7A Boys Basketball Playoffs Tip Off Matchups

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Alabama High School Athletic Association 7A Boys Basketball Regional Playoffs are set to begin this week, with teams vying for a spot in the state tournament. The Northwest, Northeast, and South regionals will feature some exciting matchups between top teams across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the Northwest regional, the defending 7A champs Hoover versus Austin in game 1 on Wednesday, February 14th. Hoover comes in at 26-3 and is led by talented junior guard Salim Londer. Austin finished the regular season at 27-5 and looking to make a statement.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 will feature James Clemens vs Thompson. James Clemens comes into the playoffs with a 19-11 looking to make a run against Thompson, Thompson is 25-4 on the year and looks to make another deep playoff run behind the star sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1958491' first='Colben' last='Landrew'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Northeast Regional, Chelsea will match up with Grissom on Tuesday, February 13th in game 1. Chelsea finished the regular season 13-18 and seeking to put the pieces together to face Grissom comes in 19-11 and is powered by junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1599937' first='Javon' last='Alexander'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 will feature Huntsville against Oak Mountain. Huntsville is rolling at 30-2 behind the stellar play of junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1398759' first='Simon' last='Walker']. Oak Mountain is seeking an upset as a 15 seed at 14-16, this should be an exciting game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finally, in the South regional, Baker will take on Johnson in game 1 on Wednesday, February 14th. Baker is 24-7 with great team play Johnson Abernathy comes in looking to make a statement win to advance and upset Baker. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 will feature Enterprise vs Mary Montgomery. Enterprise comes into the playoffs at 24-5. Mary Montgomery is 23-6 on the year and will need big games from senior center [player_tooltip player_id='2123702' first='Zion' last='Hunter'] to advance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regional playoffs feature some of the top teams and players in Alabama High School Basketball. It should make for an exciting start to the state tournament bracket. The matchups and star power on display will provide thrilling games this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1398516"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"London, a 6'3” combo guard, has been outstanding all season for the defending state champion Bucs. He is averaging 18.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 55% from the field. 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