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Alexandria’s Landan Williams soars down the lane for two of his team-high 25 points in the Champions Christmas Classic title game against Etowah. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Champions Christmas Classic
Seventh place: Lincoln 51, Ohatchee 44
Fifth place: Weaver 52, Randolph County 45
Third place: Jacksonville 59, Saks 51
Championship: Etowah 61, Alexandria 59

Cherokee Invitational
Girls bracket
Consolation: Sand Rock 72, Cedar Bluff 44
Championship: Spring Garden 55, Collinsville 35
Boys bracket
Consolation: Chattooga (Ga.) 63, Sand Rock 34
Championship: Spring Garden 64, LaFayette (Ga.) 61

By East Alabama Sports Today

Tournament MVP Emil Smith scored seven of his 13 points in a big second quarter, but Etowah needed all its resources to hold off a late Alexandria charge and win 61-59 Saturday for the Champions Christmas Classic title.

The Blue Devils hit four of their six 3-pointers in a 29-point second quarter that helped them erase an early deficit and take a 40-34 halftime lead in the battle of Class 5A Area 13 rivals. They stretched it in the third quarter, but the Valley Cubs rallied to make it tight down the stretch.

The loss spoiled dominating games by Alexandria’s twin towers of Landan Williams and Dalton Dodd. Williams led all scorers with 25 points and Dodd scored 23. Williams and Dodd scored all the Valley Cubs’ points in the fourth quarter and all but one in the second half.

Taylor Berry led Etowah with 17 points.

“We had our chances, but they are pretty good,” Alexandria coach Jason Johnson said.

Etowah’s tournament MVP Emil Smith (10) puts up a jumper over the defense of Alexandria’s 6-7 Landan Williams. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

To see a gallery of photos from the final two Champions Classic games, visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com

SATURDAY BOX SCORES
Champions Christmas Classic
Lincoln 51, Ohatchee 44
LINCOLN – Javion Surles 7 4-4 19, Joseph Gaston 1 0-0 2, Tre Garrett 3 2-3 9, Conner Thomas 1 0-0 2, Earl Wells 3 3-4 9, Shamar Hampton 1 1-2 4, Jack Wood 0 0-0 0, Shaun Davis 1 0-2 2, Josh Jackson 1 0-0 2, Brian Garrett 1 0-0 2, Jakari Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-15 51.

OHATCHEE – Blake Buckelew 3 0-0 7, Ben Glass 3 1-1 8, Grayson Alward 4 0-1 8, Cameron Foushee 0 1-2 1, Evan Keller 2 2-6 7, Domonique Thomas 2 1-2 5, Aaron Moore 2 4-10 8. Totals 16 9-22 44.

Lincoln 5 8 16 22 — 51
Ohatchee 14 0 16 14 — 44

3-point goals: Lincoln 3 (Surles, T. Garrett, Hampton); Ohatchee 3 (Buckelew, Glass, Keller). Fouled out: Thomas. Total fouls: Lincoln 17, Ohatchee 14. Officials: Smith, Lemon, Whiteside.

Weaver 52, Randolph County 45
WEAVER – London Knight 2 8-11 12, Robert Gaines 5 1-3 12, Shamar Spinks 4 5-6 13, Nick Rottes 1 4-4 6, Alex Perry 0 0-0 0, Dalton Hamby 0 0-0 0, Gary Wallace 0 1-2 1, Amadric Elston 4 0-1 8. Totals 16 19-26 52.

RANDOLPH COUNTY – Andrew Prestridge 6 4-10 18, Damarcus Davis 0 0-0 0, Jamarcus Brown 3 0-0 6, Caleb White 2 2-4 6, Artario Hester 0 0-2 0, Brody Wortham 2 0-2 4, Tre Terrell 3 0-0 6, Aaron Knight 2 0-0 4, Thomas Ryder 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 7-20 45.

Weaver 16 13 12 11 — 52
Randolph County 13 13 11 8 — 45

3-point goals: Weaver 1 (Gaines); Randolph County 2 (Prestridge). Fouled out: Prestridge, Elston. Total fouls: Weaver 17, Randolph County 16. Officials: Morriss, Walker, Smith.

Jacksonville 59, Saks 51
JACKSONVILLE – DeAndre McCain 5-10 3-4 13, Alex Davis 4-4 2-2 10, DeMarien Stewart 2-7 3-4 9, Cade Landers 4-7 0-1 9, Alex Gilbert 3-7 0-1 6, DeDarien Savage 2-2 1-2 5, Ron Wiggins 2-2 0-1 4, Donovan McCain 1-3 0-2 2, Carter Landers 0-0 2-2 2, Jaden Barksdale 0-3 0-0 0, Jacob Tucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 11-19 59.

SAKS – DeVaughan Beason 6-14 4-6 19, Darien Briskey 5-12 1-4 12, Laderrick Bell 3-9 0-0 7, Daveon Dukes 2-4 2-6 6, Brent Clark 1-3 0-0 3, Marreo Thomas 1-3 0-1 2, Zay Elston 1-2 0-0 2, Tyler Smith 0-1 0-1 0, Eley Downes 0-1 0-0 0, C.J. Lauderdale 0-0 0-0 0, Jaylen Young 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 7-18 51.

Jacksonville 12 13 10 24 — 59
Saks 11 14 8 18 — 51

3-point goals: Jacksonville 2-8 (De. McCain 0-1, Stewart 2-6, Barksdale 0-1); Saks 6-19 (Beason 3-9, Briskey 1-2, Bell 1-6, Clark 1-1, Elston 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 37 (Do. McCain 9); Saks 35 (Smith 7, Dukes 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 17, Saks 18. Officials: Woods, Morriss, Poss.

Etowah 61, Alexandria 59
ETOWAH – Chris Griffin 1 2-3 4, Emil Smith 6 0-0 13, Justin Harris 1 0-0 2, Alec Timmons 3 0-0 7, DeRicky Wright 3 5-6 12, Jamen Graham 3 0-0 6, Davion Smith 0 0-0 0, Taylor Berry 6 2-4 17, Jesse Altman 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-13 61.

ALEXANDRIA – Joe Tucker 2 2-5 7, Jake Weathington 1 0-0 2, Dru Davis 0 0-0 0, Grayson Chaffin 0 0-0 0, Dalton Dodd 7 8-14 23, Jalen Borders 0 2-2 2, Landan Williams 7 11-13 25. Totals 17 23-34 59.

Etowah 11 29 11 10 — 61
Alexandria 14 20 9 16 — 59

3-point goals: Etowah 6 (E. Smith, Timmons, Wright, Berry 3); Alexandria 2 (Tucker, Dodd). Total fouls: Etowah 20, Alexandria 16. Officials: Holmes, Robinson, Warren.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Emil Smith, Etowah (MVP); Javion Surles, Lincoln; DeAndre McCain, Jacksonville; Jake Weathington, Alexandria; Shamar Spinks, Weaver; DeVaughan Beason, Saks; Jamen Graham, Etowah; Dalton Dodd, Alexandria.

Jacksonville’s Cade Landers (5) drives around Saks all-tournament pick DeVaughan Beason. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Players from Jacksonville and Saks focus on the ball coming off the rim during Saturday’s Champions Classic consolation game. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

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