Lions battle past Ohatchee
- Updated: January 30, 2015
Boys roundup: Wellborn falls on last-second shot; includes Anniston, Jacksonville, JCA, White Plains
By Brant Locklier
For East Alabama Sports Today
The intensity and physicality of the game gave the night a feel of a playoff game instead of a regular-season matchup between teams from different classification as Faith Christian battled past Ohatchee 61-50 Thursday night.
The Lions (14-9) looked like they were going to run away and hide in the first quarter as they jumped out 16-6 on five points from Logan Williamson and four from Jack Sills. They extended the lead to 22-8 on two 3s from Alex Taylor before Ohatchee (6-18) came to life and picked up their intensity.
Ben Glass drilled a 3-pointer and a 2 and the battle was on. Ohatchee would cut it to 6 points seven times the rest of the way and each time Faith would pull back ahead by double digits.
”It was a war out there and a very physical game, and like a playoff game,” Lions coach Bradley Dawson said. “I thought it was really too physical a game.”
Bodies were flying all over the place as the referees let them play. The Indians’ student body brought out the cowbells and the gym was rocking with noise as the Indians cut it to 55-50 with 1:45 to go despite missing six free throws in the fourth quarter. Faith missed four free throws as well down the stretch, but scored the last six points of the game to win by 11.
“They kept making shots and every time I would start to get comfortable here they would come with five or six points in a row,” Dawson said. “We usually shoot a little better on the free throws and did in the first half. But any win is a good win and we were glad to get out of there with a win.”
Jordan Griswold and Logan Williamson had 12 points apiece to lead Faith. Taylor and Sills added nine each.
Ohatchee got 13 points and 11 rebounds from Brian Jennings who was a beast on the boards. Micah Lee contributed 11 points and Austin Tucker and Ben Glass had nine each.
Jefferson Christian 60, Wellborn 58
BIRMINGHAM — Paul Lester hit a shot as the clock ran out to lead to cap Jefferson Christian’s rally.
It was another fourth-quarter loss for the tough-luck Panthers in a year that has seen many leads slip away in the final quarter against some very good teams. They led 48-45 entering the fourth quarter.
Sophomore’s Blake Hanson and Jordan Montgomery came out hot and helped the Panthers open a 17-10 lead. The Eagles cut it to 30-29 at halftime, but Wellborn managed to stay ahead.
The Eagles stayed in the game with seven 3-pointers. Lester ended up with 22 points in the game.
Hanson led the Panthers with 16 points. Montgomery had 15 and Corri Tignor had 11.
Anniston 63, Fort Payne 43
FORT PAYNE – Tray Croft scored 23 points and DeQuan Ross had a double-double as the Bulldogs rallied in the second half. Ross had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Hakeem Ross had 14 points and Davion Tippins grabbed 14 rebounds.
Hakeem Ross scored all his points in the second half as the Bulldogs rallied from being down 21-20 at the break.
Jacksonville Christian 72, ASD 42
JACKSONVILLE – Jaylon Brackett scored 26 points in a double-double and Walker Messer scored 20 to lead the Thunder.
Brackett grabbed 14 rebounds to complete the double-double and had five assists. Messer also had five assists. Reed Murphy added 11 points and Kris Armprester had nine points and 10 boards.
Cherokee County 69, White Plains 58
CENTRE – The seventh-ranked Wildcats cut their halftime deficit three late in the game, but couldn’t close against the second-ranked team in Class 4A.
Jerod Guthrie scored 13 and Eli Hightower and Michael McGuirk had 10 each for White Plains. The Warriors held Wildcats’ post Nathan Gilbert to one point.
Jacksonville 67, Glencoe 48
JACKSONVILLE – Cam Horton hit 11 of 18 shots from the floor and scored 27 points to lift the Golden Eagles on their Senior Night.
Coach Ryan Chambless played everyone on the roster and 11 players scored. Senior Sid Thurmond and Martavious Long had eight points each. Thurmond also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and dealt five assists.
The Golden Eagles held Glencoe’s Pace Ozmint to seven points – all from the free throw line.
