Down to the wire
- Updated: January 11, 2017
Boys roundup: Anniston edges Saks on Dobbins’ FT in the final second, Oxford falls on 3 FTs in final second, Carr lifts White Plains, Sills leads Faith; also Jacksonville, Piedmont box scores
Anniston’s Marrio Dobbins launches the 3-point shot that produced the winning free throw with six-tenths of a second left Tuesday night against Saks. (Photos by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
By East Alabama Sports Today
Marrio Dobbins was fouled taking the last shot of the game and hit the second of his three free throws with six-tenths of a second remaining to give Anniston a 45-44 win over Saks Tuesday night.
“Without a doubt he’s the one we want in that pressure situation,” Anniston coach Torry Brown said.
Dobbins, the most veteran of the Bulldogs’ players, scored six of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, but Jakoey Bradford had Anniston’s hottest hand in the fourth with eight of his team-high 14.
SAKS – Darrien Briskey 2 0-2 4, Devaunghn Beason 2 6-6 11, Laderrick Bell 0 1-2 1, Alphonza Ward 2 8-10 12, Tray Huguley 6 0-1 12, Jamal Stone 0 0-0 0, Jalen Borders 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 15-21 44.
ANNISTON – Marrio Dobbins 4 1-6 11, Jamaree West 4 0-1 9, James Haynes 0 0-0 0, Jakoey Bradford 6 1-5 14, Tareeq Woods 1 0-2 2, Diondric Harvey 2 1-2 5, Stedman Orr 0 0-0 0, Dontavious Davis 1 0-2 2, Joetavious Embry 1 0-0 2, William Fairley 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 3-18 45.
Saks 9 8 12 15 — 44
Anniston 7 6 15 17 — 45
3-point goals: Saks 1 (Beason); Anniston 4 (Dobbins 2, West, Bradford). Total fouls: Saks 15, Anniston 20. Officials: Stringer, Lemon, Hemes.
Southside 49, Oxford 48
SOUTHSIDE – James Riggan was fouled taking a game-winning 3-pointer with one second left and made all three free throws to crush the Yellow Jackets. Riggan, who had a game-high 26 points, was 6-for-6 from the line in the fourth quarter. Oxford led by 10 going into the fourth behind 3-point shooting and tough defense. Eugene Leonard had three 3-pointers among his team-high 16 points.
OXFORD – Markise Davis 4 0-0 10, Simeon Shadrix 2 0-0 6, Jakolbe McClendon 3 0-1 6, Kendrick Foster 1 0-0 2, Eugene Leonard 4 5-8 16, Braden Mack 2 0-1 4, Ty Davis 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 5-10 48.
SOUTHSIDE – Dawson Nunn 3 0-0 9, James Riggan 8 6-6 26, Jared D’Eath 2 0-0 5, Dylan McRae 1 0-0 3, Devin Laster 1 0-0 3, Erik Griffin 0 0-0 0, Gavin Orr 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 7-8 49.
Oxford 9 16 15 8 — 48
Southside 16 6 8 19 — 49
3-point goals: Oxford 7 (M. Davis 2, Shadrix 2, Leonard 3); Southside 10 (Nunn 3, Riggan 4, D’Eath, McRae, Laster). Total fouls: Oxford 13, Southside 11. Officials: Wames, Mosley, Battles.
White Plains 47, Hokes Bluff 43
HOKES BLUFF – Macey Carr made several big plays in the fourth quarter to highlight a game-high 20-point night and Michael McGuirk scored 19 to help the Wildcats score a come-from-behind victory and go to 3-0 in their area. The Wildcats trailed by six after the first quarter but a McGuirk 3-pointer at the buzzer gave them a five-point halftime lead.
“It was just a danged January road win,” White Plains coach Chris Randall said. “Every bucket felt like a touchdown.”
Among Carr’s big plays late in the game were a steal and dunk, bouncing a ball off a defenders back and turning it into a layup, and going back up with a missed free throw.
