ELKMONT PLAYS IN ENCORE THANKSGIVING TOURNEY

The varsity Lady Red Devils were at Hartselle this week in the Encore Classic Thanksgiving Tournament. Elkmont picked up 2 wins and gained some valuable experience to add to their season. They will be back on the court at Ardmore, November 29.
 

Red Bay 48, Elkmont 39: 
Elkmont went cold in the second half after holding a six-point lead at halftime, shooting only 18.5 percent from the field. Red Bay ran out the clock for a win, outscoring the Lady Devils 34-19 in the final two quarters.  Elkmont’s Emeril Hand scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss. Maggie Gant had five points and 11 rebounds.

Elkmont 63, Hatton 47: 
Haven Kirby and Emeril Hand combined to score 47 points in the win for Elkmont.Kirby had a game-high 26 points for the Red Devils, while Hand finished with 21. Elkmont led 27-23 at halftime and held Hatton to just 7 points in the third quarter in pulling away for the win.

Elkmont 45, Addison 42: 
Haven Kirby led Elkmont with 15 points. Maggie Gant scored 10 for the Red Devils, while Kayla Menefee, Emeril Hand and Morgan Morris added 6 points each.

SOURCE: DECATUR DAILY

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ELKMONT VS LEXINGTON RESULTS

The entire Elkmont basketball program traveled to Lexington on Tuesday.  The results were a mixed bag of wins and losses.

Varsity Boys 
*Elkmont 67, Lexington 51: 
Davis Hobbs had 21 points to lead all scorers and Elkmont was too much for Lexington in the Bears’ season opener. Layton Smith added 12 points, Ben Hobbs 11 and Ryan Boyd 10 for the Red Devils (1-2)
  
Varsity Girls 
• Lexington 69, Elkmont 50: 
Skylar Hammond scored 19 points as Lexington built a comfortable early lead and handled Elkmont. Elkmont (1-2) got 14 points from Haven Kirby.

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Junior Varsity Boys
?, score not reported
 
Junior Varsity Girls

Lexington 62, Elkmont 32

Middle School Girls

Loss, score not reported

Middle School Boys
Elkmont 49, Lexington 31

ELKMONT BOYS AT LINDSAY LANE

The Elkmont Red Devils started their 2018-19  season at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy.   In the last game of the night, varsity boys tipped off against the Lions.  Lindsay Lane led 21-12 after the first quarter but Elkmont controlled the second with a 19-10 run. Senior guard Davis Hobbs led the change and finished with 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting. He made six of his nine three-point attempts, including a buzzer beater at the end of the half.

Hobbs recently rejoined the team after playing football all season. Elkmont finished its football season Friday, and Hobbs was in the gym Saturday working with the team.

“He’s one of our senior leaders,” Elkmont coach Eric Smith said. “We look to him to lead us. He had a good year for us last year.”

Coming out of halftime, Elkmont jumped out to a 10-point lead, but Murr led the Lions back with a nine-point surge to pull Lindsay Lane within one at the end of the third quarter. Elkmont and Lindsay Lane battled throughout the fourth quarter.  However, the Red Devils came up short at the buzzer, losing 68-61

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The Elkmont JV boys team came away with a season opening win.

ELKMONT GIRLS WIN BIG IN SEASON OPENER

Elkmont girls 68, Lindsay Lane 35

Elkmont girls basketball started off the season on a strong note with a dominant 33-point win over the Lions. The Red Devils were led by Haven Kirby, who scored 16 points while also putting up seven assists and six rebounds. Maggie Gant also had a big night for Elkmont, scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Elkmont dominated almost every portion of the game.

Elkmont coach Sam Wallace was not sure how his team would perform. He believes the emphatic win will help this team build confidence.

“Our program needs this,” Wallace said. “They don’t think they’re good, but they are good. They’re my kids, and I love them.”

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IT STARTS TONIGHT

The high school basketball season at Elkmont opens at Lindsey Lane this evening.  Basketball season is short and will done in early February so schedule some time to watch our Red Devils.  Both varsity programs have new head coaches.  Samuel Wallace is replacing Steve Bates for the Lady Devils.  Eric Smith has been promoted to head coach of the Red Devils, taking the whistle from Dennis Black.

HOME SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE
Adults are $40 and students are $30. Admission to get in the game is $5 per game and we have 10 home games. They are good for all regular season home games for middle school and high school. Contact Coach Wallace or Coach Smith for more info.

 

GOLD COMES TO ELKMONT

The championships of the West Limestone Tipoff Tournament were held last night.  Both of our middle schools were in the finals, playing against Clements.  The Lady Devils were first out of the gate, collecting another win by three points and some championship hardware. 

Our Red Devils squared off against the Colts in the second game of the night.   With scores in the forties, Elkmont stretched out the lead by five points, 47-42 for the win.  

Look for great seasons from both of these teams.  They will be on the court again next week with games at East Limestone, November 8.