Glass shines for Ohatchee
- Updated: January 23, 2017
Monday roundup: Indians’ guard nets career-high 32; Oxford, Weaver (2 OTs) drop close ones; Oxford girls, Faith Christian post wins
Boys Games
Randolph County 81, Faith Christian 60
Munford at Lincoln
Ohatchee 66, Ragland 61
Clay Central 62, Oxford 61
Piedmont 65, Wellborn 60
Spring Garden 72, Weaver 70 (2 OT)
Girls Games
Faith Christian 40, Randolph County 34
Lincoln 47, Munford 46
Ohatchee 42, Ragland 41
Oxford 59, Clay Central 27
Wellborn 52, Piedmont 44
Spring Garden 52, Weaver 36
Tuesday’s Games
Alexandria at Etowah
Anniston at White Plains
Cleburne County at Lincoln
Glencoe at Pleasant Valley
Jacksonville Christian at Spring Garden
Lincoln at Cleburne County, 1 p.m.
Ohatchee at Jacksonville
Saks at Piedmont
Southside at Oxford
Talladega at Shelby County
Victory Christian at Donoho
By East Alabama Sports Today
RAGLAND – Ben Glass realized something as he watched the Calhoun County Tournament last week.
All of the recognized scorers in the county aren’t shy when it comes to taking shots. He figured that was a pretty good philosophy to start taking.
The Ohatchee guard has never been a ball hog, but he is expected to be a scorer for the Indians. Taking what he gleaned from the county tournament, he went out Monday and scored a career high 32 points in leading the Indians to a 66-61 victory at Ragland.
“I just saw all the really good players, the guys who are going to play in college and stuff, they were taking a lot more shots,” Glass said. “They’re not like forcing shots – they’re in the flow of the game – but when they’re open they’re shooting it.
“In the Pleasant Valley (tournament game) I hit my first two 3s I think and in the second half I only shot one the whole time. That’s when I started to realize I’m going to have to shoot the ball if I want to score.”
He hit 10 field goals in the game, including four 3-pointers. In other games when a defender would rush out to him on the wing he’d fake his man off his feet and drive to the basket. He hit two treys in the first quarter Monday and that gave him the confidence to keep shooting.
He still drove to the basket, and that got him to the foul line. He was 8-for-10 from there.
Glass’ previous career high was 21, against Faith Christian earlier this season. He had that through three quarters against the Purple Devils. He scored the Indians’ first eight points of the game and had 17 in the first half.
“I knew I needed to shoot it when I was open,” he said. “In some games I would miss my first couple and that would make more hesitant to shoot the ball. This was the best my shot has felt this whole season. Every time I shot it I felt like it was going in.”
Spring Garden 72, Weaver 70 (2 OT)
SPRING GARDEN – Riley Austin scored eight points in the two overtimes and Spring Garden made 11 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter and overtimes to turn back Weaver.
Austin’s game-high 27 led four Panthers scorers in double figures. London Knight led Weaver with 22, including nine in the overtimes; he was 7-of-9 from the line in the fourth quarter and overtimes.
Weaver’s Maurice Goodman hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime and Paul Hubbard extended it to a second OT with a layup at the buzzer.
Clay Central 62, Oxford 61
LINEVILLE – Davyn Flenord hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to give the Volunteers a three-point lead in this battle of recently crowned county champions.
Joe Bullock’s 3-pointer gave the Vols a four-point lead with a minute left, but the Yellow Jackets cut it back to one with 13 seconds to play. Flenord was fouled right on the inbounds play and hit his two free throws.
Oxford missed a 3-point shot, but Caden Higgins was there to tip in the rebound right before the buzzer for the final margin.
Oxford coach Joel VanMeter said his team might have had a “little hangover” in its first game after wining the Calhoun County Tournament title. Clay Central (16-3) was coming off winning the Tri-County Tournament.
