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- Updated: February 5, 2019
Jacksonville girls rally to beat Hokes Bluff in area tournament, guarantees spot in subregion round; includes box scores and highlights of other tournament action around the area
GIRLS GAMES
Class 1A Area 9
Talladega Co. Central 68, Victory Christian 24
Winterboro 57, Ragland 33
Class 1A Area 11
Spring Garden 92, Faith Christian 50
Coosa Christian 59, Jacksonville Christian 41
Class 3A Area 12
Glencoe 59, Hanceville 43
Susan Moore 71, JB Pennington 29
Class 4A Area 10
Cherokee County 53, White Plains 24
Jacksonville 43, Hokes Bluff 41
BOYS GAMES
Class 1A Area 11
Spring Garden 80, Coosa Christian 50
Jacksonville Christian 65, Faith Christian 57
Class 3A Area 11
Pleasant Valley 69, Wellborn 42
Class 4A Area 9
Talladega 58, Lincoln 50
Anniston 77, Cleburne County 42
Class 5A Area 7
Clay Central 60, Munford 48
Class 5A Area 12
Alexandria 52, Southside 47
By East Alabama Sports Today
CENTRE – The Jacksonville girls basketball team never ceases to amaze coach Tres Buzan this season.
The Golden Eagles were slow out of the gate and fell behind double digits early, but rallied throughout the rest of the game and wound up beating Hokes Bluff 43-41 in the Class 4A Area 10 girls tournament Tuesday night to extend their season.
The win guarantees Jacksonville a spot in the sub-region round and sends it to face top-seeded host Cherokee County for the area championship Thursday night. The Lady Warriors got through White Plains 53-24.
“Losing eight girls off that regional final team last year, we knew we were all coming in a little young and having a lot of experience to replace,” Buzan said. “But I’ve watched this team grow and get better and better.
“We’ve had our ups and downs, but pulling this one out when were down big, I couldn’t be more proud of them. There were tons of obstacles that could have said hey we lose this game, but they kept fighting and found a way.
“If you would have told me this team at the beginning of the year would go and make it to the playoffs I’d have said I don’t know what they’re made of. But they kept showing me we may be young, we may not be the team from last year, but they kept getting there.”
The Golden Eagles trailed 12-2 after the first quarter, but steadily cut into the deficit and outscored the Lady Eagles 17-10 in the fourth to win.
Patience Carr’s put back of a missed 3-pointer inside 30 seconds left capped a game-long comeback that gave Jacksonville the lead 42-40. Hokes Bluff’s Kristen Shields was fouled with two seconds left. She made the first of her two free throws, missed the second and Brenna Stone was fouled on the rebound with 1.3 seconds to play.
Stone made the first in her one-and-one, missed the bonus, but Rebekah Gannaway was there for the rebound and ran out the clock.
“Defensively they were super aggressive at the start of the game,” Buzan said. “They jumped all over us at the gate and we didn’t handle the pressure well. Then we settled in in the second quarter and started making plays we knew we could make.”
Jacksonville and Cherokee County will cross with Anniston and Talladega in the sub-region round. Those future opponents play Wednesday at Anniston.
Cherokee County 53, White Plains 24
WHITE PLAINS – Callyn Martin 4 1-6 11, Cheyene Cochran 0 0-0 0, Hallie Williams 0 0-0 0, Ary Rosario 0 2-2 2, Camden Wilson 0 0-1 0, Lily Ponder 0 0-0 0, Adrianna Sotelo 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Harris 1 1-2 3, Angel Bozarth 3 0-0 7, Kaylee Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 4-11 24.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Bell Mahannah 0 0-1 0, Caitlyn Elrod 0 0-0 0, Aubrie Williams 0 0-0 0, Laney Johnson 3 0-1 6, Aubrey Wester 1 0-0 3, Jordan Starr 6 7-8 22, Kayleigh Hunter 4 5-8 13, Crimson Mahannah 1 2-4 4, Sydney Whiseman 1 0-2 3, Alexia Wood 0 0-0 0, Karlee Perry 1 0-0 2, Audry Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-24 53.
White Plains 3 11 5 5 – 24
Cherokee County 6 14 19 14 – 53
3-point goals: White Plains 4 (Martin 2, Bozarth 2); Cherokee County 5 (Wester, Starr 3, Whiseman). Total fouls: White Plains 19, Cherokee County 16.
Notes: Starr scored 15 in the second half, 11 in the third quarter. She was 7-of-8 from the free throw line – all in the second half.
