1A Boys State Championship Game

colleague for three years now. Even during high school
championships and loving every game of it.
We are set to bring you the second one.
This is 1A boys. We just had a thriller in the
girls as Hubbard came from
seven down with a ten-point lead.
Now we've got South Lamarr, this
time sticking on the Cardinals of Sacred Heart.
And nothing against selfie marble we know a lot about them.
and the previous to the Sox Sacred Heart when the state
championship. They are loaded.
There pointguard, coach greats tells me that he thinks he is
that best pointguard in the state.
He will sign was some want this spring.
On the other side, this South Lamarr team, crisp coach took a
told me a moment ago, we are not
backing down. He's had some teams lose to
Sacred Heart and that will be the case.
We don't think we can matchup man fir and we will play zone
the whole way. We will bring it and be tough
and people trying to get it into
the fourth quarter. Let's talk about bring it can be

minute. Think all of South Lamarr is
behind them.
South Lamarr, this is the 25th anniversary of the only state
championship when they were 3A. So
I think that got a little karma on their side.
They're thrilled to be here. It is old hat for Sacred Heart.
This is new territory. the fans are going to be loud.
And Sacred Heart doesn't just beat you, nothing against
another 1A team as talented as South Lamarr, I've seen them run
7.
From New York to Tennessee to several states, they play and
national schedule and one back-to-back state championships
championships. When they get here, there kind
of like this is
where we belong. and that got all types of
players from the area that will be playing.
If South Moore does as well as you look at the Cardinals
Cardinals, that is Sacred Heart
on one of the Raycom Media cameras cameras.
I will point to settle in favor of the stallions.
If you would've told me to pick a heavy favorite in game one
neck about 40 it was spring garden.
And also they have
one wind and I think they would've been a
pretty heavy favorite. Guess what, Hubbard put up --
That is why we played a game pretty can see anything.
I like what coach Tucker told me
for South Lamarr. He was man for man and
we are going to zone and play tough and

We have got from side to side and they do.
He said we are not going to be afraid.
We will see. We talked about DJ Heath, the
pointguard, number 5. He is a dynamic player.
We've seen in the last few years years.
I can't argue with coach grades that he has been the best
pointguard in the state. I think he probably is.
He is tremendous and he is dynamic.
He had 27 points against Indiana Indiana.
The South Lamarr team is that going to back down.
Let's do it. He is got a supporting cast.
Off the tip the Cardinals have the basketball.
South Lamar who has one of the most nostalgia players that we
will see in this tournament. Five --
5'1" Alex Carter. He can't can even set a good hit
. He may be as small as any player

There you see the zone. They are settling in.
Look who got the rebound. The first rebound off the game
goes to the 5'1" sophomore. Lamar turn the ball over on the
line right in front of Sacred Heart.
Alex Carter, Chase score, Buster
Griffin, Carson Lindsay, and the
leak Cox starts for South Lamar. They can
-- They have got some hot wires and

They will throw it down for you in a heartbeat.
Both teams are obvious little anxious as they come up with
backed back turnovers starters for Sacred Heart
, Dion -- Diante Wood, Simmons, he, Myers,

And nothing but Sacred Heart,

turnovers and on their so athletic.
With the 3, he will not
let go. And the attend is by
Chase score score.
The three-pointer is no good. Rebound out of bounds.
You're right, Matt. There is so much talk about
Kevion Nolan
, number 11, Dakota Myers
, number one, Jaylen Croft

That no score and a little bit --
We are in the 1A boys championship.
Called on the Cardinals, Kevion Nolan.
He had 15
. 82-55, that is not unusual score

I have fun watching him play. Them telling you.
The other number 1 is Diante Wood.
Diante Wood is a little bit different.
He is 6'4", a high flyer. There are about 14 or 15 inches
different in the height. I tell you, you don't get out
the template at 51 unless you are really good.
Look at that match.
There is Gore, he gets up to the
inside. There is the little man.
He is going to put up back up and in.
Chase score is
telling to Safeco put his head coach did.
That went the other way.
The guys that are doing the radio across the state are to
our immediate right. They may be the only one in the
arena more surprised than we are are.
I did not see that. Your officials, by the way, they

Then Matheson, Richard Taylor and Ron Adams.
I didn't see the outline.
But they gave them the button. It is 2-0.
The basket is good. South Lamar is got points.
Sacred Heart does not trailed very often.
He had to be up the shop in the air.
Across pass, Simmons won't go. What a great rebound.
He is 6'5", 300 plus. He goes coast-to-coast and get
set up quickly over to Nolan. No one and in size two Heath.
Those guys are incredible athletes and played together for

