Call to the bullpen
- Updated: January 3, 2020
Girls roundup: Virus sidelines Heflin’s Gable for second straight game, assistant Sides directs team to her first varsity win; with scores, stories and more
Friday’s girls scores
Albertville 45, Oxford 22
Alexandria 48, Etowah 37
Anniston 77, Lincoln 15
Cleburne County 42, Jacksonville 36
Fyffe 69, Cherokee County 42
Glencoe 59, Hanceville 46
Hokes Bluff 55, Piedmont 31
Jacksonville Christian 49, Ragland 43
Sacred Heart 72, Westbrook Christian 20
Spring Garden 86, Faith Christian 18
White Plains 63, Pleasant Valley 60 (OT)
Childersburg 64, Winterboro 46
Munford at Sylacauga
Ohatchee 53, Weaver 20
Randolph County at Ranburne
Saks at Randolph County
Talladega at Coosa Central
Woodland at Wellborn
By East Alabama Sports Today
HEFLIN – The bug that has run through Cleburne County’s basketball teams this week sent girls coach Todd Gable to the sidelines the last two nights, so he’s needed some relief to move the pieces.
Turns out, he has a pretty good bullpen.
The Lady Tigers held off Jacksonville 42-36 Friday night in what will go down as first-year assistant coach Jordan Sides’ first varsity head coaching win.
“This was the third time we’ve played them,” Gable said. “She knew what to do as far as a game plan. I told her I know she’d have the confidence to do it.
“That’ll be her first varsity win. I’m going to let her have that win.”
He figures he has 108 of them, he can afford it.
It was only the fourth game Gable has missed in 13 years as a head coach, the last 10 with the Lady Tigers. “I don’t like to miss them,” he said.
Sides, a former Spring Garden player who works with the Cleburne County guards, made her varsity coaching debut the night before when the Lady Tigers lost a two-point area heartbreaker to Talladega. This one turned out much better.
The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the first quarter and held on. They were led by Brooklyn McDaniel’s 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kendall Houston had 10 points and five boards. Kayla Broom led Jacksonville with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
In addition to knocking Gable out, this “virus of death” as he calls it, has taken out one of his guards and is going through the boys team.
It’s his intention to watch film at school Saturday and be back on the bench Monday when the Lady Tigers (6-9) play Woodland. Later in the week they take on Sides’ old team, Spring Garden, and Gable just might give her a crack at that running that one.
“I want to see if she can get Ricky (Austin, Spring Garden’s coach) out of that chair,” he said.
JACKSONVILLE – Kayla Broom 5-20 4-5 14, Patience Carr 3-9 4-9 10, Brenna Stone 2-5 0-2 4, Maggie Anderson 1-1 0-0 3, Carmen Prater 1-2 0-0 3, Rebekah Gannaway 0-2 2-2 2, Amarie Curry 0-3 0-0 0, Malijah Goggins 0-1 0-0 0, Shay Goggins 0-1 0-0 0, Amia Montgomery 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 12-47 10-18 36.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Brooklyn McDaniel 5-9 2-8 15, Kendall Houston 2-4 1-2 7, Haley Price 1-8 5-8 8, Micah Pentecost 2-6 3-6 7, Glorianna Brown 1-3 1-1 3, Haven Freeman 1-3 0-0 2, Kaylee Shierling 0-1 0-0 0, Elizabeth Altman 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Hunt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-35 12-25 42.
Jacksonville 4 14 12 6 – 36
Cleburne Co. 14 6 12 10 – 42
3-point goals: Jacksonville 2-20 (Broom 0-7, Carr 0-2, Stone 0-1, Anderson 1-1, Prater 1-2, Gannaway 0-2, Curry 0-1, M. Goggins 0-1, S. Goggins 0-1); Cleburne Co. 6-9 (McDaniel 3-3, Houston 2-3, Price 1-1, Shierling 0-1, Altman 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 40 (Broom 11, Stone 9); Cleburne Co. 31 (McDaniel 12, Pentecost 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 17, Cleburne Co. 15. Officials: Kelley, Evans, Hollingsworth.
White Plains 63, Pleasant Valley 60 (OT): Angel Bozarth scored six of her nine points in overtime and all nine in the fourth quarter and OT as the Lady Wildcats rallied from an early deficit to win. White Plains had three players foul out in the fourth quarter and still found a way to persevere. They trailed by eight at halftime, but used a big third quarter to take a three-point lead into the fourth. The game was tied at 54 at the end of regulation.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Rylee Haynes 3 8-11 14, Marlie Wright 4 0-0 12, Gracie Hood 1 0-0 2, Emma Hood 2 9-14 13, Macey Roper 4 2-10 10, Anna Worthy 0 0-0 0, Karmyn Sparks 3 3-5 9. Totals 17 22-37 60.