BOYS BOX SCORES
Jacksonville 67, Glencoe 48
GLENCOE — Seth Napper 5-8 3-4 14, Pace Ozmint 0-8 7-13 7, Garrison Clowdus 3-5 0-0 6, Jeff Ford 3-4 0-2 6, Andrew Willis 2-3 0-0 4, Jacob Bradley 2-3 0-0 4, Grant Griffin 1-4 1-2 4, Dalton Roberts 1-1 0-0 2, Craig Barkley 0-3 1-2 1, Cody Weems 0-1 0-0 0, Ty Minshew 0-0 0-0. Totals 17-40 12-23 48.
JACKSONVILLE — Cam Horton 11-18 4-6 27, Sid Thurmond 3-8 2-4 8, Martavious Long 3-4 2-2 8, Savon Parker 2-2 2-2 6, Rivan Hill 2-5 0-0 4, Zack Casey 1-4 2-2 4, Casey Trull 1-1 1-2 3, Terry Thomas 1-2 1-2 3, Taye Ackles 0-1 2-2 2, K.J. Satcher 0-1 1-2 1, Ben Jaskowski 0-1 1-2 1, Tristan Yates 0-0 0-0 0, Aaron Bragg 0-0 0-0 0, Colin Casey 0-0 0-2 0, Scout Spears 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 18-28 67.
Glencoe 7 17 11 13 — 48
Jacksonville 12 15 22 18 — 67
3-point goals: Glencoe 2-13 (Napper 1-4, Ozmint 0-2, Clowdus 0-1, Griffin 1-3, Barkley 0-2, Weems 0-1); Jacksonville 1-12 (Horton 1-4, Thurmond 0-1, Long 0-1, Hill 0-2, Casey 0-3, Spears 0-1). Rebounds: Glencoe 27 (Clowdus 5); Jacksonville 32 (Thurmond 7). Total fouls: Glencoe 20, Jacksonville 19. Fouled out: Napper.
Faith Christian 61, Ohatchee 50
OHATHCEE (6-18) — Dylan Yates 0 3-3 3, Ben Glass 4 0-0 9, Micah Lee 5 0-0 11, Blaine Cole 0 0-0 0, Owen Hale 0 0-2 0, Austin Tucker 3 2-5 9, Brian Jennings 6 1-4 13, Tristan Woodall 2 1-2 5. Totals 20 7-16 50.
FAITH CHRISTIAN (14-9) – Ryan Crosby 1 1-2 4, Jordan Griswold 4 4-8 12, Jameson Adams 0 2-2 2, Logan Williamson 2 7-8 12, Caleb McCord 2 2-2 6, Jack Sills 4 1-3 9, Josiah McDaniel 3 0-0 7, Alex Taylor 3 0-0 9. Totals 19 17-25 61.
Ohatchee 6 14 16 14 — 50
Faith Christian 16 14 14 17 — 61
3-point goals: Ohatchee 3 (Glass, Lee, Tucker); Faith 6 (Crosby, Williamson, McDaniel, Taylor 3).
Jefferson Christian 60, Wellborn 58
WELLBORN – Alquinarious Parker 1 0-2 2, Kevin Mixon 1 1-3 3, Corri Tignor 4 3-6 11, Landon Machristie 2 1-3 6, Jordan Montgomery 5 3-5 14, Dontavious Miller 1 0-0 3, Quandarious Moore 1 0-0 2, Blake Hanson 5 4-5 16. Totals 20 12-22 58.
JEFFERSON CHRISTIAN — Steven Gordon 6 2-2 15, Phillip Lester 8 1-1 22, Brandon McCaskey 0 0-0 0, Drew Smith 1 0-0 3, Gabriel Hill 0 0-0 0, Errol Chandler 1 0-0 2, David Hart 6 2-4 14, Jalen Judkins 0 0-0 0, Tim Taggert 2 0-1 5. Totals 24 5-8 60.
Wellborn 17 13 18 10 — 58
Jefferson Christian 10 19 16 15 — 60
3-point goals: Wellborn 6 (Machristie, Montgomery 2, Miller, Hanson 2); Jefferson Christian 7 (Gordon, Lester 5, Smith). Total fouls: Wellborn 13, Jefferson Christian 21.
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