I'm telling you something, coach
Tucker said that went back down.
He could be a defensive tackle.
Court quickly down for the inbounds pass.
Won't go. It is that a foul on the big guy
guy. He doesn't want to get a cheap
foul like that. They need them in the game
.
He is going to come out after picking up the cheap foul.
6'4" Junior. Heat is not little either.
He has got the 70s haircut.
Sacred Heart but the basketball. They are 5'2", alley you put --
Alley-oop inside. There is the athleticism of
Diante Wood. He can put on quite a show.
Heath takes it himself. A really good foul.
Buster Griffin. Again, we have to be honest.
Sacred Heart is an incredible team.
They have the ability to go over
the top your Chris Tucker was honest and somehow the problem
for South Lamar is they get down

coming back. That got to stay within striking

out. He makes the first and the
second one.
Books, hang around and watch this one because you're going to

stars.
Way to pull that and allow you are self a chance to have it.
You look down for a minute and Sacred Heart is on the other end

Same thing from South Lamar.
They are going to press you on this shot.
Get down and get the layout. They erase that 6-2 lead in a
hurry. The running jumper will go.
That was beyond Nolan. There's so athletic that they're

rebounds. If you get in position you can
get some of those over the top and foul.
the other end of the floor
--
And the Cardinals of Sacred Heart will maintain possession
of the basketball. All tied at 6.
It is -- Every once in a while, you see
Alex Carter out there and you go go, wow, he is is not real tall.
Not to be critical. It is just back.
I love this jumper. He got the role.
He has got he and one of the best pointguards in the state.
He is 6'1" and then you have got
Carter, was just a tenth grader. He is 5'1".
We go to break.
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With that basketball is South Lamar.
They are
in the maroon and gold and that is the little man,
delicate -- Dallas Carter, getting the ball
down the corner. The spellings steins on the move
inside.
The big guy can't get it to drop drop.
This is where Sacred Heart is so
dangerous. He dribbles inside.
Back on the other run. They cannot get it to go in the
got a collision on the foul and

Three down for Sacred Heart.
Christine is standing by with little information.
She likes to put in on those cuddles.
Gore with the ball down in the corner.
You can't allow that if you are South Lamar.
You can't give up the cheap one. They're going to score enough
went there defending them did you get them wide open minutes
like that in it's going to be all long afternoon.
I think you will have the foul on the other end of brings their

You are bright about South Lamar Lamar, they came to play
and they are not intimidated.
Even though Sacred Heart has the
largest lead of the basketball game
with six back. South Lamar scored back-to-back
buckets. Sometimes it is just why wide.
You're thinking you are within 2
and you are within 4.
Here they go, the run outs. Just can't let that happen.
You can't let that happen. I know
you turn it over. And you somehow got to get back
on the defensive end for the basketball.
That is out up bounce off of Watkins.
I saw
Diante Wood leading out even before the shot went out.
No confidence that this team is going to get the defensive
rebound. He was also leading out the got
to somehow make an adjustment. That is what they're going to do
do. They've got to slam him right
there and this is what they can do.
Alex Carter just had to watch that.
a whole lot of -- Not a lot of 6'9" players get it

All alone inside the top of the circle.
South Lamar the 13 possessions a
have turned it over on half of them.
As a result the last few minutes minutes, we were tied at 6 and
now Sacred Heart, it is relentless.
When you bring add, the entire game, they're going to press you
you. The thing about your athleticism

can actually
-- Look at the rebound and they
jumped all over you. The don't allow you to have any
easy opportunities to get the ball up the court.
and on the head coach goes to the bench, he doesn't lose a lot
lot. They're very deep been very
talented and very athletic. And they have got the basketball

South Lamar is going to zone this entire game.
Coach Tucker smart enough to understand that they can't
matchup man-to-man. We are going to sound them and
try to box out on the shots, and
keep them from getting to the rim.
Too many of those vicious dunk you're just joining us, this
young man in the middle of your screen, and, I mean, smack dab
in the middle is
little Alex Carter.
5'1", place with a heart lot bigger than that.
Sacred Heart, -- To 12 up there for ten points in

