Thursday’s girls roundup
- Updated: January 8, 2016
Alexandria uses big second half to clinch area No. 2, looks for more; Cortez comes off bench to help Weaver, PV and Jacksonville score wins
By East Alabama Sports Today
LINCOLN – Alexandria clinched the No. 2 seed in Class 5A Area 12 Thursday night with a 58-24 victory over Lincoln.
The Lady Cubs did it with a big second half after a stern talking to by head coach Jordan Costner at the break.
The game was tied 16-all in the second quarter when the Lady Cubs went on a run to take a 25-14 lead at halftime. They spoiled Lincoln coach Shea Monroe’s 28th birthday, however, by outscoring the Lady Bears 28-4 in the second half, holding them to one field goal and scoreless in the fourth quarter.
“They got chewed out at halftime,” she said. “We played better defense in the second half and that put us in a position to push the points.”
The Lady Cubs (7-6) faced the same gauntlet as their boys, playing the other three teams in their area on three consecutive days. They went 2-1 in the stretch to solidify their position in the standings.
“We had a busy week, a tough week,” Costner said. “You can’t really practice when you have three games in a row like this, so I feel like we started out the very beginning of that game kind of playing to their level and then we picked it up in the second half and made a game out of it.”
No. 1 in the area isn’t out of the question. The Cubs would have to win Tuesday against Anniston, which thumped them by 33 Wednesday, and then – if they remain tied – hope to win a coin flip.
“Hopefully, we’ll learn from that mistake, play a little bit better defense and give them a better game next time,” Costner said.
Timberlyn Shurbutt scored 13 points in the second half for the Lady Cubs and led all scorers with 25. Amaz Carmichael scored 14 for Lincoln before fouling out.
The loss was Lincoln’s 14th in a row after the Lady Bears won their season opener.
Weaver 55, Sacred Heart 39: Caleigh Cortez wasn’t expected to play because of an ankle injury, but insisted on going into the game and didn’t disappoint.
Cortez scored all 15 of her points in the fourth quarter to help the Lady Bearcats pull away. Mariah Thompson also had 15 for Weaver. She did most of her damage early, scoring seven in the first quarter as the Lady Bearcats opened a 17-12 lead.
“Tonight was a solid win for us,” Weaver coach Gary Atchley said. “We are a little banged up, but we are moving forward and look to have a big game (Friday).”
The Lady Bearcats play Piedmont Friday looking for their first area victory.
Pleasant Valley 53, White Plains 43: Mikala Simpson scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including all seven of her free throws, as the Lady Raiders pulled away from a close game. PV was 13 of 16 from the line as a team in the fourth quarter. Mckinley Parris, meanwhile, did most of her damage in the first quarter, scoring eight of her 16 as PV opened a 13-10 lead.
White Plains’ Shelby Wood led all scorers with 19 points. Her sister Carley scored all 11 of her points in the second half.
Jacksonville 44, Piedmont 36: Dasia Kirksey scored 13 points and Kyra Williams had 11 points with five rebounds, six assists and five steals as the Golden Eagles rallied from a nine-point first-quarter deficit to win.
Piedmont’s Kaitlyn Ridley led all scorers with 18 points. Lulu Jackson had eight points and nine rebounds.
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BOXSCORES
Alexandria 58, Lincoln 24
ALEXANDRIA (7-6) – Sarah Kilgore 1 1-4 3, Connieya Bradford 3 1-2 8, Gracie Muncher 2 0-0 5, Molly Parker 1 0-0 2, Brooke Ponder 1 0-0 2, Timberlyn Shurbutt 7 7-10 25, Shelby Lowrey 0 1-2 1, Destiny Heathcock 3 0-0 7, Allison Bonds 2 0-0 5. Totals 20 10-18 58.
LINCOLN (1-14) – Courtney Edwards 0 0-0 0, Jessie Edge 0 0-0 0, Amaz Carmichael 6 2-2 14, Katelynn Harmon 1 0-0 2, Bailey Gowers 0 0-0 0, Jayla Morris 4 0-0 8, Taylor Conway 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-2 24.
