No standing zone
- Updated: January 7, 2020
Girls roundup: Lady Bulldogs pick up pace when Bullock tells them he doesn’t like them standing around, they run past Talladega; includes box scores and more
Tuesday’s girls scores
Anniston 77, Talladega 35
B.B. Comer at Munford
Booker T. Washington at Handley
Clay Central at Sylacauga
Fort Payne 65, Oxford 37
Hokes Bluff 45, White Plains 38
Jacksonville 54, Cherokee County 42
Jacksonville Christian 53, Faith Christian 31
Piedmont 56, Wellborn 22
Pleasant Valley 63, Weaver 44
Ranburne 60, Woodland 29
Sacred Heart 65, Childersburg 34
Spring Garden 83, Donoho 21
Susan Moore 78, Glencoe 54
Talladega County Central 68, ASD 25
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
ANNISTON – Eddie Bullock saw something he didn’t like early in Anniston’s game with Talladega Tuesday night and he wasn’t going to let it grow into a problem.
The Lady Bulldogs coach called time out about two minutes into the game to let the players on the floor know he didn’t like them standing around. They went back onto the floor, took their defense up a notch or three, forced turnovers on the next five possessions and roared to a 77-35 win that moved them closer to yet another Class 4A Area 9 title.
“We’re trying to get ready because when we get in the regional play and all that you’re not going to be able to make any mistake like that,” Bullock said. “We worked on defense for about four days straight and really didn’t even touch a ball as far as offense. We were trying to get them ready to play defense and they went out there and went back to work. What we don’t want them doing is standing around.”
After that timeout early in the game the Lady Bulldogs (12-3) forced 24 turnovers the rest of the half. They scored 35 points off those turnovers on the way to a 61-18 halftime lead.
Once the Lady Bulldogs got going, all eyes turned to shooter Allasha Dudley. The junior, who’s learning to be more of a combo guard this season, an experience that will serve her well down the road, hit seven 3-pointers in the final 10:31 of the first half. She was 7-of-12 from behind the arc in the half.
“I’m teaching her to be a combo guard because my point guard is out right now,” Bullock said. “When she comes back Allasha will have that experience of playing on the ball and off the ball. She’s been unstoppable off the ball, but she’s playing on the ball some now and we’re having to do some things different for her.”
Dudley finished with 29 points. Asia Barclay had 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Kiana Montgomery had 10 points.
Anniston 77, Talladega 35
TALLADEGA – Aiyani Heath 0 0-0 0, Tiona Roberson 2 0-1 4, Kiercin Jackson-Davis 1 0-0 2, LaMyah Elston 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Moss 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Collins 0 2-2 2, Takerria Swain 5 1-2 11, Trinity Webb 3 6-6 12, Kylas Roberson 0 0-0 0, Cymarion Scales 1 0-0 2, Imani Booker 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 9-11 35.
ANNISTON (12-3) – Allasha Dudley 10-16 2-2 29, Ladajah Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Charliese Simmons 1-1 0-0 3, Shiwanna Jackson 1-2 4-6 6, Jade Richardson 0-4 0-0 0, Aaliyah Henson 1-2 0-0 2, Olivia Pinson 0-1 0-0 0, Tiauna Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Airrianna Colley 3-7 0-0 8, Deysha Slater 0-2 0-0 0, Kiana Montgomery 4-6 2-2 10, Keyahra Williams 2-4 0-2 4, Asia Barclay 7-12 1-2 15, Tanaja Winsley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 9-14 77.
Talladega 10 8 7 10 – 35
Anniston 25 36 13 3 – 77
3-point goals: Anniston 10-27 (Dudley 7-11, L. Williams 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Richardson 0-3, Pinson 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Colley 2-5, Slater 0-1, Winsley 0-1). Total fouls: Talladega 11, Anniston 14.
Fort Payne 65, Oxford 37
OXFORD – Fort Payne’s Kylie Neal scored seven straight points midway through the third quarter to shut down an inspired rally by Oxford and ended up with 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead Fort Payne.
The Lady Wildcats (12-6) exploded out of the gate and opened a 24-5 lead before the Lady Jackets (6-10) began to battle back. Oxford rallied the visitors with a pressing defense that created turnovers. Lisa Montgomery buried a 3 and hit a short jumper to chop the deficit to 33-23 early in the second half.
Fort Payne went on runs of seven, 12 and six straight points to open up the game in the last two quarters. Logan Neil scored 10 of her 16 points during that stretch.