That is just another part of his
game.
I didn't see the travel.
Alex Carter gets a breather. They need a bucket pretty bad.
They will stop the bleeding on that 8-0 run.
And immediately follow -- Fouled following Carson Lindsay
and he's got a couple here in the first quarter.
The best butchered in the state,
the cornerstone to get here, coached by Donald Hill.
One of the great high school players to this day.
Sacred Heart with the 3. A travel and we bunt put that
got been family put put in by would.
He is fantastic. He is going to be highly
recruited. That makes eight.
Down at the other end, would --
Wood to Heath. The shot was put up there by
Myers. He missed and now on the run
South Mark trying to Québec the other way and people pressure on

The take away.
Wood at the basketball he goes to the whole and airborne and
off the glass for 2. The steins need a boost.
Twelve points
amazing. Inside
-- Were we tied at six
? with the short one have a, it
will not go. Sacredness of the numbers and it

two on to foul out front. I think they got caught
offensively. A think the going to say that

That is a good break for South Lamar.
Let's check the foul totals, five each.
And another look pretty actually
dribbled into the defender, he really did.
To use a shoulder to get to the basket.
A good call.
Sacred Heart with 12-0 run.
Sacred Heart is everywhere.
They contested and the back of the contested once you get it in

Wood number one,
6'4" and he comes out away from the basket
on defense and tries to get a run out against you.
Shot texted -- Checks in for the stallions.
At the top the key,
that is right before the first quarter.
A big basket.. And that and eight 12-0 run by
Sacred Heart and it does so in a
hurry. Nonetheless, the Cardinals, the
defending champs comes to leak this one going into the second
quarter, 18-9.
back the legacy arena, it is the
1A state boys championship, high
school
. Sacred Heart is the two-time
defending champion. The steins of South Lamar 18-9.
They just scored with the big three at the buzzer.
Now they have got possession as the arrow points in their favor.
The got a chance to come into that leave a little bit.
The possession air now in possession of Sacred Heart.
Cox, the big man in for Sacred Heart.
He picked up and set most of the
third quarter. The need him and his presence
around the basket for them.
You can called these highflyers and they will pick up some space
space.
We have got the basketball moving around and forced 11
turnovers.
They continue to play the zone. And you have got a foul
a slap on South Lamar.
Both teams now with six fouls are we are going to be shooting
a lot in the second quarter if they continue to follow.
Sacred Heart in the middle. The jumper go.
The foul there is by Murdoch citizens --
Murdoch Simmons. It is right in the middle of the

but their ability to off off load to
rebound --
A nice pass inside. Shot up and good.
Finished by Lindsay. Lindsay have 15 in the semi
finals and he could score. There already back down if the
other and. Simmons gets another bucket and
he has got
three made field goals.
And they managed to keep control
and possession of the basketball basketball.
Carter is going to check back in in.
You are bright. You literally cannot look down
at your nose at the monitor or hit your cough button or
anything. Suddenly escort of the other end
end. Nice drive.
He keeps it up inside.
They need him to get going.
And a block.
Sacred Heart inside. This guy is going to play an
integral part and self was going
to get back into this basketball
game. Only a Junior.
PraxisPraxis gotten of the year.
On the other and is Wood, as he kicks it out of bounds.
Checking back in is Dakota Myers Myers.
Steins the basketball. GetsGives it up to Cox.
Backed
Gore. That look like it was going to
--
Martin Lantin doing some work inside.
Number 32. He is a
6'2" senior. In the mix it up down there.
The15 the night
. Let's see what I found.
He is here for it and they put back to get this down to
7.
The 6'2" senior. Other end.
And just when you think you have
your chance to battle your way back in,
he has got such good for him and the jump shot.
But of the shots of the time and
ELISAs
that is a 6'5" pointguard 6'5" pointguard.
Get set up to Carson with a floater.
Gets his own rebound and puts it
back up and the scene is going to drive for the first time.
That is the way that South Lamar
is going to win this.
Woods jumper won't go.
He dunked it away that time.
They don't mind him handling that basketball out here.
That is a screen right there. He will pick up his dribble and
get it inside.
Did you see the spin and the role.
We have got ourselves a six-point game.
25-19. There is
Heath with another trade.
Did Cox pick up his second. I hope it is not on Cox because
I want him to stay in the game. Now he will go to the line even
know that may have been a shooting foul.
Head coach Sacred Heart clearly has done a tremendous job
. Wood bags of that one.
Wood looks like guy number one

