Milton makes ’em pay
- Updated: February 8, 2019
Area roundup: Anniston guard’s sixth 3 in final minute lifts Bulldogs over Talladega for area title; Ohatchee girls qualify for subregion for first time since 2016, and more
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Girls games
Class 1A Area 11
Championship: Spring Garden 73, Coosa Christian 23
Class 2A Area 11
Ohatchee 47, Gaston 36
Sacred Heart 74, Westbrook Christian 41
Boys games
Class 1A Area 11
Championship: Spring Garden 71, Jacksonville Christian 53
Class 3A Area 11
Piedmont 73, Pleasant Valley 46
Saks 64, Weaver 61
Class 4A Area 9
Championship: Anniston 41, Talladega 40
Class 4A Area 10
Cherokee County 47, White Plains 46
Jacksonville 66, Hokes Bluff 40
Class 5A Area 7
Championship: Sylacauga 70, Clay Central 65
Class 5A Area 12
Championship: Etowah 73, Alexandria 69
By East Alabama Sports Today
Antonio Kite may have been the most valuable player of the tournament, but Kwame Milton certainly was the MVP of the game.
Milton hit a 3-pointer from the left side with 21 seconds to play and Anniston held its breath as the clock wound down to beat Talladega 41-40 Thursday for the Class 4A Area 9 boys championship.
The Bulldogs worked the ball along the arc to set up their game-winner. Tournament MVP Antonio Kite got it over to William Fairley, who then found Milton alone in the left corner. Talladega’s J.Q. Wilson came flying across to contest the shot, but Milton found nothing but net.
The 3-pointer capped a big second half for the junior, who had all but two of the Bulldogs’ points in the final two quarters. Those other two were a pair of free throws by Theron Montgomery to tie the game at 38 with 2:16 to play.
Milton scored 23 in the game with six 3-pointers. Kite had seven points and Montgomery eight.
After gaining a 35-33 lead at the end of the third quarter behind 10 of D’Corian Wilson’s 18 points, the Tigers went cold and were 0-for-9 from the field in the fourth quarter.
Anniston opened an 11-point lead in the second quarter, but the Tigers put together an 8-0 run and cut the deficit to three by halftime.
The Bulldogs (22-7) await the loser of Saturday’s Cherokee County-Jacksonville game for its subregion matchup Tuesday. The winner of that game will host Talladega (21-8).
Anniston 41, Talladega 40
TALLADEGA (21-8) – Chaztin Tanner 0 3-4 3, Aaron Green 2 1-2 5, D’Corian Wilson 9 0-0 18, J.Q. Wilson 2 2-3 6, Kobe Simmons 2 4-6 8. Totals 15 10-15 40.
ANNISTON (22-7) – Antonio Kite 3 0-1 7, Ladreka Hall 1 1-4 3, Kwame Milton 8 1-2 23, Malcolm Harvey 0 0-0 0, William Fairley 0 0-0 0, Hunter Rouse 0 0-0 0, Theron Montgomery 3 2-2 8. Totals 15 4-9 41.
Talladega 8 13 14 5 – 40
Anniston 10 14 9 8 – 41
3-point goals: Anniston 7 (Milton 6, Kite 1). Fouled out: J. Wilson, Montgomery. Total fouls: Talladega 12, Anniston 15.
Etowah edges Valley Cubs in 5A Area 12
ATTALA – David Berry and Trent Davis combined for 16 points in the fourth quarter when the Blue Devils rallied to beat the Valley Cubs 73-69 for the area championship.
Etowah will now host Mortimer Jordan, while Alexandria travels to Jasper in the sub-region round of the tournament.
Alexandria carried a 54-53 lead into the fourth quarter, but Berry scored nine and Davis seven to bring Etowah the victory. Berry finished with 23 points; he hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter and five in the game.
Landan Williams led four Alexandria scorers in double figures with 17 points (and 15 rebounds). Romeo Dye had 14 points, Julian Wright 12 and Joe Tucker 11.
Etowah 73, Alexandria 69
ALEXANDRIA – Seth Slaton 1 2-2 5, Adam Young 1 0-1 3, Julian Wright 6 0-4 12, Joe Tucker 5 0-1 11, Landon Comer 1 0-0 2, Romeo Dye 2 9-10 14, Jared Ponder 0 0-0 0, Kahlil Francis 1 0-0 3, Landan Williams 6 5-7 17. Totals 23 16-25 69.