Jacksonville 43, Hokes Bluff 41
JACKSONVILLE – Patience Carr 7-9 6-7 22, Brenna Stone 4-4 2-4 10, Rebekah Gannaway 2-3 0-0 5, Malijah Goggins 1-3 1-2 4, Kayla Broom 0-5 2-5 2, Amarie Curry 0-1 0-0 0, Amia Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0, TiAsia Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Aly Meagher 0-0 0-0 0, Khadajah Richardson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14-26 11-18 43.
HOKES BLUFF – Kristen Shields 5-11 8-11 19, Gracie West 1-3 4-8 6, Haley Simpson 2-3 0-0 5, Maddie Smith 2-5 0-1 4, Bailee Latronico 1-2 1-2 4, Madison Ingram 1-2 0-0 2, Makenzie Bates 0-0 1-2 1, Madison Wolfe 0-2 0-0 0, Jayden Presley 0-0 0-4 0, Taylor Horne 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-28 14-28 41.
Jacksonville 2 11 13 17 – 43
Hokes Bluff 12 8 11 10 – 41
3-point goals: Jacksonville 4-9 (Carr 2-4, Gannaway 1-2, Goggins 1-3); Hokes Bluff 3-9 (Shields 1-2, West 0-1, Simpson 1-1, Smith 0-3, Latronico 1-2). Rebounds: Jacksonville 20 (Carr 6); Hokes Bluff 19 (Shields 3). Fouled out: Broom. Total fouls: Jacksonville 22, Hokes Bluff 17.
Notes: Carr had four steals for Jacksonville. Shields had four steals for Hokes Bluff.
Class 1A Area 11 Girls
Spring Garden 92, Faith Christian 50
FAITH CHRISTIAN (11-10) – Emily Sills 4 0-0 10, Ari Arevalo 1 0-0 2, Kristen Covington 6 0-0 13, Kassidy Nix 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Bedford 0 0-0 0, Sydnee Johnson 7 2-2 21, C.J. Setters 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kate McVeigh 2 0-0 4, Erin McVeigh 0 0-0 0, Savanna Gibbins 0 0-0 0, Megan Ford 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 2-2 50.
SPRING GARDEN (22-7) – A.J. Broome 5 1-1 12, Katie Williams 1 0-0 2, Macy Reedy 7 0-0 19, Kristin Tierce 0 0-0 0, Alexis Adkison 1 0-1 2, Neely Welsh 3 4-4 12, Payton McGinnis 4 3-3 14, Abbey Steward 2 0-0 5, Chloe Jarrett 2 2-3 7, Madison Jennings 3 0-0 7, Breanna Rogers 3 0-0 7, Emmaleigh Carter 0 0-0 0, Abbie Woods 1 0-0 2, Sara Kate McKay 1 0-0 2, Brianna Boles 0 0-0 0, Totals 33 10-12 92.
Faith Christian 20 6 12 12 – 50
Spring Garden 20 22 26 24 – 92
3-point goals: Faith 8 (Sills 2, Covington, Johnson 5); Spring Garden 16 (Broome, Reedy 5, Welsh 2, McGinnis 3, Steward, Jarrett, Jennings, Rogers, Woods). Total fouls: Faith 13, Spring Garden 7.
Notes: Nine of the 12 Spring Garden players who scored in the game hit a 3-pointer. The Lady Panthers hit nine in the first half, five in the second quarter when they started pulling away.
Class 3A Area 12 Girls
Glencoe 59, Hanceville 45
HANCEVILLE – Jessica Thompson 0 0-0 0, Hannah Flanigan 0 0-0 0, Kierra Merriweather 3 1-2 7, Zoe Joles 2 0-0 4, Victoria Stanley 1 0-0 3, Cassidy Campbell 2 2-2 7, Malorie Morgan 0 0-0 0, Kelly Pickett 7 6-6 20, Lauren Roberson 1 0-0 2, Mira Gieser 0 2-2 2. 16 11-12 45.
GLENCOE (19-8) – Anna Claire Hipps 0 0-0 0, Anna Grace Goodwin 0 0-1 0, Anna Beth Giles 8 8-9 24, Abby Vice 3 2-2 8, Ali Silvey 0 0-4 0, Ashley Morgan 2 3-6 7, Asia Dennis 1 2-2 4, Lauren Cole 2 0-0 4, Aubrey Gray 4 1-1 9, Cami Zahorscak 1 0-1 3. Totals 21 16-26 59.
Hanceville 5 9 11 20 – 45
Glencoe 10 16 16 17 – 59
3-point goals: Hanceville 2 (Stanley, Campbell); Glencoe 1 (Zahorscak). Fouled out: Gieser. Technical fouls: Giles. Total fouls: Hanceville 24, Glencoe 14. Officials: Barrow, White, Johnson.
