Lady Cubs hold on
- Updated: January 30, 2017
Girls roundup: Kilgore hit two free throws in closing seconds to give Alexandria cushion to hold off Wellborn
Alexandria’s Bre Bradford led all scorers in her game against Wellborn with 28 points. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
Monday’s games
Alexandria 51, Wellborn 48
Anniston 42, Spring Garden 35
Appalachian 77, Jacksonville Christian 48
Cleburne County 45, White Plains 35
Donoho at Munford
Lincoln 57, Central-Clay County 28
Pell City 58, Oxford 37
Pleasant Valley 65, Ashville 36
By East Alabama Sports Today
Sarah Kilgore hit two free throws in the final 15 seconds to give Alexandria a three-point lead and the Lady Cubs withstood a furious barrage of 3-pointers at the end to eventually put away Wellborn 51-48 on Senior Night.
The Lady Cubs (12-12) held double-digit leads at various times in the game, but Wellborn started getting the ball to Vanessa Carter on the baseline battled back. The teams swapped leads on several consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter.
“I think early in the year we probably would have lost this game,” Lady Cubs coach Craig Kiker said. “As young as they are, they’ve grown up a lot and we don’t fall apart late in the game. As bad as we were in the fourth quarter, we didn’t fall apart. … I’m real proud of where we started and where we are now.”
Kilgore made the two free throws that gave the Lady Cubs the lead and had only four points in the game, but it wasn’t lost on Kiker she didn’t have a turnover.
“Our guards are so young and inexperienced, the more we can limit the turnovers the better off we are,” he said. “It was a big night for her, I thought.”
It also was a big night for Bre Bradford. The Lady Cubs’ leading scorer had 28 points, 17 in the first half.
Wellborn’s itiania Weatherly (15) gets in for a layup after getting past Alexandria’s Molly Parker. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
(On the cover: Sarah Kilgore watches one of her two late free throws go through the hoop to extend Alexandria’s lead. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
Pell City 58, Oxford 37
OXFORD – There is something about playing the Lady Jackets that brings out the best in Pell City’s Mary Denman Luker.
Luker was at it again against the Lady Jackets, pouring in 12 first-quarter points on the way to 27 for the game – and five rebounds – and a 6A Area 13 win that tied the teams for second in the final standings.
The Panthers (16-6) jumped out to a 21-3 lead after one quarter behind Luker. Oxford fought back with a seven-point run capped off by a Makayla Kidd 3-pointer, but Luker added six more points to extend the lead to 35-15 at the half.
“She has been averaging right at 30 points a game the last six, seven games,” Lady Panthers coach Jennifer Lee said of her sensational sophomore. ”This team plays well together and does not care who gets the points. They make the extra pass and get her the ball in good spots.
“We tried to come out fast, ready to play and jump on Oxford early and make it hard to come back. They are a young team and we tried to get off to a quick start. I was proud of (Pell City’s) effort.”
Oxford (5-16) was led by Anna Bolton’s seven points and four rebounds. Halaya Harmon came off the bench to score six points on a pair of 3-point baskets. Justyce Smith, Makayla Kidd and Tremeria Britt had 6 rebounds apiece. – Brant Locklier
Cleburne County 45, White Plains 35
Shawntavia Boyd scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Lady Tigers erupted for 23 points and turned the tables on their hosts.
The Lady Tigers trailed 30-22 going into the fourth quarter, but they shutdown White Plains top threat Shelby Wood and found their own rhythm on offense. Wood scored her 15 points in the first three quarters.
Boyd also grabbed six rebounds. Teammate Kiara Akles grabbed 11 boards and Lauren Brown had five steals. Brown also scored six of her eight points in the fourth quarter.
Pleasant Valley 65, Ashville 36
JACKSONVILLE – Mac Parris, Atleigh Brannon and Mikala Simpson scored 14 points apiece, with Parris and Brannon combining for seven 3-pointers, and the Lady Raiders rolled. Brannon’s first four baskets of the game were 3-pointers. Parris hit all three of her 3s in the third quarter.
Anniston 42, Spring Garden 35
Miajah Bullock led Anniston with 13 points and six rebounds in a low-scoring game between two ranked opponents designed to get both teams ready for the tough road ahead. Kendra Finley and Toniah Foster added nine points apiece for the Lady Bulldogs.
Lincoln 57, Clay Central 28
LINCOLN – Hannah Carmichael led three Lincoln scorers in double figures with 16 points as the Lady Bears wrapped up their area schedule with a victory. Amaz Carmichael had 11 points and Halimah Bin-Yamin added 10. With the win, Lincoln tied Cleburne County for second place in the Class 5A Area 10; they’ll play each other in the first round of the area tournament.
Monday’s Girls Box Scores
Pell City 58, Oxford 37
PELL CITY (16-6) – Victoria Winslett 2 2-3 6, Morgan Roberts 1 2-2 4, Maggie Bowling 2 0-0 4, Maikaylia Posey 2 1-2 5, Mary Denman Luker 10 4-5 27, Mattie Cochran 0 0-1 0, Victoria Bruce 5 0-0 10, Akera King 1 0-0 2, Tamiya McKenzie 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-13 57.