Ashley Jackson had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead Oxford. Lauren Ellard had nine points and three boards. – Brant Locklier
FORT PAYNE (12-6) – Harleigh Sullivan 0 3-3 3, Kiuna Johnson 3 0-0 6, Isabella Goggans 1 0-0 2, Mattie Prewitt 2 1-4 5, Logan Neil 5 3-3 16, Kylie Neal 8 9-12 25, Brilan Gray 2 0-0 4, Brena Harris 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 16-22 65.
OXFORD (6-10) – Justice Woods 3 0-0 6, Lauren Ellard 3 3-4 9, Maya McGrue 1 1-3 3, Kaleah Taylor 0 2-2 2, Emma McCullough 0 0-0 0, Lisa Montgomery 2 0-0 5, Sara Paulson 0 0-1 0, Ashley Jackson 4 2-10 10, Ariana Averette 1 0-0 2, Akeria Robinson 0 0-1 0, Mira McLeod 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-20 37.
Fort Payne 19 10 24 12 – 65
Oxford 5 12 10 10 – 37
3-point goals: Fort Payne 4 (L. Neil 4); Oxford 1 (Montgomery).
Pleasant Valley 64, Weaver 44
WEAVER – Sophomore guard Rylee Haynes scored a career-high 23 points as Pleasant Valley moved closer to a showdown with Saks for the top seed in their area tournament.
“Weaver keyed in on Emma (Hood) and Karmyn (Sparks),” PV coach Brad Hood said. “The outside shots weren’t falling. Rylee took the reins penetrating their zone by herself.”
The Lady Raiders held a three-point halftime lead, but pulled away in the second half. Haynes had 12 points in the second half. Sparks had seven in the fourth quarter. PV was nine of 12 from the line in the final eight minutes.
PLEASANT VALLEY (9-9) – Rylee Haynes 7 8-14 23, Marlie Wright 2 0-0 5, Gracie Hood 1 0-2 3, Emma Hood 4 1-2 9, Macey Roper 3 4-4 10, Anna Worthy 0 2-3 2, Karmyn Sparks 5 1-1 11. Totals 22 16-26 63.
WEAVER (2-12) – Marley Tucker 5 0-0 10, Madison Atchley 0 2-4 2, Kiese Hubbard 4 5-8 14, Loralei Brown 1 0-0 2, Kayleigh Hindsman 1 0-0 2, Haley Homesley 5 3-5 15. Totals 16 10-17 44.
Pleasant Valley 14 13 13 23 – 63
Weaver 13 11 7 14 – 44
3-point goals: Pleasant Valley 3 (Haynes, Wright, G. Hood); Weaver 3 (Hubbard, Homesley 2). Fouled out: Tucker, Atchley, Hindsman. Total fouls: Pleasant Valley 15, Weaver 21.
Piedmont 56, Wellborn 22
PIEDMONT – Lele Ridley scored 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Piedmont. Ridley got off to a good start, scoring eight in the first quarter as the Lady Bulldogs opened a 20-7 lead.
WELLBORN (0-9) – Brook Singleton 0 0-0 0, Blakley Cupp 2 4-8 8, Morgan 1 0-0 2, Nicole Burrell 0 0-0 0, Cloie Adkison 3 0-3 6, Ella Minor 0 0-0 0, TaNiya Traylor 0 0-0 0, Annelies Boot 0 0-0 0, Jayla Lowe 2 0-2 4, Dee Traylor 0 0-0 0, Katelyn Hulsey 0 0-2 0, Kinlee Pritchett 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 4-15 22.
PIEDMONT (4-9) – Ava Pope 2 4-7 9, Emma G. Todd 0 1-2 1, Whitney McFry 1 0-0 3, Jaycee Glover 3 1-2 9, Lele Ridley 7 3-5 17, Hanna Barbee 3 0-0 8, Armani Perry 0 1-6 1, Jenna Calvert 0 0-0 0, Sarah Goss 0 0-0 0, Graacie Naugher 1 0-0 2, Z’Hayla Walker 2 2-6 6. Totals 19 12-27 56.
Wellborn 7 6 7 2 – 22
Piedmont 20 15 16 5 — 56
3-point goals: Piedmont 6 (Barbee 2, Glover 2, ‘McFry, Pope). Total fouls: Wellborn 19, Piedmont 13. Officials: Kelley, Howell, Hughes.
Jacksonville 54, Cherokee Co. 42
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville used a big fourth quarter to pick up an important area win. The Lady Golden Eagles trailed by five going into the fourth quarter, then outscored the Lady Warriors 27-10. Jacksonville shot 50 percent from the floor.
Kayla Broom had a monster game for Jacksonville. She scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, blocked six shots and dealt six assists. Three of her teammates also scored in double figures – Patience Carr (12), Rebekah Gannaway (10) and Maggie Anderson (10).