Is got tremendous athletic ability.
He can shoot the jump shot.
It came back out on the zone, didn't it.
4-5 from the floor.
That is a goaltender. Good
ball. That was right off the glass.
That was shot. I saw he was going for it it and

the back board. A nice job of passing he's going

Once it hits that glass, he can't touch it.
A five-point game, Matt.
I to procession basketball game and they were up
12. A rebound score.
Here is the stallions on the run run.
Bank debt by Wood.
I like Gore a lot. Number 4 from South Lamar.
A good player. It is the play of Gore and they
said that are going to keep South Lamar in this basketball
game. We have got a timeout on the
floor as sick of her leads 26-21 26-21.
the line and picks up his dribble.
Gives it up and going across. Passes over to little man and
just shot.
That is what you have got to do if you are
South Lamar.
Known for a body check.
Both teams now with 8 fouls. Beer in the one-on-one bonus.
And
Gore is a man who is a tremendous free-throw shooter.
He is good free-throw shooter.
He is a player. There is no mistaking
why there in the finals.
He has got
seven. He doesn't miss from there.
He is going to knock them down. 30-28 with a minute left.
South Lamar has come to play.
And they can play pretty well too.
That is Simmons again.
Last touched by the Cardinals come up with less than a minute
to go.
I think they would have taken this.
Mission accomplished.
He with the steal but he tripled
it out of bounds. So South Lamar has got to get
them. It is a challenge to get the
basketball
and they have already called one timeout method to not

basketball. I would give it to Gore.
He is slick.
Wood, he is a Windex man. He can get up glass.
It is amazing how quickly he makes the transition up and down

It is not a bad idea with the pressure.
And Carter is in the Lane.
Locked away by Wood. Carter got another rebound.
Won't go. They are getting above rim
themselves.
And secret the offensive board, somebody, probably put it, has
got it back on defense. Carter with the 3 and it will go
go. He shoots from the hip literally
literally.
Tell you what, he understands the game.
Carter knows that he is 51
-- 5'1" and has the little floater
it has the ability to shoot from
the hip.
Is he 5'1"? He might not be that tell.
That was when South Lamar has a chance to take the lead.
You can't get away
. You play too well.
Let's five seconds left to go to
the basket and put it up. And I don't blame South Lamar
for shooting it because trying to run the clock down to get the

probably too much. I took a chance to go from
2 down to 6 down
. Eleven points.
That is pretty much what you get
from him.
to2.1 seconds remaining.
That I've got to tell you to take the word out of your mouth,

If you wanted to be a little bit
greedy come you might even say we had the chance to take the
lead. They can't give up a lot for
nine tenths of a second.
Block out Wood. And he has the shot.
The got that they wanted. Like a lot of the skies it
didn't go down and South Lamar is in the game.
About an exciting first half of action.
Here at Legacy arena. The 1A was championship, six
apart the two-time defending champ leading at 32-28.
Christina chair -- Christina chambers, Gary Harris,

tell us about this ball. This one is very special.
It is a Wilson X connect the basketball.
It's when the coaches will probably appreciate down the
road. We really proud of us ball.
With a chip inside the ball at the field.
This will allow coaches
were practicing and make a comedy
baskets are made.
The temple of the game and they can exit through the iPad.
So if you have a backyard game come you can have it on your
iPad and you can play by yourself and have an announcer
that would attract the shots were made.
So a lot of best buildings do that.
We are excited about that. Buys is so important to come out

? I think to get kids out of the

And also for coaches, training, be practice up and get more
wraps,
get real-time information information.
How important is it to get real-time information
when you know coaches and players and
athletes, those were just playing outside, they want to
track their shot. They want to know if there
making baskets are not in the faith are
shooting at the right angle.
When I was a kid, I used to do hundred a day when I was there
is a basketball and I would have
to write it down. Now days
the ball tracks it in the computer and they're good to

It's education helps them know what to do.
What do you think about is there
at
tracking feature in today's game ball?
Not yet. We are looking to put it in an
NFL ball first of football. That would help
first downs and we go to a different sport.
We're seeing once get into the pros, then we will be up to get
out into college. So it is to come.
Can you throw --
Can you show us your best dribble?
I will show you this. You can do a lot better?
I wasn't much basketball player. I've played but I sat on the
bench. I wasn't too good.
Thank you so much for joining us us.
Don't go anywhere. Will be right back.
Sacred Heart on top of South more 32-28.
We will be right back.
how but a halftime proposal. Murdochs Simmons from Sacred
Heart, is brothers just proposed
on the court. Good news, she said yes pick
congratulations to those two. Don't go anywhere.
We of stabbing highlights coming
back. Sacred Heart on top South Lamar,

