So much Moore
- Updated: December 5, 2019
Aaron Moore returns to Ohatchee, scores 28 to lead Sacred Heart to area victory; Anniston tops Lincoln in big early area game
THURSDAY’S BOYS GAMES
Anniston 84, Lincoln 68
Cherokee County at Cedar Bluff
Spring Garden 84, Donoho 42
Faith Christian 44, Ranburne 43
ASD 53, Gaylesville 19
Sacred Heart 68, Ohatchee 44
THURSDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Anniston at Lincoln
Cherokee County at Cedar Bluff
Spring Garden 104, Donoho 42
Ranburne 60, Faith Christian 8
Gaylesville 47, ASD 31
Sacred Heart 49, Ohatchee 23
By East Alabama Sports Today
OHATCHEE – Aaron Moore returned to his old stomping grounds, scored 28 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and led Sacred Heart to a 68-44 area victory over Ohatchee Thursday night.
Moore played for the Indians before transferring to Sacred Heart.
The 6-7 senior got off to a fast start, scoring 10 in the first quarter. He had 21 in the first half.
“No doubt he had a great game,” Ohatchee coach Bryant Ginn said. “We didn’t have an answer.”
The Indians fouled out three players trying to find one. Cam Foushee (14) and Austin Wyatt combined for 27 points to lead the Indians.
“It’s not about his old school or just him; he played well – double double,” Cardinals coach Ralph Graves said. “It was big for us to get an area win. We’re 3-0 in the area and we’re on three consecutive days of games. Two are on the road (Ohatchee and Childersburg) and Saturday at home (John Carroll) so we are trying to be road warriors and stay locked in on being the best team we can be.”
Anniston 84, Lincoln 68
LINCOLN — Class 4A Area 9 figures to be an absolute dogfight this season with three potential top 10 teams – one a reigning state champion – playing for two spots in the state tournament.
Anniston put its nose out front first, beating Lincoln in its area opener.
“It was big because we were on the road and also because Lincoln is really good team,” Bulldogs coach Torry Brown said. “They’ve got one of the better players back this year (Javion Surles), so to come out and get a big area win on the road against a good team, that was big for us. It’s really good to go up 1-0 in the area.”
Kwame Milton scored 30 points, Antonio Kite had 25 and Tahj Jones hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to get the Bulldogs going. Anniston scored 35 points in the first quarter and 51 in the first half.
“We shot the ball really well,” Brown said. “Tahj hit three 3s in the first quarter and they were making a run late to get back in it and Tahj hit a 3, then Kwame hit another and that gave us some separation.”
Lincoln put four scorers in double figures, led by Surles’ 18 points.
Faith Christian 44, Ranburne 43
RANBURNE – C.J. Gomez put up a layup that went through the hoop with seven-tenths of a second left to lift Faith Christian over Ranburne.
The Lions (4-2) trailed by four at halftime, but picked up their intensity in second half. They called time with 13 seconds left down one. Point guard Jacques Prater got the ball Josh Rutledge in the corner and Rutledge hit Gomez on a cut to the basket.
“We called time out and drew it up and it happened to work,” Lions coach Justin Kisor said. “By the time it hit the ground the game was over.”
Gomez finished with 19 points. Prater had 10, hitting three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
Thursday’s Boys Box Scores
Sacred Heart 68, Ohatchee 44
SACRED HEART – Taishun Hall 1 1-2 3, Jarek Burroughs 2 1-3 5, Jack Miller 3 2-3 10, Allen Marshall 1 3-4 5, Javen Croft 0 0-2 0, Aaron Moore 11 6-10 28, Devin Barksdale 0 1-2 1, Delroy Francis 3 4-10 11, Cade Landers 2 1-2 5. Totals 23 19-36 68.
OHATCHEE – B. Hollis 0 1-2 1, Domonique Thomas 1 1-4 4, Trey Pesnell 3 0-0 9, Justin Powell 1 0-0 2, Cam Foushee 4 2-2 13,
D Hollis 0 1-5 1, Austin Wyatt 7 0-1 14, Briley Hale 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-14 44.