CHEROKEE COUNTY –Kayleigh Hunter 7-12 2-6 16, Audrey Green 4-10 0-0 10, Jordyn Starr 3-8 1-2 9, Karlee Perry 2-3 0-0 5, Aubrie Williams 1-8 0-0 2, Brooklyn Mahannah 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Allen 0-6 0-0 0, Sidney Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, M. Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Audrey Wester 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-55 3-8 42.
JACKSONVILLE (7-7) –Kayla Broom 5-6 10-12 20, Patience Carr 5-14 1-6 12, Rebekah Gannaway 4-4 0-0 10, Maggie Anderson 4-9 0-0 10, Brenna Stone 0-0 2-2 2, Carmen Prater 0-1 0-0 0, Malijah Goggins 0-2 0-0 0, Amia Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-36 13-20 54.
Cherokee County 15 6 11 10 – 42
Jacksonville 11 9 7 27 – 54
3-point goals: Cherokee County 5-17 (Green 2-3, Starr 2-5, Perry 1-2, Allen 0-3, S. Johnson 0-2, M. Johnson 0-2); Jacksonville 5-15 (Broom 0-1, Carr 1-6, Gannaway 2-2, Anderson 2-5, M. Goggins 0-1). Rebounds: Cherokee County 28 (Hunter 13, Green 5); Jacksonville 33 (Broom 14, Carr 6). Total fouls: Cherokee County 16, Jacksonville 9.
Sacred Heart 65, Childersburg 34
ANNISTON –The Lady Cardinals picked up a significant non-area victory when they rolled over Class 4A Childersburg, a Final Four participant a year ago.
Myiah Harris led Sacred Heart with 20 points. Serena Hardy (11) and Taysia West (13) also scored in double figures for the Lady Cardinals. Harris, Amyiah Buchanan and Hardy combined for all of Sacred Heart’s points in the first quarter as it opened aa 22-8 lead. It swelled to 42-20 at halftime.
“We did aa great job of taking care of the ball since they love to press and force turnovers,” Lady Cards assistant coach Brock Harrell said. “We also were able to force a lot of turnovers as well. We’ve been working on conditioning a lot and it paid off tonight.”
CHILDERSBURG –Aubrey Foy 0 0-0 0, Euinque McKinney 7 0-3 14, Gabbrielle Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jakiah Roston 1 0-0 2, Keasia McKinney 4 0-2 9, Lakenya Swain 1 1-2 3, Shakira Young 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 1-7 34.
SACRED HEART (16-6) –Alisia Person 2 2-2 6, Myiah Harris 7 2-2 20, Amyiah Buchanan 3 3-3 9, Cearia Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Taysia West 5 2-4 13, Joelle Tillery 0 1-2 1, Jordan Sabree 2 0-1 4, Serena Hardy 4 2-4 11, Alyssa Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 12-18 65
Childersburg 8 12 7 7 – 34
Sacred Heart 22 21 12 10 – 65
3-point goals: Childersburg 1 (K. McKinney); Sacred Heart 6 (Harris 4, West, Hardy). Total fouls: Childersburg 12, Sacred Heart 9. Officials: Stringer, Childs, Smith.
Hokes Bluff 45, White Plains 38
ANNISTON – Jayden Presley scored 14 points, including 8-for-8 from the free throw line where Hokes Bluff outscored the White Plains by 20 and snapped the Lady Wildcats’ three-game winning streak. The Lady Eagles were 12-for-14 from the line in the first half. Callyn Martin led White Plains with 13 points.
HOKES BLUFF –Meghan Cashman 0 2-2 2, Madison Wolfe 1 3-8 6, Mackenzie Bates 0 0-0 0, Maddie Smith 1 4-4 6, Hallie Davenport 1 0-0 2, Kristen Shields 2 4-7 9, Bailee Letronico 0 4-6 4, Jayden Presley 3 8-8 14, Madison Ingram 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 25-36 45.
WHITE PLAINS (7-8) –Callyn Martin 6 1-4 13, Cheyenne Cochran 0 0-0 0, Hallie Williams 1 2-2 4, Shaniya Calloway 0 0-0 0, Camden Wilson 1 0-2 2, Lily Ponder 1 0-0 2, Adriana Sotelo 2 0-0 6, Angel Bozarth 3 1-2 8, Kaylee Johnson 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 5-12 38.
Hokes Bluff 12 12 9 12 – 45
White Plains 9 13 4 12 – 38
3-point goals: Hokes Bluff 2 (Wolfe, Shields); White Plains 3 (Sotelo 2, Bozarth). Fouled out: Ponder Total fouls: Hokes Bluff 15, White Plains 21.
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