Marla Jones, Sports Editor
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Basketball Tournament was held last week. The Plainview Boys won the tournament championship on Saturday night in a game against the Geraldine Bulldogs, 72-55.
Eight DeKalb County Teams battled it out during the Tournament. On the first night of play, Monday, January 16, the (2) Geraldine Bulldogs took on the (7) Valley Head Tigers. Geraldine defeated Valley Head 98-76. The (1) ranked Plainview Bears defeated the (8) ranked Ider Hornets, 105-38, in the second game of the night.
On the second night of the DeKalb County Tournament the (3) Fyffe Red Devils defeated the (6) Crossville Lions, 73-57. The (5) Sylvania Rams defeated the (4) Collinsville Panthers, 68-53.
In the Semi-Finals of the DeKalb County Tournament, Plainview defeated Sylvania, 69-52. Luke Smith led the Bears with 18 points for the night. Dylan Haymon added 14 points, followed by Jonah Williams with 12 points. Landon White had 10 points for the night.
Josh Scott led the Rams in the Semi-Final game with 20 points. Griffin Haygood netted 8 points, followed by Fin Turner, Logan Wilks, and Jonah Gurley with 6 points.
In the second game of the Semi-Finals, Geraldine defeated Fyffe, 79-56. Conner Johnson led the Bulldogs with 26 points for the night. Lucas Bryant netted 18 points. Redick Smith finished with 12 points, followed closely by Jaxon Colvin with 11 points.
For Fyffe, Cooper Cox led the Red Devils with 20 points for the night. Jesse Burt finished the night with 11 points.
The Plainview Bears defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs, 72-55, in the Championship Game at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum on Saturday night.
Luke Smith led the Plainview Bears, in the Championship game with 28 points. Jonah Williams and Dylan Haymon each netted 14 points for the night. Levi Brown and Owen Wilborn, each added 6 points. Landon White finished the night with 4 points.
For Geraldine, Jaxon Colvin led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Conner Johnson netted 16 points. Redick Smith had 8 points for the night. He was followed by Lucas Bryant (6), Jayse Cook (4), and Cooper Johnson with 2 points.
