Bulldogs bounce back
- Updated: December 14, 2017
Thompson comes off bench to hit two big 3s and get Piedmont back on track; Talladega hits 12 3s at Lincoln; Piedmont girls fall
Talladega’s Fred Dickerson (2) hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter at Lincoln Thursday night. On the cover, Piedmont coach Tommy Lewis looks towards the floor after a time out. (File photos by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
Thursday’s results
Boys games
Piedmont 47, Glencoe 38
Talladega 87, Lincoln 58
Girls games
Glencoe 53, Piedmont 36
Friday’s schedule
Alexandria at Douglas
Donoho at Faith Christian
Hokes Bluff at Jacksonville
Lincoln at TCC
Munford at Pell City
Ohatchee at Weaver
Oxford at Talladega
Pleasant Valley at Sand Rock
Sacred Heart at Spring Garden
Saks at Anniston
White Plains at Piedmont
By East Alabama Sports Today
GLENCOE – Silas Thompson hit three 3-pointers, T.J. Fairs made eight free throws and Piedmont recovered from a slow start Thursday night to take a 47-38 area victory from Glencoe.
The Bulldogs scored only two free throws in the first quarter and trailed 8-2, but behind back-to-back 3-pointers by Thompson erupted for 17 points in the second quarter and never trailed again. They were 9-for-12 from the foul line in the fourth quarter – with Fairs hitting five – to keep the Yellow Jackets at bay.
“We were able to put some pressure on them in the second quarter to produce some points,” Bulldogs assistant coach Matt Glover said. “We concentrated more on defense in the second to help us score because we were struggling to score with our offensive sets in the first. Silas came off the bench to hit those two big 3s to get us back in rhythm.”
Thompson finished with 15 points. Fair had 13. Cam Harris led Glencoe with 11 points.
Talladega 87, Lincoln 58: The Tigers were hot from the start and wound up with three 20-point scorers to claim their first area win of the season.
Fred Dickerson (24), Chaztin Tanner (22) and Ashton Duncan (20) all went for 20 in the game. Dickerson hit all four of his 3-pointers in the first quarter. Tanner also hit four in the game. The Tigers made 12 treys as a team.
Dickerson also had 13 points and six rebounds. Duncan had nine rebounds and four assists. Tyrese Scales also grabbed nine rebounds.
Javian Surles had another big night for Lincoln, scoring 25 points. He had 17 in the first half.
Girls game
Glencoe 53, Piedmont 36: Abby Vice, Ashley Morgan and Kenleigh Harper scored 10 points apiece and the Lady Jackets pulled away from a close game with 20 points in the third quarter. Vice had six points in the breakout quarter, while Harper and Lauren Cole had five each.
Sydney Prater scored eight in the first quarter for Piedmont, but was held scoreless until the fourth and finished with 15 points. Kayley Kirk had 10 points.
BOYS BOX SCORES
Piedmont 47, Glencoe 38
PIEDMONT (2-2) – Carl Myers 0 2-2 2, Kaedon Jenkins 3 1-2 7, Delo Foster 0 0-1 0, Ryley Kirk 2 3-5 7, Logan Pruitt 0 0-0 0, Lee Stanley 1 0-0 2, Silas Thompson 5 2-4 15, Alex Odom 0 1-2 1, T.J. Fairs 2 8-11 13. Totals 13 17-27 47.
GLENCOE – Brandon Bishop 2 0-0 4, Noah Huff 2 0-0 4, Cade McCarver 0 0-2 0, Zack Hare 0 0-0 0, Patrick Johnson 0 0-0 0, Cam Harris 5 1-3 11, Alec Pointer 3 2-2 9, Bryan Benefield 1 3-4 6, Collin Roberts 1 0-0 2, Bradley Scott 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 6-11 38.
Piedmont 2 17 13 15 — 47
Glencoe 8 6 12 12 — 38
3-point goals: Piedmont 4 (Thompson 3, Fairs); Glencoe 2 (Pointer, Benefield). Technical fouls: Foster, Thompson, Harris. Fouled out: Harris. Total fouls: Piedmont 14, Glencoe 21.
Talladega 87, Lincoln 58
TALLADEGA – Fred Dickerson 9 2-2 24, Chance Beavers 0 0-0 0, Chaztin Tanner 8 2-2 22, Tyrese Scales 0 0-0 0, Ashton Duncan 8 1-2 20, Jay Patterson 3 0-0 7, J.Q. Wilson 3 2-3 8, Kobe Simmons 3 0-0 6, TraShaundez Bolden 0 0-0 0. Totals 34 7-9 87.
LINCOLN – Javian Surles 10 4-6 25, Tre Garrett 2 0-0 5, Earl Wells 5 2-2 12, Teddy Hall 2 0-0 4, Shamar Hampton 2 1-1 9, Jack Wood 1 0-0 3, Josh Jackson 0 0-0 0, Joe Howard 0 0-2 0. Totals 23 7-11 58.
Talladega 24 16 24 23 — 87
Lincoln 11 15 16 16 — 58
3-point goals: Talladega 12 (Dickerson 4, Tanner 4, Duncan 3, Patterson); Lincoln 5 (Surles, Garrett, Hampton 2, Wood). Total fouls: Talladega 10, Lincoln 9. Officials: Burroughs, Hollingsworth, Allen.
GIRLS BOX SCORES
Glencoe 53, Piedmont 36
PIEDMONT – Kayley Kirk 4 1-1 10, Kaitlyn Ridley 3 2-2 8, Pinky Nation 1 1-2 3, Camron Logan 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Jackson 0 0-0 0, ZaHayla Walker 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Teague 0 0-0 0, Sydney Prater 7 1-1 15, Kiara Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-6 36.
GLENCOE – A.G. Goodwin 1 0-0 3, Anna Giles 1 0-1 2, Abby Vice 4 2-6 10, Alyssa Goodwin 0 0-0 0, Ashley Morgan 3 4-6 10, Kenleigh Harper 4 0-0 10, Lauren Cole 4 0-0 9, Kaylie Davis 1 0-0 2, Breia Little 1 2-4 4, Lexi Gray 0 0-2 0, Cami Zahorscak 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 8-19 53.
Piedmont 13 3 8 12 — 36
Glencoe 9 8 20 16 — 53
3-point goals: Piedmont 1 (Kirk), Glencoe 5 (Goodwin, Harper 2, Cole, Zahorscak). Total fouls: Piedmont 14, Glencoe 8. Officials: Robinson, Warren, Wright.
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