J’ville pulls away from Saks
- Updated: January 10, 2015
Girls roundup: Oxford, Anniston, Piedmont, White Plains all earn victories
By East Alabama Sports Today
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville expected a tough game from Saks, but when it got to the fourth quarter things were a little too close for comfort.
So when it came time to make a move, the Golden Eagles made a big one, showing why they are one of the top teams in the state.
Third-ranked Jacksonville scored 15 straight points late in the fourth quarter to pull away from a close game and win 72-55 to move closer to clinching home-court advantage in the upcoming area tournament.
“We got a lot of motivation from what they were saying (in the media) so that kept us going and helped us finish the game off,” Golden Eagles guard Angel Kidd said. “Their players said they were going to beat us by 30 and the coach said they were going to give us a run for our money, basically beat us, so it gave us a lot of motivation.”
Jacksonville led by 13 with less than three minutes left in the third quarter, but Saks rallied to make it a four-point game with 3:26 to play. The Golden Eagles (16-2) then went on a 15-0 run over the next 2:26 to put the game away.
Sierra Stone got it started with two inside buckets and when Dasia Kirksey scored the next two, the home side could start breathing a sigh of relief.
“We have a lot of energy and we feel when we step it up we give more and more of it,” Kidd said. “We didn’t let up and let them get to us.”
Kidd led all scorers with 29 points. She also had eight rebounds, six assists and four steals. Stone enjoyed her third double-double in five games, going for 14 points and 16 rebounds. Kirksey also scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Miracle Denard served notice the Wildcats meant business when she knocked down two early 3-pointers. Jordan Briskey then stepped up to keep them in the game with her 22 points. She was 12 of 16 from the free throw line.
Oxford 50, Pell City 44
Tremeria Britt scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half, Winter Taylor scored nine of her 11 in the second half and they combined for 12 in the fourth quarter as Oxford improved to 2-0 in its area.
The game was tied at 31 after three quarters before Britt and Taylor took charge. Britt hit two 3-pointers in an 11-0 run that gave the Yellow Jackets (8-8) control of the game. Ebony Kelley had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Jackets, who have won seven of their last 10.
Anniston 56, St. Clair County 18
ODENVILLE – Miajah Bullock outscored her hosts and Raven Cooley nearly did as the Lady Bulldogs cruised.
Bullock had 25 points, while Cooley had 16. Kiyana Bullock and Carsheuna Curry both grabbed 10 rebounds.
Piedmont 45, Weaver 22
PIEDMONT – Carlie Flowers scored all nine of her points in the first quarter to get Piedmont started and Bre Green scattered her 22 throughout the game.
White Plains 41, Cleburne County 33
HEFLIN – Hannah Barno continued her recent run of solid play, hitting four 3-pointers among her 14 points to keep White Plains in the hunt for a high area tournament seed.
Barno hit a 3-point in each quarter. Carley Wood had 10 points and Amber Greenwood had eight.
Appalachian 38, Faith Christian 37
The Lions rallied from nine down to get close and had chances to win it late but couldn’t get their shots to fall.
They were at the free throw line with a chance to tie in the final minute, but made only one of their two free throws. They did get a steal in the final possession, but it came with less than one second on the clock and their last shot missed the mark.
Madison Stephens led the Lions with 11 points, but didn’t score until the fourth quarter. Logan Boyd added nine.
Spring Garden 60, Cedar Bluff 39
CEDAR BLUFF – Tykeah Rogers led three players in double figures and seven scorers overall with 20 points as Spring Garden reached the 20-win plateau.
Madison Sides added 14 points and Payton McGinnis had 12 for the fourth-ranked Lady Panthers (20-2). Lexi Moten had 17 for Cedar Bluff (10-7).
GIRLS BOX SCORES
Jacksonville 72, Saks 55
SAKS — Jordan Briskey 4-12 12-16 22, Daja Johnson 3-6 3-6 10, Miracle Denard 3-10 1-2 9, Tee Tee Jenkins 4-9 0-5 8, Aliyah Simmons 2-8 2-4 6, Bre Browning 0-1 0-0 0, Maiya Northard 0-4 0-1 0. Totals 16-50 18-34 55
JACKSONVILLE — Angel Kidd 10-20 8-11 29, Sierra Stone 6-11 2-6 14, Dasia Kirksey 7-15 0-0 14, Virginia Poe 6-8 0-2 13, Atailya Morgan 1-2 0-0 2, Darrien Martin 0-3 0-2 0, Destiny Easley 0-3 0-0 0, Nicole Goodson 0-0 0-0 0, Quenteeria Mooney 0-1 0-0 0, Brandi Canady 0-0 0-0 0, Malieah Patterson 0-0 0-0 0, Kyra Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-64 10-21 72.
