Calhoun County (AL – Norwood’s 2nd career dunk wins Munford over Ohatchee. Odam, Wilson are key to Piedmont’s comeback. Crook climbs the state girls scoring list.
THURSDAY’S BOYS GAMES Donoho 51, Coosa Christian 38
Etowah 69 (OT), Cherokee County 68
Saks Bluff, Hokes Bluff
Jacksonville Christian 68, Gaylesville 46
Faith Christian 37, Jasper 70
Munford 58; Ohatchee 45
Piedmont 99, Sand Rock90
Spring Garden 51, Cedar Bluff 34
Talladega at Glencoe
White Plains 65, Cleburne County 35
St. Clair County Tournament
Moody
Moody 62, Springville 50
Al Muskewitz
Demetrius Norwood scored his first dunk against Pleasant Valley. It made him feel very happy. He wanted one since freshman year, when he realized he could do it. He wanted to do it again because it felt so good. It didn’t take as long this time. It was the senior forward’s second dunk in three quarters on Thursday night. This culminated a crucial juncture that saw Munford defeat Ohatchee by 58 to 44.
Norwood stated that he knew he would eventually get one. “I wasn’t sure if it would be on a quick break or a putback,” Norwood said. Norwood’s dunk on Thursday was on a fastbreak, much like his first one in the Pleasant Valley final minutes. This basket answered Ohatchee’s first basket in the second half. It also capped six consecutive Munford points that he had scored to open the period and gave the Lions an advantage of 35-26.
He said, “My guy just found you.” “I knew that once I beat my opponent, I would be able to dunk it.”
Ohatchee called the time just after the dunk, and Norwood was unwittingly given the chance to enjoy the moment. Logan Smith, junior guard, said “I told you” as the Lions made their way back to the bench. He had been watching the earlier girls’ game and predicted the dunk. Munford’s Sylvester Smith awarded his brother’s dunk an 8. He was grateful for the environment and effort.
Riley Jones, Lions coach, said that “the thing is, out among all the team, he does it the best, so he’s happy for me.” He’s been asking me for one since last year. He got one. He asked me if there was a chance he could dunk it. He said that as long as it goes in, it’s okay. Norwood attempted a second dunk about two and a quarter minutes later, but that didn’t go as well. Javion White was there for the rebound and he took the lead to nine. White made a missed free throw in the next exchange to extend the lead to two digits. [read more…]
SAND ROCK 90, Cole Wilson made eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Alex Odam was 7-for-8 at the foul line to help the Bulldogs recover from a seven point deficit. Odam scored 38 points, 26 in the second quarter. This made him the 14th player to reach 3,000 career points in AHSAA history. For the game, he was 12-of-13.
Wilson scored 28 points in the first quarter, and half of those were in the fourth. After three quarters, the Bulldogs (18-44) were trailing 72-65 before Wilson started to get hot again. In each quarter, he hit a pair 3s. He said, “I was trying to do my best for my team to get back up in this game.” It was hard work, but we stuck to our game plan and won the fight. “I came out and hit some shots early, which helped boost my confidence so I continued shooting. Although I was cold when we arrived at the half, my teammates found me and were able to adjust and get the shots down when they needed.
“I’m thankful for the win. We all had a great night. It wouldn’t have been possible without the help of my brothers.” Wilson and Odam won big, while Wilson and Jacob St. Clair had huge nights. St. Clair hit six 3-pointers. Each team scored 11 points.
WHITE PLAINS 65, CLEBURNE COUNTY36: Four White Plains players hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter as the Wildcats used a 20-3 eruption for control. In their big third quarter eruption, Dylan Barksdale and Collin Spivey, as well as Luke Bussey, all made 3-pointers to help the Wildcats.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN, 68, GAYLESVILLE 47: Tyler Doggrell & Braxton Brown had double-doubles. Ethan Fair & Noah Lee were close to the Thunder’s box score. Doggrell scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Brown had 13 and 11 boards. Fair scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and Lee had 11 boards and eight assists. Cam Moses grabbed 10 rebound.
JASPER70, FAITH CHRISTIAN37: Thomas Curlee had 25 points and six rebounds. Faith’s lineup was without a player scoring in the double figures. Curlee shot 9-of-23, while the rest went 4-for-28. Eli Robinson was the Lions’ leading rebounder with seven.
COOSA CHRISTIAN 51, The Falcons pulled away from their opponents with a strong fourth quarter. After an initial 0-for-4 start, Jordan Cameron scored 15 points. He also made his last five free throws (4-4 in the fourth). Drew Williams scored 12, including eight in the fourth quarter.
Girls
THURSDAY’S GIRLS GAME
Cherokee County 58; Etowah 39
Saks Bluff at Hokes Bluff
Jacksonville Christian 57, Gaylesville 22
Ohatchee 63; Munford 13
Sand Rock 60, Piedmont 56
Spring Garden 65, Cedar Bluff 30
Talladega at Glencoe
White Plains 52, Cleburne County 35
St. Clair County Tournament
Moody
Springville 63, St. Clair County 27,
OHATCHEE 63, MUNFORD13: Jorda Crok scored a quiet 31 points to move into the top 25 all time girls scorers in AHSAA history. The senior powerhouse scored 14 of the Lady Indians’ first-quarter points, and 25 of the Lady Indians first-half points. She has now accumulated 2,766 career points and is the third player to reach No. 23 on the all time girls’ list.
WHITE PAINS 52, CLEBURNE CoUNTY 34: Isabella Higgins scored twenty points to lift the Lady Wildcats past Cleburne County and win the No. Their upcoming tournament will give them the 3 seed. Faith Brown was the leader of Cleburne County, scoring 20 points.
SANDROCK 60, PIEDMONT56: Jacey Stephens and Katelyn St. Clair combined to make seven 3-pointers in halftime to propel Sand Rock to a 38-30 lead. Both of them hit five shots from behind the arc during the game. Stephens finished with 15 points, while St. Clair had 20. Zoey Handy scored 15 points for the winners. Lele Ridley, Piedmont’s 3-pointer specialist, hit five shots and was the leader with 25 points. Ava Pope scored 13.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN 56, GAYLESVILLE22: Erin Prater made six 3-pointers to match Gaylesville’s total and help the Lady Thunder (12-7 win) take the No. They were the 2nd seed in their region. She also had five steals and four rebounds. Rebekah Carter had 18 rebounds, Kara Grace had 11 and nine rebounds, Addy Lee had 10, seven rebounds, five steals and 10 points. Katie Beth Hudson had seven rebounds.
