GDW Analysis:
HANCEVILLE: Cullman County's junior varsity division presented two championship games Saturday that went down to the wire from Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum.
It began with the Good Hope Lady Raiders hanging on to upset the top seed Cold Springs Lady Eagles 43 to 40.
That was followed by a 4th period comeback from 1 seed West Point in getting by 2 seed Cold Springs 48 to 43.
Big lead for Good Hope goes awry:
Good Hope left the Coliseum floor at halftime of the JV girls final leading Cold Springs 28 to 8.
A 19 to 4 surge by the Lady Raiders in the 2nd made it look like very good for trying to defeat a Cold Springs team that was undefeated in the county in JV games.
Things changed when Cold Springs started to make shots, especially from 3 point range.
A 21 to 3 run in the 3rd had the Lady Eagles trailing 31 to 29.
They would take the lead in the 4th with Good Hope showing poise as PG Zoe Gibbs scored 7 points in the period, including a 4 point play.
A free throw from Good Hope put them up 43 to 40 with 13 seconds left. Cold Springs tried to get into position of tying the game.
Gibbs intercepted a pass at midcourt and ran out the final seconds for a great victory.
Gibbs had 12 points in the final after she scored 26 the day before vs. Fairview.
She was named the GDW player of the game.
Gabby Richter got 13 points and 17 rebounds to lead Good Hope.
Cold Springs' top scorers were Hagan Ellis and Kyleigh Graves with 13 apiece.
All tournament team:
Zoe Gibbs, Kynzlee Garmon, Gabby Richter of Good Hope.
Hagan Ellis, Kyleigh Graves of Cold Springs
Kensli Redding, Brooklyn Merriman of Fairview.
Kenadi Pagan of West Point.
West Point goes to work with rally in 4th:
West Point was down to Cold Springs 36 to 34 at the end of the 3rd in the JC championship.
The top seed Warriors finished with a 14 to 7 run in the 4th. They outscored the Eagles 27 to 19 in the 2nd half after down 24 to 21 at the break.
Sawyer Harris had a shooters' touch for West Point with 20 points, 12 in the 2nd half. That earned him GDW player of the game honors.
JJ Minck added 15.
Wyatt Barker produced 13 for the Eagles and 14 rebounds. Lindan Hill scored 11, Cash Dickerson chipped in with 7.
All tournament team:
JJ Minck, Sawyer Harris, Rush Lamar of West Point
Wyatt Barker, Lindan Hill, Cash Dickerson of Cold Springs
Ayden Young of Good Hope
Ty Babb of Fairview.
Photo of the Cullman County JV champion West Point Warriors courtesy of Cullman Daily.
