Midfield girls ruled the roost in Class 4A here Saturday in the final title games in the 2010 AHSAA Final 48 State Basketball Championships at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.
Game summaries:
Class 6A Boys Championship
Bob Jones 61, Homewood 45
Bob Jones High School Coach Danny Petty became the first prep coach in AHSAA history to win boys state basketball championships at three different schools Saturday night as Bob Jones downed Homewood 61-45 to close out the 2010 Final 48 State Basketball Tournament.
Petty won his first state title as a coach in 1987 when he guided J.O. Johnson to the 6A state crown, then he directed Madison Academy to the Class 3A state championship in 2006. Also as a player, Petty was named MVP of the 1968 Class 4A state champion Lee-Huntsville Generals. Ironically, the Generals won their first state title since that championship earlier Saturday by winning the Class 5A crown.
Saturday night saw the Patriots (20-14) cap an unlikely playoff run with the 16-point win over Homewood (31-5). Bob Jones went into sub-regional play at just 15-14.
Levi Randolph earned MVP honors with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the finals. He was 11-of-15 at the foul line, had six assists and blocked three shots.
Marquis Lindsey added 17 points and Jeffery Moss added 11.
For Homewood, making their second state finals appearance in the last three seasons for Coach Tim Shepler, junior center Jeremy Watson had 15 points, 10 rebounds and hit 7-of-8 at the foul line. Winston Brooks chipped in 12 points.
The Class 6A All-Tourney Team: Levi Randolph, Bob Jones (MVP); Marquis Lindsey, Bob Jones; Jeffery Moss, Bob Jones; Jeremy Watson, Homewood; Winston Brooks, Homewood; Lawyer Lily, Baker; Darren Daniel, Central-Phenix City.
Class 6A Girls Championship
Hoover 39, Bob Jones 19
Hoover High School’s Lady Bucs won the battle of defense – holding two-time defending Class 6A state champion Bob Jones to a state-tournament record 19 points en route to a 39-19 win to claim the Class 6A girls state championship.
The Bucs (32-1) jumped out to 13-2 first-quarter lead but managed only three points in the second quarter and led 16-9 at the half. Coach Donnie Quinn’s Hoover squad then turned its defensive effort up full blast and limited the Patriots (33-3) to only 10 second-half points.
The 19 points allowed broke a state tournament record shared by Class 1A Courtland in 1985 versus Red Level (51-24 win) and Ramsay in 2006 versus Arab (44-24). The 58 total points scored tied the record for lowest point total by both teams set in the 1983 Class 1A finals won by Akron over Edward Bell (32-26).
Meghan Dunn, Hoover’s senior point guard, earned MVP honors with 18 points. She made only two field goals in seven tries but made all 14 of her free throws and had seven rebounds.
Tyrese Tanner, also named to the 6A All-Tourney Team, had eight points and six rebounds.
Mekenda Randall had 13 rebounds and eight points to lead Bob Jones.
The 6A All-Tourney Team: Meghan Dunn, Hoover (MVP); Tyrese Tanner, Hoover; MeKena Randall, Bob Jones; Tiarra Pritchett, Bob Jones; Jatoria Carter, Jeff Davis; Devina Moulds, Davidson.
Class 5A Boys Championship
Lee-Huntsville 62, Carver-Montgomery 48
Lee-Huntsville captured its first boys state basketball championship since 1968 Saturday afternoon with a 62-48 triumph over Carver-Montgomery in the Class 5A finals.
The Generals (25-10) had advanced to the Final 48 by beating two-time defending 5A state champ and Huntsville city rival Butler in the finals of the Northwest Regional last week.
Lee, coached by Greg Brown, was ready and steady against Carver (23-2) from the get-go, jumping out to a 37-24 lead by halftime. A slower pace kept the Generals in control in the second half as Josh Langford scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to earn MVP honors. Devin Langford chipped in 13 points and had five rebounds before fouling out in the final period.
Roquez Johnson paced the Wolverines with 17 points and 10 rebounds and teammate Cornelius Ferguson added 14 points.
The Class 5A All-Tourney Team: Josh Langford, Lee (MVP); Roquez Johnson, Carver; Lebron King, Lee; Devin Langford, Lee; Cornelius Ferguson, Carver; Antuan Riggs, Wenonah.
Class 4A Boys Championship
Ramsay 58, Brewbaker Tech 50
Ramsay’s Rams outscored Brewbaker Tech 21-7 in the fourth quarter en route to a 58-50 win in the Class 4A championship game Saturday.
Point guard Ralph Floyd, the Class 4A tournament MVP, scored 21 points, including sinking 9-of-12 free throws and most of them in the final period. Floyd also had six steals. Teammate Lonnie Smith added 13 points and seven rebounds and Ranardd Kennedy cleared a team-high eight rebounds.
K.T. Harrell led Brewbaker Tech (24-6), making its first championship game appearance, with 17 points. Giovanni Smith added 13 points, Chris Bendolph and Kelton Cash 10 each. Harrell also had nine rebounds.
The Class 4A All-Tourney Team: Ralph Floyd, Ramsay (MVP); K.T. Harrell, Brewbaker Tech; Lonnie Smith, Ramsay; Derek Kelly, Columbia; Giovanni Smith, Brewbaker Tech; Michael Rush, Anniston.
Class 4A Girls Championship