Tuesday boys basketball
- Updated: December 11, 2018
Oxford shuts down high-scoring Plainview with stifling defense; scores, boxes from Tuesday night’s high school games in and around Calhoun County
White Plains’ Quin Wilson scored nine of his 11 points in the second half as the Wildcats kept Weaver at arm’s length. On the cover, Brody Baker continued his strong play by going for 17 points Tuesday night. (Photos by Greg Warren)
BOYS GAMES
Anniston 62, Talladega 57
Glencoe 73, Susan Moore 48
Jacksonville 77, Wellborn 24
Oxford 70, Plainview 32
Ranburne 57, Faith Christian 39
Saks 63, Pleasant Valley 47
Alexandria 70, Southside 48
Ragland 72, Gaston 39
Spring Garden 77, Jacksonville Christian 42
Sylacauga 54, Lincoln 39
Winterboro 70, Victory Christian 41
White Plains 64, Weaver 53
Westbrook Christian 58, Ohatchee 34
By Brant Locklier
For East Alabama Sports Today
OXFORD – This Oxford basketball team is starting to put the pieces together and there is no telling where it is going to lead. The future looks that bright.
Tuesday night the Yellow Jackets dismantled the No. 1 team in Class 3A, Plainview, 70-32, in front of a raucous crowd at the Oxford Sports Arena.
It was such a contrast from the first time the teams played this season. The Yellow Jackets lost a wild 109-99 double-overtime thriller at Plainview in late November, but burly sophomore forward Rock Taylor was still involved with football and didn’t play. This time he was there for 12 points and 15 rebounds.
“Rock was a beast out there tonight,” Oxford coach Joel VanMeter said. “Our team fed off his energy. We put him on (Caden) Millican and you saw what happened.”
The Jackets held Plainview’s big scorer to only seven points. Millican had 27 in the double-overtime game. Koby Tinker had 38 in that first game, but had only xx Tuesday.
Actually, three players had double-doubles for the Yellow Jackets (7-3). In addition to Taylor, junior center Zondrick Garrett put up a dominating 26-point, 12-rebound, five-dunk and eight-blocked shot performance that included a pair of 3s, and senior guard Eugene Leonard hauled down 10 rebounds to go along with 12 points and running the Oxford fast break.
“Zondrick is learning how to stay on the floor and stay out of foul trouble, and you can see him staying out of those foul situations as the game goes on,” VanMeter said. “And Eugene is learning how to stop and hit that pull up jumper instead of drawing a charge and that is huge.”
Of course, the biggest factor in the game was the Jackets’ defense.
The Bears (8-1) have a reputation of burying teams from the outside, but Oxford held the reigning state champions to an amount of points they usually score in one quarter and to only 1-of-20 shooting from 3-point range – and that one came midway through the third quarter.
“The difference tonight was we played them different,” Van Meter said. “We went into the first game and were going to press them and run a guy at the ball and double and rotate, but they’re just too good to do that against. We looked at our strength and our strength is defending. We guarded them man full-court and when they got in the half-court we did a good job switching because we are connecting.
“I can’t stress how much it was a complete team effort defensively. I don’t want to single any one person out that much because I think our chemistry is tremendous. We’re the most unselfish group we’ve been around and the most connected team I’ve had. I think when you see that score tonight and the score last night (102-46 over Fort Payne), that’s why.
“Just the way we’re all connected defensively we’re making it tough for teams to score. It’s not one person doing this or that, it’s every single one of them. The guys you expect to be really good were good, but it’s all of them working together as one that’s making it happen.”
Garrett scored seven straight points to help the Yellow Jackets jump out to a 9-2 lead and then added six more as the lead went to 17-7. Leonard then buried three baskets to extend the lead to 24-9.
Taylor took over the second quarter with eight points and eight rebounds as the Jackets pushed to lead to 37-19.
The Oxford defense continued to suffocate the Bears in the third quarter as it allowed only three field goals. Garrett, meanwhile, erupted for another 11 points to take the lead to 55-30.
The clock ran in the fourth quarter and so did the Jackets, continuing a 15-point run that opened the lead to 66-30.
Oxford 70, Plainview 32
PLAINVIEW – Tristan Willingham 0 2-2 2, Cole Millican 1 0-0 2, Taylor Haymon 0 0-0 0, David McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Haden White 1 0-0 3, Caden Millican 3 1-2 7, Jonah Williams 0 0-0 0, Christian Trais 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Underwood 1 0-0 2, Koby Tinker 6 2-4 14, Grant Sanders 1 0-1 2. Totals 13 5-9 32.