Notes: The Lady Jackets now play Susan Moore in the area championship game Friday night. Giles had nine in the first quarter for Glencoe and was 6-for-6 from the line in the fourth. Glencoe held Hanceville’s Pickett to nine points over the first three quarters.
Class 1A Area 11 Boys
Jacksonville Christian 65, Faith Christian 57
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN – Tanner Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Cockrell 0 0-0 0, Chase Vinson 8 5-10 21, Brady Shaddix 3 3-3 10, Eli Fair 1 0-0 3, Nash Messer 2 0-0 4, Kobe Messer 11 0-0 24, Jonathan Carter 1 1-2 3. Totals
FAITH CHRISTIAN – C.J. Gomez 7 0-2 14, Seth Cravens 2 0-0 5, Michael McGraw 4 3-4 12, Ethan Richarhagan 1 0-0 2, Beau Conley 4 0-0 11, Chase Gibbins 0 0-0 0, Jacques Prater 1 0-0 2, Jacob Cleckler 4 2-4 10. Totals 23 5-10 57.
JCA 11 19 21 14 – 65
Faith 16 12 17 12 – 57
3-point goals: JCA 4 (Fair, K. Messer 2, Shaddix); Faith 6 (Cravens, McGraw, Conley 3, Prater). Total fouls: JCA 8, Faith 14. Officials: Chambers, Wise, Miller.
Notes: The Thunder will play top-seeded host Spring Garden for the area championship Thursday at 7 p.m. Vinson had 10 rebounds for another double-double. Kobe Messer scored 18 in the second half. Nash Messer had seven assists and Eli Fair had five. Vinson was 8-of-12 from the field and scored 15 in the middle two quarters when JCA took the lead.
Class 3A Area 11 Boys
Pleasant Valley 69, Wellborn 42
WELLBORN – Khavion Wesley 10 3-10 24, Justin Berry 0 0-0 0, Lewis Patterson 6 0-0 15, Glen Oliver 0 0-0 0, Austin Gamble 0 0-0 0, Tae Traylor 0 0-0 0, Rob Broom 1 1-1 3, Harley Kendall 0 0-0 0, Jermain Patterson 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 4-13 42.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Austin Johnson 1 1-2 3, Jake Malsy 3 0-2 7, Josh Ballew 8 6-8 24, Wyatt Ingram 3 0-0 6, Coleman 1 5-6 7, Garrett Cranmer 4 1-4 9, Jackson Almaroad 2 0-0 4, Colby Gaines 4 1-4 9, Jamie Winningham 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Moore 0 0-0 0, Michael Glass 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 14-26 69.
Wellborn 13 13 6 10 – 42
Pleasant Valley 16 17 23 13 – 69
3-point goals: Wellborn 4 (Wesley, Patterson 3); Pleasant Valley 3 (Malsy, Ballew 2). Total fouls: Wellborn 17, Pleasant Valley 15. Officials: Howell, Dickeson, Walker.
Notes: The Raiders will now play top-seeded host Piedmont Thursday at 6 p.m. Ballew scored 16 in the first half. The loss ended Wellborn’s season winless on the floor for the second consecutive season. The losing streak is 45 games; the Panthers were awarded a forfeit win for one of the losses last year.
Class 5A Area 12 Boys
Alexandria 52, Southside 47
ALEXANDRIA (13-10) – Seth Slaton 2 0-0 6, Adam Young 1 0-1 3, Julian Wright 0 0-0 0, Joe Tucker 2 3-3 9, Romeo Dye 2 2-5 7, Jared Ponder 1 0-0 2, Landan Williams 9 5-7 23. Totals 17 10-16 52.
SOUTHSIDE (9-18) – Christopher Lengyel 3 1-1 8, Jordan Grantland 1 1-2 3, William Carr 0 0-0 0, Blake Habyan 4 4-5 14, Colton Morrison 1 0-0 2, Brock Habyan 6 1-2 18, Parker Crask 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 7-10 47.
Alexandria 7 10 21 14 – 52
Southside 13 13 11 10 – 47
3-point goals: Alexandria 6 (Slaton 2, Young, Tucker 2, Dye); Southside 8 (Lengyel, Bl. Habyan 2, Br. Habyan 5). Fouled out: Grantland. Total fouls: Alexandria 10, Southside 13.
Notes: Tucker hit three free throws with 2:11 left to put the Valley Cubs up for good, 50-47. They were down by 10 at one point, but got back in the game with five 3-pointers in the third quarter. Alexandria now plays top-seeded host Etowah for the area championship Thursday at 7 p.m.
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