Alabama High School Basketball - Buckhorn holds off Columbia
December 8, 2009: New Market, AL 35761 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Buckhorn Bucks (New Market, AL) and the visiting Columbia Eagles (Huntsville, AL), saw Buckhorn's basketball squad hold off Columbia by a score of 34-31.
With the victory, Buckhorn improves its record to 6-0 on the campaign. The Bucks travel to Grissom (Huntsville, AL) to play the Tigers in a 6A Area 16 challenge on Friday, December 11. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 6-4. Grissom won 77-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Fort Payne (Fort Payne, AL)
Next up, the Eagles play the Douglas Eagles (Douglas, AL) in a 4A Area 13 challenge, on Friday, December 11. Columbia will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 53-48 non-league loss to Brindlee Mountain (Guntersville, AL).