Stay with us.
the 1A was chip ship is yet to be decided.
A lot of people what about the

over the stallions. They had a better idea.
We bring you the second of 14 championship games right here
from legacy arena and right here
in Birmingham, Alabama, as we crumpled the boys and girls.
It is a long-standing tradition. This get to some of the
highlights. Will start of looking at South
Lamar
. One word, just tough.
Heart knows just what coach Tucker said that they won't back

They outrebounded Sacred Heart. That got ten offensive rebounds
against the
incredibly talented Sacred Heart roster.
You've really admires the effort
in the attitude that they -- And the other guys, I think that

bucket. Played with a lot of heart.
Meanwhile ladies with a lot of athleticism.
Wood's over-the-top. They are so athletic, athletes
of athletes and they're better the team game and
South Lamar, just the coach said, they're
going to battle. They are so the front of really
good
second half. Christina, what do they tell you
you? South Lamar head coach Chris
took her said he told his guys the locker room to keep fighting
fighting. Plan to the end and
I asked him what he told us team.
He said for them to play harder and he said he going to make any

and he said plain and simple, no no.
the little 5'1" sophomore.
We have got a two-point basketball game.
That was pretty. The stallions are bringing it
inside.
He is
and one in this one. He is so talented.
The Junior, number 1 and is going to play Division I college

pointguard, number 5 pities the senior.
Is going to find somebody
. A three-point play the
old-fashioned way. You need to handle this pressure
pressure. That is key against this team.
They give it to the little guy and he gets it around inside
. No one back over.
They bird up the heat. Got to get it across the court.
He spoke to lose it again. He blows it away.
That is citizens -- Simmons, his brother proposal
halftime. Gets it over and short, rebound.
Scrapping around for it on the floor.
Finally South Lamar is going to maintain possession of the
basketball. Gore crossover dribble and
drives.
He has 23 -- 23 be to look down and
there goes
Wood pretty drops it in.
He already scored on the other end.
Giving it up to Lindsay. Lindsay stops steps about the
second quarter.
We have got a back-and-forth going here.
Just don't look down. There is heat and he drives
baseline piteous a great past seven passes it up.
The follow is up and in. Great shot by to Kota misers is
a bucket with the opening minute
in the second half.
A long pass. That is Lindsay on the other
half. Off the glass.
We have got a track me. I don't think that this is what
Sacred Heart wants to play. I don't think it is with South
Lamar. There is
he has got a nice game, Simmons is.
Brittney Kocsis get out up the way.
Myers picks him up.
Gets some from Lindsay. Crossover dribble is the
baseline.
Around Wood and scores. What a by the senior, number 32.
He is going to remember that.
5 of 5 in the second half. He's going to get a basket.
Myers, he's got three field goals in the second half alone.
Sacred Heart, think your eyes and idea.
A ten-point lead again.
That is fallen down by 10. You have got to get back in
transition. He misses the done and
talks with the rebound.
They give it up to Gore and he drives.
Fifteen from the quit. It is a five-point game again.
7-7 from the floor are the stallions.
No one almost lost the handle on
it and forced by
Carson Lindsay.
The little guy, they can get into him.
Carson Lindsay, the 17 footer will not go.
We have got a dunk coming Nolan.
And that is timeout time. They understand the issue a good

Back with more of this in a moment.
stop by any Baumhowers location cross Alabama and puts himself
in your mouth. Bob is a good friend of hours.
A great restaurant to end by the
way, not of that football player player.
One of the killer bees for the Dolphins.
You could South Lamar hanging in
this game, despite the fact that
turn it over eight times.
And only for turnovers.
Carter with the basketball, he is a Junior.
Cox takes the three and are you kidding me, 6'5", and you take
it up above the arch. That is just great.
A 1A voice championship. Outside heat, gives it up inside
inside. And
Nolan is pretty athletic. That is just good old-fashioned
I'm a better athlete than you are.
Cox please let different. I saw him warming up.
There is Gore on the other ran. And a foul.
And Nolan the sun is way to Stanford.
And that gives you some view into as to have put this team is

