Woodland AL – Wednesday boys roundup: Wellborn scores its first win of the season with a strong fourth quarter. Get updates with scores from and highlights from games around Calhoun County.
TUESDAY’S BOYS GAMES Fort Payne70, Cherokee County 63
Glencoe 91; Weaver 52
Handley 63, Lanett 50
Jacksonville 76, Plainview 52
Jacksonville Christian 63, ASD 26
Munford at Clay Central
Oxford 51, Villa Rica (Ga.) 48
Pleasant Valley at Ashville
Randolph County in Cleburne County
Saks 48, Donoho 34
Southside 54, Arab 47
Spring Garden 53, Faith Christian42
Talladega 69, Alexandria 55
Woodland 42, Wellborn 53
White Plains 65; Lincoln 39
Winterboro 55, Shelby County 30,
The problems Wellborn has had on the basketball court have been so severe that Justin Amberson, the first-year head coach, wasn’t certain how many losses he was referring to. He wasn’t sure he wanted to find out. He doesn’t need to worry about it now. After years of frustration, the Panthers won their first win of the season Tuesday night by beating Woodland 53 to 42 on Senior Night. Amberson stated, “Aw, man. I love it for them.” It was a heavy weight they carried on their shoulders, and it was lifted. They did it. They played a 4-quarter game. This is exactly what we have been trying to do. They did it tonight, despite being inconsistent. It was amazing.”
MaxPreps reported that the Panthers were at 0-16 when they entered the game. They hadn’t won since beating Jacksonville Christian (42 consecutive wins) on Jan. 14, 2021. The players had written the slide on the dry erase board because breaking the slide was so important. Amberson could not recall what it was and was, frankly, not obsessed with knowing. It’s been a while, I know.
To end their drought, the Panthers played a strong fourth quarter. The Panthers hit three 3-pointers during the quarter, outscoring the Bobcats by 20-10 to win a one-point victory. Ethan Tidwell scored eight points and hit two 3s. Avery Odom scored five points and Jackson Long had five. Odom’s clever move around Woodland big man Christian Beam (who had been blocking their shots all night) gave Odom a chance to make a reverse layup with three minutes left. Amberson stated, “It was almost like they were taking their breath out.” “That’s when the weight began to lift off the children.”
Long was the Panthers’ leading scorer with 17 points. Raymond Williams and Tidwell had 11 each. Woodland’s Beam was the top scorer with 25 points. Amberson said that the Panthers were in “four or five” games this season that didn’t turn out their way. They lost by five to Woodland in December. He said, “It’s a lifted weight.” I think they are now able to let go of all their expectations and just play hard basketball. It’s too bad that it’s so late in the season. It was a great feeling for them. But I wanted them to understand that this is the norm. This is what we want. This is what we want to do. [read more…]
OXFORD 51 (VILLA RICA) 48: T.J. Allen made two free throws to bring Oxford up by three. Jayden Lewis, Cristian Gibson and Jayden Lewis also hit free throws down that stretch, as the Yellow Jackets defeated Villa Rica.
This victory follows Oxford’s 53-53 win over Gadsden City Friday.
Jaylen Alexander scored 15. Lewis was the top scorer in Oxford, with 16 points.
WHITE PAINS 65, LINCOLN39: Carter Johnson led White Plains with 11 points apiece. Camare Hampton, Lincoln’s player of the game, scored 19 points.
SAKS 48 & DONOHO 34:Anthony Bothwell was the Saks leader with 17 points. Christian Smith added 12. Drew Williamson scored eight points for Donoho, while Richard Goad got seven.
GLENCOE (91), WEAVER 52: Glencoe made eight 3-pointers, and led by 54 to 32 at halftime. Nolan Fairley was the bomb squad’s leader with three 2-pointers. Garrett Morgan and Aiden Cornutt each hit two.
Weaver was led by Tristan Brown, Dawson Brooks and 13 points each.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN, 63, ASD 26:Cam Moses was the Thunder’s leading scorer with 15 points. He also had three rebound, two assists, and two steals. Braxton Brown contributed 12 points.
Ethan Fair had a total of 10 steals, six rebounds and nine points. Tyler Doggrell was the team’s top scorer with seven rebounds and five assists.
