Monday boys basketball
- Updated: December 10, 2018
McClendon sharp as Oxford tunes up for Plainview by swamping Fort Payne; Baker helps White Plains rally past Saks; Jacksonville, Faith, Wellborn fall
Monday’s games
Cherokee County 66, Jacksonville 53
Cleburne County 63, Wellborn 24
Coosa Christian 47, Faith Christian 45
Oxford 102, Fort Payne 46
White Plains 56, Saks 50
By East Alabama Sports Today
OXFORD – The Oxford Yellow Jackets tuned up for their expected shootout with Plainview by nailing 11 3-pointers Monday night on their way to demolishing Fort Payne 102-46.
Six players scored in double figures as the Jackets (6-3) won their third straight. Mont McClendon hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points. Kobe Warren hit four 3s and had 17. Zondrick Garrett led all scorers with 21.
“That is who we are,” a happy Oxford coach Joel Van Meter said. “Rome was not built in a day, but we are getting better.”
The Jackets led 81-38 with four minutes left in the third quarter as they were red-hot from the floor and creating turnovers with their defense. It allowed VanMeter to give his reserves a lot of playing time and build some depth.
“Our defense feeds our offense,” VanMeter said. “We are a better team defensively and when we are playing good defense we are good offensively.”
The Yellow Jackets bolted out to a 15-2 lead and were clicking on all cylinders. The Wildcats (5-5) were packing it down low to stop Garrett and the Jackets buried five 3s – Warren had three and McClendon had two. Rock Taylor was pounding the boards and adding six points, while Garrett had eight.
The Wildcats pulled out to stop Oxford’s 3-point shooting in the second quarter and the Jackets went inside to Garrett. He poured in 10 points in the quarter as the Jackets went on scoring runs of 9-0, 7-0 and 6-0 to lead by 29 at the half.
It was bombs away again in the third, as Garrett started it off with a 3. McClendon followed with two and Justin Moore had one as the Jackets opened a 51-point lead following a 17-point run.
Moore pumped in eight points in the fourth quarter despite a running clock as the Jackets broke the century mark. –Brant Locklier
Oxford 102, Fort Payne 46
FORT PAYNE (5-5) – Luke Wells 0 0-0 0, Kevin Hightower 2 0-5 4, Will Cathay 1 0-0 2, Will Abbott 2 0-0 4, Lane White 2 3-4 7, Jordan Corbin 0 0-0 0, Ty Brooks 7 2-3 17, Zach Ridgeway 1 0-0 2, Nolan Dubose 0 0-0 0, Keyshawn Hightower 4 1-4 10, Micah Simpson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-16 46.
OXFORD (6-3) – Rylan Houck 2 0-0 4, Zondrick Garrett 8 4-4 21, Eugene Leonard 5 3-3 13, Mont McClendon 6 0-0 17, Kobe Warren 6 1-2 17, Rock Taylor 5 1-2 11, Cordell Chatman 1 0-0 2, Justin Moore 6 0-0 13, Milas Jackson 1 0-0 2, Trafton Houck 0 2-2 2, Andrew Cline 0 0-0 0. Totals 40 11-13 102.
Fort Payne 14 16 10 6 – 46
Oxford 33 26 32 11 – 102
3-point goals: Fort Payne 2 (Brooks, Hightower); Oxford 11 (Garrett, McClendon 5, Warren 4, Moore). Rebounds: Oxford 36 (Garrett 9, Taylor 6).
White Plains 56, Saks 50
Brody Baker scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half as the Wildcats rallied from a four-point deficit after a low-scoring first half. Baker had eight in the third quarter and nine in a 24-point fourth quarter.
When Saks fouled down the stretch in an effort to get the ball back, White Plains went 6-for-6 from the line in the final 30 seconds.
“He simply bailed us out when we couldn’t get anything going offensively,” White Plains coach Chris Randall said. “Saks guarded really well and Brody just kept making plays to keep us in it.”
White Plains 56, Saks 50
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 0 0-1 0, Houston Conger 0 2-2 2, Quin Wilson 2 0-0 4, Jaden Chatman 3 5-6 12, Simeon Shadrix 1 0-0 3, Jacob Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Brody Baker 7 4-4 19, Matthew Clay 3 1-2 7, Kahlil Williams 2 0-0 4, Gavin Burrage 2 1-2 5. Totals 20 13-17 56.