There is Gore can get the best console.
This is a team that has played --
To buzzer been
lost -- By one point.
And this is a team, they play some of the best teams.
And South Lamar has given them all tape wants.
52-47. That eight
-- Eight team turnovers but how can

and when your phone
four. Cox with the strong rebound.
Almost an unforced turnover.
Now he's going to take it up and
over and mice will not go because to Kota blocked it.
He's got a jumper open and Cox reverses
that is as pretty as it gets.
He used the basket to his advantage.
Carter kids that they got underneath.
Buster Griffin.
There is the quick shot put up by Lindsay and it won't go.
Here comes the Cardinals on the floppy at that time Lindsay
anticipated and takes the pass off.
No quit in this South Lamar team team.
They're going to battle all the way.
Flips it to the limit and back to Lindsay.
Lindsay with 3 and will not go. Another tough shot.
Buster Griffin still at the other end, gets it out up bounce
bounce. Back out to Gore.
They need a bucket bad. Under two minutes remaining.
And that is the big guy, Cox, roles it inside.
And self marble maintain possession of the basketball.
Got to believe that South Lamar Lamar's gas, and this is a great

getting some guys interim play the remaining out this quarter..
Fresh produce inning get the other guys a breather on the
bench.
Back out to Cox.
And the ball is almost stolen away
by Stanford.
I've covered them to. A negative a lot.
Cox with the three. A strong rebound by Murdoch
Simmons.
That guy is a high fire rim rock
and he goes up to shoot the three.
Wood is been responsible for several of the turnovers.
Gore drives to the bucket. A good call.
No, that is a block. That is a good call.
Gore, being a good player, he recognized
we need to get some points here.
We don't want to be done double digits.
He took it on himself to get to the Hall and draws the contact
and then, as you said, he is an excellent free-throw shooter.
He got a chance to get some points.
He has got 15. He toes the line.
Almost dropped him out of another one.
He got the role. He will end up with some nylon
on this one.
Across the timeline, Cardinals with the basketball.
Penny gets is on the phone. Listed on the other set them to
avoid Cox and drops it in. They have an 11-point lead and
45 left in the third quarter and
he has got 20 points.
I hope he is picking them up.
These guys can run today. Gore is got the basketball and
give gives it up pick stolen away by
Nolan. Nolan to
Wood.
Sacred Heart almost nailed about
a 30 footer at the buzzer.
as we get ready for the finally minutes of play, the boys 1A
high school championship in the state of Alabama coming to you
live from legacy going in downtown Birmingham.
Matt Coulter along with Gary Harris and Christina chambers is

right in front of us will talk to the bounce to the little guy.
In the first three minutes is got something to tell.
The got every opportunity to win
the game. They have single digits.
It was a foul by Murdoch. Murdoch Simmons is there to save

That was a little embarrassing

From the corner, will he got the
role? No.
It will hang on the top of the rim.
That is the jump air. Error to Sacred Heart.
and the jump there goes to Sacred Heart.
I thought that was going to fall fall.
How unfortunate for South Lamar. Fortunately for the Cardinals,
they will bring the ball across the timeline
and they don't know how to slow it down.
There is no taking the air out of them now.
They are going to keep playing. Nolan with the basketball.
That this is the equivalent of slowing them down.
There attempting to get them to pull out up the zone.
I don't know? Took is going to do it or not.
He is a good player. Breaking it down.
The danger zone for South Lamar. Their largest lead for the
Cardinals, 66-50. And it is another turnover
a travel and go again.
South Lamar has played a heckuva
game. And they are not going to win
this game, but I really admire the courage and for coach Tucker

and they happen. And you just saw graph with 23
turnovers but how can you be this the
this post as a team like Sacred Heart.
You are right. They're pulling out a little bit
bit.
And coach said they were going to stay in the zone.
He is ventured to his word.
The total fouls Sacred Heart is

And nobody is going to the line yet.
So Murdoch Simmons, they just find a way to get those points.
Heath has that had his best game
by any means. Wood has three.
I think the guy that is picked them up off around his Murdoch
Simmons. He has played a heckuva game.
He has added six rebounds, 2 assists
. And 60 people embarrassment when

him out. And as for the got engaged at
halftime. That's pretty good them.
There is
he -- Heath in and out.
Nolan with the basketball.
He has talked for driving the lane and came back out.
So Lamar collapsed. There goes Nolan with the basket
basket. And the foul on Lindsay.
Nolan has been quiet. He is 2-13 from the field and
just four points.
And the guy had 15.
And that is about what he is.
It is been quiet today. There's so many other weapons.
This is a game that he is played
and played and played.
And he gets it. He was passing.
That was a pass. Simmons was going to pull it off

So he is not trying to shoot that ball.
Have you been playing together long?
He has got 15 going for 16 here. He get to shots.
Off the front of the rim.
That's not the only thing that he hasn't done.
Just that one particular shot.
The lead is now 20. Not indicative out this
basketball game. Lamar is on the run.
The shot follows. Rebound.
Gore with the shot off the glass glass.
He has 18 now. That's coming up to score in the

