Girls: Tamara Gills' Lady Indians are sitting at 7-12 (0-0 in region play) after splitting a pair of holiday tournament games. The Indians will begin region play on Friday against rivals Clay-Chalkville.
Boys: Coach Barber and the Indians took to the road for a good bit of their holiday break, traveling to Kentucky and Jasper (AL) to play in tournaments. In an effort for his team to see stiff competition, Barber played teams from all over. The Indians dropped their final two games of the break, but were competitive in both. Austin Conner had 32 points in the loss to Little Rock (CA). Pinson is 11-7 overall and opens region play on Tuesday at Gardendale.
Springville
Girls: The Lady Tigers are 10-10 on the season and 2-0 in their region. The highlight of the holiday break for these girls was a 49-47 win over Clay-Chalkville that saw a last-minute buzzer beater from beyond the arch by Gabi Allison to win the game. Coach House's girls travel to Moody on Saturday.
Boys: The Tigers, currently 11-6 (1-1 in region), were quite busy during the Christmas break, going 2-1 in tournaments. Brodie Frederick eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for the Tigers in the West Point Christmas Tournament against Holly Pond. The Tigers went 2-0 in that tournament. After a short break, the Tigers will head over to Moody on Saturday to take on the Blue Devils.
Leeds:
Girls: The Lady Greenwave dropped a pair of holiday tournament games to Woodlawn and Briarwood Christian over the break. They are currently 7-9 on the season and look to bounce back on Friday with a road game against St Clair County.
Boys: Coach Millington's boys are playing good basketball right now as they are 10-3 on the season after a couple of wins over the Christmas break. The Greenwave look to continue their winning ways as they travel to St Clair County on Friday.
Moody:
Girls: The Lady Blue Devils enjoyed a bit of a break over the holidays, playing one game against Homewood, a 63-62 thriller on Monday. The Lady Devils and coach Becca Davis will take their 8-4 record to Oak Mountain on Friday before welcoming in the Springville Tigers on Saturday.
Boys: Coach Bates' boys went 1-1 in their games over the Christmas break, dropping one to Boaz before rebounding against Fairview and picking up the 10-point win last Saturday. The Blue Devils sit at 3-6 right now and will head to Oak Mountain on Friday and then host Springville Saturday.