SLIDE SHOW: Wildcats fall to Russell County in region tournament
Published 10:48 pm Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Franklin-Simpson Wildcats head coach Dee Spencer hugs senior Kamryn Ray (1) as he walks off the court at the end of the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Russell County Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson junior Jakai Partinger (12) shoots a layup over Russell County’s Owen Loy (14) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore Brody McAlister (23) shoots a layup around Russell County’s Kaden Coffey (20) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson senior Kamryn Ray (1) shoots a layup over Russell County’s Kaden Coffey (20) and Dylan Stanelle (12) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore JahMir Brooks (0) shoots a layup as Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) reaches to block in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson Wildcats head coach Dee Spencer gathers the team in a huddle during a timeout in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson junior Jakai Partinger (12) shoots a layup between Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) and Dylan Stanelle (12) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore Brody McAlister (23) shoots a layup around Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson senior Kamryn Ray (1) shoots a layup around Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore Easton Kelley (10) shoots the ball over Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) and Dylan Stanelle (12) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore JahMir Brooks (0) moves the ball around Russell County’s Bryson Irvin (33) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson junior Jakai Partinger (12) shoots the ball over Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore Brody McAlister (23) moves the ball around Russell County’s Logan Walters (4) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson senior Kamryn Ray (1) shoots a layup around Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson Xavier Hampton (2) shoots a three-pointer over Russell County’s Maddox Shearer (10) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson Wildcats head coach Dee Spencer shouts plays from the sidelines in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore Brody McAlister (23) shoots a layup as Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) reaches to block in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson junior Jakai Partinger (12) shoots a three-pointer in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson Xavier Hampton (2) shoots a layup beside Russell County’s Mayes Gosser (23) in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson sophomore JahMir Brooks (0) shoots a layup after Russell County’s Kaden Coffey (20) ran by in the Wildcats’ 57-46 loss to the Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats lost 57-46 to the Russell County Lakers in the first rounds of the Region 4 Boys’ Tournament at E. A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
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