OXFORD – Rylan Houck 0 0-0 0, Zondrick Garrett 12 0-0 26, Eugene Leonard 5 1-1 12, Mont McClendon 2 1-2 5, Kobe Warren 2 0-0 5, Rock Taylor 4 4-4 12, Cordell Chatman 0 0-0 0, Justin Moore 3 0-0 6, Milas Jackson 1 0-2 2, Trafton Houck 1 0-0 2, Andrew Cline 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 6-9 70.
Plainview 13 9 8 2 – 32
Oxford 24 13 18 15 – 70
3-point goals: Plainview 1 (White); Oxford 4 (Garrett 2, Leonard, Warren). Rebounds: Plainview 14 (Ca. Millican 5); Oxford 49 (Taylor 15, Garrett 12, Leonard 10).
White Plains 64, Weaver 53
Brody Baker scored 13 of his 17 points in the middle two quarters when the Wildcats came to life and pulled away. The Wildcats kept the Bearcats at bay in the fourth by going 6-for-7 from the free throw line. Quin Wilson scored nine of his 11 in the second half for White Plains. Robert Gaines led Weaver with 14 points, while Shamar Spinks and DeAndre McCain had 13 apiece.
White Plains 64, Weaver 53
WEAVER – Taylor Deck 0 2-2 2, Robert Gaines 3 8-10 14, Shamar Spinks 3 7-12 13, Gary Wallace 0 1-2 1, DeAndre McCain 4 3-4 13 Amardric Elston 4 0-0 8, Taber Stephens 0 0-0 0, Colby Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 21-29 53.
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 1 0-1 2, Houston Conger 0 2-3 2, Quin Wilson 5 0-0 11, Jaden Chatman 3 0-1 6, Simeon Shadrix 4 2-2 11, Jacob Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Brody Baker 6 5-5 17, Matthew Clay 3 0-1 6, Jaden Harris 1 2-3 4, Kahlil Williams 1 0-0 2, Gavin Burrage 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 11-16 64.
Weaver 10 12 17 14 – 53
White Plains 8 20 24 12 – 64
3-point goals: Weaver 2 (McCain 2); White Plains 3 (Wilson, Shadrix, Burrage). Fouled out: Elston. Total fouls: Weaver 22, White Plains 19. Officials: Calkins, Cosby, Ortiz.
Anniston 62, Talladega 57
The Bulldogs couldn’t have started any better, hitting four 3-pointers and roaring to a 16-0 lead. The Tigers cut the margin to five at halftime, but the teams played even in the second half. Antonio Kite led Anniston with 20 points and 10 assists, while Kwame Milton had 13 points and Theron Montgomery had 11 points and nine rebounds. Aaron Green led Talladega with 15 points and seven rebounds, while J.Q. Wilson had 10 points and nine boards.
Spring Garden 77, JCA 42
JACKSONVILLE – Chase Vinson had another double-double for JCA (13 points, 10 rebounds). Kobe Messer had 12 points and seven boards, and Eli Fair had 10 points.
Ranburne 57, Faith Christian 39
Fatigue likely caught up to the Lions as they lost their legs in the second half, the likely culprit in a tough night from the floor. C.J. Gomez led the Lions with 10 points. Jacques Prater had eight and Seth Cravens had six.
Tuesday’s Boys Box Scores
Jacksonville 77, Wellborn 24
JACKSONVILLE – Donavon McCain 8-11 4-6 20, Yessmen Green 6-9 0-0 13, Nathan Barnwell 4-5 1-1 9, Kyrie Maynor 3-6 3-4 9, Luke Jackson 3-6 2-4 8, Hudson Harvey 2-7 2-2 6, Jay Davis 2-3 2-2 6, DeMarien Stewart 2-2 0-0 4, Omarion Adams 1-2 0-0 2, Jayden Barksdale 0-4 0-0 0, Carter Landers 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 31-57 14-21 77.
WELLBORN – Khavion Wesley 5-18 4-4 15, Robert Brown 2-4 2-2 7, Max Searcy 1-2 0-2 2, Lewis Patterson 0-4 0-1 0, Harley Kendall 0-0 0-0 0, Tae Traylor 0-3 0-0 0, Justin Berry 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Grubbs 0-1 0-0 0, Glen Oliver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 8-33 6-8 24.