He is not afraid to drive it and
to stop and to
shoot and to slam slam.
I'm guessing every once in while
-- Kind of interesting, both of our

is eight Northeast regional champion against a
Northwestern national champion.
Simmons gets it up. We have got a whistle and a foul
foul.
Watkins
Sacred Heart is one fouled away from 1-1.
And he has got a hold right there.
It is a 1-1 for now.
Nolan is going to the line, the 6'3" senior.
That may be the easiest rebound piteous have all happening
season.
Gore across the line. Gets the foul called on Watkins.
The 6'3" sophomore.
Comes off the bench to Robbie upgrades pretties got a bunch of

Nolan said earlier. Birmingham basketball fans, one.
Stanford.
It is going to be hard to keep that pace.
He ends up with Nolan.
They want to get all Showtime and now.
They have the teams around the country and they're going to be
a deserving champion. Here is some good old-fashioned
Showtime right there. Put the don't want to
do Lucite up back.
South Lamar hung in here for three quarters against a team

same ballpark as the South Lamar Lamar.
>> But they play top and they played hard.
The final score is going to be indicative of the type of game
that we had. It's been a much more contested
game.
So Gore crossed the line.
And that will take us to break as we are but midway through the

up 21.
back in Birmingham with the reminder that the state
championship is brought to you by -- --
That's the Alabama Department of
Transportation and that ask you to get people of ride.
It requires at least three
seeds seeds.
It has been announced yet, but I've got a feeling that
Diante Wood has earned himself and MVP.
The semi finals in the finals.
Both teams are
-- Getting the shot blocked inside.
We didn't get some time little bit earlier.
Just checking into the game, Jarrod Wyatt
. I am going to go ahead and call
it. I am going to say that number 1

And he's not just the offense
. He is going to be a Division I
player. He is got most of the schools
just on a player with the kind of the size and athletic ability

He is a 6'4" Junior, 27 points. 3:remaining in the final sense
of this one. Sick at heart is on cruise
control. Misses.
Simmons with the rebound.
The seniors going out of the jam jam.
That is an illegal spring there. They
-- Nolan had an opportunity earlier

He took care of that one.
I think they are all pretty happy.
from what I see, we might be. They lose
Heath and Nolan. They have got to Myers coming
back. They lose Carson he's the only
guide is been a major contributor you and the rest of
these young men are back. Who knows, maybe we will see
these two teams back your next year.
South Lamar 22 points in the first quarter.
Twenty-two in the third and hung
in there. In the end, the talent
differential
is just too much. It is too much for South Lamar
to overcome. A think that they had a great
game plan
.
Kayla has checked in.
He is a sophomore.
Nice score. He's got 21 after having 23 in
the semi's. Tent out.
South Lamar
. Chris Tucker wants to have a
little chat with his team. He wants to finish this out in a

They have got
to:38 to play. Let's continue to battle and
we mentioned that
South Lamar got here by beating cornerstone.
They are going to be a three-time state champion.
I note that we talked to some folks in South Alabama and
Sacred Heart
has got 33. That shows you how good this
team is.
It was 82-55. It was bad.
It had to be pretty early. We have got 2A to bar morning
bright and early break here at Legacy arena and I'm looking
forward to it. We've got to run right through
them. We've got some help tomorrow
afternoon. We won't be here for all
6.
Cox got the rebound and South Lamar is going to bring it
across the timeline. Buster Griffin but they shots.
It will not go. Rebound
Austin Stokes, the Junior.
And that is Kayla right there.
And he will guard the inbound pass by
Austin Stokes. Checking and it is Jaylen cross,
a Junior.
It is a big deal when you look up big championship box score
and you are there. It is a big deal.
Gore with that trite and did not
get it. The ball is satisfied.
He has the basketball. To second remaining in the 1A
championship in the state of Alabama.
It is like this. It gives them an opportunity.
Some come up in the final two minutes and went to scratch the
box score. He heated up in a hurry.
There is
Shaw. Not only getting in the game,
but scratching.
Kayla Scheetz shoots. Cox for the rebound.
And
Gore may take it crossed the timeline.
The shot is put up by Austin Stokes and it will not go.
Here are the Cardinals. We have got a time out.
That is a smart one.
I think he's going to get some people out and keep these young
man a chance to play in the game game.
This one is decided 82-57. Trying to
-- My voice is held up pretty well.
I'm starting to get a little horse right now.
I am place. I talk to your couple of times
during the week. We thought I might be a late
scratch. For those that don't know, the
man is been battling laryngitis. You have to go to weeks?
Yes. No caffeine.
I have been babying this voice now.
Under one minute. Sacred Heart with the fastball
and an 80 district is lead. It will not go.
Strong has the rebound and
he played earlier when Cox get into

