Alabama’s Hoover and McGill-Toolen had perfect days during pool play at Day 1 of the National Select 7 on 7 in Hoover, Alabama. Both teams won all seven games on Friday to win their respect pools and pick-up high seeds for Saturday’s championship round.
Hoover won Pool A, which included a 23-14 win over North Carolina-power Mallard Creek, while McGill-Toolen, from Pool B, defeated in-state power and defending Alabama 6A champ Clay-Chalkville 17-14. Hoover received the #1 seed for the championship round, while McGill-Toolen is the #3 seed.
Spartanburg from South Carolina also had a perfect Friday winning Pool D. The Vikings advanced to Saturday as the tournament’s #2 seed. Mallard Creek will enter Saturday as the #4 seed in the 32 team field.
Below are the first-round match-ups in the double-elimination tournament on Saturday.
#1 Hoover (AL) vs. #32Grand Street Campus (NY)
#16 Wheaton North (IL) vs. #17 North Gwinnett (GA)
#8 Lasitter (GA) vs. #25 Foly (AL)
#9 Fayetteville (AR) vs. #24 Mandeville (LA)
#4 Mallard Creek (NC) vs. Centennial (GA)
#13 Grayson (GA) vs. #20 DeSoto Central (MS)
#5 Colquitt County (GA) vs. #28 Carver (AL)
#12 Stanhope Elmore (AL) vs. #21 Valdosta (GA)
#2 Spartanburg (SC) vs. #31 Glendale (MO)
#15 Naperville Central (IL) vs. #18 Hillcrest (AL)
#7 Oxford (MS) vs. #26 Har-Ber (AR)
#10 Byrnes (SC) vs. #23 Spain Park (AL)
#3 McGill-Toolen (AL) vs. #30 Madison Central (MS)
#14 Clay-Chalkville (AL) vs. #19 Bergen Catholic (NJ)
#6 Hillsboro (TN) vs. #27 Florence (AL)
#11 Male (KY) vs. #22 Spanish Fort (AL)
Pool A Standings
Hoover (AL) 7-0
Mallard Creek (NC) 6-1
Byrnes (SC) 4-3
Valdosta (GA) 3-4
DeSoto Central (MS) 3-4
Har-Ber (AR) 2-5
Florence (AL) 2-5
Centennial (GA) 1-6
Pool B Standings
McGill-Toolen (AL) 7-0
Fayetteville (AR) 4-2-1
Clay-Chalkville (AL) 4-3
Grayson (GA) 4-3
Naperville Central (IL) 3-2-2
Hillcrest (AL) 3-4
Madison Central (MS) 1-6
Glendale (MO) 0-6-1
Pool C Standings
Colquitt County (GA) 6-1
Lassiter (GA) 5-2
Oxford (MS) 5-2
Bergen Catholic (NJ) 3-4
Spanish Fort (AL) 3-4
Spain Park (AL) 2-4-1
Mandeville (LA) 2-4-1
Carver (AL) 1-6
Pool D Standings
Spartanburg (SC) 7-0
Hillsboro (TN) 5-2
Stanhope Elmore (AL) 4-3
Male (KY) 4-3
North Gwinnett (GA) 3-4
Wheaton North (IL) 3-4
Foley (AL) 2-5
Grand Street Campus (NY) 0-7