TRUSSVILLE It’s been quite a ride for Amiya Payne.
The 6-foot senior finished up her Hewitt-Trussville career with four all-state selections, two state championship game runs, 2,420 points, 744 rebounds, 217 steals, 203 blocked shots and, as of Saturday morning, a Class 7A Player of the Year award.
Player of the Year recipients were announced for all seven classifications on Saturday morning, and were selected by the Alabama Sports Writers Association prep committee. Joining Payne as POY winners are Class 6A Sara Puckett of Muscle Shoals, Class 5A Randrea Wright of Carver-Birmingham, Class 4A Allasha Dudley of Anniston, Class 3A Ella Jane Connell of Prattville Christian, Class 2A Karoline Striplin of Geneva County, Class 1A Gracie Stucky of Skyline and AISA Augusta Arnold of Southern Academy.
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Timya Thurman near the basket.
In Tuesday’s AHSAA Class 3A Girls’ State Basketball Championships semifinal battle at Bill Harris Arena at theBirmingham Crossplex, flash beat crash.
Skyline (29-7), with a roster listing no player taller than 5-foot-7, used its full-court press to stifle the Patriots (11-4) and earn a 60-38 victory.
Gracie Rowell score 19 points,
Gracie Stucky added 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals, and
Aiden Bellomy had 12 points and four steals.
Thurman delivered a triple-double of 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocked shots, but the Patriots committed 31 turnovers against Skyline’s constant full-court pressure.
Alaysia Burns added 25 points and four steals.