Senior spotlight

Girls roundup: All three White Plains seniors score in double figures in their final home games; includes box scores and more

By East Alabama Sports Today

Joi Watts couldn’t have planned the way Senior Night turned out any better.

All three of the White Plains coach’s upperclassmen scored in double figures and made all of the team’s 3-pointers as the Lady Wildcats crushed Faith Christian 66-32 Friday night.

The Lady Wildcats still have games to play, but their road in the post-season leads them away from the friendly confines of the Coach Richard Madden Court. So, for Hannah Barno, Grey Young and Shelby Wood this was the last time they would play on this floor.

And they made the most of it. Barno had 10 points (and three 3-pointers). Young had 13 points (and three treys). Wood had a team-high 16 (with one 3-ball). The Lady Wildcats are undefeated this season when they get three players scoring in double figures.

“That was awesome, a great thing to go out on,” Young said.

The game was close early. Sydney Johnson scored the Lady Lions’ first eight points and staked them to an 8-6 lead. At that point White Plains embarked on a 20-2 run that made for a much more enjoyable night for the seniors. — Al Muskewitz

Fort Payne 59, Oxford 49

OXFORD – Fort Payne’s Nykeia McElrath scored 25 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wildcats (21-7) to a come-from-behind victory.

Oxford (5-18) has played a murderous schedule in the last couple of weeks, facing one highly ranked team after another in Southside-Gadsden, Pell City, Talladega, Cherokee County and, now, Fort Payne.

Nine of the Lady Jackets’ last 11 games have come against teams that have been ranked during the season. The team of mostly juniors is starting to put things together and almost culminated it with a Friday night upset.

Both teams came out on fire in the opening quarter. Oxford’s Anna Bolton scored the first five points to put the Jackets up 5-0.

The three-guard tandem of Bolton, Tremeria Britt and Makayla Kidd gave the Wildcats fits on both ends of the floor in the first half as the teams battled to a 29-29 halftime tie. Britt had 14 of her 16 points in the half and Bolton had seven.

The Wildcats raced out to a 39-32 lead in the third quarter and appeared to be pulling away, but the Lady Jackets came back and with six different players scoring buckets grabbed a 45-42 lead with four minutes left in the game.

Isabelle Goggans and McElrath then led the Wildcats on a 13-0 run to pull away in the final minutes. – Brant Locklier

Wellborn 51, Saks 41

Vanessa Carter scored 30 points to lead Wellborn to victory in its final regular-season game. She started off slow, then erupted for 13 points in the second quarter as the Lady Panthers outscored their hosts 19-5 to to take a 27-16 halftime lead. She capped her night with three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Miracle Dennard led Saks to its early lead with nine in the first quarter. She had nine more as the Lady Wildcats tried to rally in the third quarter and finished the game with 22 points.

Jacksonville 66, Weaver 46

JACKSONVILLE – Aniyah Robinson led three double-figure scorers with 23 points and Kyra Williams filled the box score with numbers to lead the Lady Golden Eagles. Williams scored 17 points, but she also grabbed seven rebounds, had five assists and made nine steals. Essence Hutchinson was Jacksonville’s other scorer in double figures, with 11.

Robinson (10-of-20), Williams and Hutchinson were a combined 21 for 38 from the field as the Lady Golden Eagles shot 56 percent for the game. They also scored 22 points off the 18 turnovers they created.

Sand Rock 53, Pleasant Valley 49

JACKSONVILLE – Atleigh Brannon helped Pleasant Valley open an early lead with 10 of her team-high 23 points, but the Lady Raiders’ undoing the rest of the game was a lack of free throw shooting. PV was just 3-of-17 from the foul line, 1-of-6 in the second half

Brannon and Mikala Simpson (14) led the PV offense, but they were outscored by Sand Rock’s two big scorers – Kirby Deboard (24) and Savannah Blackwell (16) – by three. Deboard did her damage in the first half scoring 20 points (and was 0-for-9 from the line in the second half) while Blackwell scored 14 in the second.

Anniston 48, Sylacauga 42

SYLACAUGA – Miajah Bullock posted a double-double and the Lady Bulldogs’ defense shut down the Aggies’ best player. Bullock had 26 poins and 10 rebounds. Backcourt mate Keandra Finley had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists. The fourth-ranked Lady Bulldogs (20-5) completed this final-week gauntlet of ranked teams to prepare them for postseason play 2-1.

