Bear-ing Down
- Updated: December 28, 2019
Boys roundup: Lincoln rallies from double-digit deficit for third straight game, beats Fort Payne for Glencoe crown; includes scores and more
Saturday’s boys scores
Big Orange Classic
Wenonah 60, Handley 27
Cleburne County Christmas Classic
Ohatchee 53, Ranburne 36
Cleburne County 63, Donoho 58
Cherokee County 56, Munford 54
Vincent 81, Winterboro 53
Don Webb Classic
Championship game
Fyffe 92, Talladega 75
Glencoe Holiday Shootout
Casey County (Ky.) 68, Cedar Bluff 58
Jacksonville 70, Piedmont 67
Alexandria 76, Faith Christian 46
Championship game, Lincoln 67, Fort Payne 59
Hilburn-Patterson Invitational, Tallapoosa, Ga.
Clay Central 28, Randolph County 27
Temple 59, Haralson County 57
Spring Garden 61, Bowdon 57
Huntsville City Classic
Third-place game
Oxford 68, Sparkman 63
Hilton Sandestin (Fla.) Beach Blowout
Helena 55, White Plains 45
Wayne County (Ky.) 65, Oneonta 63
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
GLENCOE – At this point perhaps it’s best for the Lincoln basketball team to just put a 12-point deficit on the scoreboard, 12 minutes on the clock and go from there.
The Golden Bears staged their third straight comeback from double digits Saturday night, this time rallying from 15 down in the first quarter and seven to start the fourth to beat Fort Payne 67-59 and win the Glencoe Holiday Shootout.
In their three tournament wins, they came from 24 down in the third quarter against Alexandria and 15 points with five minutes to play against Piedmont. This time the deficit was not as large as late and when it was the Bears had a lot more time to work it off; still, they fell behind by an uncomfortable margin.
“It’s bothersome,” Lincoln coach Doug Ward said. “Our preparation is not being put into action. We get a scouting report, we tell them how we want to do things, between the preparation and get to the game there’s a disconnect.
“Halftime was a come-to-Jesus meeting and then we had a come-to-Jesus timeout. Nothing against the teams we played, to beat an Anniston, to beat a Talladega, to get to where they say they want to go we’ve got to be able to execute these things better. It’s bothersome.”
A 15-0 Fort Payne run in the first quarter put the Bears in a 22-7 hole. They did get back within one with 3:17 left in the third quarter, but the Wildcats rebuilt the lead to 45-38 going into the fourth quarter.
Javion Surles and Brian Garrett brought the Bears back. They finally got the game tied at 53 on a 3-pointer by Surles with 4:25 to play and another on their next trip down the floor gave them their first lead with 3:54 to play.
Fort Payne went back on top 59-58 on a pair of Jake Hendricks free throws with 1:56 to play, then the Bears scored the last nine points of the game. The big exchange came with 36.9 seconds left when Garrett was fouled driving to the basket, Fort Payne coach Michael Banks was hit with a technical foul for protesting too loudly and Garrett hit three of the free throws.
Surles was fouled on the ensuing possession. He hit the first free throw making it a four-point possession but had to leave the game with blood on his uniform. Cam Reynolds replaced him and missed the second free thow, but the Bears still had a 64-59 lead.
“It was kind of scary, but we know we can focus, buckle down and play with anybody we play against,” Garrett said. “We have a lot of playmakers on the team, but we focused on playing as a team, played ball and got the victory.”
Surles scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half, 15 in the fourth quarter. Garrett scored 19 of his 23 in the second half. They combined for 25 points in the fourth quarter.
“They’re good,” Ward said. “I think the confrontation me and (Garrett) had was the first time he’s actually shown some life. He’s kind of not been strong in these situations and he was real strong tonight. He took over there early. He had that assassin’s look in his eye tonight.”
Saturday’s boys box scores
Glencoe Holiday Shootout
Lincoln 67, Fort Payne 59
FORT PAYNE – Jake Hendricks 7 8-8 25, Bryson Richey 6 0-0 13, Kevin Hightower 4 0-4 8, Will Abbott 0 0-2 0, Lane White 2 0-0 5, Jaden Dubose 0 0-2 0, Micah Simpson 3 0-1 8. Totals 22 8-15 59.
LINCOLN – Javian Surles 8 5-8 24, Cam Reynolds 0 1-5 1, Stephen White 4 0-1 8, Siete Garrett 0 0-0 0, Brian Garrett 8 4-7 23, Tre Hines 1 2-2 4, Kye Patterson 3 0-0 7. Totals 24 12-23 67.
Fort Payne 22 7 16 14 – 59
Lincoln 9 11 18 29 – 67
3-point goals: Fort Payne 7 (Hendricks 3, Richey, White, Simpson 2); Lincoln 7 (Surles 3, B. Garrett 3, Patterson) Technical fouls: Fort Payne coach Banks. Fouled out: Total fouls: Fort Payne 16, Lincoln 16.
