Calhoun County (AL) – Tuesday Basketball: Anniston wins another nail-biter, this time scoring free throws at end. Piedmont’s Odam starts his season with a triple-double with more
TUESDAY’S BOYS GAME
Anniston 44, White Plains42
Cleburne County 35. Woodland 32
Cherokee County 48, Etowah 59
Faith Christian 68 ASD 44
Glencoe 73. West End 61
Clay Central 47, Handley 61
Hokes Bluff 59, Weaver 53
Ohatchee 34; Munford 25
Piedmont 58; Wellborn 27
Saks at Donoho – ppd.
Sardis 50, Alexandria 47
Spring Garden 77, Jacksonville Christian 53
Lincoln, St. Clair County
Southside at Hewitt-Trussville
Victory Christian at Ragland
GIRLS GAMES
Anniston 42, White Plains 26,
Cherokee County 57. Etowah 35
Clay Central at Handley
Faith Christian 45, ASD ten
Glencoe West End
Hewitt-Trussville 47, Southside
Hokes Bluff at Weaver
Ohatchee, 59; Munford 10,
Oxford at Mortimer Jordan ppd.
Piedmont 48, Wellborn 17.
Sardis 56, Alexandria 39
Spring Garden 81, Jacksonville Christian 22
Lincoln, St. Clair County
Victory Christian at Ragland
Woodland 52, Cleburne County 38
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Torry Brown, Anniston’s coach, will probably be happy when the week ends. Perhaps then his team will be able to get some rest.
For the second night straight, the Bulldogs played tight. However, this time they were able to overcome the deficit by making the free throws that nearly cost them the previous night.
They won the game against White Plains by scoring four points in the last 10 seconds of Tuesday night’s play to win their fourth consecutive victory in their fifth game in eight.
Both scores were possible thanks to offensive rebounds. Javen Croft’s rebound on a missed corner 3-pointer tied the game at 9.9 seconds. Delroy Francis scored two free throws just seconds later, after he was fouled rebounding Croft’s missed and-one. This gave the Bulldogs the lead.
White Plains had the chance to win at the end but Daniel Williams’ open view under the basket after Wildcats’ winning option was denied bounced off of the rim.
Brown stated that “We were lucky enough to get out tonight without losing and that’s very important considering how hard it was against Handley.” You don’t have to play as hard as we did last night, but you can still come out with the same amount juice. White Plains did an excellent job of defending us. They deserve all the credit, but we have to give credit to our children. They stuck with it and continued to do so.
“I used get upset when I won like that. It’s easy to be happy to win, but you soon realize that there’s more than just winning. It was ugly, but it was beautiful for me.”
The Bulldogs had been a disappointing 14-of-35 at the free throw line the night before. They barely managed a three point win over Handley. Tuesday’s game was still in play, so everybody who was there on Tuesday waited with their breath as Francis crossed the line. In the last minute and a quarter, he was 4-for-4 at the line when the Bulldogs most needed him.
Francis stated, “Coach said before the game that we should focus on the free throws.” “So I concentrated and locked in when it was my turn. Everyone was yelling at me. It was so loud that I had to muffle it.”
The Wildcats wanted to win the road game at the end. They wanted Josh Wheeler to win the 3-pointer, but they couldn’t do it on the inbounds. Instead, Z.J. Rosario took it from Carter Johnson and penetrated. He dished it to Williams, who was behind the defense but was left alone beneath. He shot high over a collapsing Croft, and Francis missed off the back side. He fell to the ground holding his head in frustration.
Chris Randall, White Plains coach, stated that they didn’t get the results they wanted. “We wanted Josh at the top. We won’t win in overtime. We didn’t want overtime. We wanted to take 3. When we didn’t hit Josh, Z.J. Z.J. made a great play to get it in there, and got a good view. But it didn’t go down.
“But then, (if it falls), we’re heading to overtime at their spot, in foul trouble. It’ll take four minutes. We didn’t want it to go into overtime. We wanted to win it with a 3.
After a terrible second quarter, the Wildcats were able to return to the game. They didn’t score any points until Luke Bussey’s three just before halftime.
