Saks shoots lights out
- Updated: February 3, 2017
Boys roundup: Wildcats bury 17 3-pointers on night ‘where everything goes your way,’ Sacred Heart tops another 7A foe; more games and box scores
Saks’ DeVaunghn Beason launches one of the 17 3-pointers the Wildcats hit against Wellborn Friday night. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
By East Alabama Sports Today
The shooters from Saks had the kind of night Friday that comes around maybe once in a career.
The Wildcats hit and hit and hit and didn’t hardly miss. They made 17 3-pointers in a 93-50 rout of Wellborn.
“It was contagious,” Saks coach Jonathan Miller said. “We jumped out to a big lead and shot the ball with confidence all night.
“We were 10 of 15 in the first half. I figured we would cool off in the second half, but we didn’t. It was just one of those nights where everything goes your way.”
Five different Wildcats hit at least one 3-pointer. Alfonza Ward hit five, DeVaunghn Beason and Jamal Stone had four each, LaDerrick Bell hit three and Brent Clark, who scored the first points of his career earlier in the week, had one.
The 17 treys were four shy of the state record, listed as 21 by Plainview in a 2016-17 game against DAR. With Wellborn hitting eight, the teams were one shy of tying the second-most 3s in a game by both teams; the record is 29.
The Wildcats hit 10 3-pointers in the first half en route to a 50-18 lead; at one stretch they made five straight baskets from 3-point range. They threw in four more in the third quarter.
Jamal Stone is driving here, but he hit four of the 17 3-pointers Saks nailed Friday night. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
Sacred Heart 66, Gadsden City 59
GADSDEN — Gadsden City was down 24 points with 3:33 left in the third quarter and it looked like Sacred Heart had the game in the bag. Then the Titans kicked it in gear.
Deonte Jones started sinking shots from wherever he launched them to help get Gadsden City to within five points, but the top-ranked Cardinals held on to take down another bigger opponent and sweep the season series with the Titans.
Gadsden City (14-13) went on a 27-8 run to trim its deficit to 60-55 with 2:41 left in the game. The Cardinals (21-8) were able to sink six free throws down the stretch to seal the victory, though.
“We finally woke up and started playing,” Gadsden City coach Reginald Huff said. “We didn’t do anything else but challenge them to play. We normally play hard but we came out the gates really sluggish for some reason.”
Jones scored 17 of his 26 points during the Titans’ run. Once he heated up, there weren’t many shots that did fall for the Gadsden City senior. “We should have gotten him the ball a few more times when he was open,” Huff said.
The Titans were able to hang around for much of the first half, but never held the lead at any point of the game.
Kevion Nolan then scored 10 points to help push Sacred Heart’s lead to 37-25 at the half. He finished with 22 in the game. Diante Wood had 16 and Murdock Simmons had 14.
“We game planned and told them who the shooters were that we couldn’t leave, and they did the exact opposite of what we asked them to do,” Huff said. “We left (Nolan). You can’t leave him. He’s a shooter.”
After halftime is when the score got out of hand. The Cardinals went on a 15-3 run to open the third quarter to extend their lead to 52-28 before the Titans went on their big run.
“Sacred Heart is a really good team,” Huff said. “Probably a better team than anybody we are going to face coming into the next few games into the regional. I feel like we had a chance to beat them and could have beat them had not we started out so sluggish.” – The Gadsden Times
FRIDAY’S BOYS BOX SCORES
Saks 93, Wellborn 50
WELLBORN – Mitchell Raines 1 0-0 2, Eric Jonson 0 0-0 0, Jordan Montgomery 2 0-0 5, Devin Machristie 7 0-0 18, Kam Goodwin 0 1-2 1, Blake Hanson 4 8-9 19, Kelvin Evans 2 1-2 5. Totals 16 10-13 50.
SAKS – Darien Briskey 1 1-2 3, DeVaunghn Beason 7 0-0 18, LaDerrick Bell 3 0-0 9, Alfonza Ward 7 1-2 20, Tray Huguley 9 2-2 10, Jamal Stone 7 0-0 18, Brent Clark 1 0-0 3, Jaylen Young 0 0-0 0, Jalen Borders 1 0-0 2. Totals 36 4-6 93.
Wellborn 5 13 18 14 — 50
Saks 25 30 23 15 — 93
3-point goals: Wellborn 8 (Montgomery, Machristie 4, Hanson 3); Saks 17 (Beason 4, Bell 3, Ward 5, Stone 4, Clark). Total fouls: Wellborn 5, Saks 12. Officials: Ware, Robinson, Hay.
Sacred Heart 66, Gadsden City 59
SACRED HEART – Diante Wood 8 0-0 16, Murdock Simmons 6 2-2 14, D.J. Heath 5 0-0 11, Dakota Myers 1 1-1 3, Stephen Stansil 0 0-0 0, Kevion Nolan 6 6-6 22. Totals 26 9-9 66.
GADSDEN CITY – Derek Wright 5 0-1 10, Jayln Brewster 3 0-0 7, Jaylen Cole 1 0-0 2, Deonte Jones 9 3-6 26, Damon Williams 1 0-0 2, Jacquez King 0 0-0 0, Kam Burnett 0 0-2 0, Tay Poe 0 0-0 0, Mykel Woods 0 0-2 0, Dee Pearson 4 1-2 12, Toryque Bateman 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-11 59.
Sacred Heart 20 17 17 12 — 66
Gadsden City 11 14 19 15 — 59
3-point goals: Sacred Heart 5 (Heath, Nolan 4); Gadsden City 9 (Jones 5, Brewster, Pearson 3). Total fouls: Sacred Heart 13, Gadsden City 12.
