Tuesday girls roundup
- Updated: January 27, 2016
Piedmont rallies to beat rival, Alexandria pulls out back-and-forth matchup, Pell City uses a 12-0 run to overtake Oxford
By East Alabama Sports Today
PIEDMONT – It wasn’t pretty by any means, but the Piedmont Lady Bulldogs scratched their way to a 31-28 victory over visiting Cherokee County Tuesday.
Cherokee County (10-10) led at the end of the first quarter and built a 17-11 advantage at halftime. The Lady Warriors’ lead swelled to 22-11 on a basket by Kendal Perry with 5:34 left in the third quarter before Piedmont (10-14) went on an 11-0 run to tie the game at 22 heading into the fourth quarter.
“That’s one thing that we have as a strong point this year, having girls not let up and playing all the way to the end,” Piedmont coach Terrace Ridley said. “Our defense is what we strive on this year. We know we have to play solid defense to win ball games.”
Early in the fourth, Perry canned a trey to put the Lady Warriors back out in front 25-22. A pair of free throws by Jensen Alexander with 2:05 remaining gave Cherokee County at 28-24 advantage, but Piedmont closed out the game on a 7-0 run for the final.
Keshauna Jones drained a trey with just under a minute to go to make it 28-27. A basket by Lulu Jackson with 30 seconds left gave the Lady Bulldogs a 29-28 lead and Piedmont finished the game off on a layup by Jakieya Mitchell as time expired.
Ridley led the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points. Brooke Perry had six, while Mitchell and Jones both finished with four.
Perry led the Lady Warriors with eight points. Alexander and Emily Ransum had seven apiece, while Coley Battles had six points, 10 boards and five blocks. – Shannon Fagan
Alexandria 29, Ohatchee 22: The Lady Cubs won in a heated battle that was back and forth all night.
The lead flip-flopped each quarter. Alexandria led after the first and third quarters and carried the latter lead through to the rest of the game.
It was heavily defensive affair that was ultimately decided on who could get the shots to fall more.
Alexandria’s Connieya Bradford led all scorers with 18 points and seven rebounds. Destiny Heathcock hit a late 3-pointer at the end of the third to quarter to keep the pressure up.
Ally McCoy led Ohatchee with 11 points. –Jason Katz
Pell City 53, Oxford 37: Pell City used a 12-0 run in the second quarter to take control and complete a sweep of its area schedule.
Oxford came out cold, hit only three field goals in the first half and fell behind 28-12. Winter Taylor scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the second half.
Kaylan Millender and Mary Denman Luker led Pell City with 18 and 17 points, respectively.
“We finished the area 4-0; our kids are playing real well right now,” Pell City coach Jennifer Lee said.
Lincoln 56, B.B. Comer 27: Amaz Carmichael scored 39 points and eighth-grader Jayla Morris had 10 as the Lady Bears grabbed their third victory of the season.
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BOXSCORES
Alexandria 29, Ohatchee 22
OHATCHEE — Courtney Poole 1 0-0 2, Hannah Howell 1 0-0 2, Ally McCoy 2 6-8 11, Kourtney Shuler 1 0-0 3, Kacie Cooper 0 0-0 0, Makenzie Hanks 0 0-0 0, Madison Hanks 1 2-5 4, Cheyenne McCarter 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 8-13 22.
ALEXANDRIA — Destiny Heathcock 1 0-0 3, Brooke Ponder 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kilgore 1 0-0 2, Connieya Bradford 8 2-4 18, Shelby Lowery 2 0-0 4, Gracie Muncher 0 0-0 0, Molly Parker 0 0-0 0, Catelynn Howell 0 2-4 2, Allison Bonds 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-8 29.
Ohatchee 7 11 3 1 — 22
Alexandria 9 8 5 7 — 29
3-point goals: Ohatchee 2 (McCoy, Shuler); Alexandria 1 (Heathcock). Total fouls: Ohatchee 15, Alexandria 16. Officials: Strong, Warren, Whiteside.
Pell City 53, Oxford 37
PELL CITY – Kaylan Millender 7 4-4 18, Maikaylia Posey 2 0-0 4, Mary Denman Luker 5 6-7 17, Jada Collins 1 0-0 2, Ashante Wade 0 2-4 2, Courtney Jordan 4 1-5 10, Victoria Bruce 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 13-20 53.
OXFORD – Anna Bolton 0 0-0 0, Makayla Kidd 0 0-0 0, Winter Taylor 4 9-10 19, Makayla Lowery 0 0-0 0, Acacia Kidd 0 2-2 2, Tremeria Britt 2 0-0 5, Ebony Kelley 0 0-2 0, Alex Gomez 1 0-0 2, Jordan Smith 3 3-3 9. Totals 10 14-17 47.
Pell City 13 15 10 15 — 53
Oxford 5 7 14 11 — 37
3-point goals: Pell City 2 (Luker, Jordan); Oxford 3 (Taylor 2, Britt). Total fouls: Pell City 9, Oxford 14. Officials: Hollingsworth, Wynn, Hayes.
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