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Shades Mountain Christian hires former John Carroll boys basketball coach

USA is the 20th school to offer Lang since the spring

Group consists of Hokes Bluff's Isaac Haas, Wenonah's Justin Coleman, Albertville's Riley Norris and Dallas County's William Lee.

Baker's Collin Wood, Murphy's Leigh Hoitt among Optimist Club winners this week

The speakers on Friday afternoon in the LeFlore Magnet High School gymnasium had a common theme: DeMarcus Cousins is a relevant example for the school's student body gathered there because he is a former Rattler who has gone on to a successful career. He is someone to look up to, they said, and not just because he's 6-foot-11 ...

This is the second year the Mustangs' standout will compete alongside some of the nation's top high school players.

Turner helped lead the Senators to last year's 6A championship game as a sophomore.

The reigning Press-Register Player of the Year picked the Hokies over offers from South Alabama, Oregon State, Memphis and Oklahoma State among others

Langford ranked No. 9 in the country by top hoops magazine in the country.

Ethan Stair scored 25 points and Lewis Sullivan tossed in 19 to lead Hazel Green to a home victory over Huntsville. Austin Markham added 12 points for Hazel Green (2-0).Chance Fisher scored 19 points and Justin Alexander had 18 for Huntsville (2-2).

Monroe County rallied in the second half to overcome a 23-21 halftime deficit and take a victory over visiting Escambia County.Skyler Stallworth led the way with five 3-pointers and 21 total points for Monroe County (1-1). He had three 3-pointers in the third quarter when Monroe County outscored Escambia County 21-10.Demarrio Richardson added 10 points for Monroe. Desmond ...

Sophomore Darrius Curry scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help lead visiting Center Point (4-1) to a double-overtime victory over Huffman.Montego Hoskins also had 13 points, nine rebounds and four steals for the winning Eagles while Rodica Maller had 11 points and three steals and Kameron Hornbuckle scored 10 points and had three blocks.Dalon Evans had ...

Woodlawn upped its record to 4-0 with a road victory over Fairfield.Javean Williams led Woodlawn with 15 points and DeCarlos Wright had 10 for the Colonels.

Austin Wiley had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Spain Park over Oxford 59-28 at Gadsden State Community College.Wiley also had eight blocks, while John Segrest scored nine points for the Jaguars (2-0). Deon Wright led Oxford (0-2) with 16 points and four rebounds.

Scottsboro pulled away in the fourth quarter to overcome a 1-point deficit and beat Fairhope 56-51 to win the Fairhope Tip Off Tournament.Tavarus Tolliver led the Wildcats with 18 points. Scottsboro made 26 free throws on 31 attempts.Davis Watson scored 14 points for Fairhope (2-2) and Kaleb Thomas added 10.

Josh Hill scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Faith Academy cruised past the host Yellow Jackets 58-42 in the McGill-Toolen Tip Off Tournament.Braszaun Barnes scored all 12 of his points from 3-point range for Faith (2-1), which led by as many as 24 points. Dylan Smith scored 14 points and T.J. Lang had 12 for McGill ...

Josh Mitchell scored 29 points, including 9-of-10 from the foul line, and added six rebounds to lead Bob Jones to a 70-59 win at Austin.Tanner Finley scored 16 points for the Patriots (2-0), while Dalton Barkley added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ryan Dupree also scored 10 for Bob Jones.Austin was led by Josh Pearson with 19 points ...

Williamson took the lead for good with 48 seconds left in the game to take a win over Murphy.

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Parker returns on his terms

South Alabama offers McGill-Toolen basketball standout T.J. Lang a scholarship

Four in-state players including two Alabama commits in latest Rivals top 150 rankings

Cross Country: Mobile Optimist Club honors six runners in two meets

LeFlore retires number of basketball star DeMarcus Cousins (photos)

Madison Academy's Joshua Langford selected for USA Developmental National Team's mini camp

Sparkman point guard Lamonte' Turner transferring to Florida prep school (updated, video)

McGill-Toolen basketball standout TJ Lang chooses Virginia Tech (video)

Madison Academy G Joshua Langford among SLAM Magazine's 2016 Fresh 10

Boys Basketball: Stair, Sullivan pace Hazel Green to a 72-53 win over Huntsville

Boys Basketball: Strong second half propels Monroe County past Escambia County 56-44

Boys Basketball: Center Polint needs two overtimes to nip Huffman 58-54

Boys Basketball: Woodlawn keeps record perfect with 53-49 win over Fairfield

Boys Basketball: Wiley and Spain Park cruise to victory over Oxford, 58-29

Boys Basketball: Scottsboro edges Fairhope 56-51 to win final of Tip Off Tournament

Boys Basketball: Hill's 20 leads Faith Academy past McGill-Toolen, 58-42

Boys Basketball: Mitchell's 29 leads Bob Jones past Austin, 70-59

Boys Basketball: Fourth-quarter comeback helps Williamson edge Murphy 59-58