BARNESVILLE, Ga. — The Alcovy Lady Tigers celebrated the end of 2022 like never before. They went 3-0 from Dec. 27-29 to win the girls bracket of the Oscar Wimberly Holiday Tournament. 

Alcovy players and coaches celebrated so much that head coach Justin Hunter sustained an injury when all was said and done. 

In the tournament hosted by Lamar County High School, the Lady Tigers knocked off Westside (Macon) High School 65-32, defeated Manchester High School 52-47 in overtime and cruised to a 88-58 win over Ola High School in the championship round. 

Hunter recognized this accomplishment as a team effort. 

“We had great offensive and defensive production all tournament long,” Hunter said. “Literally every member of the Lady Tigers contributed to the victories.” 

Junior Luv Llewellyn led the Lady Tigers averaging 13 points per contest. Sophomore Janae Hutcherson contributed 10 points per game followed by senior Tajah Jackson with an average of seven points. 

But seemingly the entire roster registered huge offensive numbers in the 30-point championship victory. 

Llewellyn scored 15, sophomore Shamariah Gibbs had 13, senior Dkha Rudder recorded 12 points with Hutcherson and senior T’Erica Smith each scoring nine points. 

Alcovy’s momentum carried over into the new year, too, with a 55-50 road victory over Monroe Area Tuesday afternoon. 

The four-game winning streak improves the Lady Tigers to 10-5 overall with a 3-2 record in Region 3-AAAAAA, which places them fifth in the standings. 

Alcovy played its first region contest since Dec. 13 on Friday at Lovejoy with another road matchup upcoming at Mundy’s Mill on Jan. 10.