Randolph County 81, Faith Christian 60
WEDOWEE – Randolph County jumped out to a 19-12 lead and the Lions simply couldn’t catch it. Riley Camp continued his recent run of inspired play, leading Faith with 17 points. Seth Cravens scored a career-high 15 and Jordan Griswould had 11.
GIRLS GAMES
Oxford 59, Clay Central 27
LINEVILLE – Anna Bolton scored 12 points with three 3-pointers and Makayla Kidd scored seven of her 12 points in the first quarter as the Lady Jackets bolted to a big early lead. The Lady Jackets opened a 17-point halftime lead, then Bolton had two of her 3-pointers and eight points in a 21-point Oxford third quarter.
Ohatchee 42, Ragland 41
RAGLAND – Ohatchee had a six-point lead shrink to one and was looking at overtime or a loss when Ragland’s Nora Echols missed two free throws with no time on the clock. Tori Vice scored seven of her team-high 11 points in the third quarter as Ohatchee turned a one-point halftime deficit into a four-point lead after three quarters.
Faith Christian 40, Randolph County 34
WEDOWEE – Kristin Covington scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half and Sydnee Johnson had eight in the half as the Lady Lions opened a 24-11 lead.
MONDAY’S BOY BOX SCORES
Ohatchee 66, Ragland 61
OHATCHEE – Blake Buckelew 0 0-0 0, Ben Glass 10 8-10 32, Chase Stone 4 0-0 8, Grayson Alward 2 0-0 4, Domonique Thomas 0 3-6 3, Kevin Williamson 2 0-0 5, Brennan Wink 0 0-0 0, Austin Tucker 2 0-3 4, Bayley Tillison 2 0-0 4, C.J. Ray 3 0-3 6. Totals 25 11-22 66.
RAGLAND – Adam Cotton 0 0-0 0, Adam Sanders 0 0-0 0, Jadon Killings 8 2-2 23, Stoney Merritt 2 0-4 5, Jadon Ball 3 3-4 9, Tucker Kay 4 0-2 8, Braxton Thomas 7 0-0 15, Jacob Phillips 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 6-14 61.
Ohatchee 12 27 11 16 — 66
Ragland 13 8 16 24 — 61
3-point goals: Ohatchee 5 (Glass 4, Williamson); Ragland 7 (Killings 5, Thomas, Merritt). Total fouls: Ohatchee 16, Ragland 18. Officials: Macon, Benefield, Beaird.
Clay Central 62, Oxford 61
OXFORD – Markise Davis 3 0-0 6, Simeon Shadrix 0 0-0 0, Jakolbe McClendon 7 3-4 17, Caden Higgins 1 0-0 2, Kendrick Foster 2 0-0 5, Eugene Leonard 5 2-5 13, Zondrick Garrett 3 1-2 7, Braden Mack 5 1-2 11, Ty Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-13 61.
CLAY CENTRAL – Davyn Flenord 5 10-11 20, Cole Burns 0 0-0 0, Ben Street 2 0-3 4, Jamal Williamson 0 0-0 0, Camerun Peoples 4 3-5 11, Shamari Simmons 1 1-2 3, Quen McKinney 1 3-10 5, LaShawn Simmons 0 0-0 0, Joe Bullock 7 1-2 19. Totals 20 18-33 62.
Oxford 15 12 20 14 — 61
Clay Central 20 12 18 12 — 62
3-point goals: Oxford 2 (Foster, Leonard); Clay Central 4 (Bullock 4). Fouled out: Leonard, Garrett. Total fouls: Oxford 25, Clay Central 13.
Spring Garden 72, Weaver 70 (2 OT)
WEAVER – Maurice Goodman 3 2-4 11, London Knight 7 8-10 22, Robert Gaines 3 0-2 6, Paul Hubbard 6 1-2 13, Dalton Hamby 1 2-4 4, R.J. Wooden 2 0-0 6, Shamar Spinks 3 0-0 6, Amardric Elston 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 13-22 70.
SPRING GARDEN – Riley Austin 12 3-4 27, Ben Ivey 3 1-3 7, Dylan Rogers 6 0 14, Lucas Ivey 3 4-6 10, Draeven Bowman 0 4-6 4, Joe Rogers 3 2-4 10. Totals 27 14-23 72.
