Calhoun County, AL – Handley’s girls gain an edge in the area with a win over Anniston. Pleasant Valley boys earn right to host the regional tournament. Faith Christian boys earn a region victory over Wadley. Johnson drives White Plains boys past Cherokee County. The big performance of Gooden pushes Weaver boys over Cleburne County, and Brown’s huge night helps Cleburne County girls. Glencoe boys prevail in a tense match.
Tuesday’s scoreboard
BOYS Jacksonville 67, Piedmont 57
Munford 60 Wellborn 47
Pleasant Valley 50, Woodland 24
White Plains 60, Cherokee County 36
Faith Christian 51, Wadley 39
Spring Garden 59, Jax Christian 43
Weaver 70, Cleburne County 45
Glencoe at 62. B.B. Comer 60
Cullman is 58. Oxford 50. Oxford 50
Alexandria 75, Lincoln 39
Handley 43 Anniston 41
GIRLS
Handley 44 Anniston 33
Jacksonville 59, Piedmont 15
Cleburne County 44, Weaver 37
Central-Clay 56, Saks 24
Woodland 50 Pleasant Valley 42
Glencoe 51 B.B. Comer 21
Clay-Chalkville 51, Southside 50
Oxford 72. Cullman 65
Alexandria 46, Lincoln 40
HANDLEY the Class 4A Area 8 race for girls’ basketball has just become more intriguing.
Zanautika Smith was the star of the well-balanced effort, scoring 11 points. Handley beat Anniston 44-33 to move to 16-4 overall on the season.
Anniston (18-3) was stricken by its first loss in 4A opponents this season. Two of its losses were in the 6A Parker and Pell City.
Handley scored nine points with Akia Brown, Takeriauna Mosley. They scored eight points and two 3-pointers by Kristiana Tucker, and 6 points for Takeira Tucker.
The Tigers beat Anniston 15-4 in the final quarter to gain control.
A’Kayla Perry paced Anniston in scoring with 14 points including two 3-pointers.
CLEBURNE County 44; Weaver 37 Cleburne County’s Faith Brown scored 29 points and 23 in the second half and also grabbed 15 rebounds.
Other top performers from Cleburne County:
—Hannah Turley: seven points, eight rebounds.
The top performers at Weaver:
– Aaliyah Marks 12 points (one three-pointer).
—Erionna Richmond: nine points.
—D.J. Gibbs: eight points.
WOODLAND 50 Pleasant Valley 42: Alexa Cranmer scored 15 points to lead Pleasant Valley and hit a 3-pointer. The guard also stopped four shots.
Other top performers from Pleasant Valley:
– – Laney Robinson 14 points (two 3-pointers).
– – Haylie Lee: 9 points (one three-pointer).
Boys
Pleasant Valley 50, Woodland 24Three gamers scored nine points apiece to lead Pleasant Valley as the Raiders beat Woodland 23-3 at the end of fourth quarter. They also succeeded in getting to 7-6 and gaining the right to be hosts for the Class 2A Region 9 tournament.
Pleasant Valley’s best performers:
—Hunter Sparks: nine points.
—Braxton Salster: nine points.
– – Noah Johnson Nine points (three 3-pointers).
—Jaden Sparks: nine points.
White Plains 60 CHEROKEE County 36 Carter Johnson powered his way to 15 points from the point line while White Plains (14-7) picked the win in the Class 4A the Area 10 game.
White Plains’ other top performers include:
—Josh Wheeler: 12 points.
—Coleman Ray: nine points (three 3-pointers).
The top performers in Cherokee County:
– Jacob Cornejo: 8 points (one three-pointer).
—Jayquan Diamond: eight points.
Faith CHRISTIAN 51 WADLEY 39 In Class 1A’s Zone 8 game, Carson Harris hit two 3-pointers and was in the lead for Faith Christian with 19 points.
Other top performers of Faith:
—Conner Richerzhagen: 17 points.
– Parker Robertson: 8 points (one three-pointer).
– – Eli Robinson: 7 points.
WEAVER 67 CLEBURNE CoUNTY 45 The Weaver’s Kaden Gooden scored three 3-pointers on the way to an impressive game-high of 27 points.
Other top performers for Weaver:
– – Gabe King 11 points (one 3-pointer).
– – Harper Williams 11 points (one 3-pointer).
– – Junior Allen: Seven points (one three-pointer).
Cleburne County’s best performers:
– Jacob Cavender: 9 points (three 3-pointers).
—Nate Adams: eight points.
—Grey Freeman: eight points.
GLENCOE Glencoe 62 B.B. COMER 60: Wade Segrest’s layup on the buzzer was enough to win the game for Glencoe. He scored 10 points.
Other top performers of the Yellow Jackets’ other top performers include:
—Aiden Cornutt: 32 points.
—Garrett Morgan: 13 points.
