Luverne methodically cruised to a 64-48 victory over Elba Saturday night to win the 47th annual Andalusia Invitational Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row.

From the start of the game, LHS took a lead it would never give up. The Crenshaw County Tigers led 15-8 after the first period, and 31-16 at halftime.

EHS, coached by former Andalusia Bulldog Karl Bledsoe, came out in the third period and played better to outscore LHS 17-15. The Coffee County Tigers trailed 46-33 going into the final eight minutes of their ball game.

Complete coverage of tonight’s game will be in Tuesday’s edition of the Star-News.