Calhoun County, AL – Barksdale, Weaver help Jacksonville players outshoot Plainview out of behind the 3 point line. Oxford triumphs in Fairfield tournament. Allen, Harris star in Weaver-Faith shootout. Southside girls take home Champions tournament. Cleburne County girls and boys triumphant. Piedmont, White Plains girls take home the trophy.
Plainview was a synonym for 3-point shooting during Robi Coker’s time as the Bears head coach. However, Jacksonville’s youngsters dominate the field on Tuesday.
The Golden Eagles made 14 of 23 threes, and kept Plainview to just 5-for-19 in a 67-63 win at home.
The two-time reigning Class 4A champions, still not having football players that will be playing in Friday’s quarterfinal match against Catholic Montgomery defeated an enormous gap regarding free-throws. Plainview made 18 of 22 and Jacksonville scored 7-for-10.
“Definitely did a great job shooting the ball this evening, particularly during the second quarter,” second-year Jacksonville coach Tres Buzan said. “Really impressive performance by Devin Barksdale. Excellent job on scoring and the assist this evening.
“We also saw some very good guard play and a decent defense to wrap it up. We’re not quite a full team but it’s great to see our team competing and performing effectively. I hope we’ll continue to move in the right direction, and increase our growth and become better as we go.”
Top performers for Jacksonville (2-1):
Devin Barksdale: 26 points (6-for-9 with 3-pointers) 7 assists.
Quin Weaver: 21, points (6-for-9 3 pointers).
Oxford 52, FAIRFIELD 58:Playing in the Heritage Thanksgiving Classic, Oxford’s boys reacted to Monday’s 60-56 defeat against Paul Bryant with a victory. Oxford’s top performers take on Fairfield:
–Jaylen Alexander: 18 points (two 3-pointers)
–Marcus Perry –Marcus Perry (four 3-pointers)
–T.J. Allen T.J. Allen: 13 points (three 3 pointers).
Oxford (4-2) Oxford (4-2) face Carver-Birmingham, on Wednesday, around 10:30 a.m.
WEAVER, 79 FAITH Christ 69 KeShawn Allen scored 28 points in the game that was the key to Weaver’s win. Other best performers on the Bearcats:
–D.J. Marbury: 17 points.
–Gabe King: 14 Points (two three-pointers).
–Kaden Gooden: nine points.
Harper Williams: 9 points.
The top Faith artists:
Carson Harris: 27 points (four three-pointers).
Parker Robertson: 11 Points (one three-pointer).
Will Smith: 8 points (two 3-pointers).
–Conner Richerzhagen: seven points.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 42, GREENE COUNTY 36: Top performers for Cleburne County:
–Cade Shubert: 17 points.
–Nate Adams: eight points.
Lyric Ware: six points.
Gray Freeman: Six points.
GASTON 75 GASTON 75 CHRISTIAN 50 Top performers for JCA (2-2):
–Jesse Gannaway: 21 points, five rebounds, four steals.
–Noah Lee –Noah Lee rebound 4 assists, 2 steals.
Girls
SOUTHSIDE 53 GLENCOE 26Southside won in the finals on Tuesday in the Champions’ Champions Thanksgiving championship game.
Grace Anne Rose won tournament the most valuable player award, scoring 15 points. Top performers from Southside (3-1):
Sarakate Yancey Champ Chain winner.
–Hannah Westcott: nine points.
Madison Shaw: 7 points.
“Right now, collectively we’re really unprepared,” Southside coach Justin Bowen stated. “We haven’t been super clean until the point at either end of the court, but we are getting better at it. The best part about our season is that we don’t need to, or even wish to play our the best basketball in the near future. We’d like to set our game so that we’re in the right place at the time the local tournament comes around.
“I believe that as we entered the season, everyone thought about us seniors. They make up the team’s backbone However, I’ve been impressed by our junior players. They’ve been playing and performing well in games and helping us develop some really solid depth.”
PiEDMONT 35, BENJAMIN RUSSELL 31:Top performers for Piedmont (1-1):
Ava Pope: 22 points (four three-pointers) 5 rebound.
–Josie Young: seven points.
White Plains 62 St. CLAIR COUNTY, 38.Top performers for White Plains:
–Cooper Martin –Cooper Martin: –Cooper Martin: 16 points (three 3-pointers).
Cassidy Arnold: 14 Points (two 3 pointers).
–Addi Bradley: 14 points.
GASTON 50 GASTON 50, JAX CHRISTIAN 35 Top performers for JCA (3-1):
Addy Lee –Addy Lee rebound, three assists 3 steals.
–Katie Beth Hudson: 12 points, 10 rebounds.
–Sophie Williams: seven rebounds.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 62, RANDOLPH COUNTY 54: Top performers for Cleburne County:
–Faith Brown: 36 points.
–Hannah Turley: eight points.
–Kiera Henderson: six points.
CLEBURNE COUNTY 52 WEAVER 48Top performers for Cleburne County (Monday):
–Faith Brown: 25 points.
–Hannah Turley: 21 points.
PLAINVIEW 65 JACKSONVILLE 39Top performers in Jacksonville:
Halaina Lozano Halaina Lozano (three 3-pointers)
Ashley Grant: 9 points (one 3-pointer)
Alexis Phillips: 8 points Six rebounds, eight points.
