Flash Facts for the 2025 Cullman County hoops tournament:

Facts & analysis by Flash for Gameday Weekly:

Flash Facts:
For many, the atmosphere of the Cullman County High School basketball tournament can be compared to "March Madness" in the NCAA men's and women's tournament.
One week of excitement is composed from a great neutral venue, Tom Drake Coliseum at Wallace State Community College.
Getting ready for the 32nd time teams, players, coaches, fans and the media to see the quest of being the best with the chance to cut down the net once the tournament is done.
Yours truly has endured the tournament every year since the CCBOE and Wallace State came together in a business relationship.

 Here are Flash Facts to enjoy reading:
No. 1 seed - Good Hope (G), West Point
Champions from 2020 to 2024:
G: West Point, Fairview, Good Hope, Good Hope, Good Hope
V: Good Hope, Cold Springs, Good Hope, Hanceville, Good Hope
First time champions of the county when played at Wallace State in 1993:
G: West Point    V: Good Hope
Last time for a girls team to 4 peat as Cullman County champion:
Cold Springs 2007 to 2010
Last time for a varsity champion to 3 peat in the county tournament:
Cold Springs 1971 to 1975
Most different coaches to win a county title at one school:

 Cold Springs - 7, Forrest Lowe, Jesse George, John Tekulve, Claborn Campbell, Jimmy Randolph, Tim Burleson, Tim Willoughby
Holly Pond (G) - 4, Nell Berry, Billy Oliver, Ki Butler, Scott Adams
Current active coaches that have won a county championship:
Tammy West of Cold Springs
Justin Aby of Good Hope
Drew Adams of Good Hope
Stephen Chandler of Hanceville
Tim Willoughby of Holly Pond (Cold Springs)
Mary Hartline of Holly Pond (Fairview)
John Welborn of West Point

 Current coaches who won a county title as a player:
Emily Willoughby at Cold Springs
John Welborn at Good Hope
Mary Hartline at Good Hope
Justin Aby at Cold Springs
Chris Nichols at Vinemont
Christina Watson at Hanceville

 Most county champions from 1 coach:
Jesse George at Cold Springs 5
Randall Jones at West Point (G) 7
Last time to win a county championship:
Cold Springs - 2016 (G), 2021
Fairview - 2021 (G), 2013
Good Hope - 2024 (G), 2024
Hanceville - 2003 (G), 2023
Holly Pond - 2015 (G), 2018
Vinemont - Never (G), 2003
West Point - 2020 (G), 2012

GDW analysis per team for the tournament:

Cold Springs Lady Eagles:
Strength - Ella Dickerson as a scorer.

Must have - scoring support from Kenadi Graves, Paizley Whitlow, Hollyn Bruer. Regain momentum after 6 game winning streak was stopped January 14 at home to Danville.
Cold Springs Eagles:
Strength - Solid offensive play from Ethan Day, Ayden Black.
Must have - consistency on both ends of the floor. Eagles have improved with 5 wins in their last 6 games for new coach Adam McKinnon.

Fairview Lady Aggies:
Strength - Team scoring with it coming from PG, SG and WG.
Must have - Solid rebounding on defense due to lack of size. Minimize mistakes from ball handling and fouls.

Fairview Aggies:
Strength - Blake Rickard to lead the team in point production.
Must have - Steady play by rest of the personnel. Aggies have shown they can play well away from home with early season win at West Point.
Good Hope Lady Raiders:
Strength - Ava McSwain in her ability to score from 15 foot jump shots to deep threes and at the FT line.
Must have - Others to provide scoring in key situations. Play with confidence for the fact of a possible 4th straight championship is in the grasp.
Good Hope Raiders:
Strength - Two solid scorers in Tucker Malin and Tyler Cone, both now with over 1,000 points in their career.
Must have - Solid play from the guard position, create up tempo and fight off a slump of 3 consecutive losses in a span of 11 days.
Hanceville Lady Bulldogs:
Strength - Consistency in the attack mode offensively from Aaliyah and Alex Twitty.
Must have - More scoring from others on the floor and handle pressure defensive play.
Hanceville Bulldogs:
Strength - Two accurate scorers in PG Drake Bentley and SG Peyton Twilley.
Must have - No lapses on offensive possessions. Play with passion for Bulldogs play Holly Pond the 2nd time in a span of 3 days.
Holly Pond Lady Broncos:
Strength - Ava Thomas, Millie McBee, Madison Butts, Maggie Nail to cause matchup issues.
Must have - Execution and keep players to avoid early game foul trouble.
Holly Pond Broncos:
Strength - Cade Allbright in the post, Sawyer Olinger at PG, Carson Ryan as a perimeter shooter.
Must have - Consistency in the paint on both ends of the floor. Plenty of positive plays and few on the negative.
Vinemont Lady Eagles:
Strength - Scoring from Reagan Robinson, Caroline Miller and Morgan Flanagan in their 3 guard lineup.
Must have - Good ball handling when getting into up tempo play. Understanding the expectations for being the 2nd seed, the highest for the Lady Eagles in years.
Vinemont Eagles:
Strength - Young team that has hard working people such as Bryson Bush, Colton Gillis and Gee Flores in looking to improve every time out.
Must have - Low unforced mistakes and avoid foul problems to their impact performers.
West Point Lady Warriors:
Strength - Scoring duo of Jaelyn and Camryn Faulkner. Hard play in the paint by Laklin Shadix, all out hustle from Caitlee Simmons and Patton Fell.
Must have - Good ball handling when the opportunity to speed up the game is there. Stay out of foul problems, especially early in the game.
West Point Warriors:
Strength - Jay Lamar as a scorer from outside and attacking a defense, Maddox Chapman with good skills in the post.
Must have - Consistency from the FT line, staying focused and not letting the opponent get into any scoring spurts. Others add to this being a sound team as they come in with the No. 1 seed and everyone else trying to deny them of a great week at Wallace State.

 Photo of Adam McKinnon of Cold Springs (left) and Drew Adams of Good Hope before game December 09 at Good Hope Gymnasium.
The Raiders and Eagles will meet in the quarterfinal round Wednesday.
GDW photo by Johnny Thornton.