Alexandria 76, Faith Christian 46
FAITH CHRISTIAN – C.J. Gomez 9 3-11 22, Stephen Curlee 2 0-1 4, Ethan Richerzhagen 5 2-2 15, Josiah Abston 1 1-4 3, Jacques Prater 1 0-2 2, William Burgess 0 0-0 0, Damian Arevalo 0 0-0 0, Totals 18 6-20 46.
ALEXANDRIA – Javais McGhee 0 1-2 1, Collin Taylor 2 0-2 6, D’Anthony Walton 8 1-2 17, Ivonte Davis 0 0-0 0, Seth Slaton 5 1-2 13, Julian Wright 8 1-3 17, Dustin Warren 0 1-2 1, Javarious Williams 2 1-2 5, Landan Williams 7 2-3 16. Totals 32 8-18
Faith Christian 10 17 12 7 – 46
Alexandria 19 21 25 11 – 76
3-point goals: Faith 4 (Gomez, Richarzhagen 3); Alexandria 4 (Taylor 2, Slaton 2). Total fouls: Faith 12, Alexandria 18. Officials: Stringer, Stringer, Dupree.
Jacksonville 70, Piedmont 67
JACKSONVILLE – Q Long 7-11 3-4 22, Donavon McCain 5-9 3-5 13, Kyrie Maynor 5-7 0-0 12, Jaden Barksdale 2-8 3-6 8, Ron Wiggins 3-7 1-2 7, Hudson Harvey 2-4 0-0 4, Yessman Green 2-6 0-0 4, Nathan Barnwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 10-17 70.
PIEDMONT – Alex Odam 11-21 6-6 34, Silas Thompson 10-19 2-4 24, Trey McFarland 3-4 0-0 7, Malachi Jackson 1-2 0-0 2, Jakari Foster 0-1 0-2 0, Omarion Foster 0-1 0-0 0, Daniel Bussey 0-2 0-0 0, Aaron Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-50 8-12 67.
Jacksonville 20 10 19 21 – 70
Piedmont 11 19 17 20 – 67
3-point goals: Jacksonville 8-16 (Long 5-8, Maynor 2-3, Barksdale 1-3, Wiggins 0-1, Green 0-1); Piedmont 9-23 (Odam 6-14, Thompson 2-4, McFarland 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Bussey 0-2). Rebounds: Jacksonville 30 (McCain 12); Piedmont 30 (Thompson 9, Odam 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 11, Piedmont 14. Officials: Childs, Wright, Walker.
Huntsville City Classic
Oxford 68, Sparkman 63
SPARKMAN – Calen Lightford 4-11 2-2 11, Trevon Ragland 1-12 2-2 4, Nick Sawyer 3-5 0-0 8, Tyrese Elliott 5-10 2-3 12, Jacobi Godwin 2-5 0-0 4, Demarius Horton 1-2 0-0 2, Corey Vicker 4-10 2-2 12, Xavier Williams 2-5 3-4 8, Chase Adams 1-2 0-0 0, Jayron James 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 11-13 63.
OXFORD – Zondrick Garrett 5-10 0-0 11, Rylan Houck 2-3 0-0 5, Kobe Warren 2-5 3-6 8, Rock Taylor 2-6 5-5 9, Justin Moore 7-11 2-3 18, Mont McClendon 3-6 2-2 10, Bakarai Dailey 1-1 0-0 2, Milas Jackson 1-1 1-2 3, Peyton Watts 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-44 13-18 68.
Sparkman 14 17 10 22 – 63
Oxford 18 19 17 14 – 68
3-point goals: Sparkman 6-21 (Lightford 1-3, Ragland 0-2, Sawyer 2-3, Elliott 0-2, Godwin 0-1, Vicker 2-5 Williams 1-4, Adams 0-1); Oxford 7-18 (Garrett 1-5, Houck 1-2, Warren 1-3, Taylor 0-1, Moore 2-2, McClendon 2-5). Rebounds: Sparkman 25 (Vicker 5); Oxford 40 (Garrett 11, Taylor 8). Total fouls: Sparkman 16, Oxford 16.
Sandestin (Fla.) Hilton Beach Blowout
Helena 55, White Plains 45
HELENA – Daunte Cave 5 5-12 15, Brody Moss 5 0-1 12, Caden Pierce 4 4-6 13, Kellen Watkins 0 1-2 1, Mason Fitts 1 1-1 4, Laadarrius Rice 2 0-0 4, Joel Logan 0 2-2 2, Andrew Fortson 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 15-26 55.
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 1 0-0 2, Rico Aguirre 0 0-0 0, Quin Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jaden Chatman 4 4-4 12, Jacob Wheeler 4 2-2 13, Landon Senciboy 0 0-0 0, Brody Baker 4 1-2 9, Walker O’Steen 1 0-0 2, Garrett Wilson 2 2-2 7. Totals 16 9-10 45.
Helena 10 20 13 12 – 55
White Plains 9 6 20 10 – 45
3-point goals: Helena 4 (Moss 2, Pierce, Fitts); White Plains 4 (Wheeler 3, G. Wilson). Total fouls: Helena 16, White Plains 22.
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