Weaver 13 20 12 11 4 10 — 70
Spring Garden 15 17 11 13 4 12 — 72
3-point goals: Weaver 5 (Goodman 3, Wooden 2); Spring Garden 4 (D. Rogers 2, J. Rogers 2). Technical fouls: Hamby, J. Rogers. Fouled out: D. Rogers, Hubbard. Total fouls: Weaver 20, Spring Garden 19.
MONDAY’S GIRLS BOX SCORES
Faith Christian 40, Randolph County 34
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Emily Sills 0 2-4 2, Shelley Phillips 1 0-0 2, Kassidy Nix 0 0-0 0, Kristin Covington 6 4-8 16, Sydnee Johnson 4 2-2 11, C.J. Setters 0 0-0 0, Logan Boyd 3 2-4 9. Totals 14 10-18 40.
RANDOLPH COUNTY – Beyonce Lindsey 4 0-0 11, Anna Gordon 1 2-2 4, Molly Burns 0 0-0 0, Tramaya Bailey 1 3-4 5, Raven Marable 2 0-0 4, Emma Prestridge 1 1-2 3, Kaylee Stover 0 0-0 0, Amy Heard 4 2-3 10. Totals 11 8-11 34.
Faith Christian 12 12 4 12 — 40
Randolph County 6 5 12 11 — 34
3-point goals: Faith 2 (Johnson, Boyd); Randolph County (Lindsey 2). Total fouls: Faith 11, Randolph County 18. Officials: Hunter, Askew, Douthit.
Oxford 59, Clay Central 27
OXFORD – Anna Bolton 4 1-2 12, Makayla Kidd 4 3-4 12, Halaya Harmon 1 0-0 2, Ashleigh Jackson 3 0-0 6, Acacia Kidd 0 0-0 0, Trem Britt 3 0-0 8, Akiem Robinson 4 0-0 9, Quemeria Britt 3 0-0 6, Amaia Whitfield 1 2-2 4, Kaylee Sanders 0 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 0 0-0 0, Kaylyn Hendrix 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 6-8 59.
CLAY CENTRAL – Ashley McNeil 3 1-2 7, Alicia McNeil 1 0-1 2, Claire Daughtery 0 3-10 3, Cidney Daugherty 0 2-2 2, Rilee Blair 0 0-0 0, Abby Cantrell 1 0-0 2, Angel Jennings 3 0-2 6, Ahnyah Denny 2 0-1 5. Totals 10 6-18 27.
Oxford 19 15 21 4 — 59
Clay Central 7 10 9 1 — 27
3-point goals: Oxford 7 (Bolton 3, M. Kidd, T. Britt 2, Robinson); Clay Central 1 (Denny). Total fouls: Oxford 14, Clay Central 9. Officials: Hawkins, Caldwell, Williams.
Ohatchee 42, Ragland 41
OHATCHEE – Ashley Phillips 1 2-2 5, Tori Vice 5 0-0 11, Ally McCoy 2 2-4 6, Kourtney Shuler 2 3-6 7, Marli Hanks 0 0-0 0, Maggie Phillips 4 0-0 8, Regan Snow 0 1-2 1, Kacie Cooper 2 0-0 4, Mandy Jennings 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-14 42.
RAGLAND – Summer Hazelwood 5 4-4 16, Jewel Ferguson 0 0-2 0, Hailey Hoss 2 0-0 4, Savannah Kay 0 1-2 1, Nora Echols 2 0-3 5, Makenzie Campbell 5 5-7 15. Totals 14 10-18 41.
Ohatchee 9 7 17 9 — 42
Ragland 7 10 12 12 — 41
3-point goals: Ohatchee 2 (A. Phillips, Vice); Ragland 3 (Hazelwood 2, Echols). Total fouls: Ohatchee 17, Ragland 12. Officials: Benefield, Beaird, Macon.
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