Photo by Savannah Schmidt
Hewitt's Kennedy Gill (23) dribbles the ball during the Hewitt Trussville vs Vestavia Hills Basketball game on Jan. 21, 2025 at Hewitt Trussville High School.
The Hewitt-Trussville High School boys and girls basketball teams will look to make playoff runs in February.
It won’t be easy for either Huskies squad, although both have put together strong regular seasons.
Being in Class 7A, Area 6, presents a stout challenge for Hewitt-Trussville, as the Huskies play in an area with Oak Mountain, Hoover and Vestavia Hills.
On the girls side, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Hewitt-Trussville are undoubtedly three of the top teams in the state, much less just in 7A.
Hoover is a dominant force on the boys side, with Vestavia Hills and Oak Mountain fielding successful teams this year once again as well.
If either Hewitt team is to make a run, like the one the Lady Huskies made last year to the state championship game, the task will be tall.
The area tournaments are single-elimination, with the top two teams advancing. In Classes 1A-6A, a sub-regional round follows. But since 7A has half the number of teams as the other classes, 7A teams advance straight to a regional tournament following the area tournament.
Area tournaments are slated to be played Feb. 5-8, hosted at the site of the top seed.
Should the Huskies advance past the area tournament, they would play in the Northeast Regional Tournament at Jacksonville State University, needing a pair of wins to move on to the state final four.
Area 6 matches up with Area 7 at the regional tournament, which consists of Albertville, Grissom, Huntsville and Sparkman in both boys and girls competition.
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Hewitt-Trussville's Rashad Rolley takes a shot in a game against Vestavia Hills.
The four-team 7A regional will be played Feb. 17 and Feb. 20. The winners on Feb. 17 will play in the regional
final on Feb. 20.
The winners of the boys and girls regionals will advance to the
state final four, held at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena. The state semifinals for the 7A teams are set for Feb. 27, with the finals scheduled for March 1.
At the time of press, the Huskies were in the midst of a six-game area slate, playing home-and-home series with each of their area opponents.
Before area play, Hewitt’s boys had gotten off to a 16-4 start. They posted wins over the likes of Gadsden City, Helena, Pelham, Oxford and Parker. Hewitt-Trussville also won the Mike Dean Turkey Shootout in Cullman by notching three straight wins over Huffman, Albertville and Cullman. A month later, the Huskies won a tournament out of state with three consecutive wins.
The Lady Huskies challenged themselves with a tough schedule, despite entering the season with a relatively inexperienced squad. They defeated James Clemens twice and also beat the likes of Gadsden City, Prattville Christian, Pelham and Oxford before two tough tournaments leading into area play.
