Alabama High School Basketball - Monroe County overwhelms Excel
January 8, 2026: Excel, AL 36439 The Monroe County Tigers basketball team scored 71 points and limited the host Excel Panthers to 41 in the Tigers league triumph on Thursday.
The Tigers now possess a 8-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to T.R. Miller for a 3A Area 2 bout on Monday, January 12. Monroe County will play a Tigers team coming off a 38-31 league loss to Flomaton (Flomaton, AL). The Tigers record now stands at 6-6.
With the loss, Excel falls to 5-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Sweet Water (Sweet Water, AL) to encounter the Bulldogs in a non-league test on Friday, January 9. The Bulldogs come into the test with a record of 2-7. Sweet Water won 57-36 in their recent non-league test against Millry (Millry, AL)