Core is -- Gore is dribbling and Austin
will shoot and it will not go.
Austin Stokes with the shot. And
we have got a stoppage in play.
Chief what is in the game. He four moment looked as though
he was going to get ready. It is going to take a seed over
here for a moment.
That wouldn't have felt good.
Now Malik high with shot.
Even if it was just 1 , it is there.
Both go.
And he gets a bucket. He is a Junior.
Not going to go anywhere next year.
The trait is put up. Down off the last couple of
second with the block. No doubt about it
, in the fourth quarter we knew that Sacred
Heart was going to win their third consecutive state
championship. They literally just blew out
South Lamar. The final was 82-59.
It is worth stating that when we
start of the fourth quarter, there, this this one is still in

. It was.
That was a really good he performance by the stallions and

Cardinals of Sacred Heart. They have run three in a row and

We will probably hear more from him.
We will once again tell you the seeds, Sacred Heart Cardinals
Alabama has collected the hat.
there is look at the new hat and
the new shirts. Three in a row for Sacred Heart.
Do this year.
The Cardinals Cardinals of Anniston out of
there in the or -- Critical for Macmillan area.
There's a talented and so athletic, we set coming and that

They were our favorites to win based on their ability.
This is a four-point game at the
half. South Lamar turned it over and
didn't have the same level of athleticism.
They battled and we're slow the game for the fourth quarter but
eventually Sacred Heart just wears you down.
He would, no question about it. Let's go to the public address
announcer in legacy arena as they start handing out the
hardware.
Now to do's and he had coach of the 1A state champions of Sacred

, congratulations to both coaches
for Mason seasons.
Now presenting the Coca-Cola all
tournament team award
, just in see Mark is representing
Coca-Cola. As your name is called, please
report to center court to receive your award.
Introducing from Georgianna high
school,
Isaiah Smith. And from sacred heart high
school
Gore.
And do seem from high school,

From Sacred Heart high school
, Kevion Nolan.
From South Lamar high school Chase Gore.
And introducing that member of the all tournament team and
tournament MVP from sacred heart
high school, Diante Wood.
And now the 1A state champion

Chris Tucker, the South Lamar stallions.
And finally introducing, congratulations to the 1A state
champions led by their head coach, Sacred Heart Cardinals.
Welcome to the hardware has been
handed out.
Gotti performance is, as said, throughout the game, for the
stallions in South Lamar. Sacred Heart is the better team.
I don't think there is lot a lot
of question in the Serena about that.
There's a reason why they have won three in a row.
A little private school over there and Anniston gets the
athletes and gets them going.
What extent anybody here if there back here next year?
Absolutely not. There a private school that
brought in athletes that will play in college basketball.
They play a national schedule. So when they get to Birmingham,
they expect to win. More times than not, they do.
Let's hear from Rafael Graves, head coach of the Cardinals when

the 1A champions have been ground.
And I guess this guy is getting used to it.
Let's go to Christina he was talking with Rafael Graves.
You guys were only up by 2 early
in the third. The Nick is run away with that.
What is going to be the key for you guys.
We've been playing that way all year in the third quarter.
This is been the time of year -- The time of the game and we take

I'm proud that our boys to know the difference in urgency and
started to win some 50/50 balls. When you get out and run and
play and have fun. Talk about
Diante Wood, hokey was he in this win tonight?
He is key. He's one of the best kids in
Alabama and the country. He rebounds the ball so well.
He had a couple of dunks. He is so poised and he play --
Just can't say enough about that
kid. It 27 points on the night.
You guys three deep here today. What does that mean to you as a
head coach? I can't take none of the credit
as a coach. Our kids are so good that I
can't say enough about those. We have three on the team, Kayla

Heart into see this guys leave tonight, we are really going to
miss them. They're going to go off to
college and life goes on and hopefully up and gets come back,

wife and these are my children and we I graduated from college.
That will mean more to me. Those are my boys.
I love them. Congratulations, coach.
Guys, back to you. It is good to see a guy that
that is that emotional, it and East that getting used to it.
By the way, he looks like he could play.
Coaches, they do it for the kids kids.
At the end of the day, the get more satisfaction from winning
for what needs to their players that one means to themselves.
One time the ball got stuck -- Think you.
I had a good time. He suited up and do it at 9:00
9:00 a.m. of the half of everybody at Raycom media, we
wish you a great evening and we will see you in the morning.

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