Shadrix shows out

By EASportsToday.com
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Updated: December 17, 2016

Sophomore guard has big night for Oxford, hits six 3-pointers, scores 22 points as Yellow Jackets outrun Talladega

Sophomore Simeon Shadrix hit six of 10 3-point attempts and scored 22 points in Oxford’s 84-75 victory over Talladega. (Photos by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Friday’s Scores
Boys Games
Cleburne County 62, Munford 36
Douglas at Alexandria
Faith Christian 56, Ranburne 41
Hokes Bluff 47, Jacksonville 28
Ohatchee 63, Pleasant Valley 50
Oxford 84, Talladega 75
Saks 46, Anniston 44
White Plains 50, Piedmont 46

Girls Games
Anniston 63, Saks 23
Cleburne County 48, Munford 22
Douglas 72, Alexandria 42
Ranburne 61, Faith Christian 36
Hokes Bluff 49, Jacksonville 29
Piedmont 45, White Plains 43
Pleasant Valley 62, Ohatchee 29
Talladega 67, Oxford 34

By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today

OXFORD – Simeon Shadrix has had a very eventful first week on the Oxford varsity basketball team.

The sophomore guard was pulled up to the big team last Saturday to give it a much-needed extra shooter just in time to play Alexandria at Jacksonville State. On Thursday he went to get a couple shots to knock out the bronchitis that had him feeling “pretty bad.” And then Friday, after fulfilling his obligation for missing practice the day before, he had the game of his young career.

Shadrix hit six of his team’s 10 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points as the Yellow Jackets outran Talladega 84-75 at the Oxford Sports Arena.

Shadrix was 6-for-10 from outside the arc, but it wasn’t like he was coming out of left field to do it. He scored 31 points against Sylacauga in a B-Team tournament at Fort Payne last month, and he hit 12 3-pointers in a summer JV game against, ironically, Talladega.

“Simeon Shadrix is the best shooter I’ve had since I’ve been here, hands down,” Oxford coach Joel VanMeter said. “I’ve watched him in individual workouts, I’ve watched him in practice, I’ve watched him in game settings in JV basketball, he is lights out.

“And he’s the type of guy like you saw tonight he can get on a roll and it doesn’t matter where he catches it, at the line, two feet out, if his feet aren’t great. But he’s able to do that because he works constantly on it.”

Shadrix was one of five players to score in double figures for the Yellow Jackets. Eugene Leonard had 18, Zondrick Garrett had 12 and Kendrick Foster and Braden Mack each had 10.

Fred Dickerson led Talladega with 22. The Tigers beat Oxford’s defense for easy layups early and jumped out to a fast 17-5 lead, but the Jackets adjusted and their quick hands quickly brought them back. They trailed 21-20 at the end of the first quarter.

Shadrix hit all six of his 3-pointers in the middle two quarters. His first basket of the game, a traditional two-pointer, 10 seconds into the second quarter gave the Jackets the lead for good. His first 3-pointer broke a 29-all tie and the Jackets never trailed again.

“I just practice my shooting a lot,” Shadrix said. “As soon as that first one goes in you kind of get in a rhythm of shooting. I’m a shooter, so that’s kind of what I do. I just stepped up and made shots.”

Another piece of good news for the Yellow Jackets going forward is Jakolbe McClendon is back practicing with the team. McClendon has been out since suffering a torn meniscus during football season, but he started practicing with the basketball team this week and participated in pre-game warm-ups Thursday.

The Jackets hope to work him back into shape to have him ready for their Huntsville Times Classic opener against defending 5A state champion Mae Jemison the day after Christmas.

Talladega leading scorer Fred Dickerson tries to get around Oxford’s Ty Davis along the baseline Friday night.

FRIDAY’S BOYS BOX SCORES
Oxford 84, Talladega 75
TALLADEGA – Fred Dickerson 6 6-8 22, Chastin Tanner 1 0-1 3, Tyrese Seales 2 0-0 4, Jarvis McKenzie 0 1-2 1, Ashton Duncan 5 6-7 18, Chrishawn Williams 1 0-0 2, Trashaundel Bolden 2 0-0 4, Robert Houston 7 1-2 15, Jamonte Twymon 0 0-0 0, Jae-lyn Russ 3 0-0 6. Totals 27 14-20 75.

OXFORD – Markise Davis 1 3-4 6, Simeon Shadrix 8 0-0 22, Caden Higgins 0 0-1 0, Kendrick Foster 3 3-7 10, Eugene Leonard 4 8-14 18, Garrett Zondrick 5 2-5 12, Mack Braden 3 4-6 10, Ty Davis 3 0-0 6. Totals 27 20-37 84.

Talladega 21 16 12 26 — 75
Oxford 20 21 21 22 — 84

3-point goals: Talladega 7 (Dickerson 4, Tanner, Duncan 2); Oxford 10 (Shadrix 6, Davis, Foster, Leonard 2). Fouled out: Russ, Garrett. Total fouls: Talladega 25, Oxford 16. Officials: Binion, Chambers, Cosby.

