By Gary Lloyd
The 2013-2014 high school basketball season gets under way tonight.
Hewitt-Trussville’s varsity girls travel to Curry for a 5 p.m. game.
Clay-Chalkville’s varsity girls and boys teams host Center Point today for 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. games, respectively.
The Hewitt-Trussville varsity boys team opens its season Monday at home against Boaz at 7:30 p.m.
Pinson Valley’s varsity girls and boys teams host Clay-Chalkville on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively.
The Hewitt-Trussville varsity girls are coming off a 10-21 season, though the team won 10 of its last 16 games. Second-year head coach Stu Stuedeman leads the team.
The Hewitt-Trussville varsity boys are coming off a 15-16 season under Zane Arnold, who resigned earlier this year. Mike Dutton will lead the boys in a fast break style this season.
The Clay-Chalkville varsity girls posted a 25-5 record last season. Former head coach Todd Carlile, who spent 13 years at Clay-Chalkville, resigned the position earlier this year to take a physical education position at Paine Intermediate School in Trussville. Former Jacksonville State University women’s basketball assistant coach Courtney Payne will lead the team this season. The Clay-Chalkville boys are coming off one of their most successful seasons in school history, posting a 24-7 record and reaching the Class 6A Northeast Regional semifinals, losing to eventual state champion Mountain Brook. The boys, who won the Class 6A, Area 9 tournament, are coached by Daniel Foy.
The Pinson Valley varsity girls are coming off a season in which they finished runner-up in the Class 5A, Area 11 tournament. The Lady Indians posted a 9-19 record. The team will be coached this season by Kristan Cromer.
The Pinson Valley varsity boys are coming off an 18-12 season in which they won their first Class 5A, Area 11 tournament since 2002. The team lost in a Northeast Sub-Regional game to Ramsay. The team is coached by Clint Argo.
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