Weaver 76, Jacksonville 66
WEAVER – Paul Hubbard 6-7 7-12 19, London Knight 5-9 7-10 18, Maurice Goodman 4-9 2-2 13, Dalton Hamby 2-3 4-4 9, Robert Gaines 3-5 2-3 8, R.J. Wooden 2-7 1-2 7, Amardric Elston 1-1 0-2 2, Chris Lemon 0-1 0-0 0. 23-42 23-35 76
JACKSONVILLE – Rivan Hill 7-21 5-8 22, Alex Gilbert 4-5 4-5 13, Cade Landers 5-9 0-1 11, DeAndre McCain 2-7 2-2 7, Ron Wiggins 2-6 0-0 4, K.J. Satcher 2-4 0-0 4, Hunter Vinson 1-2 1-2 3, Alex Davis 1-2 0-0 2Tahj Kirkland 0-2 0-0 0, Jay Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Glass 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 12-18 66.
Weaver 17 29 14 16 — 76
Jacksonville 25 19 12 10 — 66
3-point goals: Weaver 7-18 (Knight 1-3, Goodman 3-8, Hamby 1-1, Wooden 2-6); Jacksonville 6-14 (Hill 3-7, Gilbert 1-2, Landers 1-1, McCain 1-3, J. Davis 0-1). Rebounds: Weaver 29 (Goodman 6, Elston 5); Jacksonville 31 (Hill 11, Vinson 6). Total fouls: Weaver 20, Jacksonville 24.
Cherokee County 66, Piedmont 46
PIEDMONT – A.J. Fairs 2 0-0 5, Cardavion Myers 3 2-4 10, Taylor Hayes 2 2-2 7, Derrick Baer 0 0-0 0, Easton Kirk 1 0-0 2, Carl Myers 0 1-2 1, Lee Stanley 0 0-0 0, Austin Brazier 3 4-4 10, Weston Kirk 3 2-4 8, T.J. Fairs 1 1-2 3, Kaedon Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 12-18 46.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Zae Wright 3 2-2 8, Thomas Graves 3 2-2 9, Cade Gossett 1 0-0 3, Chris Roden 5 0-0 10, Josh Dobbs 1 0-0 3, Kyle Burgess 3 0-1 8, Colin Edwards 1 1-2 4, Ivory Moore 3 0-0 6, Demarcus Barrington 0 0-0 0, Jy Lockridge 0 0-0 0, Tyren Dupree 2 0-2 4, William Hawkins 0 2-2 2, Riley Russell 4 1-2 9. Totals 26 8-13 66.
Piedmont 6 8 15 17 — 46
Cherokee County 19 13 13 21 — 66
3-point goals: Piedmont 4 (A. Fairs, Cd. Myers 2, Hayes); Cherokee County 6 (Graves, Gossett, Dobbs, Burgess 2, Edwards). Total fouls: Piedmont 17, Cherokee County 15. Officials: Dupree, Bellew, Moore. Notes: The game came at the end of eight games in two weeks for the Bulldogs.
Alexandria 63, Lincoln 53
ALEXANDRIA – Devin Grant 1 1-3 3, Chase Smitherman 4 0-1 8, Austin Taylor 1 0-0 3, Jake Weathington 1 1-2 4, Dru Davis 0 2-3 2, Dalton Dodd 6 8-9 21, Romeo Dye 2 4-7 8, Thorne Thornton 0 1-2 1, Jamal Tucker 2 2-6 6, Josh Tucker 2 1-2 5, Landon Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 20-34 63.
LINCOLN – L.J. Carmichael 2 1-5 6, Donte Rivers 5 3-3 16, Chris Prince 6 1-3 14, Cody Williams 1 0-0 3, Brikael Truss 2 0-1 4, Roderick Wells 1 0-2 2, P.J. Gaddis 3 0-0 8, L.J. Weed 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-14 53.
Alexandria 20 8 21 14 — 63
Lincoln 21 14 12 6 — 53
3-point goals: Alexandria 3 (Taylor, Weathington, Dodd); Lincoln 8 (Carmichael, Rivers 3, Prince, Williams, Gaddis 2). Technical fouls: Rivers. Fouled out: Truss. Total fouls: Alexandria 16, Lincoln 25. Officials: Smith, Tillery, Lumes. Notes: Lincoln hit five 3s in the first quarter, seven in the first half. Dodd scored 17 in the second half, was 8-of-9 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Clay Central 77, Handley 71
HANDLEY – Darius Joiner 1 3-6 6, Gabriel Gates 1 3-4 5, Jay Brown 7 3-11 17, YQuavious Patterson 1 0-0 3, Dre Watkins 2 0-2 6, Tyrese Heard 8 3-8 19, Lavontavous Green 1 0-2 2, Kadarius Foster 6 1-6 13, Josh Hatcher 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 13-39 71.
CLAY CENTRAL – Davyn Flenord 6 13-17 26, Cole Burns 0 0-0 0, Ben Street 3 8-9 14, Jamal Williamson 1 1-1 3, Camerun Peoples 3 1-2 7, Shamari Simmons 0 0-0 0, Quan McKinney 1 0-0 2, LaShawn Simmons 1 0-0 2, Joe Bullock 9 0-0 23. Totals 24 23-29 77.
Handley 16 18 14 23 — 71
Clay Central 23 20 11 23 — 77
3-point goals: Handley 4 (Joiner, Patterson, Watkins 2); Clay Central 5 (Flenord, Bullock 5). Fouled out: Joiner, Gates, L. Simmons. Total fouls: Handley 24, Clay Central 30. Officials: Williams, Young, Teel. Notes: The 10th-ranked Volunteers have won 15 in a row.
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