OXFORD (5-16) – Anna Bolton 3 0-0 7, Makayla Kidd 2 0-0 5, Halaya Harmon 2 0-0 6, Ashleigh Jackson 0 1-2 1, Tremeria Britt 1 3-6 5, Amaia Whitfield 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Sanders 0 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 1 3-6 5, Kaylyn Hendrix 1 0-0 2, Akeira Robinson 1 0-0 2, Acacia Kidd 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 9-18 37.
Pell City 21 14 17 6 — 58
Oxford 3 12 9 13 — 37
3-point goals: Pell City 3 (Luker 3); Oxford 4 (Bolton, M. Kidd, Harmon 2). Fouled out: Makayla Kidd.
Alexandria 51, Wellborn 48
WELLBORN – Vanessa Carter 7 5-5 19, Anaya Lowe 0 0-2 0, McKenzie Raines 0 0-0 0, Katessa Carter 4 2-3 10, Itiania Weatherly 6 0-2 13, Aliyah Thrasher 3 0-0 6, Markiesha Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-10 48.
ALEXANDRIA (12-12) – Destiny Heathcock 2 0-0 4, Kameron Simpson 1 0-0 3, Sarah Kilgore 1 2-2 5, Bre Bradford 12 4-7 28, Kaitlyn Harvey 1 0-0 2, Molly Parker 0 0-0 0, Allison Bonds 1 0-0 3, Shelby Lowery 2 2-2 6. Totals 20 8-11 51.
Wellborn 10 9 11 18 — 48
Alexandria 15 13 10 13 — 51
3-point goals: Wellborn 1 (Weatherly); Alexandria 3 (Simpson, Kilgore, Bonds). Total fouls: Wellborn 10, Alexandria 14.
Lincoln 57, Clay Central 28
CLAY CENTRAL – Ashley McNeil 0 1-2 1, Alicia McNeil 1 0-2 2, Claire Daugherty 2 0-0 4, Ahnyah Denny 6 1-1 17, Cidney Daugherty 1 0-0 2, Rilee Blair 0 0-0 0, Abby Cantrell 0 0-0 0, Angel Jennings 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 2-7 28.
LINCOLN – Carlee Mullinax 3 2-2 9, Taylor Lett 0 0-0 0, Amaz Carmichael 3 5-11 11, Halimah Binyamin 4 2-3 10, Sierra Robertson 1 2-2 4, Hannah Carmichael 5 3-4 16, Savannah Sands 1 0-0 3, Taylor Conway 0 0-0 0, Jayla Brown 1 1-2 4, Jayla Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 15-24 57.
Clay Central 5 11 6 6 — 28
Lincoln 16 18 14 9 — 57
3-point goals: Clay Central 4 (Denny 4); Lincoln 6 (Mullinax, H. Carmichael 3, Sands, Brown). Fouled out: Jennings. Total fouls: Clay Central 18, Lincoln 10. Officials: Eric Stringer Jr., Roger Lemon, Michael Merriss.
Cleburne County 45, White Plains 35
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Shawntavia Boyd 9 2-4 22, Olivia McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Erykah Ware 2 3-6 7, Lauren Brown 3 2-2 8, Haven Freeman 0 0-0 0, Alex Casey 1 2-3 4, Tatiana Ervin 0 2-2 2, Brooklyn McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Kiara Akles 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 11-17 45.
WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 1 0-0 2, Hanna Dyar 1 0-0 2, Hannah Barno 1 0-0 3, Landry Bussey 0 0-0 0, Chasity Nelson 1 1-3 3, Ary Rosario 1 0-0 2, Grey Young 0 0-0 0, Shelby Wood 5 4-5 15, Bethany Newbold 1 1-2 3, Jocelyn Harris 2 1-1 5, Lily Ponder 0 0-0 0, Patience Carr 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-11 35.
Cleburne County 8 9 5 23 — 45
White Plains 7 13 10 5 — 35
3-point goals: Cleburne County 2 (Boyd 2); White Plains 2 (Barno, Wood). Fouled out: Nelson. Total fouls: Cleburne County 13, White Plains 17. Officials: Hughes, Watson, Kelley.
Pleasant Valley 65, Ashville 36
ASHVILLE – Savanna Hale 0 0-0 0, Erika Williams 1 0-0 3, Riley Wilbanks 2 2-3 6, Francis Lendaverde 1 0-0 3, Lexi Beatty 2 1-3 5, Tabitha Martin 3 0-0 6, Hannah Lauderdale 5 0-1 11, Leihton Gowens 0 0-0 0, Nalina Acosta 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 3-7 36.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Lindsey Pritchett 1 0-0 2, Mac Parris 5 1-1 14, Atleigh Brannon 5 0-0 14, Bailey Dollar 0 0-0 0, Brenna Harris 0 4-6 4, Chandler Dorsett 0 1-2 1, Emma Hood 3 0-0 6, Reagan White 0 0-0 0, Mikala Simpson 5 3-3 14, Courtney Upton 0 0-0 0, Kamryn Sparks 1 0-0 2, Kara Perry 2 4-11 8. Totals 22 13-23 68.
Ashville 10 6 13 7 — 36
Pleasant Valley 20 21 17 7 — 65
3-point goals: Ashville 3 (Williams, Lendaverde, Lauderdale); PV 8 (Parris 3, Brannon 4, Simpson). Fouled out: Wilbanks, Beatty. Total fouls: Ashville 20, PV 13. Officials: Strott, Kadle, Pratt.
To see more B.J. Franklin photos from the Wellborn-Alexandria game, visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com
You must be logged in to post a comment Login