Although the Wildcats only scored 14 points in the first period, Bussey’s second-half shot changed everything. With more open looks from 3, they scored five points in the second half, including one by Wheeler at 5:21. This gave them their first lead since quarter’s end. Randall leapt from his chair and raised his fist in the air.
Randall stated that shooting one with a bulldog in your face is a different thing than shooting one openly. “The bulldog was on us in the second quarter. We were open in the third quarter, and early in the fourth. We got help and put together some simple buckets.
White Plains led 41-31 with 3:00 left. The Wheeler 3 was part a 13-0 run that opened the fourth quarter. The Wildcats were unable to make a free throw and close the game. After the first quarter, they were 1-of-6 at the line and 1-of-4 in final 68 seconds.
Randall stated, “You don’t deserve to lose when you’re 1-for-6 from a free throw in the last minute.” “I need to do a better job getting us to feel confident enough to win games.
ANNISTON 44, WHITE PLINS 42
WHITE PLAINS- Dylan Barksdale 20-0 4, Paul Laube 0 0-0 2, Z.T. Rosario 1 1-33, Silas Hines 1 0-0 0, Josh Wheeler 4 1 12 Daniel Williams 1 1 0-0 2, Collin Spivey 2 0-0 2, Luke Bussey 3 2-4 9. Totals 16 4-9 42.
ANNISTON (4-1 – Jayden Lewis 5 0-0 10, Isaiah Allen 0 0-0 (0, Jace Roberson 1 0-03, Jayden Brown 2 1-2 6, Jayden Lee 1 0-0 10, Isaiah Allen 0 0-0 0 Jace Roberson 1 0-03, Jayden Lewis 1 0-0 10, Isaiah Allen 0 0-0 0 Jace Roberson 2 1-2 5, Malik Balie 2 1-2 5, Delroy Francis 1 4-4 7, Hezekiah Price 0 1-2 1, Kenneth Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 1, Kenneth Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 8-14 44.
White Plains 10 14 14 – 42
Anniston 9 13 8 13 – 44
3-point goals: White Plains 6, Wheeler 3, Bussey 3, Anniston 6; Anniston 6 [Lane 2, Brown Roberson, Balie and Francis]. Foulled out: Bussey. Total fouls: White Plains 14, Anniston 18 Officials: Prociuk, Stringer, Richardson.
WELLBORN 27; Alex Odam is now free to focus on his senior season and not have to make a decision about his college. The Jacksonville State signee started his senior season with a triple-double – 14 points and 11 rebounds, as well as 10 assists.
Odam stated, “It was great getting back on the court.” “I was just trying to be a good example to the other guys by rebounding and defense.
“Offensively we have several guys this year that can really score the ball. It makes my job of playing the point easy and lots fun.”
Rollie Pinto scored 14 points for the Bulldogs. Ish Bethel scored 11. Wellborn was led by Ethan Tidwell, who scored 10 points. He also made two of the Panthers three 3-pointers.
PIEDMONT 58. WELLBORN 27
PIEDMONT (1-0) – Alex Odam 7 0-0 14, Rollie Pinto 5 2-2 14, Ish Bethel 5 0-0 11, Colten Proctor 0 0-0 0, Rhett Alford 3 0-0 6, Luke Rhinehart 3 1-2 8, Jake Rhinehart 0 0-0 0, Trevor Pike 0 0-0 0, Cole Wilson 2 0-0 5, Dontavious Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-4 58.
WELLBORN – Conner Woodard 0 0-0 0 Jaylon Gilbert 0 0-0 0 Raymond Williams 0 0-0 0 Ethan Tidwell 4 0-0 10 Jackson Long 1 0-0 2 Danford 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-3 27.
Piedmont 18 17 16 6 -58
Wellborn 3 – 11 9 -27
3-point goals: Piedmont 5, Bethel 2, Bethel L. Rhinehart and Wilson; Wellborn 3, Odom, Tidwell 2. Total fouls: Piedmont 6, Wellborn 3 Officials: Stubbs, Railey, Snellgrove.
The Bearcats finally got the start they wanted, shaking off the slow starts that had frustrated them for most of the season. But now, they must learn how to finish.
