Solid Stone return
- Updated: February 8, 2017
Sierra Stone returns to Jacksonville lineup, dominates boards as Lady Golden Eagles win; results and local box scores from Wednesday night’s area tournament games
Wednesday’s area results
4A 12 Girls: Hokes Bluff 51, White Plains 37
4A 12 Girls: Jacksonville 61, Cherokee County 29
5A 10 Girls: Talladega 77, Lincoln 28
6A 13 Girls: Southside 77, Oxford 37
Thursday’s games
1A 10 Boys: JCA vs. Sacred Heart at Miller Gym, 5:30 p.m.
3A 9 Girls: Wellborn at Weaver, 5:30 p.m.
4A 8 Boys: Munford at Saks, 6 p.m.
4A 12: Boys: Hokes Bluff vs. Cherokee County at White Plains, 6 p.m.
5A 13 Boys: Alexandria vs. Douglas at Etowah, 6 p.m.
1A 10 Boys: Faith Christian vs. Spring Garden at Miller Gym, 7 p.m.
3A 10 Girls: Glencoe at Piedmont, 7 p.m.
3A 9 Boys: Wellborn at Weaver, 7 p.m.
5A 10 Boys: Talladega at Clay Central, 7 p.m.
6A 13 Boys: Southside-Gadsden at Oxford, 7 p.m.
4A 8 Boys: Anniston vs. Handley at Saks, 7:30 p.m.
4A 12 Boys: Jacksonville at White Plains, 7:30 p.m.
By East Alabama Sports Today
HOKES BLUFF — Sierra Stone and Kayla Broom both looked strong in their returns to the Jacksonville lineup and combined with three other scorers in double figures the Lady Golden Eagles routed Cherokee County 61-29 in the Class 4A Area 12 girls tournament Wednesday night.
Stone, a game-changing senior post who had been out with a fractured hip since Thanksgiving, scored eight points and grabbed 19 rebounds in 24 and a half minutes of action. Broom, an eighth-grader with a huge upside out with a fractured foot since early January, scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds in about 15 minutes.
Both were cleared Monday. Both were exhausted after the game, what with only two days of practice behind them, but none worse for the wear.
“I’ve been joking around with them saying I’m sick of looking at you two sitting next to me on the bench, when are you coming back?” Jacksonville coach Tres Buzan said. “Be back for the area; that’s when we need you? It was awesome to find out they were cleared.
“They were both supposed to get checkups this weekend. If Kayla was on her early end (of recovery) and was cleared, she’d be back (for this game), but if she was on the late end, it would be another week. With Sierra, you were keeping your fingers cross to see what would happen. She was on crutches two months and we didn’t know how it was going to go.
“After all we lost this year and all the ups and downs, it was good timing on those two coming back. Sierra is not Sierra at 100 percent, but Sierra at 80 or 90 is better than most at 100. You don’t see her hit the full sprint and she’s still a little ginger, but I’ll take her at 80-90 over most. And Kayla moved great.”
Beyond what they bring to the box score, what their return does more than anything is give Buzan some quality depth at this most important time of the season where he can substitute “and not just fall off the table.”
While Stone and Broom were out, Jacksonville was down to just six regulars. Buzan said the Super Six has the Lady Golden Eagles playing “the best they’ve played all year” – they are riding a six-game winning streak — and in some respects playing through the hardship may benefit them in the long run.
Kyra Williams led Jacksonville Wednesday night with 18 points. Tatiyana Thomas and Aniya Jefferson had 10 points each. With Stone dominating inside, the Lady Golden Eagles outrebounded Cherokee County by almost a 2-to-1 margin (58-32) and held it to 18-percent shooting from the field (1-of-16 from 3-point range).
Because of the injuries that go even beyond Stone and Broom, the Lady Golden Eagles (17-9) have had to reinvent themselves several times during the season. Buzan said they “don’t change anything” now with the additional personnel.
“Those six are still going to get a lot of minutes,” he said. “I felt good going into tonight with just those six and having Sierra and Kayla now we have depth so let’s see how this plays out.”
The Lady Golden Eagles now play top-seeded host Hokes Bluff for the area tournament championship Friday at 7 p.m. guaranteed a spot in the Class 4A sub-regional opposite either Anniston or Handley. Hokes Bluff eliminated White Plains 51-37.
WEDNESDAY’S GIRLS BOX SCORES
Class 4A Area 12 Girls
Hokes Bluff 51, White Plains 37
WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 0 0-0 0, Hanna Dyar 0 0-0 0, Hannah Barno 1 1-3 4, Chasity Nelson 0 0-0 0, Ary Rosario 1 0-0 2, Grey Young 0 0-0 0, Shelby Wood 6 8-10 12 23, Bethani Newbold 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Harris 2 0-0 4, Lily Ponder 1 0-0 2, Patience Carr 1 0-2 2. Totals 12 9-15 37.
