By: Joseph M. Morgan

RAINSVILLE, Ala.—The Geraldine Bulldogs face the Plainview Bears Thursday night in the varsity boys finals of the 2016 DeKalb County Tournament. Originally scheduled for last Friday and Saturday night, the semifinal and championship rounds of the county tournament had to be postponed until this week due to snow and winter storms.

Plainview defeated Sylvania 62-39 and Geraldine defeated Crossville 63-37 in the semifinal round Monday night to coast into the tournament finals. In the first two rounds the Bulldogs outscored their opponents 137-57, a margin only slightly better than Plainview’s dominant 117-61 advantage its opponents thus far in the tournament. The Bears and the Bulldogs will compete for the 2016 DeKalb County Tournament Championship this Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7:45 p.m. at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in Rainsville.

In varsity girls action, the Sylvania Rams will face the Ider Hornets Thursday night in the 2016 Varsity Girls DeKalb County Tournament Championship. The girls wrapped up their semifinals round last Thursday night before winter storms moved in on Friday. The Sylvania Lady Rams defeated the Collinsville Panthers 69-54, and the Ider Hornets varsity girls defeated the Crossville Lady Lions 47-37 in the semifinals of the tournament.

Sylvania will face Ider in the Varsity Girls DeKalb County Championship finals on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum preceding the boys championship game.