Back on track
- Updated: December 20, 2019
Boys roundup: Saks rebounds from loss to Piedmont, crushes Wellborn; unbeaten Piedmont, Alexandria, Jacksonville, White Plains win, Simmons passes 1,000 in Talladega loss
Thursday’s boys scores
Regular season
Alexandria 74, Cherokee County 52
Jacksonville 59, Cleburne County 37
Piedmont 56, Faith Christian 35
Ragland 75, ASD 46
Saks 70, Wellborn 18
White Plains 80, Weaver 34
Cherokee County Holiday Invitational
Tuscaloosa County 62, Cedar Bluff 44
Tuscaloosa County 76, Gaston 46
Sand Rock 53, IMG Academy 32
Collinsville 70, Gaylesville 17
Spring Garden 83, Greenup (Ky.) 76
Choo-Choo Classic, Shades Valley
Albertville 63, Talladega 31
Handley Christmas Classic
Lanett 69, Clay Central 40
Handley 63, Opelika 48
Patrick Ball Memorial Christmas Tournament, Hokes Bluff
Glencoe 74, Pleasant Valley 64
Hokes Bluff 58, Ashville 27
See the complete local holiday schedule and updated tournament brackets at this link: https://www.easportstoday.com/2019/12/18/wishing-no-l-to-all/
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
ANNISTON – Saks coach Jonathan Miller figures the best way to rinse away the bad taste of a tough loss is to get back on the floor as quickly as possible.
The Wildcats had a disappointing finish to their early-season area showdown with Piedmont on Tuesday. But they were right back at it Thursday and crushed Wellborn 70-18 in another area game.
“Any time you have a tough loss it’s just good to get back on the court as soon as possible,” Miller said. “Obviously, we didn’t play great the other night, Piedmont played a great game, we didn’t shoot the ball well. As soon as possible get out here and play.”
The Wildcats (6-2) were in a four-point game about two minutes into the fourth quarter with the undefeated Bulldogs the other night and a 10-point game with four minutes left before the wheels fell off. They lost by 24. They were 11-of-50 from the field.
It was nothing like that the next time they hit the floor. They scored the first six points Thursday night and pulled out to a 19-3 lead after the first quarter. It was 37-10 at halftime.
The big lead allowed Miller to play his entire roster. Twelve of the 13 Wildcats who played scored. Zay Elston got them going early and finished with 14 points. Zaejuan Johnson had 13 and Tyler Smith 12.
Ethan Tidwell had four points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots for Wellborn.
“Any area win is a good win, obviously,” Miller said. “Right now, everybody is chasing Piedmont. You want to be 2 or 3 (if not the No. 1 seed), you don’t want to be 4 or 5.”
Saks 70, Wellborn 18
WELLBORN – K.V. Wesley 1 3-8 5, Chris Lloyd 2 0-1 4, Keyente Curry 0 0-1 0, Jason Gentry 0 1-2 1, Rolo Broom 1 0-0 3, Ethan Tidwell 2 0-2 4, Kameron Jackson 0 1-2 1, Tae Traylor 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 5-16 18.
SAKS (6-2) –Benji Wilson 1 0-0 3, Zaejuan Johnson 6 0-0 13, Will Mixson 0 0-0 0, Leonta Jones 1 0-0 2, Patrick Williams 1 0-0 2, Myles McLaughlin 2 2-2 6, Conor Martin 3 0-0 8, Kyle Goedde 1 0-0 2, Jordan Cosper 1 0-0 2, Isiah Davis 2 0-1 4, Zay Elston 6 1-1 14, Tyler Smith 4 4-6 12, Aramis Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 7-10 70.
Wellborn 3 7 5 3 – 18
Saks 19 18 18 15 – 70
3-point goals: Wellborn 1 (Broom); Saks 5 (Wilson, Martin 2, Johnson, Elston). Fouled out: Curry. Total fouls: Wellborn 13, Saks 14. Officials: Oden, Baker, Whiteside.
