By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director MONTGOMERY – There are two things Sand Rock senior point guard Jacob StClair isn’t particularly fond of. One is getting dressed up. The second is speaking in public. StClair had to do both on Thursday at the Montgomery Renaissance for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Basketball Player of the
Hoover beats Hewitt-Trussville to win 7A State Championship
Hoover girls basketball wins 7A state championship By Christina Chambers | March 3, 2021 at 5:30 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 5:30 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Hoover Lady Bucs defeated Hewitt-Trussville 61-37 Wednesday afternoon to win the 7A State Basketball Championship at UABâs Bartow Arena. The championship is Hooverâs seventh in program history.
âThis one felt so good because of this season. I remember thinking, are we going to have a season? Are we going to get through the season? And just to win this and play the way we played against a team that good, it was just awesome to watch,â said Hoover head coach Krystle Johnson.
Hoover Lady Bucs advance to 7A championship game
Hoover Lady Bucs advance to 7A championship game By Christina Chambers | March 2, 2021 at 11:22 AM CST - Updated March 2 at 11:22 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Hoover Lady Bucs defeated Auburn 55-36 Tuesday morning at UAB’s Bartow Arena in the 7A girls semifinal to advance to the state championship game. Hoover’s Reniya Kelly led the team in scoring with 16 points, Aniya Hubbard followed with 12 and 11 rebounds.
This is Hoover’s third straight trip to the Championship game. The Bucs lost to Spain Park last year. “This is a business trip for us. We’ve been saying since the beginning of the season, it’s a reclamation tour and we’re trying to reclaim what’s ours so until we get that, you probably won’t see too many smiles,” said Hoover basketball coach Krystle Johnson.