Area H.S. sports top performers for week of March 4-8
Here are the Tuscaloosa area top performers from the week of March 4-8, from high school, tennis, soccer, baseball and softball.
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Softball
Saturday, March 2
Hale County's Jamie Hocutt went 2for-3 with a run, a double, a stolen base and three RBIs in a 10-2 win over Hubbertville in the Holt Tournament.
Hale County's Ragan Landrum went 1-for-1 with a run, a double and four RBIs.
Monday, March 4
Hale County's Alex Gray went 1-for-3 from the plate with a walk, run and stolen base in an 8-4 loss to West Blocton.
Hale County's Summer Stephens
went 1-for-3 from the plate with an RBI, her 20th of the season.
North River Christian Academy's Gracie Dice went 2-for-4 from the plate with a single and a triple along with one RBI and two runs in an 11-8 loss to Evangel Christian.
North River Christian Academy's Lizzy Seale went 2-for-4 from the plate with two singles.
Wednesday, March 6
Tuscaloosa County's Karlie Beasley
struck out 11 and allowed one hit through 7.0 innings in a 7-0 win over Brookwood. She also went 1-for-3 from the plate with one home run and two RBIs.
Tuscaloosa County's Kaylee Dunn
went 3-for-3 from the plate with one home run and two RBIs.
Thursday, March 7
Tuscaloosa County's Kaylee Dunn
pitched six innings, giving up five hits, three runs — two of those earned — and struck out four in a 3-2 loss to Hoover. She went 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and one RBI.
Tuscaloosa County's Peyton Earp
went 1-for-3 from the plate with a double.
Baseball
Sunday, March 3
Central's Braylond Smith went 8for-11 from the plate across three games with a .727 batting average, along with hitting six doubles and 10 RBIs. Wednesday, March 6
American Christian Academy's
Eric
Hines went 3-for-5 from the plate with two home runs and a single in a 6-5 loss to Tuscaloosa County.
Hillcrest's Kahden Smith went 3for-3 from the plate in a 10-0 win over Sipsey Valley, recording two doubles and a single.
Thursday, March 7
Tuscaloosa Academy defeated Sipsey Valley by a score of 8-2.
Girls soccer
Saturday, March 2
American Christian Academy's Kaylee Shaw scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Holt, while Addison Golden added one goal. Each contributed one assist.
Brookwood's Dassy Correa scored four goals in a 5-0 win over Paul W. Bryant.
Brookwood's Madelyn
scored her first career goal.
Tuesday, March 5
American Christian Academy's Addison Golden scored a goal assisted by
Kimber Price in a 2-1 penalty kick shootout win over Montevallo.
American Christian Academy's Anna Robbins, Kaylee Shaw, Addison Golden and Kate Robbins each scored in the penalty kick shootout.
Wednesday, March 6
Tuscaloosa Academy's Tootsie Burchfield scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Westminster School.
Tuscaloosa County's Izzy Lyons recorded 15 saves in goal in a 5-0 loss to Pelham.
Thursday, March 7
Morris
Tuscaloosa Academy's Amelia Hamiter scored five goals in a 9-0 win over Hillcrest.
Tuscaloosa Academy's Ella Williams, Elena Matos, Tootsie Burchfield and Molly Dykes each scored a goal.
Boys soccer
Wednesday, March 6
Tuscaloosa County's Jesus Quezada and Junior Solis each recorded one shot on goal in a 4-0 loss to Pelham. Thursday, March 7
Northside's Eder Miranda scored one goal and added an assist in a 3-2 loss to Montevallo in penalty kicks.
Northside's Lynn Otero and Andy Otero each scored a goal.
Northside's Seth Gear
saves in goal.
Tuscaloosa Academy's Anton Schmidt scored three goals in a 7-1 win over Hillcrest.
Tuscaloosa Academy's Simon Mitrev, Kito Lao, Brock Abston and Ben Bickel each scored a goal.
Girls tennis
recorded 11
Monday, March 4
Northridge's line one singles Cassie Clement defeated Hueytown's Jada Allen by a score of 8-1 in a 9-0 team win over Hueytown.
Northridge's line two singles Madison Dunn defeated Hueytown's Maggie McCarrell by a score of 8-1.
Northridge's line one doubles of Cassie
Clement and Madison Dunn defeated Hueytown's Jada Allen and Maggie McCarrell by a score of 8-2.
Tuesday, March 5
Tuscaloosa County's line one singles
Francesca Muniz defeated McAdory's Katelyn Wilson by a score of 8-4 in a 6-1 team win over McAdory.
Tuscaloosa County's line two singles
Lilly Smart defeated McAdory's Aziah Byron 8-2.
Tuscaloosa County's line one doubles of Francesca Muniz and Zion Grant defeated McAdory's Katelyn Wilson and Aziah Byron by a score of 9-7.
Boys tennis
Monday, March 4
Northridge's line one singles Reid Bankston defeated Hueytown's Jordan Neely by a score of 8-4 in a 7-0 team win over Hueytown.
Northridge's line two singles Joshua Lee defeated Hueytown's Taelor Williams by a score of 8-1.
Northridge's line one doubles Reid Bankston and Joshua Lee defeated Hueytown's Jordan Neely and Taelor Williams by a score of 8-6.
Tuesday, March 5
Tuscaloosa County's line one singles
Roberto Mendez defeated McAdory's Alau Malone by a score of 8-1 in a 7-1 team win over McAdory.
Tuscaloosa County's line two singles
Caleb Rogers defeated McAdory's AJ Jackson by a score of 8-4.
Tuscaloosa County's line one doubles of Roberto Mendez and Caleb Rogers defeated McAdory's line one doubles by a score of 8-2.
Thursday, March 7
Tuscaloosa Academy beat Saint James by a score of 8-1.
Tuscaloosa County's line one singles
Roberto Mendez defeated Thompson's Kai Brasfield by a score of 8-4 in a team win of 6-0 over Thompson.
Tuscaloosa County's line two singles
Caleb Rogers defeated Thompson's Tanner Reid by a score of 8-4.
Tuscaloosa County's line one doubles duo of Roberto Mendez and Caleb Rogers defeated Thompson's Kai Brasfield and Tanner Reid by a score of 8-2.
Anna Snyder covers high school sports and University of Alabama softball and football recruiting for The Tuscaloosa News. Reach her at asnyder@gannett.com. Follow her on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @annaesnyder2