Comprised largely of players from Leeds and St. Clair County, the Birmingham Metro Express basketball team finished third in the Male 14 & Under Competitive division of the Alabama Sports Festival.

Metro defeated Stockton (52-39), Homewood (34-29) and Tallassee Recreation (57-29) before being edged out by Alexander City 40-38.   The team pounded Homewood 41-18 to win the bronze medal game and finish the festival with a 4-1 record.

Jacoby Lockhart of Leeds was the high scorer in three of the games, with a total of 37 points.  Leeds’ Adam Mitchell had the high score of 12 points in the rematch with Homewood.