The 1971 Morgan County High School State Championship Team was honored Friday night prior to the Hartselle vs. West Morgan game. Team members were Allan Ross, Randy Love, Boonie Russell, Tony Martin, Gary Orr, Horace Hoult, B.D. Thrasher, Dwayne Teague, Mike McCay, Bruce McAllister, Paul Wiley, Nick Meadows and Mike Hembree. Jerry Stallworth was not present. | Brent Maze

1971 state champs honored

Hartselle pushed West Morgan to the brink before the Rebels outscored the Tigers 8-2 in overtime to earn a 72-64 win Friday night.

The Tigers honored the 1971 Morgan County High School State Championship Team prior to the game Friday night, the school’s first team state championship in any sport.

The Tigers then played its best 32 minutes of basketball for the entire season. Hartselle jumped out to a 16-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and led 35-32 at halftime.

West Morgan cut the lead to 47-46 at the end of the third quarter before forcing the tie at the end of regulation.

Casen Wallace paced Hartselle with 18 followed closely by Tobias Mitchell with 17 and Isaac Taylor with 13.

Jaxon Peebles and Jaylan Jackson added 6 each while Seth Garner had 4 and Dolan Golden added 2.

Grant Workman for West Morgan led all scorers with 21 points.

GIRLS: West Morgan 64, Hartselle 58

Allie Roden led Hartselle with 17, as the Lady Tigers cut the Rebels’ 12-point lead in half during the final minute, but Hartselle could get no closer.

Kayla Key added 14 points, followed by Mary Jane Wooley with 8, Riley Terry with 7, Madison Williams with 6 and Anna Mathis with 4.

Hannah Flack led West Morgan with 19.

BOYS: Hartselle 56, Priceville 46

Hartselle outscored Priceville 22-6 in the fourth quarter to turn a six-point deficit into a 56-46 win over the Bulldogs.

Trailing 40-34 at the end of the third quarter, Hartselle went on an 11-1 run to open the quarter. Jaxon Peebles ignited the run, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to give Hartselle the lead.

Tobias Mitchell capped the run with a lay-up off a pass from Kylar Topps, allowing the Tigers to take a 45-41 lead.

“Jaxon Peebles and Casen Wallace are two guys that can really give us a spark when they get hot,” said head coach Faron Key. “By Jaxon hitting those threes, it helped stretch their defense, allowing Kylar and Tobias to get open in down low.”

Kyle Haynes kept Priceville in the game, hitting a 3-pointer to tie it up at 45-45.

Jaylan Jackson answered with a lay-up on a fast break. Dolan Golden also added a lay-up and free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

After turning it over 10 times in the first half, Hartselle had just two turnovers the rest of the way.

“I’ll take that in any half of basketball,” Key said. “We did a much better job of taking care of the basketball. If you take care of the basketball on offense, rebound and get stops, you’ll have a chance to win.

“We beat a very good team tonight. They are very well coached.”

Isaac Taylor paced the Tigers with 12 points and 3 steals. Casen Wallace added 10 points and 5 rebounds. Peebles finished with 9, all from behind the arc.

Jaylan Jackson finished with 8 points and 8 assists, followed by Mitchell with 7 points, Golden with 5 points and Seth Garner and Topps with 2 points each.

Marc McClendon led Priceville with 13 points and 4 blocks while Luke Mason added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Haynes and Parker Gwin added 8 points each, followed by Austin Smith with 4 and Jared McKelvey with 2.

GIRLS: Hartselle 45, Priceville 32

Kayla Key scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter to help Hartselle turn its 20-19 halftime lead into a comfortable win Dec. 2.

Allie Roden also added 13 points, followed by Anna Mathis, Lindsey Berry and Riley Terry with 4 each and Riley Corum with 2.

Ashley Quinn led Priceville with 10 points, followed by McKenzie Parker with 9, Kayla Lucas with 5 and Mia Grantland, Shyanne Stackhouse, Abbi Hensley and Jordan Steele with 2 each.

Priceville girls 60, North Jackson 52

Priceville’s Lady Bulldogs (3-7, 1-0) passed their first test against an area opponent by defeating North Jackson 60-52 at home Friday night.

McKenzie Parker led the win by scoring 15 points. Ashlee Quinn followed with 12 points and Kayla Lucas added 10 points.