Jacksonville 22 26 17 12 – 77
Wellborn 8 2 6 8 – 24
3-point goals: Jacksonville 1-2 (Green 1-2); Wellborn 2-10 (Wesley 1-4, Brown 1-3, Patterson 0-1, Berry 0-1, Grubbs 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 44 (Harvey 12, McCain 8); Wellborn 16 (Wesley 4). Fouled out: Patterson. Total fouls: Jacksonville 5, Wellborn 12.
Alexandria 70, Southside 48
SOUTHSIDE – Jordan Grantland 0 1-2 1, Blake Habyan 3 3-4 10, Colton Morrison 4 5-8 15, Tyler Rose 0 1-2 1, Thomas Simmons 2 0-0 5, Brock Habyan 5 3-6 14, Parker Crask 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 13-22 48.
ALEXANDRIA (4-3) – Seth Slaton 0 0-0 0, Adam Young 1 0-0 3, Julian Wright 2 4-6 8, Joe Tucker 3 1-2 8, Landon Comer 2 0-0 6, Romeo Dye 0 0-0 0, Jared Ponder 6 0-0 15, Khahlil Francis 1 2-2 5, Jalen Borders 5 0-0 10, Landan Williams 7 1-2 15. Totals 27 8-12 70.
Southside 14 8 15 11 – 48
Alexandria 17 19 20 14 – 70
3-point goals: Southside 5 (Bl. Habyan, Morrison 2, Simmons, Br. Habyan); Alexandria 8 (Young, Tucker, Comer 2, Ponder 3, Francis). Technical fouls: Br. Habyan, Slaton 2. Fouled out: Slaton. Total fouls: Southside 13, Alexandria 20. Officials: Montgomery, S. Smith, D. Smith.
Saks 63, Pleasant Valley 47
SAKS – Tyler Smith 3 2-2 8, Zaejuan Johnson 2 1-2 7, Daveon Dukes 9 4-4 22, Leonta Jones 1 0-0 2, Zay Elston 5 1-2 14, Ben Wilson 0 0-0 0, Kyle Goedde 0 0-0 0, Marreo Thomas 0 0-0 0, Jordan Cosper 4 3-3 12, Myles McLaughlin 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 11-13 63.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Austin Johnson 0 1-2 1, Jake Malsy 1 0-0 2, Braydon Wright 0 0-0 0, Josh Ballew 2 1-3 6, Brody Phillips 3 2-2 8, Wyatt Ingram 3 0-0 6, Coleman Haynes 3 1-2 7, Connor Wolfe 3 3-5 9, Garrett Crammer 0 0-0 0, Colby Gaines 4 0-0 8. Totals 19 8-14 47.
Saks 15 7 17 24 – 63
Pleasant Valley 13 14 3 17 – 47
3-point goals: Saks 4 (Elston 3, Cosper); Pleasant Valley 1 (Ballew). Total fouls: Saks 12, Pleasant Valley 17. Officials: Boyd, Hollingsworth, McCareeth.
Westbrook Christian 58, Ohatchee 34
WESTBROOK – Williams Lockridge 0 5-6 5, Phillip Pirani 1 0-0 3, Grant Martin 3 0-0 8, JaiShawn Cattling 1 0-1 2, Joseph Gilcrest 0 0-0 0, Jonah Morris 3 4-5 10, Patrick Wells 6 1-3 13, Jackson Luttrell 6 2-6 14, John Phillips 0 0-2 0, Brandon Foster 0 3-4 3. Totals 20 15-27 58.
OHATCHEE – Parker Alexander 0 0-0 0, Nathan Higgins 3 0-0 7, Trey Pesnell 0 0-0 0, Grayson Alward 1 1-1 3, Cameron Foushee 1 1-2 4, Evan Keller 1 2-2 5, Bayley Tillison 2 1-5 6, Austin Wyatt 0 2-3 2, Briley Hale 3 1-6 7. Totals 11 8-19 34.
Westbrook 12 11 17 18 – 58
Ohatchee 8 14 2 10 – 34
3-point goals: Westbrook 3 (Pirani, Martin 2); Ohatchee 4 (Higgins, Foushee, Keller, Tillison). Fouled out: Hale. Total fouls: Westbrook 14, Ohatchee 19. Officials: Burroughs, Kelley, Howell.
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