Calhoun County in AL – Friday Basketball: Ohatchee’s Crook wins a massive double-double over Alexandria. Spring Garden’s Austin scores a quadruple and more
GIRLS GAMES Hazel Green 67, Oxford 28
Jacksonville Christian 60, ASCTE 20
Ohatchee 62, Alexandria 43
Pleasant Valley 65, Ashville51
Sand Rock 62 Collinsville 15
Glencoe 55, Westbrook 60
Faith Christian 29 in Winterboro, 62
Spring Garden 86, Coosa Christian 2
White Plains 54, Cleburne County32
Woodland 56, Wadley 38
Al Muskewitz
Jorda Crook’s box score was impressive again Friday afternoon. But, there was one number that didn’t appear in her actual stats and that left everyone gasping.
Crook’s line following Ohatchee’s 62-43 win over Alexandria looked like this:
38-26-5-3-6
Translation: 38 points, 26 rebounds and five steals. The ‘6’ in this case refers to the six anxious minutes (2 on the game clock), she spent on the floor during the fourth quarter after a hard fall below the basket.
It is a concern when a team has a Crook-type franchise player, through whom all its business flows through, and they suddenly go down for unnatural reasons.
Crook reached the deck at 5:02 in the game to try and rebound one of her shots. She stayed in the lane for a few minutes while the gym was quiet. It looked at first like Crook had broken her left ankle but it was actually a cramp.
She stood up and was lifted off the ground. With 2:51 remaining on the clock, she returned to the game and blocked a shot approximately one minute later.
She said, “I got a cramp,” before retreating to her dressing room. “I was afraid for a second. You don’t want injury to happen. But, I was fine. It’s okay that I am still having cramps, though.
Bryant Ginn, Ohatchee coach, is a self-described half-full type of guy. He was confident that his star forward would do well. However, it didn’t stop him from having some very troubling thoughts.
He said that all the worst-case scenarios are rolling through his brain, but Jorda is so flexible and agile, just like you want athletes to.
“Last year, she rolled her ankle several times and came down on other people’s feet. I initially thought that was what had happened but wasn’t 100% sure.”
It was obvious how short she was away from the game. Despite being comfortably ahead of the Lady Indians when Crook came out the Lady Cubs scored eight consecutive points in her absence, forcing Ginn into a timeout to stop that trend.
Ginn stated, “I’ve been talking to them about it a bit.” “When you get the rebound, you don’t need to search for her. Y’all can take care. They were told to stop looking for her.
“We were getting shots. We didn’t make all the shots we could have made and she would have received offensive rebounds. But, I thought we did OK.
Crook was her usual dominating self at the jump, scoring 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds by halftime. If she had been a bit sharper at the free throw line, Crook would have scored 40 points for the second consecutive game.
She has scored 43, 35 and 42 points in her four previous games, all Ohatchee wins. She has outscored the Lady Indians’ last three opponents. In the six first games of the season, she scored 205 points.
OHATCHEE 62. ALEXANDRIA43
OHATCHEE (4-2 – Jordacrook 13-27 12-20 38. Alyssa Davies 5-6 0-0 10. Whitney McFry 4-6 0-3 9. Tabi Davidson 1-4 0-0 2. Priesly Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Kiana Garber 0-1 0-0 0. Greenlee Ormon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-48 12-23 62.
ALEXANDRIA (3) – Kailey Dimerson 3-9 3-4 12, Jordyn Walker 4-16 0-0 10, Cassidy Hartsfield 3-6 0-0 7 Makayla Brewster 2-4 0-0 5 Jill Cockrell 1-4 0-0 2, Kirsten Heathcock 1-2 0-2 2 Sumira Duncan 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 16-58 4-8 43.
Ohatchee 18 18 20 6-6 – 62
Alexandria 9 7 13 14 – 43
3-point goals: Ohatchee 2-9, McFry 3-3, Zurchin 4-4, Crook 0-2, McFry 3-3, Zurchin 4-4; Alexandria 7-33 (Dickerson 3, Walker 2, 8, Hartsfield 4, Hartsfield 4, Parris 0, Brewster 1, Cockrell 0-8, Duncan 0. Rebounds: Ohatchee 44 (Crook 26,). Alexandria 26 (Hartsfield 7). Total fouls: Ohatchee 11, Alexandria 16. Officials: Childs, Oden, Avery.
SPRING GARDEN 86 COOSA CHRISTIAN 2. The Lady Panthers were very close to achieving a complete shutout of the basketball game, but gave up two points in the third quarter.
Ace Austin’s rare quadruple double was just as impressive: 14 points and 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals. Also, she had five blocked shots as well as two turnovers.