Saks 16 15 16 8 — 55
Jacksonville 22 17 16 17 — 72
3-point goals: Saks 5-15 (Briskey 2-6, Johnson 1-2, Denard 2-4, Northard 0-3); Jacksonville 2-7 (Kidd 1-2, Poe 1-2, Morgan 0-1, Martin 0-1, Easley 0-1). Rebounds: Saks 38 (Denard 8, Simmons 8, Browning 8); Jacksonville 50 (Stone 16, Kirksey 9, Kidd 8, Poe 7). Total fouls: Saks 18, Jacksonville 25. Fouled out: Briskey.
Oxford 50, Pell City 44
PELL CITY (6-13) — Akeera King 1 0-0 2, Kaylan Millander 7 1-4 18, Mary Denman Lucker 5 3-3 15, Candice Constable 0 0-0 0, Jada Collins 1 3-6 5, Hannah Saxson 0 0-0 0, Ashantee Wade 0 0-0 0, Courtney Jordan 1 2-2 4, Morgan Roberts 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-15 44.
OXFORD — Makala Kidd 1 0-0 3, Winter Taylor 3 4-4 11, Makala Lowery 0 0-0 0, Tremeria Britt 6 2-3 17, Ebony Kelley 4 3-3 11, Alex Gomez 1 4-4 6, Jordan Smith 1 0-0 2, Alexus Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-14
Pell City 10 10 11 13 — 44
Oxford 12 9 10 19 — 50
3-point goals: Pell City 5 (Millender 3, Lucker 2); Oxford 5 (Kidd, Taylor, Britt 3). Total fouls: Pell City 12, Oxford 14. Officials: Don Killingsworth, Keith Etheridge, James Wright.
Appalachian 38, Faith Christian 37
APPALACHIAN — Brittany Alexander 0 0-0 0, Savannah Wallace 1 0-0 2, Hannah Buzbee 3 0-0 8, Hayley Buzbee 2 0-0 4, Cheyenne Fredrick 2 0-0 4, Grace Compton 3 2-2 8, Stephanie Metzler 5 2-7 12. Totals 16 4-9 38.
FAITH CHRISTIAN — Logan Boyd 4 0-0 9, Emily Sills 1 0-0 2, Madison Stephens 2 5-6 11, Montana Huie 2 0-0 4, Elizabeth McCullough 0 0-0 0, Cornelia Simpson 2 3-8 7, Regan Crosby 1 1-2 4. Totals 12 9-16.
Appalachian 6 13 11 8 — 38
Faith Christian 4 11 6 16 — 37
3-point goals: Appalachian 2 (Han. Buzbee 2); Faith 4 (Boyd, Stephens 2, Crosby). Total fouls: Appalachian 17, Faith 11. Officials: Oliver, Ortiz, Stubbs.
Piedmont 45, Weaver 22
WEAVER — Tayanna Perry 0 0-0 0, Ciara Hardy 2 0-0 5, Keara Scott 0 0-0 0, Caleigh Cortez 1 1-3 3, Rayne Beck 1 1-2 3, Emily Reed 1 0-0 2, Mariah Thompson 3 2-3 9, Cameron Logan 0 0-0 0.Totals 8 4-8 22.
PIEDMONT – Amber Gowens 1 0-0 3, Sydney Prater 0 0-0 0, Breanna Brazier 1 0-0 2, Bre Green 8 0-0 22, Keshauna Jones 1 1-1 3, Win Jackson 1 0-0 2, Carlie Flowers 4 1-2 9,Erin Ray 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Smoot 1 0-1 2. Totals 17 2-4 45.
Weaver 8 2 6 6 — 22
Piedmont 14 16 7 8 — 45
3-point goals: Weaver 2 (Hardy, Thompson); Piedmont 7 (Gowens, Green 6). Total fouls: Weaver 13, Piedmont 11. Fouled out: Hardy.
White Plains 41, Cleburne County 33
WHITE PLAINS — Rian Chandler 0 2-2 2, Carley Wood 5 0-1 10, Hannah Barno 5 0-0 14, Korie Burgess 1 0-0 2, Ann Katherine Dothard 0 0-0 0, Chasity Nelson 0 0-0 0, Amber Greenwood 3 0-0 8, Grey Young 0 0-0 0, Shelby Wood 0 5-6 5, Landry Bussey 0 0-0 0, Mary Clare Young 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-9 41.
CLEBURNE COUNTY — Alisa Norton 5 1-2 11, Eryka Ware 2 0-0 4, Lauren Brown 3 0-0 6, Chelsea Parker 3 4-10 10, Alex Casey 1 0-0 2, Shauntavia Boyd 0 0-0 0, Skylar Shierlig 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5-12 33.
White Plains 9 7 10 15 — 41
Cleburne County 10 6 7 10 — 33
3-point goals White Plains 6 (Barno 4, Greenwood 2). Total fouls: White Plains 15, Cleburne County 15 . Fouled out: Brown. Officials: Robinson, Morrison, Banker.
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