HOKES BLUFF – Gracie West 0 0-2 0, Sydney Ball 3 1-4 8, Amanda Noah 5 2-3 12, Logan Black 1 2-3 5, Tylynn Register 3 8-11 14, Kelsee Otwell 0 0-0 0, Kendall Johnson 4 4-6 12. Totals 16 17-29 51.
White Plains 11 6 11 9 — 37
Hokes Bluff 12 16 15 8 — 51
3-point goals: White Plains 4 (Barno, Wood 3); Hokes Bluff 2 (Ball, Black). Technical fouls: Hokes Bluff coach Shields. Total fouls: White Plains 22, Hokes Bluff 12. Officials: Davis, Whiteside, Batey.
Jacksonville 61, Cherokee County 29
JACKSONVILLE – Kyra Williams 6-11 5-10 18, Tatiyana Thomas 4-11 0-0 10, Aniya Jefferson 4-12 2-6 10, Sierra Stone 4-8 0-1 8, Aniyah Robinson 3-6 2-10 8, Kayla Broom 3-5 0-0 7, Essence Hutchinson 0-3 0-0 0, Maddie Hall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 9-27 61.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Kendal Perry 2-10 2-4 6, Jensen Alexander 1-8 3-8 5, Emily Williams 1-7 2-2 5, Coley Battles 2-6 0-0 4, Crimson Mahannah 1-7 2-5 4, Laney Johnson 1-6 1-3 3, Ashley Acrey 1-2 0-0 2, Meagan McGatha 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 9-49 10-22 29.
Jacksonville 11 18 13 19 — 61
Cherokee Co. 7 5 7 10 — 29
3-point goals: Jacksonville 4-9 (Williams 1-3, Thomas 2-3, Robinson 0-1, Broom 1-2); Cherokee County 1-16 (Perry 0-5, Alexander 0-3, Williams 1-5, Johnson 0-2, McGatha 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 58 (Stone 19). Cherokee County 32 (Battles 10). Total fouls: Jacksonville 18, Cherokee County 16.
Class 6A Area 13 Girls
Southside 77, Oxford 37
OXFORD (6-20) – Anna Bolton 2 0-0 4, Makayla Kidd 1 2-3 5, Halaya Harmon 1 0-0 2, Ashleigh Jackson 1 0-3 2, Acacia Kidd 2 0-0 4, Trem Britt 3 2-5 8, Akiera Robinson 2 0-0 4, Quameria Britt 0 0-0 0, Amaia Whitfield 0 1-2 1, Kaylee Sanders 0 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 3 1-2 7, Kaylyn Hendrix 0 0-2 0. Totals 15 6-17 37.
SOUTHSIDE (23-3) – Mallary Smith 3 0-0 6, Emilee Coker 3 0-0 7, Savannah Nunn 1 0-0 3, Makenzi Duncan 2 0-2 5, Victoria Opdycke 4 0-0 9, Kelsey Patterson 6 2-4 14, Alexis Thompson 0 0-0 0, Harley Simmons 4 0-0 8, Lauren Hunt 6 2-2 18, Adrianna Jones 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Brown 0 1-2 1, Macie Williams 3 0-0 6. Totals 32 5-10 77.
Oxford 6 8 14 9 — 37
Southside 20 22 23 12 — 77
3-point goals: Oxford 1 (Kidd); Southside 8 (Coker, Nunn, Duncan, Opdycke, Hunt 4). Total fouls: Oxford 11, Southside 20. Officials: Williams, Stringer, McDonald.
STATEWIDE RESULTS
GIRLS
CLASS 1A
Area 6 at Loachapoka
Finals
Loachapoka 45, Notasulga 24
Area 9 at Holy Spirit Catholic
Pickens County 30, Berry 26.
Holy Spirit Catholic60, South Lamar 28
Area 13 at Phillips, Bear Creek
Phillips 69, Vina 52
Belgreen 37, Hackleburg 34
Area 16 at RA Hubbard, Courtland
Covenant Christian 44, Cherokee 23
RA Hubbard 70, Shoals Christian 46
CLASS 2A
Area 1 at St. Luke’s Episcopal, Mobile
Chickasaw 44, J.U. Blacksher 17.
Area 6 at Central-Hayneville HS
Goshen 49, Calhoun 47
Central-Hayneville 58, Luverne 57
Area 7 at Keith, Orrville
R.C. Hatch 49, Francis Marion 44
Keith 38, Aliceville 28
Area 8 at Lanett
Finals
Lanett (19-3) 58, LaFayette (7-11) 31
CLASS 3A
Area 4 at Providence Christian
Daleville 43, Houston Academy 30
Providence Christian 51, Wicksburg 21
CLASS 4A
Area 1 at Thomasville
Finals
Thomasville 48, UMS-Wright 29
Area 3 at Bullock County, Union Springs
Ashford 32, Dale County 27
Area 4 at Montgomery Catholic
B.T. Washington Magnet 43, Saint James 40
Montgomery Catholic 68, LAMP 30
Area 5 at Elmore County, Eclectic
Tallassee 37, Alabama Christian 31
Elmore County 48, Dadeville 35
Area 10 at Dora
Finals
Good Hope 49, Dora 46
Area 12 at Hokes Bluff
Hokes Bluff 51, White Plains 37
Jacksonville 61, Cherokee County 29
Area 13 at DAR, Grant
Finals
DAR 45, North Jackson 42
CLASS 5A
Area 2 at Wilcox Central, Camden
Citronelle vs, Jackson, 5 p.m.
