Fairhope’s Harrison Cook helped kick off the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s North-South All-Star Week festivities with two shutout innings on the mound in the South’s 4-1 win on Monday in Montgomery.

Cook got the nod to start the game, yielded no hits, struck out one and left the game in a scoreless tie to earn a no-decision.

Alma-Bryant’s Connor English (2 innings, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts), Pike Lib’s Luke Barron (2 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 strikeout) and Enterprise’s Brady Richardson (1 inning, 1 hit, 3 strikeouts) teamed up to finish the job on the mound and limit the North All-Stars’ opportunities.

The South bats provided one-run innings in the second and sixth as well as a two-run fourth frame with RBIs from Saraland’s Santae McWilliams, Opelika’s Brodie Jones and Wicksburg’s Logan Colon.

However, a lightning delay eventually canceled the second game and left the South’s all-time deficit at 24-18-4.

The North swept the boys’ and girls’ golf competition earlier in the day Monday with competitions in cross country, tennis, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball still to be played.

Stay tuned to gulfcoastmedia.com/sports for full coverage of the AHSAA’s North-South All-Star Week.