It'd been 1,473 days since the 13th-ranked
Hazel Green (Ala.) girls basketball team lost a game. Tuesday, the Trojans' 87-game win streak came to an end as No. 19
Hoover (Ala.) beat Tim Miller's squad 52-38 in a battle of MaxPreps Top 25 teams. It snapped the nation's longest active win streak.
Hoover got 24 points from
Reniya Kelly, a MaxPreps All-American who was one of the biggest names left off the recent McDonald's All American roster last week. The North Carolina commit also led an impressive 2-3 zone that frustrated Hazel Green, holding the Trojans to 17 first-half points.
The host Buccaneers improved to 29-1 with the victory while the Trojans fall to 28-1.
Hazel Green broke the Alabama High School Athletic Association with its 87th straight victory on Jan. 28, beating Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 76-7.
The previous mark was held by Lauderdale County, set from 2013-15. Prior to Tuesday's loss, Hazel Green's last loss was 50-47 to Ensworth (Tenn.) on Dec. 19, 2020.
Reniya Kelly led No. 19 Hoover to a 52-38 win Tuesday over No. 13 Hazel Green in an Alabama showdown. The Bucs victory snapped an 87-game win streak by Hazel Green, the long active streak in the nation. (Photo: Brandon Sumrall)
Junior guard
Sydney Steward told Nick Kuzma of Fox 54 that the record was nice to have, but it wasn't the team's focus.
We're really focused on the state championship at the end of the year and making sure that we get there. The record is just something that came along with it," she said.
Miller, who was last year's MaxPreps National Coach of the Year, has led Hazel Green to five straight 6A state titles.
Hoover is the two-time reigning 7A champion and has won four of the last six titles.