“It was Macey making plays in the fourth quarter that made the difference,” Randall said. “He was what we thought he’d be all year. We didn’t shoot it great tonight, but we guarded like champs. We won it because of our effort defensively.”
Faith Christian 63, Jacksonville Christian 56
JACKSONVILLE – Jack Sills had 20 points and 15 rebounds and three others scored in double figures as the Lions moved a step closer to a No. 3 seed in their area tournament.
Sills was instrumental on both ends of the floor. Jordan Griswould had 12 points, but coach Brad Yarbrough said “his stat line doesn’t tell his impact on the game. He was all over the place on defense.” Seth Cravens and Michael McGraw both added 11.
Reed Murphy led JCA with 20 points.
Piedmont 75, Glencoe 55
GLENCOE – Brandon Bishop 2 0-0 4, Aaron Bush 3 0-0 6, Dylan Billingsley 4 3-3 11, Noah Huff 0 0-2 0, Justin Barkley 3 3-4 9, Cole Holbrooks 8 2-7 18, Micah Sizemore 0 1-2 1, Jakob Amberson 1 3-6 6. Totals 21 12-24 55.
PIEDMONT (5-10) – A.J. Fairs 4 0-0 9, Cardavion Myers 2 1-3 5, Taylor Hayes 5 4-4 15, Derrick Baer 2 0-0 4, Easton Kirk 2 0-0 4, Carl Myers 4 2-2 13, Shane McCord 1 0-0 2, Austin Brazier 3 3-3 9, Weston Kirk 1 0-0 2, T.J. Fairs 3 0-3 7, Kaedon Jenkins 2 1-2 5, Gage Boatner 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 11-17 75.
Glencoe 9 8 10 29 — 55
Piedmont 15 18 17 25 — 75
3-point goals: Glencoe 1 (Amberson); Piedmont 6 (A. Fairs, Hayes, Cl. Myers 3, T. Fairs). Fouled out: Bush. Total fouls: Glencoe 18, Piedmont 20. Officials: Ortiz, Chambers, Kelley.
Cherokee County 63, Jacksonville 57
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Quartez Henderson 8-19 2-5 19, Kyle Burgess 4-14 6-8 17, Ivory Moore 3-8 0-0 6, Chris Roden 2-4 1-2 5, Riley Russell 2-3 1-2 5, Zae Wright 2-6 0-0 5, Marcus Barrington 1-3 0-1 3, Colin Edwards 1-4 0-0 3, Jy Lockridge 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Graves 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Dobbs 0-0 0-0 0, Cade Gossett 0-1 0-0 0, Will Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 7-26 63.
JACKSONVILLE – Rivan Hill 7-17 6-8 22, Alex Gilbert 5-10 0-1 10, DeAndre McGain 2-5 2-4 7, Cade Landers 3-6 0-0 6, K.J. Satcher 2-2 0-0 4, Alex Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Jay Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Hunter Vinson 0-1 1-2 1, Josh Glass 0-0 0-0 0, Ron Wiggins 0-3 0-0 0, Jamir Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-48 10-16 57.
Cherokee County 9 21 18 15 — 63
Jacksonville 12 15 19 11 — 57
3-point goals: Cherokee Co. 7-26 (Henderson 1-3, Burgess 3-11, Moore 0-1, Wright 1-3, Barrington 1-3, Edwards 1-4, Graves 0-1); Jacksonville 2-13 (Hill 2-5, A. Gilbert 0-3, McCain 1-2, Landers 0-1, Wiggins 0-2). Rebounds: Cherokee Co. 36 (Henderson 8, Moore 7). Jacksonville 44 (A. Gilbert 10). Fouled out: Hill. Total fouls: Cherokee Co. 15, Jacksonville 17.
Saks’ Laderrick Bell (3) looks like he gets a piece of Jamaree West’s shot in Tuesday’s game. To see more photos from the Saks-Anniston game visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com
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