47-12 halftime lead. The scoring was spread around as the Tigers as 6 different players score. Bowling led the Tigers with 5 points. Eight different Tigers gathered in rebounds for Meek during the period. The Lions’ Andrew Jones had all 4 of his teams’ points. Jones and Connor Rice had 2 rebounds for the Lions.
The second half was just a repeat of the first half as Meek won the second half 23-9 to take the 70-21 win. Every Meek Tiger that played, eleven total players, scored in the game as Meek Head Coach Bryan Woods cleared his bench. Bowling led the scoring in the second half with 5 while Jordan Phillips had 4. Five different Tigers had 4 rebounds in the second half. Cullman Christian was led by Garrett Scheer with 4 points and Hudson Roberts had 3 points. Rice led the Lions with 3 boards.
Meek will now move on and play for the Area Title on Tuesday night.
Unofficial stats
Meek was led in scoring by Bowling with a game high 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ferguson with 13 points and 10 boards. Ryan Ewing 8 points and 4 boards. Phillips had 8 points. Evan McCay had 6 points. Connor Lane had 5 points and 4 rebounds. Bradley Baxter had 5 points and 2 boards. Ethan Miles had 3 points and 2 rebounds. Lucas Rector had 3 points. Alex Parrish had 2 points and 2 boards. Weston Hutchins had 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Cullman Christian was led in scoring by Jones with 8 points and 4 rebounds. Scheer had 4 points and 2 rebounds. Green and Roberts each had 3 points. Andrew Coffey had 3 points and 2 rebounds.
Addison 64 – St. Bernard 18 (Semifinals)
The Addison starters came to play and they would only play the first period as they jumped out 30-4 in the first. The Bulldogs completely overwhelmed the young Saints every way possible. Addison was led by Jed Wilkins who would score 9 points in the first. Brad Willette had 6 points while Carter Pratt put in 5. Wilkins, Willette, Kiah Lake and Scout Flynn would pull down 2 rebounds apiece. The Saints were led by Joel Rose who scored all 4 Saints points. Cameron Smiley and Aiden Hayes each had 2 boards apiece for St. Bernard.
The Addison starters were sat and the youngsters were put in and did very well. Addison won the period 15-6 to take a 45-10 lead into the half. Judah Wilkins and Joe Hacker each had 5 points in the second period to lead the Bulldogs. Cash Turner and Judah each had 2 boards to lead Addison. St. Bernard was led by Rose and Smiley who each had 3 points for the Saints. Rose led the Saints with 3 boards while Hayes chipped in 2.
The second half was a little more competitive as Addison played the young ones and outscored the Saints 19-8 to take the 64-18 win. Major Snoddy led Addison with 6 points while Judah had 5 rebounds to lead the Dawgs. The Saints were led by Smiley who had 4 points and 4 rebounds. Rose had 3 boards for the Saints.
Addison will host Meek Tuesday night for the area title.
Unofficial stats
Addison had Jed Wilkins with 9 points, 2 boards and 2 steals. Carter Pratt had 9 points and 2 rebounds. Snoddy had 7 points, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Turner had 7 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Willette had 6 points and 2 rebounds. Judah Wilkins had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Hacker had 5 points and 2 steals. Lake had 4 points, 3 boards and 3 steals. Elijah Roberts had 3 points and 2 steals. Flynn had 3 points and 2 rebounds. Cole Rodgers had 2 points. Zeke Wiggins had 2 points. Owen Pratt had 2 assists and 3 steals.
St. Bernard was led by Rose had 9 points and 6 rebounds. Smiley had 7 points and 7 rebounds. Andrew Nguyen had 2 points. Hayes had 5 rebounds. Kade Chamblee had 2 rebounds.
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