Lincoln 46, Alexandria 44

LINCOLN – Amaz Carmichael’s basket with 19 seconds left put Lincoln up by two and the Lady Bears had to wait to claim victory until Alexandria’s final-second shot to tie fell short. The Lady Cubs had led by double digits most of the game.

On the cover: White Plains seniors Shelby Wood (R), Hannah Barno (C) and Grey Young all scored in double figures during their Senior Night game against Faith Christian. (Photo by Kristen Stringer/KrispPics Photography)

FRIDAY’S GIRLS BOX SCORES
White Plains 66, Faith Christian 32
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Logan Boyd 0 0-0 0, Emily Sills 0 0-0 0, Shelley Phillips 1 0-0 3, Montana Huie 0 2-2 2, Kristin Covington 1 0-4 3, Sydnee Johnson 7 2-2 19, C.J. Setters 1 2-2 5, Regan Crosby 0 0-0 0, S.K. McVeigh 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 6-10 32.

WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 2 0-2 4, Hanna Dyar 1 0-0 2, Hannah Barno 3 1-3 10, Landry Bussey 1 2-2 4, Chasity Nelson 0 0-0 0, Ary Rosario 2 1-3 5, Grey Young 4 2-3 13, Shelby Wood 4 7-9 16, Bethani Newbold 4 0-0 8, Jocelyn Harris 1 0-0 2, Lily Ponder 0 0-2 0, Patience Carr 1 0-2 4. Totals 23 13-24 66.

Faith Christian 10 8 8 6 — 32
White Plains 20 13 14 19 — 66

3-point goals: Faith 6 (Phillips, Covington, Johnson 3, Setters); White Plains 7 (Barno 3, Young 3, Wood). Fouled out: Huie. Total fouls: Faith 16, White Plains 13. Officials: Miller, Williams, Hollingsworth.

Fort Payne 59, Oxford 49
FORT PAYNE (21-7) – Rachel Walker 0 0-0 0, Isabelle Goggans 2 5-6 9, Libbie Sheppard 2 2-4 6, Allie Jett 4 0-0 12, Anna Carden 0 0-0 0, Nykeia McElrath 11 3-7 25, Jenna Williams 0 0-0 0, TeeAnna Kerley 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 10-17 59.

OXFORD (5-18) – Anna Bolton 3 0-0 7, Makayla Kidd 3 0-0 8, Halaya Harmon 0 0-2 0, Ashleigh Jackson 0 0-0 0, Tremeria Britt 6 3-6 16, Quameria Britt 3 0-0 6, Justyce Smith 2 2-2 6, Kaylyn Hendrix 2 0-0 4, Akeira Robinson 0 0-0 0, Acacia Kidd 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 5-10 49.

Fort Payne 17 12 11 19 — 59
Oxford 16 13 11 10 — 49

3-point goals: Fort Payne 5 (Jett 4, Kerley); Oxford 5 (Bolton, Kidd 2, T. Britt 2).

Wellborn 51, Saks 41
WELLBORN – Vanessa Carter 13 0-0 30, Anaya Lowe 1 0-0 2, Loni Welch 0 0-2 0, McKenzie Raines 0 0-0 0, Katessa Carter 2 0-0 5, Amaya Myles 0 0-0 0, Itiania Weatherly 4 0-3 8, Aliyah Thrasher 2 2-2 6. Totals 22 2-7 51.

SAKS – Izzy Shaver 0 0-0 0, Amya Carlisle 2 0-2 4, Takeidra Borden 2 4-12 8, Summer Baxter 2 0-0 4, Miracle Dennard 8 4-4 22, Christiana Gooden 1 0-0 2, Madison Tate 0 0-2 0, Alexis Petty 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 9-22 41.

Wellborn 8 19 10 14 — 51
Saks 11 5 12 13 — 41

3-point goals: Wellborn 5 (V. Carter 4, K. Carter); Saks 2 (Dennard 2). Total fouls: Wellborn 13, Saks 11.

Jacksonville 66, Weaver 46
WEAVER – Caleigh Cortez 5-15 0-1 12, Rayne Beck 4-8 0-0 8, Amira Carter 3-6 1-2 8, Mariah Thompson 3-7 0-0 7, Abby Gaines 2-8 1-2 5, Tayanna Perry 1-5 1-2 3, Emily Reed 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 19-50 3-7 46.

JACKSONVILLE – Aniyah Robinson 10-20 3-3 23, Kyra Williams 6-11 5-10 17, Essence Hutchinson 5-7 0-0 11, Tatiyana Thomas 4-6 0-0 8, Aniya Jefferson 3-5 1-2 7, Maddie Hall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-50 9-15 66.

