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By Erik Harris, sports editor
Several teams are off and running in the 2020-21 AHSAA basketball playoffs, including six local clubs who saw mixed results in first-round play.
See local sub-regional recaps below.
BOYS: No. 7 Pinson Valley 62, No. 1 Hartselle 59
Pinson Valley began its playoff run on Wednesday evening, traveling to No. 1-ranked Hartselle and coming home with a 62-59 sub-regional win.
The Class 6A, Area 12 runner-up fought through a massive outing from Hartselle’s Brody Peebles, who scored 39 points in the loss. Hartselle’s next highest scorer was Trent Wright with seven points.
Pinson Valley (20-4), ranked seventh in the final ASWA poll, saw three players break double figures in the scorebook, including Joshua Williams, who provided 15 points and 13 rebounds. Caleb White added 13 points to go with 12 points and eight boards from JoJo James.