Hokes Bluff 47, Jacksonville 28
JACKSONVILLE – Rivan Hill 4-12 0-0 8, DeAndre McCain 2-8 2-2 7, Alex Davis 2-6 0-0 4, Alex Gilbert 2-4 0-1 4, K.J. Satcher 1-2 0-2 2, Hunter Vinson 1-3 0-0 2, Jay Davis 0-1 1-2 1, Josh Glass 0-2 0-0 0, Jesse Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-38 3-7 28.

HOKES BLUFF – Fisher Simmons 8-14 3-4 22, Landon Johnson 3-11 2-2 8, Hayden Lipscomb 4-6 0-0 8, Alex Cashman 1-1 2-2 4, Adam Patterson 1-4 0-0 2, Brayden Hill 1-3 0-0 2, Jace Stewart 0-2 1-2 1, Riley Payton 0-0 0-1 0, Donovan Greaves 0-1 0-0 0, Peyton Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Jeremy Black 0-0 0-0 0, Allen Gossett 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Harp 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-43 8-11 47.

Jacksonville 11 10 4 3 — 28
Hokes Bluff 15 15 8 9 — 47

3-point goals: Jacksonville 1-11 (Hill 0-3, McCain 1-5, A. Davis 0-1, Gilbert 0-1, J. Davis 0-1); Hokes Bluff 3-16 (Simmons 3-8, Johnson 0-4, Hill 0-1, Stewart 0-1, Greaves 0-1, Harp 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 28 (Hill 7, A. Davis 5); Hokes Bluff 29 (Johnson 8, Simmons 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 16, Hokes Bluff 8.

Saks 46, Anniston 44
ANNISTON – Marrio Dobbins 7 2-3 22, Jamaree West 1 0-0 2, James Haynes 2 0-3 5, Jaetaus Embry 0 0-2 0, Jakoey Bradford 2 0-0 4, Jaylen Jackson 0 0-0 0, Tareeq Woods-Packer 3 0-4 6, Stedman Orr 1 0-0 3, Dantovious Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 2-12 44.

SAKS – Darien Briskey 1 0-0 2, Devaughn Beason 6 5-5 20, Laderrick Bell 1 0-0 2, Alphonsa Ward 2 7-11 11, Tray Huguley 4 2-6 10, Jamal Stone 0 0-0 0, Brent Clark 0 0-0 0, Jalen Borders 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 15-24 46.

Anniston 8 9 20 7 — 44
Saks 8 7 19 12 — 46

3-point goals: 8 (Dobbins 6, Haynes, Orr); Saks 3 (Beason 3). Fouled out: Woods-Packer. Total fouls: Anniston 17, Saks 13. Officials: Wood, Robinson, Starr.

Faith Christian 56, Ranburne 41
RANBURNE – Devon Chambers 2 0-1 5, Jake Burson 0 1-4 1, Asa Fordham 3 0-0 7, Jordan English 5 5-7 15, Josh Ralston 2 0-0 4, Sammy Green 1 0-0 2, Wil Rainey 1 1-2 3, Riley Smith 0 0-0 0, Zach Benefield 0 0-0 0, Brock Young 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 7-14 41.

FAITH CHRISTIAN – Michael McGraw 0 1-2 1, Riley Camp 2 0-0 5, Jordan Griswould 8 9-14 27, Jameson Adams 0 0-4 0, Seth Cravens 0 0-0 0, Jacob Cleckler 1 0-2 2, Jack Sills 6 6-12 18, Michael Kulick 1 0-0 3, Julien Key 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 16-34 56.

Ranburne 2 12 11 16 — 41
Faith 18 12 18 8 — 56

3-point goals: Ranburne 2 (Chambers, Fordham); Faith 4 (Camp, Griswould 2, Kulick). Fouled out: Cravens, Green. Total fouls: Ranburne 26, Faith 16. Officials: Aaron Kelley, David Kadle, Lemont Davis.

White Plains 50, Piedmont 46
PIEDMONT – A.J. Fairs 6 0-0 16, Cardavion Myers 3 0-0 7, Taylor Hayes 2 2-2 7, Derrick Baer 1 0-0 3, Easton Kirk 1 0-0 2, Carl Myers 0 0-0 0, Austin Brazier 3 2-4 8, Easton Kirk 1 0-0 2, T.J. Fairs 0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-6 46.

WHITE PLAINS – Jaylen Jackson 0 0-0 0, Peyton Morgan 0 0-0 0, Dylan McCareeth 2 0-0 4, Austin Bussey 0 0-0 0, Andrew McCarter 0 0-0 0, Michael McGuirk 11 7-9 32, Drake Preston 0 0-0 0, Macy Carr 3 1-1 7, Gavin Burrage 1 0-0 3, Brett Beavers 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 8-10 50

Piedmont 11 16 9 10 — 46
White Plains 18 11 11 10 — 50

3-point goals: Piedmont 8 (A.J. Fairs 4, Cd. Myers, Hayes, Baer, Kirk); White Plains 4 (McGuirk 3, Burrage). Total fouls: Piedmont 11, White Plains 10.