Saks sweeps through area
- Updated: January 28, 2015
Roundup: Saks sweeps White Plains, boys clinch area title; Anniston, Piedmont swept
By East Alabama Sports Today
WHITE PLAINS – Saks rode its usually strong outside shooting and 22 points by Quen Williams to beat White Plains 72-54, complete a sweep of its area schedule and clinch top seed and home-court advantage in the Class 4A Area 11 tournament.
Williams did all of his scoring in the second half after the Wildcats (19-3) rallied from an early deficit to take a 33-29 halftime lead. He had five 3-pointers; four other players had two each.
Michael McGuirk hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to stake White Plains to an early lead and finished with 20 points. Darion Coleman scored 10 of his 14 points in the second quarter to help Saks rally.
Gadsden City 87, Anniston 75
Tray Croft, the offensive MVP of the Calhoun County Tournament, scored a career-high 34 points, but the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome an early hole.
The Bulldogs fell behind 20-8 in the first quarter, then played the Titans even the rest of the way. Croft had 11 in the second quarter and 17 in the third. Shon McKinney scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Titans.
Cherokee County 68, Piedmont 64
CENTRE – The Bulldogs gave top-ranked Cherokee County all it could handle, but just didn’t have enough to overcome the combination of Quartez Henderson and Tyren Dupree.
Henderson scored 21 and Dupree 19 as the Warriors won for the 23rd time in 25 games. Joel Wester added 15.
Bayley Blanchard led Piedmont (15-11) with 16 points. Darnell Jackson had 15 and Taylor Hayes had 10.
At halftime, Cherokee County officials retired the jersey of former CCHS multi-sport star Coty Blanchard. Blanchard is now a prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays’ minor-league system.
GIRLS
Saks 66, White Plains 56
WHITE PLAINS – Saks rallied from an early deficit to clinch second place in its area and force a rematch with their hosts in the first round of their area tournament.
Saks trailed 13-9 after the first quarter, but Aliyah Simmons scored eight of her 21 points in the second to give it a 28-26 halftime lead. Miaya Northard scored nine of her 18 points in the third quarter – 14 in the second half — as the Wildcats pulled away.
White Plains’ Amber Greenwood led all scorers with 28 points. She had 10 in the fourth quarter.
Cherokee County 48, Piedmont 44
CENTRE – Raven Williams scored 25 points and Kendal Perry and Jensen Alexander had 10 each as the Warriors (7-18) rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to upset the Bulldogs in a non-area game. Bre Green led Piedmont with 19 points.
Earlier in the day the Bulldogs (16-10) won a toss coin with Pleasant Valley to host their upcoming area tournament. The girls games are Feb. 4.
Gadsden City 46, Anniston 38
Calhoun County Tournament MVP Raven Cooley scored 18 points and Kiyana Bullock had a double-double, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs lost their second game in as many nights to a ranked opponent.
Gadsden City was ranked No. 4 in Class 7A and was led by Taylor Tucker (11 points) and Haley Troup (10). The Bulldogs fell to No. 5-5A Sylacauga Monday night.
Bullock had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
BOYS BOX SCORES
Saks 73, White Plains 54
SAKS (19-3) — Makel Taylor 4 0-2 10, Darion Coleman 5 2-2 14, Devin Harris 3 2-6 10, Quin Smith 0 0-0 0, Jaylen Britt 0 0-0 0, Davieuntae Booker 1 0-0 2, Monty Young 3 1-2 7, Quen Williams 6 5-5 22, Demetrius Powell 2 2-3 8. Totals 24 12-20 73.
WHITE PLAINS (20-6) — Jerod Guthrie 2 1-4 5, Dillon Greenwood 0 0-0 0, Kolby Burgess 0 0-0 0, Kevin Carr 3 0-1 7, Eli Hightower 0 0-0 0, Michael McGuirk 8 1-1 20, Jackson Guthrie 1 0-0 2, Lawrence Tucker 0 1-2 1, Nathan Gilbert 5 0-1 10, Murphy Doss 3 2-3 8, Calvin Thornburg 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 5-12 54.
Saks 14 19 17 23 — 73
White Plains 18 11 14 11 — 54
3-point goals: Saks 13 (Taylor 2, Coleman 2, Harris 2, Powell 2, Williams 5); White Plains 5 (Carr, McGuirk 4). Total fouls: Saks 16, White Plains 18. Officials: Burroughs, Kelley, Hughes.
Gadsden City 87, Anniston 75
GADSDEN CITY — Jacob Hyde 2 5-9 9, Darnell Mooney 1 0-0 2, Kalin Johnson 8 0-0 18, Chris Dudley 7 3-4 18, Shon McKinney 10 0-0 24, Denzel Mooney 2 2-4 6, Chandler Hall 0 0-0 0, Christian Franklin 0 0-0 0, Brailen Jackson 0 1-2 1, Vincent Coats 0 0-0 0, Curt Crumpler 0 0-0 0, Toryane Bateman 4 1-1 9. Totals 33 12-30 87.
ANNISTON — Marrio Dobbins 4 3-7 11, Tray Croft 12 6-8 34, Davion Tippins 4 1-1 9, Tae Miller 0 0-0 0, DeQuan Ross 7 2-5 16, Justin Bagley 2 0-0 5, Emmanuel James 0 0-0 0, Totals 29 12-21 75.
Gadsden City 20 20 32 15 — 87
Anniston 8 19 27 21 — 75
3-point goals 7: (McKinney 4, Dudley, Johnson 2); Anniston 5 (Croft 4, Bagley). Total fouls: Gadsden City 23, Anniston 16. Fouled out: Miller. Officials: Robinson, Lemon, Warren.
GIRLS BOX SCORES
Saks 66, White Plains 56
SAKS (10-7) — Taylor Teague 0 4-6 4, Aliyah Simmons 8 5-7 21, Jordan Briskey 2 4-6 9, Maiya Northard 8 1-2 18, Parris Glover 1 0-0 2, Teetee Jenkins 3 1-2 7, Bre Browning 2 0-0 5, Daja Johnson 0 0-1 0. Totals 24 15-24 66.
WHITE PLAINS (11-13) — Rian Chandler 0 0-0 0, Carley Wood 1 0-0 2, Hannah Barno 4 0-0 11, Korie Burgess 0 0-0 0, Ann Katherine Dothard 1 0-0 2, Amber Greenwood 8 10-13 28, Shelby Wood 4 2-2 13, Landry Bussey 0 0-0 0, Mary Clare Young 0 0-0 0.
Totals 18 12-15 56.
Saks 9 19 18 20 — 66
White Plains 13 13 6 24 — 56
3-point goals: Saks 3 (Briskey, Northard, Browning); White Plains (Barno 3, Greenwood 2, S. Wood 3. Total fouls: Saks 14, White Plains 18. Fouled out: C. Wood. Officials: Oliver, Hughes, Kelley
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