Five area high school basketball teams remain
Published 9:31 pm Saturday, February 13, 2016
The postseason only began last week, but many teams around Selma-Dallas County have already seen their season come to an end.
That being said, there are still five area high school basketball teams with a shot at a state championship. The Keith boys and girls, Selma girls, Ellwood Christian boys and Meadowview Christian boys are all alive in their postseason tournaments.
Keith’s boys and girls are the only area teams with that will be hosting games this upcoming week. In the first home sub-regional round game of the week, the Keith girls will host Billingsley in a battle of the Bears Monday at 5 p.m. Keith cruised to a class 1A, area 5 championship by beating Isabella 54-21.
The Selma girls will also be playing Monday at 7 p.m., but the Saints will be on the road at Bessemer City. Selma advanced to the championship game of the class 6A, area 6 tournament in Tuscaloosa, but fell to Hillcrest 55-44.
The Keith boys return to action Tuesday at 6 p.m., when they host Maplesville in the sub-regional round. Keith won its class 1A, area 5 championship over Ellwood 71-49.
The Ellwood Christian boys will be on the road Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Autaugaville in the class 1A sub-regional round. Ellwood advanced to the sub-regional round by beating Isabella in the first round of the class 1A, area 5 tournament.
The final team to play next week is the Meadowview Christian boys, who enjoyed a bye in the sub-state round of the Alabama Christian Athletic Association Division I state basketball tournament. The Trojans will face Cornerstone Christian Thursday at 4 p.m. in Oxford. The winner of that game will play the Friday in the semifinals and the championship game will be played Saturday at 3 p.m. All remaining to games will take place at the Oxford Civic Center.