By Erica Thomas, managing editor
TRUSSVILLE The Trussville City Council honored the Hewitt-Trussville High School Girls Basketball Team with a proclamation during its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2021.
The Lady Huskies finished their 2020-21 season with a school-best 29-5 record. Coaches and players from the team were invited to the council meeting Tuesday night to hear the reading of the proclamation. The team made it all the way to the state championship, senior guard Amiya Payne earned the Alabama Sports Writers Association 1
st Team All-State Honors, among others, and several other players including freshman guard Jordan Hunter and sophomore guard April Hooks were also named in the proclamation for their many accomplishments as athletes.
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By Erik Harris, sports editor
TRUSSVILLE The Hewitt-Trussville girls basketball team exploded for 25 points in the third quarter to polish off a scrappy Park Crossing team 79-68 on Friday night, improving the Huskies to 12-0 on the year.
Hewitt fed Middle Tennessee State signee Amiya Payne throughout the devastating third frame. Payne did it from inside and out, leading all scorers with 29 points in the win.
Hewitt-Trussville senior Amiya Payne led the Huskies with 29 points in a home win over Park Crossing on Dec. 11, 2020.
Photo by Erik Harris
Her 15-point outburst in the third broke open what had been a back-and-forth contest. The visitors jumped out to a 9-2 advantage in the opening few minutes and later went to the half locked up at 34-all.