ETOWAH – Devin Laster 1 0-0 3, Chris Griffin 1 0-0 2, Cyrus Smith 3 0-0 7, Justin Harris 1 0-1 2, Derickey Wright 6 1-3 13, Trent Davis 6 6-13 19, Jamin Graham 0 0-0 0, Brady Troup 1 0-0 2, David Berry 7 4-7 23. Totals 26 11-24 73.
Alexandria 22 21 11 15 – 69
Etowah 23 14 16 20 – 73
3-point goals: Alexandria 5 (Slaton, Young, Tucker, Dye, Francis); Etowah 8 (Laster, Smith, Davis, Berry 5). Fouled out: Slaton, Dye. Total fouls: Alexandria 21, Etowah 19. Officials: Ingram, Rary, Lemons.
Class 1A Area 11
Spring Garden pulls away late
SPRING GARDEN – Spring Garden pulled away from a four-point game midway through the fourth quarter to win the area championship. Chase Vinson led JCA with 29 points and 12 rebounds. Kobe Messer had 15 points and five assists. Nash Messer had five points and five assists.
Girls
Class 2A Area 11
Ohatchee makes subregion round
Maybe this Ohatchee girls team ought to be known as the Magnificent Seven.
With only seven available players on the roster, the Lady Indians scorched Gaston 47-36 to earn their first trip to the subregion round of the tournament since 2016.
Tori Vice and Regan Snow both scored nine points in the first half as the Tribe opened a 36-13 halftime lead. The Lady Indians held Gaston without a field goal and to only three free throws in the second quarter.
Vice led the Ohatchee with 16 points.
Ohatchee will play Sacred Heart for the area title Saturday. The winner hosts Lafayette in their subregional game, while loser will travel to Area 9 champion Ranburne.
Ohatchee 47, Gaston 36
OHATCHEE – Gracyn Snow 2 0-0 4, Jazmine Adams 2 0-1 5, Tori Vice 7 0-2 16, Gracie George 1 0-0 2, Millie Rainwater 2 0-0 5, Regan Snow 3 3-11 9, Jorda Crook 3 0-3 6. Totals 20 3-17 47.
GASTON – Kaytlin Thrasher 1 0-0 2, Alexis Underwood 0 0-0 0, Abriana Dupree 3 5-10 11, Sidney Oliver 3 7-10 13, Haley Morgan 3 0-0 7, Alyssa Gargus 1 1-2 3, Brianna Wise 0 0-0 0, Lillian Lewis 0 0-1 0. Totals 11 13-23 36
Ohatchee 16 20 4 7 – 47
Gaston 10 3 13 10 – 36
3-point goals: Ohatchee 4 (Adams, Vice 2, Rainwater); Gaston 1 (Morgan). Fouled out: Morgan. Total fouls: Ohatchee 17, Gaston 16. Officials: Davis, Duffront, Weston.
Sacred Heart 74, Westbrook Christian 41
Ayanna Foster scored 22 points and Joelle Tillery 14 with four second-half 3-pointers to lead the Lady Cardinals into the area tournament title game and the subregion. Foster scored 17 points in the first half as Sacred Heart built a 38-14 halftime lead.
Sacred Heart 74, Westbrook Christian 41
WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN – Brooke Seawright 1 0-0 2, Brielle Wood 1 7-18 9, Jenah Goosby 1 0-0 3, Autumn Ingle 3 5-5 13, Liana Shah 2 0-0 6, Kinsley Gupta 1 1-2 4, Emberlie O’Sullivan 1 0-2 2, Siera Hyfield 1 0-0 2, Sara King 0 0-0 0, Allie Blevins 0 0-0 0, Margaret Morgan 0 0-0 0, Kenna Stephens 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 13-27 41.
SACRED HEART – Alisia Person 3 1-2 7, Myiah Harris 2 3-3 7, Ayanna Foster 10 2-6 22, Cearia Jenkins 0 0-2 0, Joelle Tillery 4 2-2 14, Jordan Sabree 1 6-11 8, Serena Hardy 5 0-0 12, Alyssa Bell 0 2-4 2, Elizabeth Morris 0 0-0 0, Taysia West 1 0-2 2. Totals 26 16-30 74.
Westbrook 8 6 13 14 – 41
Sacred Heart 16 22 24 12 – 74
3-point goals: Westbrook 6 (Goosby, Ingle 2, Shah 2, Gupta); Sacred Heart 6 (Tillery 4, Hardy 2). Total fouls: Westbrook 21, Sacred Heart 21.
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