It has been done by only four players (Nate Thurmond; Alvin Robertson; Hakeem Olajuwon; David Robinson). Only Robertson’s 1986 quad-dub had all four of Austin’s components.
Five Division I women’s athletes have achieved quadruple doubles, including Grambling’s Shakyla hill in 2018.
Molly Heard, a Pisgah high school student, had a great year. She scored 29 points, 12 boards, 10 blocks, and 10 assists against Scottsboro.
Libby Brown was the leader with 22 points, while Chloe Rule scored 16.
Spring Garden 26 12 35 13 – 86
Coosa Christian 0 1 2 0
WHITE PLAINS 54 CLEBURNE COUNTY32
WHITE PLAINS – Cooper Martin 2 1-2 5, Isabella Higgins 4 0-0 8, Abbie Dickeson 0 0-1 0, Anna Fouche 0 0-0 0, Hallie Williams 4 0-0 9, Addison Bradley 4 4-6 12, Chloee Cromer 0 0-0 0, Braeton Moran 2 1-4 7, Kylee Provencio 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Arnold 6 0-2 13. Totals 22 6-15 54.
CLEBURNE COMMUNITY – Faith Brown 7-8-10 24, Makenzie frames 0 0-0 0 0-1 6, Nevaeh Wilkins 0 1-2 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-2 0, Baylie Jones 0 1-2 0, Alivia Boyd 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Daylea Brewster 0 0-0 0 Kaydence Brown 0 0-0 0.
White Plains 17-11 22 4 -54
Cleburne Co. 9 6 8 9 – 32
3-point goals: White Plains 4, (Williams 2, Moran 2, Arnold); Cleburne Co. 2, (F. Brown). Foulled out: Brown. Total fouls: White Plains 15, Cleburne Co. Officials: Pratt, Bearden, Hoffman.
Notes: White Plains coach Matt Ford congratulates the girls on their victory. He said, “The girls performed well tonight. They executed better than last night.” Hallie Williams, our senior, performed exactly as we expected and more than she can. “I’m proud of how the girls competed tonight.”
PLEASANT VALLEY 65 ASHVILLE 51
ASHVILLE – Gracie Pinkard 6 0-2 13 Lesleigh Rogers 3 0-5 6 Verity Hutchinson 0 0-0 0 Lydia Northam 6 2-3 14 Molly Northam 2 0-0 5 Rachel St. John 2 0-0 5. Mollie Phillips 4 0-0 8 Summer Swindall 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 2-10 51.
PLEASANT VALEY – Macey ROPER 8 4-12 20 Rebekah Gannaway 5-8 23, Kianna Hester 1-3 4, Laney Robinson 4 1-4 5, Laney Robinson 4 1-2 11, Lilly Robinson 10-0 2, Haylie Le 1 2-2 4, Bailey Brown 1 0-0 0. Totals 23 15-30 65.
Ashville 6 20 14 11 – 51
Pleasant Valley 15-17 21 13 – 65
3-point goals: Ashville 3, (Pinkard M. Northam St. John); Pleasant Valley 4, (Gannaway 2, La. Robinson 2. Total fouls: Pleasant Valley 19, Ashville 19. Officials: Kelley, Mallicoat, Jarrett.
Notes: PV’s Rebekah Ganahaway scored 23 points, seven steals, and 11 rebounds in her return from injury. Coach Colton Morris praised the win, saying that it was “an all-around good match to be our second game this season.”
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN 60 ASCTE 20
ASCTE – Cameron Wright 00-0 0, Tinye Kelly 5:0-0 15, Kristianna Berger 1 3-4 3, Charity Brown 2 0-2 0 Indiya Jackson 10-0 2, Arilynn jamrog 0-2 0 Julianna Schleassel 1 0-0 0. Totals 6 3-8 20.
JCA (4-2) – Katie Beth Hudson 3 0-0 6, Addy Lee 2 0-0 6, Rebekah Carter 2 0-0 4, Erin Prater 4 0-0 9, Kara Grace 4 1-2 9, Carlie Chesson 1 0-0 3, Kirsten Walker 6 0-0 13, Riley Sanders 1 0-2 2, Peyton Walker 3 2-4 8. Totals 26 3-8 60.
ASCTE 0 6 8 8 – 20
JCA 15 16 10 19–60
3-point goals: ASCTE 5, Kelly 5, JCA 5, Lee 2, Prater, Chesson and K. Walker. Rebounds: JCA 46 (Carter 10, Hudson 9, Grace 8). Schleassel. Total fouls: ASCTE 7, JCA 6. Officials: Burroughs, Merritt, Hanson.
