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White Plains goes 9-for-9 from the line down the stretch to edge Fort Payne; JCA goes to 5-0

Friday’s scores
Cherokee County 72, Glencoe 64
Jacksonville Christian 78, ASD 32
Ragland 60, Pleasant Valley 23
Westbrook Christian 62, Weaver 47
White Plains 73, Fort Payne 72
 
Girls scores
Fort Payne 78, White Plains 39
Glencoe 48, Cherokee County 25
Jacksonville Christian 54, ASD 39
Pleasant Valley 52, Ragland 22
 
By East Alabama Sports Today
 
White Plains may live by the 3-pointer on most nights, but it won by the foul line Friday night.
 
The Wildcats made nine straight free throws down the stretch and hung on to edge Fort Payne 73-72. Jacob Wheeler, who had six 3-pointers in his last outing, was 5-for-5 at the line during the critical stretch and Coleman Messer was 4-for-4.
 
By the way, they had eight 3-pointers, three by Quin Wilson – in the first half. Fort Payne hit 15 treys, including one at the buzzer to make it a one-point result.
 
Brody Baker led five White Plains scorers in double figures with 15. Jaden Chatman had 14, Wilson 13, Wheeler 12 and Walker O’Steen had 11. Jacob Hendricks and Kevin Hightower had 23 apiece for Fort Payne.
 
FORT PAYNE – Robbie Graham 0 0-0 0, Jacob Hendriks 9 2-4 23, Bryson Richey 2 0-0 6, Kevin Hightower 8 4-5 23, Will Cathey 0 0-0 0, Lance White 2 2-2 7, Nate Crane 3 1-2 7, Eli Kirby 2 0-2 4. Totals 26 9-15
 
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 1 4-4 6, Quin Wilson 5 0-1 13, Jaden Chatman 5 2-2 14, Jacob Wheeler 2 6-7 12, Landon Senciboy 0 0-0 0, Brody Baker 7 1-4 15, Walker O’Steen 3 4-4 11, Kahlil Williams 1 0-0 2, Garrett Wilson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 17-22 73.
 
Fort Payne            16            18            18            20            –                72
White Plains        23            9               22            19            –                73
3-point goals: Fort Payne 11 (Hendricks 5, Richey 2, Hightower 3, White); White Plains 8 (Wilson 3, Chatman 2, Wheeler 2, O’Steen). Techincal foul: Crane. Fouled out: Graham. Total fouls: Fort Payne 22, White Plains 13, Officials: Calkins, Howell, Burroughs.

JCA 78, ASD 32

TALLADEGA – Jacksonville Christian placed four scorers in double figures and Chase Vinson picked up another double-double (16/13) as the Thunder improved to 5-0.
 
Kobe Messer and Eli Fair also scored 16 points each, while Nash Messer chipped in with 12. Brady Shaddix had six assists.

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