By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Plainvew 78-Pisgah 58

RAINSVILLE, Ala.— In front of a sellout crowd Friday night, No.6 Plainview won the  Class 3A, Area 14 Championship game against the Pisgah Eagles with a score of 78-58.

In the first quarter the Pisgah  jumped to an early 18-16 lead against Plainview.  In the second, the Bears shot several 3’s to gain control of the lead.  Sophomore, Jeffery Armstrong went 5-5 from the 3-point line, most of them in the second quarter.  Going into intermission, Plainview had the 42-31 advantage.

During the second half, Plainview played very physical and kept the momentum going throughout the game.  As the buzzer sounded for the end of the third, Plainview had a strong 66-43 lead. Pisgah could never regain control of the game.  This win ,not only gave Plainview the coveted area tournament trophy but the homecourt advantage for the sub-regional game.

Four players finished the night with double digit scoring for the Plainview Bears.  Freshman, Caden Millican led the team with 18 points.  #20, Armstrong finished with 15 points following  closely behind was Sophomore Cade Willingham with 14.  Senior Will Kirk and Sophomore Clay Cooper each netted 11 points.

Coach Robi Coker was extremely proud of his players, “The guys did a good job sticking to our game plan even though we trailed the first quarter.  The second quarter we were able to make several 3’s and we picked up on our pressure and did a good job of denying the inbounds pass.  Our depth has been a key factor for us all year and it came up big for us again.  This group has done a good job being unselfish and surrendering to the team.  Being area champions is an honor and hosting the subregions game can certainly be an advantage.” Coker said.