Oxford pulls away
- Updated: December 1, 2016
Girls roundup: Kidd’s late flurry gives Lady Jackets the edge; Cleburne County goes to 5-0, White Plains pitches first-half shutout
Thursday’s Games
Cleburne County 68, Saks 45
Jacksonville 52, Alexandria 40
JCA 47, Gaylesville 41
Oxford 57, Faith Christian 43
White Plains 52, Ohatchee 6
Anniston at Talladega
Pell City at Lincoln
Friday’s Games
Gadsden City at Oxford
Lincoln at Alexandria
Jacksonville at Ohatchee
Spring Garden at Sacred Heart
Weaver at Saks
By Brant Locklier
For East Alabama Sports Today
OXFORD — Makayla Kidd scored eight fourth-quarter points to help her Oxford girls basketball team pull away to a 57-43 win over Faith Christian Thursday night at the Oxford Sports Arena.
The 6A Lady Jackets (3-1) defeated the 1A Lady Lions (2-6) for the second time this season, but it was not easy.
The scrappy Lions battled every point and were within six late in the third quarter before Oxford went on an 11-2 run that ended in the fourth quarter.
The half-court trapping of Tremeria Britt and Kidd defense created turnovers that got the Lady Jackets’ running game going.
“Our second half-court trap was good,” Oxford coach Melissa Bennett said. “We had more intensity in the second half. We missed a lot of opportunities, but they were a very scrappy team. I was proud of our effort tonight.”
The Lions played tight defense in the first half that slowed down the Lady Jackets’ running game and kept them close with nine free throws. Faith led 7-6 late in the first quarter until a couple of buckets by Tremeria Britt and Justyce Smith gave the Jackets a 10-7 lead at the end of the quarter.
Britt ignited a Yellow Jacket surge late in the second quarter with a 3- and 2-point bucket. Faith’s Kristin Covington hit four free throws for the Lions as they pulled within 27-18 at the half. The Lions shot 24 free throws to just seven for the Lady Jackets.
“They are a well-coached team, fundamentally sound and you cannot give up free throws at the line because they will make them and they made the most of their opportunities,” said Bennett.
Britt’s 17 points led Oxford in scoring. Kidd added 13. Justyce Smith muscled her way to nine rebounds and Acacia Kidd came off the bench to haul in eight more.
Faith was led by Sydnee Johnson’s 11 points. Logan Boyd scored nine of her 10 points in the second half. Emily Sills had nine points and hauled down seven rebounds. Covington had eight points and seven rebounds.
”Our intensity really improved tonight,” Faith coach Bradley Dawson said. “We have had some rough film sessions this week in analyzing some of our more recent performances, but it was a great effort tonight.
“We wanted to run when we could, but then slow it up if nothing was there and play under control. We got a little out of control. We are so young that we are still learning how to grasp that concept.”
Cleburne County 68, Saks 45
HEFLIN – Chelsea Parker had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds leading three Cleburne County players in double figures as the Lady Tigers improved to 5-0.
Parker scored 11 of her points in the first quarter and 13 in the first half. Alex Casey scored 14 points and Shawntavia Boyd had 12.
Saks’ Tee Tee Jenkins led all scorers with 23 points.
Jacksonville 52, Alexandria 40
JACKSONVILLE – Kyra Williams scored 20 points and Aniyah Robinson hit four 3-pointers as the Lady Golden Eagles turned back a 29-point, double-double performance by Alexandria’s Bre Bradford.
White Plains 52, Ohatchee 6
ANNISTON — White Plains used tight defense and balanced scoring to take down the Lady Indians.
The Lady Wildcats held Ohatchee scoreless until the 5:26 mark of the third quarter and all 10 of their players scored. They have held at least three opponents scoreless in a quarter this season. Shelby Wood led White Plains with 10 points.
Thursday’s Girls Box Scores
Oxford 57, Faith Christian 43
OXFORD (3-1) – Anna Bolton 3 0-0 6, Makayla Kidd 6 0-1 13, Hayala Harmon 1 1-2 3, Makayla Lowery 0 0-0 0, Acacia Kidd 1 1-1 3, Tremeria Britt 8 0-0 17, Quameria Britt 3 0-0 6, Amaia Whitfield 0 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 3 1-1 7, Kaylyn Hendrix 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 3-5 57.
FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-6) – Logan Boyd 4 1-2 10, Kassidy Nix 0 0-0 0, Emily Sills 3 3-6 9, Shelley Phillips 0 1-2 1, Montana Huie 0 0-0 0, Sarah Christjohn 0 0-0 0, Zana Christjohn 0 0-0 0, Kristin Covington 2 4-4 8, Sydnee Johnson 3 5-6 11, C.J. Setters 0 0-0 0, Regan Crosby 1 0-0 2, Sara McVeigh 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 14-20 43.
Faith Christian 7 11 15 7 — 43
Oxford 10 17 16 14 — 57
3-point goals: Faith 1 (Boyd); Oxford 3 (T. Britt, Kidd 2).
Jacksonville 52, Alexandria 40
ALEXANDRIA – Bre Bradford 13-20 3-8 29, Destiny Heathcock 2-2 0-1 4, Shelby Lowery 1-1 0-0 3, Kaitlyn Harvey 1-1 0-0 2, Kameron Simpson 0-2 2-5 2, Sarah Kilgore 0-0 1-3 1, Kayleigh Steen 0-0 0-0 0, Molly Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Janiza Ross 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-26 6-17 40.
JACKSONVILLE – Kyra Williams 6-17 7-11 20, Aniyah Robinson 5-11 2-5 16, Aniya Jefferson 4-8 1-4 9, Tatiyana Thomas 2-8 0-0 4, Sierra Stone 1-6 1-4 3, Kayla Broom 0-2 0-0 0, Essence Hutchinson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 11-24 52.
Alexandria 9 6 11 14 — 40
Jacksonville 13 11 12 16 — 52
3-point goals: Alexandria 0-1 (Simpson 0-1); Jacksonville 5-18 (Williams 1-7, Robinson 4-6, Jefferson 0-1, Thomas 0-3, Hutchinson 0-1). Rebounds: Alexandria 34 (Bradford 13); Jacksonville 31 (Stone 9, Jefferson 7, Broom 6). Fouled out: Jefferson. Total fouls: Alexandria 22, Jacksonville 17.
Cleburne County 68, Saks 45
SAKS – Izzy Shaver 0 2-5 2, Maiya Northard 3 2-4 8, Amya Carlise 0 0-0 0, Takeidra Borden 0 2-4 2, Amari Nealy 0 0-0 0, Summer Baxter 0 0-0 0, Miracle Dennard 3 3-7 10, TeeTee Jenkins 8 7-7 23, Madison Tate 0 0-0 0, Alexis Petty 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 16-27 45.
CLEBURNE COUNTY (5-0) – Shawntavia Boyd 5 0-2 12, Olivia McDonald 2 0-1 4, Erykah Ware 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Parker 8 1-4 17, Lauren Brown 4 0-0 8, Kiara Akles 2 2-2 6, Haven Freeman 1 0-0 2, Abby Lee 0 1-2 1, Alex Casey 5 4-6 14, Tatiana Ervin 2 0-0 4. Totals 29 8-14 68
Saks 16 10 2 17 — 45
Cleburne County 20 12 13 23 — 68
3-point goals: Saks 1 (Dennard); Cleburne County 2 (Boyd 2). Fouled out: Carlise. Total fouls: Saks 17, Cleburne County 22. Officials: Battles, Davis, Howell.
White Plains 52, Ohatchee 6
OHATCHEE – Jazmine Adams 1 0-2 2, Tori Vice 0 0-0 0, Kourtney Shuler 0 0-0 0, Maggie Phillips 1 0-0 2, Reagan Snow 0 2-2 2, Kacie Cooper 0 0-0 0, Marli Hanks 0 0-0 0, Mandi Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 2-4 6.
WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 3 0-0 6, Hanna Dyar 1 0-0 2, Hannah Barno 2 0-0 6, Jordan Sabree 3 1-2 7, Landry Bussey 2 2-5 6, Chasity Nelson 1 0-1 2, Ary Rosario 1 0-0 2, Grey Young 3 0-0 7, Shelby Wood 5 0-1 10, Jocelyn Harris 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 3-9 52.
Ohatchee 0 0 4 2 — 6
White Plains 16 10 15 11 — 52
3-point goals: White Plains 3 (Barno 2, Young). Total fouls: Ohatchee 12, White Plains 8. Officials: Eric Wilson, Andrew Clinger, Trey Phillips.
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