Weaver 16 13 6 11 — 46
Jacksonville 17 16 15 18 — 66

3-point goals: Weaver 5-12 (Cortez 2-2, Beck 0-2, Carter 1-1, Thompson 1-3, Gaines 0-2, Reed 1-2); Jacksonville 1-7 (Robinson 0-5, Williams 0-1, Hutchinson 1-1). Rebounds: Weaver 22 (Cortez 5); Jacksonville 35 (Thomas 8, Robinson 7, Williams 7). Total fouls: Weaver 13, Jacksonville 10.

Sand Rock 53, Pleasant Valley 49
SAND ROCK – Paige Norris 1 0-0 3, Maci Brown 0 0-0 0, Kirby Deboard 10 3-14 24, Haylie Pruitt 0 0-0 0, Audrey Richardson 2 2-5 6, Kynleigh Chesnut 2 0-0 4, Savannah Blackwell 4 8-14 16, Victoria Collum 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 13-33 53.

PLEASANT VALLEY – Lindsey Pritchett 1 0-2 2, Mac Parris 2 0-1 4, Atleigh Brannon 9 1-4 23, Emma Hood 2 0-0 4, Mikala Simpson 6 2-6 14, Courtney Upton 0 0-2 0, Kara Perry 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 3-17 49.

Sand Rock 13 18 15 7 — 53
Pleasant Valley 16 14 7 12 — 49

3-point goals: Sand Rock 2 (Norris, Deboard); Pleasant Valley 4 (Brannon 4). Fouled out: Perry. Total fouls: Sand Rock 19, Pleasant Valley 26. Officials: Burroughs, Howell, Kelley.

Cherokee County 64, Piedmont 38
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Meagan McGatha 1 0-0 2, Coley Battles 2 3-4 7, Emily Williams 3 0-0 7, Laney Johnson 2 0-0 5, Kendal Perry 3 0-2 9, Crimson Mahannah 5 3-8 14, Jensen Alexander 3 0-0 7, Ashley Acrey 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Starr 0 0-0 0, Claudia Graves 1 0-0 2, Jenna McKnight 2 0-0 5, Kayleigh Hunter 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 6-14 64.

PIEDMONT – Jakiaya Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Breanna Brazier 2 1-2 7, Kaitlyn Ridley 2 4-6 9, Lulu Jackson 3 1-3 7, Camron Logan 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Jackson 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Teague 0 0-0 0, Sydney Prater 2 1-8 8, Ashlin Smith 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Smart 3 1-1 7, Kiara Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 11-20 38.

Cherokee County 15 13 17 19 — 64
Piedmont 8 11 9 10 — 38

3-point goals: Cherokee Co. 8 (Williams, Johnson, Perry 3, Mahannah, Alexander, McKnight); Piedmont 3 (Brazier 2, Ridley 1). Total fouls: Cherokee County 19, Piedmont 12. Officials: Belzer, Dupree, Moore.

Handley 67, Clay Central 51
CLAY CENTRAL – Ashley McNeil 0 0-0 0, Alicia McNeil 1 0-0 2, Claire Daugherty 3 3-4 9, Ahnyah Denny 5 0-2 13, Cidney Daugherty 1 0-0 3, Rilee Blair 0 0-0 0, Abby Cantrell 0 0-2 0, Essence Cunningham 2 12-21 16, Angel Jennings 4 0-0 8. Totals 16 15-29 51.

HANDLEY – ShyNia Patterson 6 1-3 13, TeNequa Rhodes 3 5-6 12, Alondra Veal 4 2-2 10, Brittany Badger 1 0-0 2, Amber Cofield 0 0-0 0, Anna Robinson 0 0-0 0, Destiny Green 3 2-2 8, Rene Broome 0 0-0 0, Myrical Heard 3 6-6 12, Tiara Williams 4 2-2 10. Totals 24 18-21.

Clay Central 12 12 17 10 — 51
Handley 15 19 13 20 — 67

3-point goals: Clay Central 4 (Denny 3, Ci. Daugherty); Handley 1 (Rhodes). Fouled out: Veal. Total fouls: Clay Central 15, Handley 19. Officials: Williams, Jackson, Young.

To see more Kristen Stringer photos from the White Plains Senior Night games, visit www.krisppicsphotography.photoreflect.com

To see more B.J. Franklin photos from the Wellborn-Saks game, visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com

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