Saks grabs area win
- Updated: December 17, 2014
Girls roundup: Featuring Saks, Oxford, Ohatchee, PV
By East Alabama Sports Today
HEFLIN – The court education of the Saks girls basketball team continued Tuesday night.
The young Lady Wildcats took another step in learning to play at the pace coach Michelle Lively would like, running out to a 57-39 area victory over Cleburne County.
“It’s real important for us to play this kind of team,” Lively said. “We’ve got to learn how to play fast and that’s what we’re good at. We’re getting comfortable playing fast.
“We’ve been fast, but we’re so young we’re not smart being fast. This is a big win because we’re still trying to learn how to win.”
Maiya Northard led Saks with 13 points, while Bre Browning had nine and Miracle Dennard eight. The Lady Wildcats opened a 14-6 lead in the first quarter and pulled away in the second.
“We’re still trying to figure it out,” Lively said. “We pick and choose where we want to play. We come out on fire and doing stuff we’re supposed to do, then kind of let off the gas a little bit; we don’t know how to keep going.”
Cleburne County’s Alisa Norton led all scorers with 16 points.
Gadsden City 67, Oxford 27
OXFORD – The Yellow Jackets were coming out of 11 days off and the rust showed.
Sophomore Brooke Burns went 5-for-6 behind the 3-point line in the first 11 minutes of the game and the Titans (11-2) reeled off 20 straight points during a stretch that spanned the first and second quarters.
Sophomore Haley Troupe had 11 points in that first half as most of the starters were pulled in the second quarter. Senior Takara Blount had 15 points in the game, nine in the first half.
Junior Jordan Smith had big game for the Yellow Jackets, dominating the post and recording a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Ebony Kelly had five points and nine rebounds
Ohatchee 67, Alexandria 40
ALEXANDRIA – Joria Steger had 19 points and five steals, while Morgan Lee added 12 to lead the Indians (8-4). Madison Hanks and Faith Walker added nine points each.
Pleasant Valley 67, White Plains 47
JACKSONVILLE — Atleigh Brannon led three Pleasant Valley scorers in double figures with 19 points. Mikala Simpson added 13 and Tiffany Williams 11. White Plains’ Amber Greenwood led all scorers with 21 points.
GIRLS BOX SCORES
Saks 57, Cleburne County 39
SAKS (3-4) — Talisa Christian 1 1-2 3, Tayler Teague 1 2-4 4, Jordan Briskey 2 2-3 6, Maiya Northard 6 0-0 13, Haley Moore 1 0-0 2, Parris Glover 0 0-0 0, Miracle Dennard 3 2-4 8, Teetee Jenkins 3 0-2 6, Bre Browning 4 1-4 9, Daja Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 8-19 57.
CLEBURNE COUNTY (3-4) – Alisa Norton 7 2-3 16, Eryka Ware 3 0-2 6, Kiara Akles 2 3-4 8, Lauren Brown 0 2-3 2, Chelsea Parker 2 0-1 4, Montana Mattox 1 0-0 2, Alex Casey 0 1-2 0. Totals 15 8-12 39.
Saks 14 23 14 6 — 57
Cleburne Co. 6 12 10 11 — 39
3-point goals: Saks 1 (Northard); Cleburne County 1 (Akles). Total fouls: Saks 19, Cleburne County 18. Fouled out: Ware.
Gadsden City 67, Oxford 27
GADSDEN CITY (11-2) – Taylor Tucker 4 0-0 8, Yakila Williams 1 0-0 2, Brooke Burns 7 1-1 20, Haley Troupe 4 0-0 11, Tomsley LaCourt 1 1-3 3, Takara Blount 7 1-1 15, Robin Treadwell 0 0-0 0, Kwana Rigby 1 0-0 2, Seauna Collins 1 2-2 4, Ebony Malone 0 2-2 2, Janithia Graham 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-9 67.
OXFORD — Anna Bolton 2 0-0 4, Makayla Kidd 0 0-0 0, Winter Taylor 1 0-0 2, Kayla Lowery 0 0-0 0, Tremeria Britt 1 0-0 2, Ebony Kelley 3 1-1 7, Miranda Schoring 0 0-0 0, Jordan Smith 6 0-0 12. Totals 13 1-1 27.
Gadsden City 24 22 9 12 — 67
Oxford 8 5 8 6 — 27
3-point goals: Gadsden City 8 (Burns 5, Troupe 3).
Pleasant Valley 67, White Plains 47
WHITE PLAINS — Rian Chandler 1 0-2 2, Carly Wood 0 0-1 0, Hannah Barno 1 0-0 3, Korie Burgess 0 2-2 2, Ann-Kathrine Dothard 0 0-1 0, Chasity Nelson 0 0-0 0, Amber Greenwood 8 5-7 21, Grey Young 2 0-0 5, Shelby Wood 3 1-2 8, Landry Bussey 0 1-2 1, Mary Clare Young 1 1-2 3, Halaya Harmon 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Harris 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 10-19 47.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Kara Perry 2 2-4 6, Tiffany Williams 2 7-10 11, McKinley Parris 3 0-0 7, Atleigh Brannon 6 7-9 19, Bailey Turner 2 4-8 8, Kaylee Lawler 0 1-2 1, Kendall Johnson 0 0-0 0, Emily Cochran 0 0-0 0, Mikala Simpson 3 7-9 13, Baily Scott 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 30-44.
White Plains 17 10 13 7 — 47
Pleasant Valley 15 15 17 20 — 67
3-point goals: White Plains 3 (Barno, Young, Sh. Wood); Pleasant Valley 1 (McParris)
Total fouls: White Plains 27, Pleasant Valley 16.
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