Piedmont 56, Faith Christian 35
ANNISTON – Silas Thompson continues to flourish in a starting role, going for 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbing nine rebounds as the Bulldogs remained the only undefeated team in Calhoun County. Alex Odam (13) and Trey McFarland (11) also scored in double figures for the Bulldogs (7-0).
Faith’s C.J. Gomez led all scorers with 26 points. Gomez was held scoreless in the second quarter, however, as the Bulldogs broke away from a tied first quarter to take a 10-point halftime lead.
PIEDMONT (7-0) – Alex Odam 5 1-2 13, Omarion Foster 1 0-0 3, Luke Bussey 1 0-0 3, Trey McFarland 5 1-3 11, Silas Thompson 10 1-2 22, Jack Hayes 0 0-0 0, Malachi Jackson 0 0-0 0, Jakaari Foster 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 3-7 56.
FAITH CHRISTIAN – C.J. Gomez 8 9-10 26, Nicholas Goodgame 0 0-0 0, Josh Rutledge 0 0-0 0, Stephen Curlee 0 0-0 0, Ethan Richerzhagen 1 2-2 4, Andrew Huie 0 0-0 0, Brodie Dodson 1 0-0 3, Jacques Prater 0 0-0 0, Dalton Rogers 1 0-0 2, Joseph Abston 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 11-12 35.
Piedmont 10 14 14 18 – 56
Faith 10 4 11 10 – 35
3-point goals: Piedmont 5 (Odam 2, O. Foster, Bussey, Thompson); Faith 2 (Gomez, Dodson). Total fouls: Piedmont 9, Faith 6, Officials: Smith, Hall, Sang.
Alexandria 74, Cherokee County 52
ANNISTON – Alexandria matched Cherokee County’s outside shooting, but 19 points from the inside game of Landan Williams made all the difference as the Valley Cubs won in their first game since a serious car accident that sent teammate Kam Crumley to the hospital last Thursday.
Crumley’s mishap occurred while the junior guard was driving home from practice that night. He was airlifted to UAB where he continues to receive care for a serious head injury and several broken bones.
Cherokee County hit 12 3-pointers in the game, five by Dylan Culver and four by Walton Green. But the Valley Cubs answered with 10 from behind the arc, five from Collin Taylor, three from Seth Slaton and two from D’Anthony Walton. Taylor finished with 16 points and Walton had 18.
Cubs coach Jason Johnson was pleased with the way his team responded.
“They played hard and got after it,” he said. “They were glad to get back on the court. We just keep praying that he keeps healing.”
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Dylan Culver 5 0-0 15, Walton Green 4 3-3 15, Nasire Diamond 2 0-0 4, Jason McSpadden 0 1-2 1, Slade Alexander 4 0-0 10, Bradley Elrod 3 0-0 7, Tristen Starr 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 4-5 52.
ALEXANDRIA – Seth Slaton 3 0-0 9, Julian Wright 3 4-4 10, Landan Williams 8 3-6 19, Ivonte Davis 1 0-0 2, D’Anthony Walton 7 2-4 18, Collin Taylor 5 1-3 16, Javais McGhee 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 10-17 74.
Cherokee Co. 7 19 14 12 – 52
Alexandria 22 15 18 19 – 74
3-point goals: Cherokee County 12 (Culver 5, Green 4, Alexander 2, Elrod); Alexandria (Slaton 3, Taylor 5, Walton 2). Total fouls: Cherokee County 11, Alexandria 8
Jacksonville 59, Cleburne County 37
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Ben Casey 6-11 3-4 20, Rico Jordan 4-13 2-4 11, Josh Miller 1-6 2-2 4, Brody Higgins 1-2 0-0 2, Hudson Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Jalen Mormon 0-0 0-0 0, Manney Rollins 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas Harcrow 0-1 0-0 0, Dearion Prothro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-36 7-10 37.
JACKSONVILLE – Donavon McCain 7-12 3-5 18, Kyrie Maynor 3-11 4-7 13, Omarion Adams 1-4 7-8 10, Yessman Green 3-8 0-0 8, Hudson Harvey 1-5 3-4 5, Jaden Barksdale 1-8 0-1 2, Jalen Morton 1-1 0-0 2, Radanis Kirksey 0-2 1-2 1, Luke Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Barnwell 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob McCarley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-51 18-27 59.
