Alabama held on to the lead late to preserve a 9-7 win over UIC on Sunday to complete the three game sweep, and improve the Crimson Tide record to 12-0 on the season.
It was not always an easy weekend, but the Tigers secured the sweep of Lipscomb with an eighth inning three-run homer from Bryson Ware sealing the final Sunday victory. Auburn moves to 9-1-1 as the non-conference slate rolls along this week.
Hoover's girls finished off a three-peat and Hoover's boys team ran away from Central-Phenix City.
Samford's stay in the Southern Conference has a short life. The Bulldogs drop a quarterfinal game to Chattanooga.
What was already going to be a difficult meet became even stranger as severe weather forced what would have been another Top-15 Friday night heights matchup for the Auburn Tigers to be postponed to Saturday at 11 a.m. CST. Auburn head coach Jeff Graba had already planned on resting Sunisa Lee on some floor, but with the added delay, senior day coming up and the postseason right around the corner, Graba decided to rest Lee for the entire meet.
Auburn has faced must-win after must-win in the last month, and it has been more disappointment than excitement for the Tigers. Losers of eight of their last 11, the Tigers needed a win to not only go into the SEC Tournament with momentum, but also send the seniors out on top. Auburn(20-11, 10-8 SEC) did both, earning a crucial Quad 1 win, taking down No. 12 Tennessee(22-8, 11-7 SEC) 79-70.
Jelly Walker had a season-high 41 point and Tavin Lovan supplied the game-winner in a victory at Charlotte.
Valley High finishes the season as the first Class 5A boys basketball team to be undefeated.
Another slow start fueled by poor shooting from behind the arc, but this time the Crimson Tide could not complete the comeback, losing to No. 24 Texas A&M 67-61 in the regular season finale.
The first full day of AHSAA Basketball championship games included a few down-to-the-wire games.
Six champions were crowned on Friday in the AHSAA Final Four in Birmingham.
In 2024, Texas and Oklahoma are set to join the Southeastern Conference, and the SEC is expected to move from an eight game conference schedule with two divisions, to a nine game, divisionless format with each team playing three permanent foes and rotating the other six conference games.
Old Dominion's final points come with six ODU players on the court in an 86-83 win over Troy during the Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.
Logan Dye, a fifth-year senior, played a huge role in Samford regular season SoCon title.
Derrian Gobourne has done it again. The fifth-year senior has earned another weekly accolade, being named SEC Specialist of the Week after scoring a 9.9 on vault and a pair of 9.95s on floor and bars during the Tigers' win over Georgia last week.
UAB baseball plays on its newly installed turf field with Notre Dame in town. UAB softball plays host to national power Florida.
Spring Garden wins in a blowout and Covenant Christian holds off Oakwood Adventist Academy in a close game.
Central-Phenix City and Spain Park battled down to the final play. Spain Park had an open 3-pointer in the final seconds but was unable to knock it down, and the Red Devils escaped with a 61-58 win.
Troy uses a late rally to advance while South Alabama makes the plays in the second half.
Antoine Davis, the son of former UAB men's basketball coach Mike Davis, finishes his college career as the second all-time leading scorer in NCAA history.
Arab High girls basketball coach Brad Kitchens has his team in the state championship game.
Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl voiced his frustration with the officiating following his team's overtime loss to No. 2 Alabama on Wednesday night.
Charles Henderson High gets a measure a revenge on the basketball court against Ramsay High. The Rams beat Charles Henderson in the Class 5A football state championship game.
Plenty of close games and fantastic finishes in the third day of AHSAA Basketball Final Four action in Birmingham.
No. 2 Alabama clinched the SEC regular season championship Wednesday defeating Auburn 90-85 in overtime, overcoming a 17-point deficit with just 10 minutes left to play in the game.
Auburn surrendered its 17-point lead, lost Johni Broome to foul trouble and Dylan Cardwell to an injury, and still, the Tigers had a chance to win in regulation.
It was a day filled with lopsided results at the AHSAA Basketball Final Four on Tuesday. Championship games are set boys and girls Class 3A and Class 4A.