By Al Muskewitz
UPDATED AREA TOURNAMENTS: Faith Christian wins coin toss to host 1A Area 10 boys tournament; JCA wins toss for 3 seed; adds area crossover
JACKSONVILLE – First-year Faith Christian basketball coach Cory Hughes has the utmost confidence in his players, but he had to admit when the coin went in the air he was “the most nervous I’ve been all year.”
Hughes allowed his players to decide which side of the coin he would call if he had the opportunity in the coin toss with Ragland for the No. 1 seed in Class 1A Area 10. Brodie Dodson said “heads,” so that’s what Hughes called.
That’s what came up Monday and now the Lions will host the boys tournament starting Feb. 10 against the winner of next Monday’s Donoho-Coosa Christian play-in game at Donoho. No. 2 Ragland will play No. 3 Jacksonville Christian.
“When that coin went up my stomach dropped; that’s the most nervous I’ve been all year,” said Hughes, who said he was prepared to call heads before Dodson’s assist. “That was one of the things we were hoping to accomplish this year – win the area and host for the first time in a long time – and thanks to a coin toss we can. I’m super pumped.”
Here are pairings for area tournaments involving teams in and around Calhoun County; will be updated as dates/times are finalized:
CLASS 6A AREA 13
BOYS (at Springville)
Feb. 8
Springville vs. Southside, 6 p.m.
Oxford vs. Pell City, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 7 p.m.
GIRLS (at Oxford)
Feb. 7
Pell City vs. Springville, 5 p.m.
Oxford vs. Southside, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 11: Huffman, Shades Valley, Woodlawn)
CLASS 5A AREA 8
BOYS (at Sylacauga)
Feb. 8
Clay Central vs. Talladega, 6 p.m.
Sylacauga vs. Shelby County, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 6 p.m.
GIRLS (at Talladega)
Feb. 7
Talladega vs. Shelby County, 5 p.m.
Clay Central vs. Sylacauga, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 9
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 5: Beauregard, Brewbaker Tech, Pike Road, Tallassee)
CLASS 5A AREA 11
BOYS (at Alexandria)
Feb. 8
Alexandria vs St. Clair County, 4:30 p.m.
Moody vs. Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS (at Alexandria)
Feb. 8
Alexandria vs. Lincoln, 3 p.m.
Moody vs. St. Clair County, 6 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 5:30 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 10: Carver, Leeds, Parker, Ramsay)
CLASS 4A AREA 9
BOYS
Feb. 7
Cleburne County at Munford, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 (at Handley)
Anniston vs. White Plains, 3 p.m.
Handley vs Munford-Cleburne County winner, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS
Feb. 7
Munford at White Plains, 6 p.m.
Feb. 9 (at Handley)
Anniston vs. Cleburne County, 4:30 p.m.
Handley vs. White Plains-Munford winner, 6 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 10: Ashville, Cherokee County, Etowah, Jacksonville)
CLASS 4A AREA 10
BOYS (at Jacksonville)
Feb. 10
Etowah vs. Cherokee County, 5 p.m.
Jacksonville vs. Ashville, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12
Championship game, 1 p.m.
GIRLS (at Cherokee County)
Feb. 8
Jacksonville vs. Etowah, 5 p.m.
Cherokee County vs. Ashville, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 6:30 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 9: Anniston, Cleburne County, Handley, Munford, White Plains)
CLASS 3A AREA 9
BOYS (at Childersburg)
Feb. 8
Wellborn vs. Saks, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10
Wellborn-Saks winner vs. Childersburg, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS (at Chlldersburg)
Feb. 8
Wellborn vs. Saks, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 10
Wellborn-Saks winner vs. Childersburg, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 11: Ohatchee, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Weaver)
CLASS 3A AREA 11
BOYS (at Piedmont)
Feb. 9
Piedmont vs. Ohatchee, 5:30 p.m.
Weaver vs. Pleasant Valley, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 6 p.m.
GIRLS (at Ohatchee)
Feb. 8
Ohatchee vs. Weaver, 5:30 p.m.
Piedmont vs. Pleasant Valley, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 9: Childersburg, Saks, Wellborn)
CLASS 3A AREA 12
BOYS (at Geraldine)
Feb. 8
Geraldine vs. Collinsville, 5:30 p.m.
Hokes Bluff vs. Glencoe, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 6 p.m.
GIRLS (at Collinsville)
Feb. 7
Collinsville vs. Glencoe, 5:30 p.m.
Hokes Bluff vs. Geraldine, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 14: Asbury, Fyffe, Plainview, Sylvania)
CLASS 1A AREA 10
BOYS
Feb. 7
Coosa Christian at Donoho, 6 p.m.
Feb. 10 (at Faith Christian)
Ragland vs. JCA, 5:30 p.m.
Faith Christian vs. Donoho-Coosa winner, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12
Championship game, 6 p.m.
GIRLS
Feb. 5
Donoho at Coosa Christian, 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 (at Ragland)
Faith Christian vs. JCA, 5 p.m.
Ragland vs. Donoho-Coosa winner, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 11
Championship game, 6 p.m.
(Subregion cross: Area 11: Appalachian, Cornerstone, Jefferson Christian, Sumiton Christian, Victory Christian)
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