Four 3-pointers were made by the Bearcats in the first quarter, giving them a lead of 19-11. They led by three at the half. But they lost the lead in the second half and couldn’t recover. With 45 seconds remaining, they had an open shot at a game-tying basket but Tristan Brown’s shot missed and the Eagles won.
Beau Winn, Weaver coach, said that “We won the first half and maintained the second quarter; that was our goal tonight.” “We have started games so badly I tried to do something to reduce the time.”
Brown scored a 3-pointer during all four quarters, leading the Bearcats’ with 16 points. After being held scoreless last night, Armane Burton scored eight points. Elijah Smith made two 3s in quarter one and finished the game with eight.
Jordan Presley, Hokes Bluff’s Eagles’ point guard, led three Eagles to double figures with 21 points.
HOKES BLUFF 59 & WEAVER 53
HOKES BLUFF Landon Davenport 7-0-0 16, Ashton Moody 3-3-7 7, Anderson Morgan 10-0 2, J.C. Wetzel 1 0-0 0, Mason Miller 0-2 2, Colby Smith 3-3 11, Jordan Presley 5- 9-10 21. Totals 20 15-18 59.
WEAVER- Tristan Brown 6–0-16, Elijah Smith 2–3-3 7, Jeffrey Miles 3–3 7, Dawson Brooks 4–0-8, Dalton Homesley 1–0-0 0, Jackson Williams 2–1-2 6, Zack Garner 2–1-2 6, Armane Burton 3–0-0 8. Totals 20 5-7 53.
Hokes Bluff 11 18 18 12 – 59
Weaver 19 13 11 11 – 53
3-point goals: Hokes Bluff 4, (Davenport 2, Presley 2, 4); Weaver 8, (Brown 4, Smith 2, Williams 2, Burton). Fouled out by Brooks, Brown. Total fouls: Hokes Bluff 12, Weaver 18. Officials: Calkins, Bearden, Batey.
OHATCHEE 35, MUNFORD 25, Kelbycrook and Luke Vinson combined to make eight of the 10 free throws in quarter two. The Indians outscored Munford 13-2 and took control of the game. Crook was the top scorer with 15 points.
OHATCHEE 34, MUNFORD 25,
MUNFORD-Demetrius Norwood 2 -5 5, Keyshawn Castelberry 1 2-2 4, Sylvester Smith 2 0-0 3, Alex Petty2 1-1 5, Sylvester Smith 0–0-0 0, Lathan Stephens 0–0-0 0, Lathan Petty 1 0-1 3, Austin Wynn 1 0-1 3, Kelby Tucker 0–0-0 0. Javion White 2 02-2 4. Totals 9 5-12 25.
OHATCHEE- Eli Teem 1 1-2 4, Colby Hester 1 1-2 4, Jake Roberts 2 0-2 3, Luke Vinson 2 0-2 4, Colby Hester 2 1-2 3, Kelbe Crook 3 2-4 7, Kelbe Crook 5 7-10 15. Totals 9 15-24 34.
Munford 10 2-5 8 – 25
Ohatchee 913 4 8 -34
Munford 2, Smith, Stephens; Ohatchee 1, Baswell. White, Stephens. Total fouls: Munford 20, Ohatchee 17. Officials: Kelley, Jarrett, McGraw.
SARDIS50, ALEXANDRIA47: KoryCargal led Alexandria with 23 points. However, the Valley Cubs came up short in the end. The Valley Cubs were trailing right from the start, but they recovered with a third quarter of 13-3.
SARDIS 50, ALEXANDRIA47
ALEXANDRIA – Drake Davis 3 1-2 10, Evan Snow 0 0-0 0. Antonio Ross 2 0-0 4. T.K. Downie 10-0 2, Jaylee Henderson 0, 0–0 0, Matthew McLeroy 0, 0–0-0 0, Cleat Forrest 4, 0-1 8. Totals 19 5-8 47.
SARDIS – Jacob Smith 0 0-0 0. Carson Gillilan 3 0-0 07, Andrew Felter 2 0-0 2, Eli Morton 7 0-0 14 Kason Moore 4 0-0 10 Luke Martin 6 1-3 15, Jacob Bozarth 0 0-0 2. Totals 22 1-3 50.