Cleburne Co. 9 14 8 6 – 37
Jacksonville 20 10 19 10 – 59
3-point goals: Cleburne County 6-23 (Casey 5-9, Jordan 1-10, J. Miller 0-2, H. Miller 0-1, Harcrow 0-1); Jacksonville 7-27 (McCain 1-2, Maynor 3-9, Adams 1-4, Green 2-6, Harvey 0-1, Barksdale 0-4, Kirksey 0-1). Rebounds: Cleburne County 30 (Jordan 7, Casey 5); Jacksonville 37 (McCain 12, Maynor 5). Total fouls: Cleburne County 18, Jacksonville 17.
White Plains 80, Weaver 34
ANNISTON – Brody Baker led four White Plains scorers in double figures with 15 and the Wildcats also got strong contributions from their bench in pounding the Bearcats. Ten players scored for the Wildcats. Jacob Wheeler (10), Walker O’Steen (11) and Garrett Wilson (12) also scored in double figures for White Plains. Carson Wright came off the bench to score nine, hitting four of five shots from the floor.
WEAVER – Quinton Blackerby 0 0-0 0, Brendyn Knight 1 2-3 4, Marcello D’Ambrosia 2 0-0 5, Jackson Williams 0 0-1 0, Kyle Knight 3 1-1 9, Austin Bryant 2 2-2 8, Armane Burton 2 2-2 6, Taylor Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 7-9 34
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 2 0-0 4, Rico Aguirre 2 0-0 4, Quin Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jaden Chatman 1 0-0 2, Jacob Wheeler 4 0-0 10, Landon Senciboy 2 2-2 7, Brody Baker 6 2-2 15, Carson Wright 4 1-2 9, Walker O’Steen 5 0-2 11, Kahlil Williams 3 0-0 6, Garrett Wilson 5 0-0 12. Totals 34 5-8 80.
Weaver 9 8 12 5 – 34
White Plains 25 26 21 8 – 80
3-point goals: Weaver 5 (D’Ambrosia, Knight 2, Bryant 2); White Plains 7 (Wheeler 2, Senciboy, Baker, O’Steen, G. Wilson). Fouled out: Burton, Thompson. Total fouls: Weaver 13, White Plains 12.
Albertville 63, Talladega 61
IRONDALE – Trinity Bell put back his own miss with 1.3 seconds left to send Talladega to defeat and spoil the night in which Tigers’ senior Kobe Simmons went over 1,000 points for his career in the opening round of the Shades Valley Choo-Choo Classic.
Bell finished with 27 points. D’Corian Wilson led Talladega with 21 points. Simmons had 13 in joining the 1,000-Point Club and grabbed eight rebounds. Arron Green had 11 points and three blocked shots for the Tigers, who play Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa in a loser’s bracket game Friday.
ALBERTVILLE – Tim Bearden 3 0-0 8, Tristan Jordan 3 1-4 8, Ben Allen 1 3-5 5, Dane Harding 5 1-3 13, Givenchy Dorival 0 0-0 0, James Moss 1 0-0 2, Trinity Bell 10 7-10 27, J.C. Baker 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12-22 63.
TALLADEGA – Nigel Scales 2 0-0 5, Arron Green 4 2-2 11, Michael McGregor 2 2-2 6, Rontavious Barclay 1 0-0 2, D’Corian Wilson 8 2-2 21, Raderius Montgomery 0 1-2 1, Kobe Simmons 5 2-2 13, Keontae Funderburg 0 2-2 2. Totals 22 11-12 61.
Albertville 14 14 16 19 – 63
Talladega 14 13 11 23 – 61
3-point goals: Albertville 5 (Bearden 2, Jordan, Harding 2); Talladega 6 (Scales, Green, Wilson 4, Simmons). Total fouls: Albertville 11, Talladega 17.
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