WHITE PLAINS – Callyn Martin 4 3-4 12, Hollie Williams 0 0-0 0, Shaniya Calloway 1 1-3 3, Camden Wilson 1 3-4 5, Lily Ponder 6 1-2 15, Adriana Sotelo 3 0-0 8, Angel Bozarth 2 4-8 9, Kaylee Johnson 4 0-0 11. Totals 21 11-20 63
Pleasant Valley 19 13 9 13 6 – 60
White Plains 12 12 20 10 9 – 63
3-point goals: Pleasant Valley 4 (Wright 4); White Plains 9 (Martin, Ponder 2, Sotelo 2, Bozarth, Johnson 3). Fouled out: Roper, Hood, Johnson, Ponder, Wilson. Total fouls: Pleasant Valley 19, White Plains 24.
Anniston 77, Lincoln 15: The Lady Bulldogs put three scorers in double figures, hit seven 3-pointers as a team and held Lincoln scoreless in the second quarter. Kiana Montgomery scored 10 of her 12 points in the first quarter as Anniston opened a 24-4 lead. Allasha Dudley led all scorers with 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers, and Asia Barclay had 14.
LINCOLN – Bailey Gowers 0 0-0 0, Makayla Groce 0 3-4 3, Jayla Morris 4 0-0 10, Jaylah King 0 1-2 1, Keishaunna Strown 0 1-4 1, T’myra Strown 0 0-0 0, Zariah Orr 0 0-0 0, Ashley Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 5-10 15.
ANNISTON – Allasha Dudley 6 0-1 15, Ladajah Williams 0 0-2 0, Charliese Simmons 2 0-0 4, Shiwanna Jackson 1 0-0 3, Jade Richardson 1 0-0 3, Aaliyah Henson 2 0-0 4, Olivia Pinson 0 0-0 0, Tiauna Thomas 1 0-0 3, Airriana Colley 4 1-1 9, Deysha Slater 1 0-0 2, Kiana Montgomery 6 0-1 12, Keyahra Williams 2 0-0 4, Asia Barclay 7 0-2 14, Tanajah Winsley 1 1-2 4. Totals 34 2-9 77.
Lincoln 4 0 7 4 – 15
Anniston 24 25 19 9 – 77
3-point goals: Anniston 7 (Dudley 3, Jackson, Richardson, Thomas, Winsley); Lincoln 2 (Morris 2). Total fouls: Lincoln 9, Anniston 13. Officials: Askew, Childs, Stringer.
Hokes Bluff 55, Piedmont 31: The Lady Eagles bolted to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Halle Davenport hit three 3-pointers and led Hokes Bluff with 13 points. Ava Pope led Piedmont with 12.
HOKES BLUFF – Meghan Cashman 0 1-2 1, Madison Wolfe 0 6-6 6, McKenzie Bates 0 1-4 1, Preslee Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Haleigh Cashman 1 1-2 3, Maddie Smith 2 1-4 5, Haley Kate Wellingham 0 0-0 0, Halle Davenport 3 1-2 13, Madison Sheilds 3 1-2 9. Bailee Latronico 2 2-6 6, Charly Robinson 0 0-1 0, Kileigh Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Jayden Presley 4 0-0 8, Aubious Meland 1 0-0 3, Madison Ingram 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 15-28 55.
PIEDMONT – Ava Pope 5 0-0 12, E.G. Todd 0 0-0 0, Whitney McFry 1 0-0 3, Jaycee Glover 0 0-2 0, Lele Ridley 1 5-8 7, Hannah Barbee 0 0-0 0, Armani Perry 2 2-5 7, Jenna Calvert 0 0-0 0, Sarah Goss 0 0-0 0, Gracie Haugher 0 0-0 0, Z’hayla Walker 1 0-1 2. Totals 10 7-16 31.
Hokes Bluff 18 16 6 15 – 55
Piedmont 2 9 8 12 – 31
3-point goals: Hokes Bluff 7 (Smith 2, Davenport 3, Shields 2); Piedmont 4 (Pope 2, McFray, Perry). Total fouls: Hokes Bluff 15, Piedmont 16. Officials: Batey, Rogers, Halloway.
Sacred Heart 72, Westbrook Christian 20: Serena Hardy scored 10 first-quarter points and the Lady Cardinals were off and running.
SACRED HEART – Alisia Person 4 0-4 8, Myiah Harris 5 1-2 15, Amyiah Buchanan 2 0-0 4, Cearia Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Taysia West 3 0-0 6, Joelle Tillery 2 0-0 5, Jordan Sabree 3 0-0 6, JaNaya Watters 3 0-0 6, Wattek 3 0-0 6, Serena Hardy 7 1-4 16, Alyssa Bell 1 0-0 3. Totals 30 2-5 72.
WESTBROOK – Brielle Wood 0 0-0 0, Liana Shah 1 1-3 3, Kinsley Gupta 3 3 2-2 8, Siera Hyfield 0 2-4 2, Kirsi Gupta 2 0-0 5, McKayla Bean 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 5-9 20.
Sacred Heart 18 23 21 10 – 72
Westbrook 8 1 4 7 – 20
3-point goals: Sacred Heart 8 (Harris 4, Tillery, Hardy 2, Bell); Westbrook 1 (Gupta). Fouled out: Wood. Total fouls: Sacred Heart 15. Westbrook 12. Officials: Rollins, Guyton, Weston.
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