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Fairhope’s Sims breaks single-game scoring record with 46 points

Pirates outduel Baker, top recruit Philon 72-68 at home to improve to 12-1 on the season

By Cole McNanna
Sports Editor
cole@gulfcoastmedia.com

Posted 12/16/22

Fairhope junior Spence Sims picked the right game to set the school’s single-game scoring record with 46 points in the Pirates’ 72-68 win over the Baker Hornets at home Tuesday …

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Fairhope’s Sims breaks single-game scoring record with 46 points

Pirates outduel Baker, top recruit Philon 72-68 at home to improve to 12-1 on the season

Fairhope junior Spence Sims fires a three-point shot during the Pirates’ home game against the Baker Hornets Tuesday, Dec. 13. Sims connected on 10 shots from beyond the arc en route to breaking the school record for single-game scoring at 46 points to help the hosts win 72-68.

Fairhope junior Spence Sims fires a three-point shot during the Pirates’ home game against the Baker Hornets Tuesday, Dec. 13. Sims connected on 10 shots from beyond the arc en route to breaking the school record for single-game scoring at 46 points to help the hosts win 72-68.

Ted Melton for Gulf Coast Media

Pirate junior Spence Sims makes a run at the rim through traffic during Fairhope’s non-area basketball game against Baker at home Tuesday night, Dec. 13. Sims’ 46 points scored set a school record for most points in a single game and helped the Pirates take down the Hornets 72-68.

Pirate junior Spence Sims makes a run at the rim through traffic during Fairhope’s non-area basketball game against Baker at home Tuesday night, Dec. 13. Sims’ 46 points scored set a school record for most points in a single game and helped the Pirates take down the Hornets 72-68.

Ted Melton for Gulf Coast Media

The Fairhope Pirates come off the floor during a stoppage in the action Tuesday night, Dec. 13, at Fairhope High School during the non-area contest against the Baker Hornets. The Pirates emerged victorious, 72-68.

The Fairhope Pirates come off the floor during a stoppage in the action Tuesday night, Dec. 13, at Fairhope High School during the non-area contest against the Baker Hornets. The Pirates emerged victorious, 72-68.

Ted Melton for Gulf Coast Media

Baker junior LaBaron Philon throws down a dunk during the Hornets’ road contest against Fairhope Tuesday, Dec. 13. A top point guard prospect in the nation, Philon recently became Baker’s all-time leading scorer.

Baker junior LaBaron Philon throws down a dunk during the Hornets’ road contest against Fairhope Tuesday, Dec. 13. A top point guard prospect in the nation, Philon recently became Baker’s all-time leading scorer.

Ted Melton for Gulf Coast Media

Pirate junior McRae Taul scoops a shot attempt under the rim during Fairhope’s 72-68 win over Baker at home Tuesday, Dec. 13. The win moved the Pirates’ overall record to 12-1 and marked a third straight victory nearing play against their Class 7A Area 2 opponents.

Pirate junior McRae Taul scoops a shot attempt under the rim during Fairhope’s 72-68 win over Baker at home Tuesday, Dec. 13. The win moved the Pirates’ overall record to 12-1 and marked a third straight victory nearing play against their Class 7A Area 2 opponents.

Ted Melton for Gulf Coast Media

Posted Friday, December 16, 2022 3:58 pm

By Cole McNanna
Sports Editor
cole@gulfcoastmedia.com

Fairhope junior Spence Sims picked the right game to set the school’s single-game scoring record with 46 points in the Pirates’ 72-68 win over the Baker Hornets at home Tuesday night.

It was a matchup of top point guards in the state where Baker’s LaBaron Philon entered as the Hornets’ all-time leading scorer and 247Sports’ No. 1 Alabamian point guard recruit for the Class of 2024 listed at 6’ 4”.

Sims made his statement when he connected on 10-of-14 three-point shots to not only kept the Pirates in the game but helped the hosts take a lead in the fourth quarter they would not relinquish.

Fairhope improved to 12-1 on the season with the win entering a Saturday matchup against Spanish Fort. The Pirates’ previous win over Smiths Station Friday, Dec. 9, marked win No. 100 for head coach Solomon Johnson.

The 6’ 1” Fairhope guard is ranked as the No. 2 point guard in the state and the 6th-ranked overall prospect in Alabama for his class by Prep Hoops.

Last season, Sims went on visits to Samford, Alabama and Ohio University before he made a trip to Tennessee Tech earlier this fall. According to recruiting insider Jake Lieberman, Sims generated some more interest and had received contact from Troy, South Alabama, Air Force, Ole Miss, Belmont and Cornell.

The Pirates’ Class 7A Area 2 sprint will come in January when Fairhope squares off with Foley and Daphne twice in 11 days.