Alexandria 11 13 13 10 – 47
Sardis 20 3 12 – 50
3-point goals: Alexandria 4, (Davis 3, Cargal); Sardis 5, (Gillilan Moore 2, Martin 2). Total fouls: Alexandria 11, Sardis 11. Officials: Horn, Glass, Johnson.
FAITH CHRISTIAN, 68, ASD44: Thomas Curlee made 12 of 18 floor shots to score 29 points. Will Smith and Conner Richerzhagen were also double figures for the Lions.
Smith scored 11 points thanks to three 3-pointers. Richerzhagen scored 10 points. Curlee grabbed seven rebounds, a record for Curlee. Yoshi Arevalo was a regular scorer for the Lions. He had three points and had six steals as well as seven assists.
Games for Girls
Anniston’s defense was on fire in the third quarter Tuesday night, and the Lady Bulldogs won a victory over White Plains by a score of 42 to 26.
White Plains was held scoreless by the Lady Bulldogs in the third quarter. They also did not concede a field goal for over 11 minutes in the second period to take full control of the game. The Lady Wildcats were outscored 16-0 by the Lady Bulldogs in the third quarter. They created 10 turnovers and limited them to four shots.
With 6:11 remaining in the game, the Lady Wildcats scored the second half with two Isabella Higgins free shots. Cooper Martin scored their first field goal with just 4:36 remaining on a 3-pointer.
Junior Tykeria Smith stated that coach Eddie Bullock told us to play hard in defense when we entered the locker room. So, we did exactly what he instructed. “We had to work hard, get a lot of balls and make fewer turnovers. We must play defense well because we can’t have offense without it.
Smith is adapting to her new role as the Lady Bulldogs main scorer. This night, she led the team with 18 points. She scored three points late in the first quarter, giving them a lead of 12-6. Then she scored seven more points in the second quarter to give them a 23-15 halftime advantage.
She said, “It’s a huge adjustment, but it is something I have to do for my teammates.” “I am one of the upperclassmen, so I must work hard. This is a significant role for me.
ANNISTON 42, WHITE PAINS 26
WHITE PLAINS – Cooper Martin 1 0-0 3, Isabella Higgins 3 3-5 9, Abbie Dickerson 0 0-0 0, Anna Fouche 0 0-0 0, Hallie Williams 2 1-2 5, Addison Bradley 1 0-0 2, Chloee Cromer 0 0-0 0, Braeton Moran 0 0-0 0, Kylee Provencio 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Arnold 3 0-0 7. Totals 10 4-7 26.
ANNISTON- Layla Tyus 5 2-4 15, Jill Bergund 1 0-0 0 Matasia Truss 1 0-0 0 Saniyah Spinks 1 0-0 0 Jenaya Oliver 1 0-0 2, Eleah Mcoy 0,0-0 0, TykeriaSmith 7 4-7 18, Kiara Tom 1 0-0 3, Tamika Foster 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 6-11 42.
White Plains 6 9 10 11 – 26
Anniston 12 11 16 3-3 – 42
White Plains 2 (Martin and Arnold); Anniston 3 (Perry 3, Thomas); Total fouls White Plains 8, Anniston 13. Officials: Prociuk, Stringer, Richardson.
WELLBORN 17, PIEDMONT 48: Lele Riedley scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards to lead the Lady Bulldogs’ victory. Jaycee Glover was the defensive leader with six steals.
WELLBORN 17, PIEDMONT 48
PIEDMONT – Armoni Perry 1-3 1-2 3, Ava Pope 6-19 0-0 14, Josie Young 2-5 0-0 5, Rylie Anne Holbrooks 1-5 0-0 3, Jaycee Glover 1-5 1-2 4, Lele Ridley 5-11 5-9 16, Cayla Brothers 0-3 1-2 1, Melanie Studdard 1-1 0-1 2, Jenna Duke 0-0 0-0 0, Carson Young 0-0 0-0 0, Gracie Naugher 0-4 0-0 0, Morgan Studdard 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Kate Barber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 8-16 48.