Alexandria 12 13 13 20 — 58
Lincoln 6 14 4 0 — 24
3-point goals: Alexandria 8 (Bradford, Muncher, Shurbutt 4, Heathcock, Bonds). Fouled out: Carmichael. Total fouls: Alexandria 12, Lincoln 14. Officials: Calkins, Watson, Battles.
Weaver 55, Sacred Heart 39
SACRED HEART — Dudley 6 3-7 16, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Sydney Marion 0 0-0 0, Megan Lott 2 0-0 4, Jarece Tillery 4 4-7 12, Jackie Beyerle 1 0-0 2, Barusy 0 0-0 0, Lee 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Calloway 1 3-8 5. Totals 14 10-22 39.
WEAVER — Caleigh Cortez 6 3-3 15, Tayanna Perry 2 0-2 4, Rayne Beck 3 3-8 9, Emily Reed 2 2-2 7, Anna Howell 0 1-2 1, Morgan Wigley 0 0-0 0, Hannah Roberts 0 2-3 2, Mariah Thompson 5 5-6 15, Abby Gaines 1 0-0 2, Skylar Watson 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 16-26.
Sacred Heart 12 10 6 11 — 39
Weaver 17 7 11 20 — 55
3-point goals: Sacred Heart 1 (Dudley), Weaver 1 (Reed). Fouled out: Lott, Perry. Total fouls: Sacred Heart 20, Weaver 20. Officials: Brewster, Kelly, Howell.
Pleasant Valley 53, White Plains 43
WHITE PLAINS — Carley Wood 5 1-2 11, Hannah Barno 2 0-0 6, Korie Burgess 0 1-2 1, Ann Katherine Dothard 0 2-4 2, Shelby Wood 6 6-10 19, Jocelyn Harris 1 0-0 2, Mary Clare Young 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 10-18 43
PLEASANT VALLEY (14-2) — Kara Perry 2 0-2 4, Lindsey Prichett 0 0-0 0, Mckinley Parris 6 2-6 16, Atleigh Brannon 1 5-6 7, Kendall Johnson 1 3-6 5, Mikala Simpson 5 7-7 18, Courtney Upton 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 17-27 53.
White Plains 10 8 16 9 — 43
Pleasant Valley 13 10 9 21 — 53
3-point goals: White Plains 3 (Barno 2, S. Wood); Pleasant Valley 3 (Parris, Simpson). Fouled out: Perry. Total fouls: White Plains 18, Pleasant Valley 16.
Jacksonville 44, Piedmont 36
JACKSONVILLE — Dasia Kirksey 4-11 4-5 13, Kyra Williams 3-10 4-8 11, Aniyah Robinson 2-6 5-9 9, Ataliya Morgan 3-8 0-0 8, Aniya Jefferson 1-3 0-2 2, Malieah Patterson 0-2 1-2 1, Kelsey Ervin 0-0 0-0 0, Essence Hutchinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-41 14-26 44.
PIEDMONT – Kaitlyn Ridley 5-8 6-11 18, Lulu Jackson 3-4 2-5 8. Keshauna Jones 2-10 1-5 5, Brooke Perry 1-3 0-1 3, Samirra Braswell 1-2 0-3 2, Rebecca Smart 0-4 0-0 0, Jakieya Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Madison Tynes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-33 9-25 36.
Jacksonville 8 8 14 14 — 44
Piedmont 17 6 7 6 — 36
3-point goals: Jacksonville 4-16 (Kirksey 1-3, Williams 1-5, Morgan 2-7, Patterson 0-1); Piedmont 3-9 (Ridley 2-3, Jones 0-4, Perry 1-1, Mitchell 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 33 (Jefferson 6, Patterson 6); Piedmont 27 (Jackson 6, Smart 5). Fouled out: Morgan. Total fouls: Jacksonville 21, Piedmont 18.
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