Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Jontavuis Lett and J.T. Barlow Lead Hillcrest to Victory

Hillcrest won the last time they faced Flomaton and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hillcrest Jaguars blew past the Flomaton Hurricanes 80-57. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hillcrest was led to victory by J.T. Barlow and Jontavuis Lett. Barlow almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds, while Lett shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Barlow is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Dorian Watson was another key player, putting up six points along with seven boards and three steals.

Jaguars

Assists

01/28/25 @ Flomaton	23
12/12/23 vs Central	33
12/13/23 vs McKenzie	31
01/25/25 vs T.R. Miller	21
12/05/24 vs W.S. Neal	21

Hillcrest was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Several Hurricanes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zykenzie Martin, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was TiShaun Baldwin, who earned nine points.

Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Flomaton, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-14.

Hillcrest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-52 loss against Escambia County on the 30th. Flomaton has also already played their next matchup, a 48-47 victory against Excel on the 31st.