WELLBORN – Anna Odom 4 0-0 8 Mikayla Williams 1 0-0 2 TaniyaTraylor 0 0-0 Libby Smith 0 0-0 Libby Smith 0 0-0 Libby Smith 0 0-0 Libby Smith 0 0-0 0 Brooklynn Singleton 1 1-2 3 Layla Amberson 0 0-0 0 Molly Junior 0 0-0 0 Maci Maxwell 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 1-2 17.
Piedmont 18 16 1 -48
Wellborn 8 3 2 – 17
3-point goals: Piedmont 6-24. (Pope 2, J. Young, Holbrooks, Glover, Ridley). Piedmont 25 Rebounds (Ridley 9) Total fouls: Piedmont 7, Wellborn 11 Officials: Stubbs, Snellgrove, Rainey.
OHATCHEE 59, MUNFORD 10. Lindsey Zurchin made three 3-pointers to score 13 points. Jorda Crook scored 31 points for the Indians. Crook scored 14 points in quarter one and 27 in half one.
OHATCHEE 59, MUNFORD 10.
MUNFORD- Breanna Hailes 1-1 3, Autumn Castleberry 1 0-0 0, Alys Moely 0-1 0, Fantaza Calhoun 0-2 4, LainaQuarles 0-1 0, Taylor Sutton 1-1 3. Totals 4 2-7 10.
OHATCHEE- Tabi Dandy 1 0-1 2, Whitney McFry 0 0-0 2, Priesly Davis 1 1 2 3, Kiana Garber 1 0-0 0, Jorda Crok 11 9-17 31, Lindsey Zurchin 6 0-0 13, Alyssa Davies 3 0-0 6, Greenlee Orman 1 0-0 0, Mia Waters 1 2-2 2. Totals 22 12-22 59.
Munford 4 3 1 – 10-
Ohatchee 18-25 13 3 -59
3-point goals: Ohatchee 3, (Zurchin 3) Total fouls: Munford 17, Ohatchee 11 Officials: Kelley, Jarrett, McGraw.
SPRING GARDEN 81: JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIIAN 22: The Lady Panthers produced another dominant performance. Three players were in double figures, and they scored 32 points in the first quarter.
Kaylee Kirk was the top scorer with 27 points. She blocked five shots. Libby Brown scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Ace Austin scored 11 points, had four rebounds and seven assists, as well as four steals. Maggie Jarrett had eight rebounds, five assists and six points.
Spring Garden 32 21 22 6 – 81
JCA 6 7 4 – 22
SARDIS 56. ALEXANDRIA 38. Caroline Johnson made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Sardis win against the Lady Lions. The game was tied at two points going into the fourth quarter before Johnson scored 16 of her 26 points.
Jordyn Walk scored 13 points in the first quarter to keep the Lady Cubs alive. Cassidy Hartsfield connected on half of the 3s that Alexandria made in the game.
SARDIS 56, ALEXANDRIA 38
ALEXANDRIA – Jordyn Walk 4 5-9 13, Kirsten Hartsfield 2 0-0 4, Cassidy Hartsfield3 0-0 9, Charlee Parrs 1 3-4 6, Kailey Dickerson 0 1-2 1, Sumira Dunstan 1 0-0 3, Makayla Brewster1 0-1 Totals 12 9-16 39.
SARDIS Sidney Rutledge 1 4-4 6, Mia Fowler 1 4-4 6, Gisel Mendez3 0-0 7, Carlie Darymple0 0-0 0 Caroline Johnson10 1-2 26, Casey Knight1 0-0 3, Jayda Misses2 7-10 11, Kaylen Wade0 3-6 3. Totals 17 15-22 56.
Alexandria 5 10 15 9 – 39
Sardis 5 13 24 – 56
3-point goals: Alexandria 6 (Hartsfield 3, Parris, Duncan, Brewster); Sardis 7 (Mendez, Johnson 5, Knight). Rutledge. Foulled out Heathcock, Duncan. Total fouls: Alexandria 20. Sardis 18. Officials: Johnson, Howell, Ellison.
FAITH CHRISTIAN 45: ASD 10 Coach La’Ray Williams won his first win as a head coach when the Lady Lions won their first match of the season.
