FLORENCE — Nearly every possession, Belle Hill drew a double-team in the backcourt. Lexington wanted to make sure she had the ball as little as possible.

Sarah Davis scored a school-record 40 points Tuesday night to lead Shoals Christian (4-2, 1-0 Class 1A, Area 16) to a 59-44 win over Sheffield in the home opener for the Flame.

WAYNESBORO — Blair Baugus scored a team-high 23 points to keep the Wayne County girls basketball team unbeaten and hand Loretto its first loss.

FLORENCE — Brian Pounders and the rest of Deshler’s bench threw their hands in jubilation after a steal led to a fast-break layup. The Tigers had several of those to pull away from Florence in the fourth quarter of a 68-48 win on Friday.

Belle Hill finished just shy of a triple-double in Mars Hill’s 73-35 season-opening win over Colbert County on Thursday.

FLORENCE — Jahlil Hurley let out a sigh and wiped his hand across his forehead.

Colton McGrady earned a pin in his first wresting match to help Florence beat Muscle Shoals 54-18 on Tuesday in its first dual meet of the season.

LAWRENCEBURG — What’s usually a highly-touted rivalry between cross-county opponents was a lot less divisive on Tuesday.

MUSCLE SHOALS — Cedric Summerhill scored 15 points to lead Muscle Shoals in a 75-54 win over Rogers on Monday.