Reed is right
- Updated: December 13, 2017
Girls roundup: Reed provides Lady Bearcats needed punch, ran out quickly on Wellborn for first area win
TUESDAY’S GIRLS SCORES
Anniston 62, Handley 53
Cleburne County at Ranburne
Jacksonville 43, White Plains 8
Pell City 51, Lincoln 12
Plainview 68, Oxford 56
Pleasant Valley at Hokes Bluff
Southside 69, Alexandria 28
Spring Garden 76, JCA 18
Talladega 86, Clay Central 18
Winterboro at Munford
Weaver 62, Wellborn 53
By East Alabama Sports Today
WEAVER – When the Weaver girls basketball team lost Mariah Thompson to a knee injury two weeks ago, the Lady Bearcats went searching for someone to replace her scoring.
Emily Reed and Abby Gaines filled that bill Tuesday night.
With the additional challenge of top scorers Caleigh Cortez and Rayne Beck both in foul trouble and eventually fouling out, Reed came through with 18 points and Gaines added nine as the Lady Bearcats edged Wellborn 62-53 in their area opener.
It was their first win without Thompson, who suffered her injury earlier in the Cedar Bluff game Dec. 1 and is expected to get the evaluation on her MRI Wednesday.
“It was our first win without Mariah and it was a big one,” Weaver coach Gary Atchley said. “We are starting to figure things out and when we do we will be a hard team to beat. We have got to figure out how to play with high intensity and be the most physical team on the floor every night.”
When all the pieces are working together, the Lady Bearcats (4-5) were sharp. Reed, who earlier this year was implored to shoot more, scored nine points in the first quarter and helped stake Weaver to an 11-point lead. It was an 18-point lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Bearcats also were successful in keeping Wellborn scoring machine Vanessa Carter off the scoreboard in the first quarter. Carter finished with a game-high 23 points, but she scored 16 in the fourth quarter as the Lady Panthers were frantically trying to catch up.— Al Muskewitz
Plainview 68, Oxford 56: The Lady Bears (8-2) used hard-nosed pressure defense to pull away in the last three minutes.
Plainview went on a 10-1 run in the last 3 minutes to break open a 58-55 lead and dump the Lady Jackets (6-5) for the second time this season. The lead changed hands seven times in the game.
Turnovers hurt the Jackets big-time as they turned it over 20 times, while the Bears only mishandled it seven times.
Plainview drilled seven first-half 3-pointers, four by Olivia Graham, who had 18 of her 27 in the half. Oxford would not back down and matched the Bears point-for-point with balanced scoring. Makayla Kidd had 11 first-half points and Tremeria Britt added seven more.
Kidd ended up with 13 points and four rebounds, while Tremeria Britt tallied 14 points. Justyce Smith had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. She scored nine in the second half. — Brant Locklier
Anniston 62, Handley 53: Toniah Foster and Allasha Dudley both enjoyed double-doubles as the Lady Dawgs (6-1) scored an area victory.
Foster scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed a team-high 17 rebounds, while Dudley had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Montiega Clemons had 18 points and Tekyia Jackson grabbed 13 rebounds.
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BOX SCORES
Weaver 62, Wellborn 53
WELLBORN – Taliyah Kirby 1 0-1 2, Vanessa Carter 9 4-4 23, Anaya Lowe 3 0-2 6, Itiania Weatherly 2 2-2 6, McKenzie Raines 1 0-4 2, Katessa Carter 0 0-0 0, Kristyne Haisch 0 0-0 0, Markeisha Jones 7 0-0 14. Totals 23 6-13 53.
WEAVER (4-5) – Caleigh Cortez 4 4-9 12, Kylee Jordan 1 0-0 2, Rayne Beck 5 1-2 11, Emily Reed 8 0-1 18, Anna Howell 1 0-0 2, Abby Gaines 3 3-7 9, Amira Carter 2 4-10 8. Totals 24 12-29 62.
Wellborn 10 12 9 22 — 53
Weaver 21 10 18 13 — 62
3-point goals: Wellborn 1 (V. Carter); Weaver 2 (Reed 2). Fouled out: Weatherly, Raines, Cortez, Beck. Total fouls: Wellborn 23, Weaver 15. Officials: Mahone, Harris, Williams.
Plainview 68, Oxford 56
PLAINVIEW (8-2) – Peyton Blevins 1 0-0 2, Harley Wilkins 0 0-0 0, Sady Wooten 0 0-0 0, Katherine Thompson 7 3-5 19, Catherine Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Kaitlyn Shankles 0 0-0 0, Tobi Trotter 4 3-4 12, Jenna Mayes 1 0-0 2, Olivia Graham 10 2-4 27, Kaitlynn Williams 0 0-0 0, Macy Lance 1 0-0 2, Morgan Richey 0 2-2 2. Totals 25 10-15 68.
OXFORD (6-5) – Anna Bolton 1 0-0 3, Makayla Kidd 5 2-4 13, Halaya Harmon 1 0-0 3, Ashleigh Jackson 3 2-2 8, Tremeria Britt 5 4-5 14, Akeira Robinson 1 0-0 2, Aumari Lindsay 0 0-4 0, Jamyia Byrd 0 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 5 3-6 13, Kayln Hendrix 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-21 56.
Plainview 19 20 16 13 — 68
Oxford 19 17 11 9 — 56
3-point goals: Plainview 8 (Thompson 2, Trotter, Graham 5); Oxford 3 (Bolton, Kidd, Harmon). Rebounds: Plainview 27 (Graham 8, Thompson 5); Oxford 36 (Smith 10, Jackson 9).
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