The wins keep coming for the Ashville Lady Bulldogs and the win total to start the season has reached 13 — a new record for girl’s basketball at Ashville.

What makes this team unique is that for the first time in his coaching career, Ashville’s Dale Beason is playing five in and five out. When Beason gets ready to make a substitute, he takes all five starters out and replaces them with a second five that is just as good and good enough to start.

“The second five bring a whole different tempo to the game,” Beason said. “They have their own identity. They have good chemistry and it gives the starters a break.”

The second five consist of Ebonie Brooks, Destiny Montgomery, Bianca Bothwell, Taylor Coffee and Jenny Howard.

“They have good chemistry,” Beason added. “They are balanced. This five in and five out is something we worked on during the summer. When Courtney Elders gets back, we’ll have 11 girls who can play.”

Sometimes late in games, Beason likes to mix and match players between starters and the second five, depending on who they re playing and the situation.

The latest three wins for the 10th-ranked team in the state have come against Oneonta, St. Clair County High and Springville.

Ashville 55, Oneonta 42

Trailing 15-12 after the first quarter, Ashville got its offense rolling in the second quarter and went on to beat Oneonta 55-42.

With a 13-5 advantage in the second stanza, Ashville led 25-20 at halftime and never looked back.

They were up 45-32 after three quarters and won the game 55-42.

Jacie Tipton scored 16 points to lead Ashville. Lori Stephenson pumped in 9 points while Kim Fuller totaled 7 points. Kristen O’Barr and Bothwell netted 6 points each while Montgomery accounted for 5 points. Brooks chipped in 3 points while Coffee had 2 points. Stormy Penland finished the game with 1 point.

With the win, Ashville improved to 11-0.

Ashville 80, SCCHS 47

Again, Ashville got off to a slow start, trailing SCCHS 14-11 after the first quarter. The offense kicked into high gear in the second quarter as the Lady Bulldogs outscored St. Clair 69-33 over the final three quarters and won the game 80-47.

Nine of the 10 Ashville players scored and leading the way was Montgomery with 15 points. Close behind was Tipton with 14 points while Fuller added 13 points. Coffee and Bothwell netted 9 points while O’Barr totaled 8 points. Brooks, Penland and Stephenson all scored 4 points each.

Leading the Lady Saints and all scorers was Kreshala Mickens with 34 points. Teara Williams scored 5 points while Tabby Oakes had 3 points.

Ashville 47, Springville 20

For the second time this season, Ashville has defeated Springville, this time by a score of 47-20.

The Lady Bulldogs were up 9-6 after the first quarter and increased their lead to 24-14 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Ashville outscored Springville 12-2 to take a 36-16 lead into the fourth quarter. The final score was 47-20.

Leading Ashville was Penland with 10 points. Fuller netted 9 points while Montgomery added 8 points. O’Barr contributed 7 points while Bothwell scored 6 points. Brooks chipped in 4 points while Coffee had 3 points.

Leading Springville was Audrey House and Savanna Hennings with 5 points each. Molly Lindsey totaled 4 points while Kate Riker and Geri Wilson had 3 points each.

“Being 13-0 to start a season is something that has never happened in school history as far as girls basketball,” Beason said.

Ashville now gets set to play in a Christmas tournament at Etowah. The three games they play will be against Boaz, Albertville and Alexandria. The three games will be played Dec. 28-29-30.

Springville coach Warren House said his girls have to take care of the basketball.

“A lot of the turnovers today were unforced,” House said. “We have to finish our shots.”

Springville fell to 3-10 with the loss to Ashville.

The Lady Tigers will participate in its own Springville Christmas Classic Dec. 28-30.