SAKS – Tyler Smith 2 0-0 4, Zaejuan Johnson 4 0-0 9, Daveon Dukes 3 5-6 13, Leonta Jones 3 0-1 6, Zay Elston 4 0-1 9, Benji Wilson 0 0-0 0, Marreo Thomas 0 0-0 0, Jordan Cosper 1 7-10 9, Miles McLaughlin 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-18 50.
White Plains 14 5 13 24 – 56
Saks 9 14 12 15 – 50
3-point goals: White Plains 3 (Chatman, Shadrix, Baker); Saks 4 (Johnson, Dukes 2, Elston). Fouled out: Dukes. Total fouls: White Plains 15, Saks 16. Officials: Montgomery, Stringer, Woods.
Cherokee County 66, Jacksonville 53
CENTRE – Luke Goss hit six 3-pointers and the Warriors were 10-of-23 from behind the arc to win the area game. Goss led three Warriors scorers in double figures with 22 points; he also had three blocked shots. Ivory Moore scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Nasire Diamond had 10 points and five blocked shots. Yessman Green led Jacksonville with 16 points and five rebounds. Omarion Adams had 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting and DeMarien Stewart had 10 points and five steals. Donavon McCain had eight points and eight boards.
Cherokee County 66, Jacksonville 53
JACKSONVILLE – Yessmen Green 7-14 0-0 16, Omarion Adams 6-10 0-0 12, DeMarien Steart 4-9 1-2 10, Donavon McCain 4-8 0-5 8, Jay Davis 2-12 0-0 5, Kyrie Maynor 1-5 0-0 2, Carter Landers 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Barnwell 01- 0-0 0, Luke Jackson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 1-7 53.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Luke Goss 8-13 0-1 22, Ivory Moore 6-9 2-4 15, Nasire Diamond 4-6 2-3 10, Ian Edwards 2-3 1-2 5, Blake Dobbs 2-5 0-0 5, Chancellor Latty 2-4 0-0 4, Mitchell Davis 1-3 0-0 3, Bradley Elrod 1-2 0-0 2, Walton Green 0-0 0-0 0, Jayleon Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-45 4-8 66.
Jacksonville 10 12 20 11 – 53
Cherokee County 19 20 9 18 – 66
3-point goals: Jacksonville 4-14 (Green 2-6, Stewart 1-4, Davis 1-3, Maynor 0-1); Cherokee County 10-23 (Goss 6-10, Moore 1-2, Diamond 0-1, Edward 1-2, Dobbs 1-4, Davis 1-3, Elrod 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 31 (McCain 8, Green 5); Cherokee County 34 (Moore 8, Latty 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 10, Cherokee County 6.
Cleburne County 63, Wellborn 24
HEFLIN – A.J. Brown and Ben Casey combined for 18 points in the first quarter as the Tigers got off to a fast start and they closed by holding Wellborn scoreless with a running clock in the fourth quarter. Brown finished with 19 points and Casey hit four 3-pointers on the way to 14. Chase Smith had 15. Lewis Patterson led Wellborn with 12.
Cleburne County 63, Wellborn 24
WELLBORN – Khavion Wesley 2 1-3 5, Justin Berry 0 0-2 0, Lewis Patterson 3 5-6 12, Max Searcy 2 1-2 5, Tae Traylor 1 0-1 2, Robert Broom 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 7-14 24.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – A.J. Brown 9 0-2 19, Ben Casey 4 2-2 14, Niah Lindsey 0 2-2 2, LaTarrance Mackey 3 0-0 6, Hudson Miller 1 0-0 3, Tyren Robinson 1 0-0 2, Manney Rollins 1 0-0 2, Chase Smith 6 1-2 15. Totals 25 5-8 63.
Wellborn 5 8 11 0 – 24
Cleburne County 24 17 14 8 – 63
3-point goals: Wellborn 1 (Patterson); Cleburne County 8 (Brown, Casey 4, Miller, Smith 2). Total fouls: Wellborn 7, Cleburne County 14. Officials: Kelley, Courtney, Evans.
Coosa Christian 47, Faith Christian 45
GADSDEN – Faith Christian’s C.J. Gomez had a big night for the second straight game – 18 points, 18 rebounds – but the Lions came up short when they missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Mike McGraw had 14 points and seven rebounds. Jacques Prater had seven points and four boards.
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