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Jacksonville Christian, Woodland Capture Area Softball Titles; Ranburne, Central-Clay Finish Runner-Up

Jacksonville Christian, the 2026 Class 1A, Area 12 softball champion. (Submitted photo)
Jacksonville Christian, the 2026 Class 1A, Area 12 softball champion. (Submitted photo)

Lee homers twice, drives in five runs as Jacksonville Christian rolls to 1A, Area 12 title. Puckett, Taylor power Woodland to 1A, Area 8 title. Ranburne, Central-Clay runners up.

JACKSONVILLE — Addy Lee went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, and Jacksonville Christian beat Spring Garden 15-3 in Thursday’s Class 1A, Area 12 softball final.

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Both teams advanced to next week’s East Central Regional at Albertville’s Sand Mountain Park.

Carli Chesson went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI, and Sophie Williams went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs, and Bryleigh Reid went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

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Mollie Mullinax went 2-for-2 with two runs.

Audrina Williams allowed five hits with one walk and four strikeouts over five innings.

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JCA beat Spring Garden 8-2 in the winners’ bracket game. Reid went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run and three RBIs, and Symone Estell went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.

Audrina Williams went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI, and Chesson went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Mullinax went 2-for-4 with a run.

Class 1A, Area 8

WOODLAND TAKES AREA: The Bobcats (19-10-1) beat Fayetteville twice Tuesday, 6-4 and 19–2 to claim the area title.

Both teams advanced to next week’s Central Regional at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park,

Allie Puckett went 3-for-3 with a triple, two doubles, six RBIs and a run in the championship game, and Alyssa Taylor went 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs and two RBIs.

Emma Ellsberry went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, three RBIs and two runs., and Skylar Vann went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs.

Railey Williams pitched a complete game, allowing nine hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

Lucy Phillips went 2-for-3 with two triples, a run and an RBI in the winners’ bracket game, and Taylor went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Ellsberry had a double and two runs.

Williams allowed eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Class 2A, Area 8

RANBURNE RUNNER UP: The Bulldogs (20-16) played five games Tuesday, beating Vincent 18-11, falling to host and top seed Southeastern 14-6, eliminated Vincent 23-16, beat Southeastern 13-10 to force an “if” game then lost 6-5.

Shaylie Reaves went 3-for-5 with two doubles, five RBIs and two runs in the opener against Vincent. Dakota Martin went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and a run. K.K. Rollins went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a run.

Rylann Graham went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs, and Rylie Duke went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Rollins went 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles, four runs and two RBIs in the elimination game against Vincent, and Karoline Meadows homered with two RBIs.

Peyton Smith went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and three runs, and Carter Martin went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBIs and a run.

Reaves went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run, and Dakota Martin went 2-for-3 with four runs and two RBIs.

Smith went 4-for-5 with a homer, a double, three RBIs and two runs in the first game of the finals against Southeastern, and Duke went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs.

Carter Martin went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run and an RBI in the “if” game. Graham went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Rollins went 2-for-4 with a double and a run, and Duke had a double and two RBIs. Kamryn Jenkins had a double and a run.

Class 5A, Area 8

CENTRAL-CLAY RUNNER UP: The Vols (11-20) lost to Briarwood Christian 12-5, beat Sylacauga 11-0, beat Briarwood Christian 14-7 and lost to host and top seed Shelby County 11-1 to finish as area runner up.

Central-Clay and Shelby County clinched berths in next week’s Central Regional at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park.

Lauryn Reed pitched a two-hitter with seven strikeouts against Sylacauga, and Socarra Lopez went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs.

Analyssa Harris went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run, and Ensleigh Giddens had a single and four runs.

Harris went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and a run in the Vols’ victory over Briarwood Christian. Lopez went 1-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs, and Ava Adams went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Sophia Castleberry got the win, allowing four hits and no walks with three strikeouts in three innings.

 

Jacksonville Christian, the 2026 Class 1A, Area 12 softball champion. (Submitted photo)
Jacksonville Christian, the 2026 Class 1A, Area 12 softball champion. (Submitted photo)

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