Area 3 at Eufaula
Carroll 46, Headland 34
Eufaula 92, Rehobeth 36
Area 4 at Brewbaker Tech, Montgomery
Finals
Charles Henderson 51, Brewbaker Tech 38
Area 7 at Demopolis
Finals
Central-Tuscaloosa 51, Demopolis 43
Area 9 at Wenonah, Birmingham
Wenonah 69, Fairfield 24
Woodlawn vs. Pleasant Grove, 7:30 p.m.
Area 10 at Talladega
Finals
Talladega (23-5) 77, Lincoln (13-13) 28
CLASS 6A
Area 1 at LeFlore, Mobile
LeFlore 71, Saraland 18
Blount 48, B.C. Rain 40
Area 2 at Daphne
Baldwin County vs. Spanish Fort, 6 p.m.
Daphne 62, Gulf Shores 28
Area 3 at Northview, Dothan
Dothan 53, Russell County 48
Area 6 at Opelika
Opelika 78, Benjamin Russell 60
Area 7 at Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa
Paul Bryant 54, Northridge 32
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 82, Brookwood 20
Area 8 at Helena
Chelsea 60, Pelham 50
Area 9 at John Carroll Catholic, Birmingham
Bessemer City vs. McAdory, 6 p.m.
John Carroll Catholic vs. Hueytown, 7:30 p.m.
Area 10 at Ramsay, Birmingham
Ramsay 87, Parker 30
Homewood 78, Shades Valley 65
Area 11 at Jackson-Olin, Birmingham
Finals
Jackson-Olin 47, Minor 32
Area 12 at Clay-Chalkville
Clay-Chalkville 68, Pinson Valley 42
Center Point 50, Gardendale 31
Area 13 at Southside, Gadsden
Finals
Southside-Gadsden (23-3) 77, Oxford (6-20) 37
Area 15 at Hartselle
Hartselle 56, Columbia 36
Decatur 53, Austin 49.
CLASS 7A
Area 1 at Baker, Mobile
Davidson 79, Alma Bryant 61
Baker 50, Theodore 41
Area 2 at Murphy, Mobile
McGill-Toolen Catholic 49, Fairhope 23
Murphy 52, Foley 51
Area 4 at Central-Phenix City
Auburn 73, Smiths Station 31
Area 5 at Hoover
Hoover 64, Vestavia Hills 34
Tuscaloosa County 50, Thompson 26.
Area 6 at Spain Park, Hoover
Huffman 41, Oak Mountain 28
Spain Park 49, Mountain Brook 41
BOYS
CLASS 2A
Area 1 at Chickasaw, Mobile
St. Luke’s Episcopal 60, J.U. Blacksher 30
Area 2 at Leroy
Leroy 62, Washington County 56
Southern Choctaw 71, Choctaw County 62.
Area 3 at Samson
Geneva County 71, Cottonwood 29
Area 5 at Abbeville
Barbour County 59, G.W. Long 46
Abbeville 66, Ariton 33
CLASS 3A
Area 5 at Montevallo
Montevallo 63, Southside-Selma 61
Montgomery Academy vs. Prattville Christian, 7 p.m.
CLASS 4A
Area 3 at Ashford
Bullock County 71, Dale County 42
Area 5 at Elmore County, Eclectic
Alabama Christian 55, Tallassee 54
Elmore County 73, Holtville 51
CLASS 5A
Area 1 at Vigor
Faith Academy 67, St. Paul’s Episcopal 61
Vigor 71, Williamson 46
Area 2 at Wilcox Central
Citronelle vs. Jackson, 6:30 p.m.
Area 4 Greenville
Brewbaker Tech 70, Charles Henderson 41
Area 5 at B.T. Washington, Tuskegee
Beauregard vs. Valley, 6 p.m.
Area 11 at Mortimer Jordan
Corner vs. Springville, 5:30 p.m.
Mortimer Jordan vs. St. Clair County, 7 p.m.
CLASS 6A
Area 1 at LeFlore, Mobile
LeFlore vs. Saraland, 6 p.m.
B.C. Rain vs. Blount, 7:30 p.m.
Area 2 at Daphne
Robertsdale 71, Gulf Shores 50
Area 5 at Stanhope Elmore
Selma 62, Chilton County 46
Area 6 at Wetumpka
Benjamin Russell 54, Opelika 53
CLASS 7A
Area 2 at McGill-Toolen Catholic, Mobile
McGill-Toolen Catholic 78, Foley, 50
Murphy 60, Fairhope 59
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