Jake Dorough (22 points and 10 assists) and Sam Duskin (18 points and 10 rebounds) each secured double-doubles on Tuesday night as Cullman continued its sizzling start to the season with a 74-30 win over Springville.
The Bearcats, who improved to 6-0 following the victory, will face off with Class 7A Albertville — the Aggies defeated Good Hope 80-72 earlier — in the championship game of the Coach Mike Dean Turkey Shootout on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
“It was a great game for our guys,” said Cullman coach Stu Stuedeman, whose team has outpaced its opponents 441-217 so far. “They were really focused. They competed, played hard and kept their discipline. We knew Springville could shoot the ball and had some tricky mismatches for us. I challenged the guys to keep it out of the paint and out of the post. They responded to that. We’re always going to share the ball and shoot the ball well and play the right way on offense and play fast — but we did a fantastic job (on defense) tonight.”
Gray Hopper (nine) and Evan Wilson (seven) were next in line offensively for the Black and Gold.
Holly Pond, meanwhile, edged Decatur 62-57 to advance to the championship game of its annual Thanksgiving tournament.
See below for local capsules.
Coach Mike Dean Turkey Shootout
Albertville 80, Good Hope 72
Kmal Bell: 19 points
Tucker Malin: 15 points
Tyler Cone: 14 points
Good Hope will play Springville on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament
Holly Pond 62, Decatur 57
Kollin Brown: 27 points
Tyler Tankersley: 13 points
Nik Goodwin: 12 points
Holly Pond will play Arab on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
West Point 57, J.B. Pennington 51
Jay Lamar: 29 points
Kolten Perry: 17 points
West Point will play Carbon Hill on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament
Dora 54, Hanceville 49
Braxton Broad: 12 points
Noah Jones: 11 points
Hanceville will play Corner on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Vinemont 60, Ardmore 36
Jaxon Holcomb: 15 points
Isaiah Jones: 12 points
Vinemont will play Cold Springs on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.
Cold Springs 48, Falkville 46
Cole Bales: 16 points
Clayton Terry: 10 points
Cold Springs will play Vinemont on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.
Wallace State Thanksgiving Classic
Cullman 55, Chilton County 39
Molly Dorough: 16 points
Juliana Brannon: 12 points
Ally Sharpe: 9 points
Cullman will play Brooks on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Holly Pond 69, Addison 18
Alyssia Mitchell (HP): 12 points
Alana Phillips (HP): 8 points
Ava Thomas (HP): 8 points
Kabri Dyson (A): 12 points
Holly Pond will play Austin on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Good Hope 67, Dora 22
Ava McSwain: 26 points
Ivey Maddox: 15 points
Jolee McHan: 13 points
Bailey Tetro: 9 assists
Good Hope will play Loretto (Tennessee) on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. (Clements Thanksgiving Classic)
Clements Thanksgiving Classic
Vinemont 63, Phil Campbell 51
Whitney Quick: 21 points
Carley Stephens: 17 points
Morgan Flanagan: 9 points
Encore Thanksgiving Classic (Hartselle)
Cold Springs 62, Priceville 54
Maci Brown: 19 points
Ella Dickerson: 19 points
Malaya Taylor: 15 points
Cold Springs will play Lawrence County on Wednesday at 2:20 p.m.
West Point 79, Ardmore 50
Hallie Wheeler: 18 points
Camryn Faulkner: 13 points
Kylee Quinn: 13 points
Laklin Shadix: 11 points
Encore Thanksgiving Tournament (Brewer)
Fairview 81, Tanner 15
Darby Nichols: 15 points
Lexi Golden: 15 points
Davi Stidham: 14 points
Peyton Defoor: 13 points
Jayla Gorham: 11 points