HANCEVILLE — A historic run has come to an end.
The Clay-Chalkville boys, in their first-ever appearance in a regional final, suffered a hard-fought 48-41 loss to Scottsboro on Wednesday at Tom Drake Coliseum in Hanceville, ending their season at 21-5 overall.
The Wildcats led for all but nine seconds of the game after jumping out to an 8-0 advantage in the opening minutes. Clay-Chalkville senior Skyler Smith gave his boys their first and only lead at 41-40 with 2:10 remaining in the contest. However, his go-ahead 3-pointer was immediately answered by a B.J. Harris jumper that put Scottsboro back on top for good with 2:01 left in the Northwest Regional final.