Notes: Kirsten Walker scored 7 of her 13 team-high points in the first quarter, while the Lady Thunder held their opponents scoreless to win the game. Rebekah Carter grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the team.
BOYS GAMES
Alexandria 60, Ohatchee 37
Anniston 65, Guntersville 58
Pleasant Valley 46, Ashville 75
Cedar Bluff 55, Gaylesville 48
Donoho 72, Wellborn 42
Faith Christian 65, Winterboro 53
Hazel Green 49, Oxford 46
Jacksonville Christian 69, ASCTE 36
Ragland 56. West End 46
Sand Rock 73 Collinsville 55
Spring Garden 79, Coosa Christian 36
Talladega 56, Sylacauga 47
White Plains 63. Cleburne County 29
Woodland 52, Wadley48
Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Although Will Ginn has not been a head coach for very long, he is a skilled and knowledgeable coach.
You can talk about style points or winning ugly, but one thing matters to the new Alexandria basketball coach.
He said, “I just want to win.”
The Valley Cubs’ victory over Ohatchee (Ginn’s third game as their coach) was very absorbing.
After a disappointing showing, they rebounded and hit nine 3-pointers. This is more than they made in their previous two games. They also received balanced scoring from the rest of the lineup.
While there were other issues that weren’t quite as positive, it all led to the team’s second win of the season. That made the new coach very happy.
He said, “We played hard.” “I felt that last night, we were intimidated and lost the game before it even began. But Moody was a great team.
It was a kind of bounce back night. Although we played well, we need to improve on the fundamentals. Although we have a lot of work ahead, I assured them that as long as they keep working, it will be fine.
T.K. Downie’s 12. Drake Davis and CleatForrest scored 11, while Evan Snow scored 10. Kory Cargal scored nine points.
Ginn stated, “We try and get points whenever we can.”
They came from far away on this day. They split their nine 3s between five players. Drake Davis opened the game with a 3, and he hit three. Cleat Forrest and Evan Snow each had two.
Ginn stated, “We shoot the ball fairly well, but they played some zones, too, which gave us more open looks than usual.” I like shooting 3s. Our shooters can shoot 3s. They know who is supposed to be shooting them, and who isn’t.
This one was won by the Valley Cubs, who took control early. They jumped out to a 19-2 advantage in the first quarter. Kelbe Crook, Ohatchee, was the top scorer with 18 points.
ALEXANDRIA 60, OHATCHEE37
OHATCHEE (1-2). – Eli Teem 0 0-1 0. Jake Roberts 0 0-0 0. Jesse Baswell 2 0-0 4. Tripp Pesnell 0 0-0 0. Galen Lower 0 0-0 0. Alston Carrol 0 0-0 0 Colby Hester 2 0-0 4. Jake Roberson 1 0-0 2. Brent Jennings 0 2-2 2. Luke Vinson 2 1-3 5. Kelbe Crook 7 3-6 18. Totals 15 6-10 37.
ALEXANDRIA 2-1 – Drake Davis 4 0-1 11 Evan Snow 3 2-2 10 Antonio Ross 1 2-3 4 T.K. Downie 4-5 12, Jaylen Henderson 0-0-0 0, Matthew McElroy 1 1-2 3, Cleat Forrest 3 2-2 10, Evan Snow 3 2-2 10, Cleat Forrest 4 -1 11, Van Cottrill 1 0-0 0, Caleb Folsom 1 2-3 4, T.K. Totals 20 11-18 60.
Ohatchee 4 11 8 -37
Alexandria 19 13 15 13 – 60
3-point goals: Ohatchee 1, Crook; Alexandria 9, Davis 3, Snow 2, Downie and Cargal, Forrest 2. Total fouls: Ohatchee 14, Alexandria 13. Officials: Childs, Oden, Avery.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIANS 69, ASCTE36
ASCTE – Ludley 20-0 5, Jamarion Willie6 0-0 13, Javen Biese-Dupree0 0-0 0 Wilson 1 1-2 3, Nigel McBride2 0-0 5, Ashton Akridge0 0-0 0, Logan Bryars0 1-2 1, Wilson2 3-3 7, Nicholas Persaud1 0-0 2. Totals 14 5-7 36.
JCA (5-1 – Emannuel Kidd 10 2-2 26, Travis Barnhill 0-0-0 0, Braxton Brown 3-5 11, Noah Lee 1 2-5 5, Justin Crocker 1 3-4 5, Asher McNeal 1 3-4 5, Jordan Garner 1 3-4 5, Jordan Garner 0-0-0 0, Jordan Garner 0-0-0 0, Jordan Garner 0-0-0 0, Jordan Garner 0-0-0 0, Jordan Garner 0 3-4 5, Asher McNeal 6 0-0 15, Cooper Bates 1-33, Hunter Brown 0 to 0 Totals 23 12-18 69.
