The Stanhope Elmore boys basketball team came out of the locker room at halftime on a mission.

Stanhope, which led by only six points at the half, used a huge second-half surge to beat county rival Elmore County, 76-55, in a non-region showdown on Thursday night.

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Patrick Williams at an AHSAA basketball game between the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs and the Elmore County Panthers at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. [Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers]
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Payton Stephenson dribbles down the court at an AHSAA basketball game between the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs and the Elmore County Panthers at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. [Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers]
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Kelbi Johnson at an AHSAA basketball game between the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs and the Elmore County Panthers at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. [Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers]

Interview with Stanhope Elmore Head Coach David Cochran After Their Win Against Elmore County