SEASON ENDS AT WALLACE - DUST DEVIL IN THE GYM

Elkmont lost to Carbon Hill, 50 -36, in the Regional Finals at Wallace State to end an outstanding season.  


The Red Devils played excellent defense, played hard and fought to the end, but the key to the loss was poor shooting.  Elkmont did not shoot well from inside, the free throw line or from three point range.   Early in the fourth quarter, Elkmont made a run and cut the lead to ten.  At this point, the Red Devils had three defensive stops in a row and 3 chances to cut the lead below ten.  They came up empty on all three and that was the ball game.


Hayden Huseth led Elkmont with nine points and Cole Glass had eight rebounds to go with his eight points.  Skyler Gant and Daniel Logan made the Northwest All Regional Tournament team.  


OBSERVATIONS:
Great year for the Red Devils.  Final record of 22-10, Area Champions, Sub-state Champions and got to the Elite Eight.


Bryant Wales, Andrew Labathe and Matthew Barnes were juniors who were major contributors to this year's success.  The Dust Devil believe Matthew Barnes was the most improved player this year.  


Seniors
Drew Weaver:

A senior who did not get a lot of playing time but always did everything he could to help and support the team.












Hayden Huseth:

Great year for Hayden; a fun player to watch.  Excellent defensive player, fast and quick and didn't mind to get physical.  Explosive scorer when he was hot; he could score in bunches.










Daniel Logan:  
He maximized his basketball talent.  Barely six feet tall, not a great jumper, not long and lean.  Daniel used strength, shooting ability, basketball savvy and a strong will to win to have an outstanding year.












Cole Glass:

He became an inside scorer with excellent post moves to go with being an outstanding defender and one of the best shot blockers in all of 3A in the state of Alabama.  Very tough and physical.








Skyler Gant:

No one wants to win more than Skyler.  He could score twenty or more in any game, but if he didn't score at all and Elkmont won, he was happy.  Became an excellent point guard this season.  Outstanding defender, excellent at driving to the basket and scoring or finding the open man for an assist.






PREDICTION:
The Dust Devil predicts that all five seniors will be successes in life and be an asset to any community they choose to live in.  They will also take with them many great memories of their Senior basketball season at Elkmont.


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The Dust Devil at the Diamond; Reporting weekly updates on Elkmont Varsity Baseball.