Sacred Heart 16 24 13 15 – 68
Ohatchee 5 7 23 9 – 44
3-point goals: Sacred Heart 3 (Miller 2, Francis); Ohatchee 7 (Thomas, Pesnell 3, Foushee 3). Technical fouls: Hale. Fouled out: Hollis, Thomas, Foushee. Total fouls: Sacred Heart 20, Ohatchee 30.
Anniston 84, Lincoln 68
ANNISTON – Mark Toyer 0 1-4 1, Antonio Kite 10 5-8 25, Kwame Milton 12 2-5 30, Tahj Jones 4 1-2 13, Tadyn Jones 1 0-0 3, Malcolm Harvey 6 0-0 12, Troy Hall 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 9-19 84.
LINCOLN – Javion Surles 6 4-5 18, Cam Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Tre Garrett 7 2-5 16, Kye Patterson 0 0-0 0, Brian Garrett 6 1-3 16, J.D. Davis 2 0-1 4, Chorion Kelbey 0 0-0 0, Tre Hines 5 3-6 14. Totals 26 10-20 68.
Anniston 35 16 16 17 – 84
Lincoln 13 18 14 23 – 68
3-point goals: Anniston 9 (Milton 4, Tj. Jones 4, Td. Jones); Lincoln 6 (Hines, B. Garrett 3, Surels 2). Fouled out: Toyer. Total fouls: Anniston 17, Lincoln 15. Officials: Childs, Lemon, Stringer.
Faith Christian 44, Ranburne 43
FAITH CHRISTIAN – C.J. Gomez 8 3-7 19, Nick Goodgame 1 0-0 2, Josh Rutledge 1 0-0 3, Ethan Richerzhagen 4 0-0 9, Charles Gibbins 0 0-0 0, Jacques Prater 3 1-5 10, Dalton Rogers 0 0-0 0, Damian Arevalo 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-12 44.
RANBURNE – Will Hewitt 2 0-0 6, Levi Langley 4 2-4 10, Ben Jackson 0 0-0 0, Trace McMohan 0 0-0 0, Tye Bailey 4 0-0 9, Chase Wiggins 2 0-0 5, Carson Riddle 2 0-0 5, Jaxon Langley 3 0-0 6, Caleb Hornsby 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 2-4 43.
Faith 13 8 8 15 – 44
Ranburne 15 10 6 12 – 43
3-point goals: Faith 5 (Rutledge, Richerzhagen, Prater 3); Ranburne 5 (Hewitt 2, Bailey, Wiggins, Riddle). Total fouls: Faith 12, Ranburne 16.
Thursday’s Girls Box Scores
Sacred Heart 49, Ohatchee 23
SACRED HEART – Taysia West 3 0-0 6, Alisia Person 3 0-4 8, Miyah Harris 6 1-1 14, Amiyah Buchanan 2 0-0 4, Cearia Jenkins 0 1-2 1, Jordan Sabree 4 0-0 9, JaNaya Watters 0 0-0 0, Serena Hardy 2 1-1 5, Alyssa Bell 0 2-4 2. Totals 20 5-12 49.
OHATCHEE – Gracyn Snow 0 0-0 0, Jazmine Adams 1 0-0 3, Lyda Elders 0 0-0 0, Tori Vice 3 2-2 10, Baylee Alward 1 0-1 2, Gracie George 0 2-4 2, Millie Rainwater 0 0-0 0, Jorda Crook 3 0-0 6. Totals 8 4-7 23.
Sacred Heart 12 13 16 8 – 49
Ohatchee 2 6 7 8 – 23
3-point goals: Sacred Heart 4 (Person 2, Harris, Sabree). Ohatchee 3 (Vice 2, Adams). Total fouls: Sacred Heart 11, Ohatchee 13. Officials: Pratt, Phillips, Jones.
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