ASCTE 10 8 7 11 12 – 36
JCA 25 11 26 7-69
3-point goals: ASCTE 3, (Ludley. Willie. McBride); JCA 11, (Fair 4, Barnhill. Brown 2, Lee. Moses 3. Rebounds: JCA36 (Fair 12, Doggrell 7) Wilson. Total fouls: ASCTE 16, JCA 9. Officials: Burroughs, Hanson, Merritt.
Notes: Ethan Fair scored a double-double, and the Thunder made 11 3-pointers to win the game for the fifth consecutive time. Fair was the top scorer with 26 points, and he also grabbed 12 rebounds. Fair, Cam Moses (15 point) and Braxton Brown (11) each combined for nine 3s. Tyler Doggrell was scoreless but had seven rebounds as well as six assists.
WHITE PLAINS 63 CLEBURNE COUNTY 29,
WHITE PLAINS- Dylan Barksdale 1-1 3, Paul Laube 3 1-2 8, Josh Wheeler 2 0-0 4, Silas Hines 3 1-2 8, Cam Almon 3 0-1 8, Daniel Williams 1 2-2 4, Carter Johnson 4 2-2 8, Z.J. Rosario 2 0-0 4. Silas Hines3 1-2 8. Josh Wheeler2 0-0 4. Coleman Ray1 0-3 3, Cam Almon3 0-1 8, Daniel Williams1 2-2 4, Collin Spivey0 0-0 0, Luke Bussey3 2-2 8, Carter Johnson4 1-1 9. Totals 24 11-17 63.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Jacob Cavender 1 1-2 4, Dawson Haynes 1 0-0 3, Jackson Miller 0 3-4 3, Rico Huguley 1 1-2 4, James Cotton 1 0-0 2, Nate Adams 2 1-2 5, Jake Littleton 0 0-2 0, Grey Freeman 3 2-6 8. Totals 9 8-18 29.
White Plains 16 15 19 -63
Cleburne Co. 9 9 8 3 – 29
3-point goals: White Plains 4 (Hines, Ray, Almon 2); Cleburne Co. 3 (Cavender, Haynes, Huguley). Foulled out by Adams. Total fouls: White Plains 19, Cleburne Co. 22,
DONOHO 72, WELLBORN42
DONOHO (4-1), Jordan Cameron 10-1-21, IsiahSmith 1-0-2 and Rich Goad 3-3-9, Drew Williamson 11-22-25, Drew Williamson 11-2-25 Drew Williamson 11-2-25 Sean Keel 1-2-0, Cash Worley 2-2-4, Sam Johnson 2 -2-4, Will Hayes 1-1-2, Jack Wallace 1-0-3 Totals 32-3-72.
WELLBORN Conner Woodard: 0-0-0; Avery Odom 4-2-12; Carlos Hubbard 1-1-3; Ethan Tidwell 5-6-16. Jackson Long 3-0-8. Danford 0-1-1. Trey Downs 1-1-2. Totals 14-10-42
Donoho 8 23 19 22 – 72
Wellborn 9 13 6 14-14 – 42
3-point goals: Donoho 5, Williamson 3, Wallace; Wellborn 4, Odom 2, Long 2. Total fouls: Donoho 16, Wellborn 10. Officials: Calkins, Batey, Hinkle.
FAITH CHRISTIAN 65 WINTERBORO 53
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Thomas Curry 10-23 4-6 25, Yoshua Arevalo 5-14 5-7 16, Eli Robinson 5-8 0-0 10, Conner Richerzhagen 1-6 4-5 7, Tyler Bell 1-3 2-4 4, Joseph Carroll 1-2 1-2 3, Parker Robertson 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 23-59 16-25 65.
WINTERBORO – Monterious Williams 6 0-0 13, Brandon Hunter 4 4-7 12, Kaleb Merritt 3 1-5 8, Jamareo Clegg 1 1-5 3, Kaden Jones 2 3-4 8, Matthew McKenzie 1 0-0 2, Kylen Campbell 0 0-1 0, Kamareon Curry 3 1-5 7. Totals 20-43 10-27 53.
Faith 21 12 16 16 16 -65
Winterboro 11 9 17 16 – 53
3-point goals: Faith 3-16, Curlee 1-6 and Arevalo 2-5, Richerzhagen 3-3, Bell 0-1, Robertson 3-3, Winterboro 3-10 (Williams Merritt, Jones). Foulled out: Bell, Arevalo. Total fouls: Faith 20, Winterboro 20, Officials: McClendon, Jackson, McKinney.
