Impressive start
- Updated: November 23, 2020
UPDATED Girls roundup: Handley, Collinsville win Champions Classic openers, Faith Christian girls have big night
Monday’s scores
Ashville 71, Donoho 62
Faith Christian 52, Cedar Bluff 18
Jacksonville Christian 59, West End 50
Piedmont 59, Gaston 20
Sand Rock 68, Glencoe 30
Talladega 64, Cleburne County 55
Champions Girls Thanksgiving Classic
Spring Garden 66, White Plains 35
Hokes Bluff 52, Pleasant Valley 45
Collinsville 47, Jacksonville 31
Handley 66, Alexandria 31
Lincoln Round Robin Classic
Leeds at Lincoln
Mountain Brook Girls Spartan Jam Tournament
Pleasant Grove 60, Anniston 52
By East Alabama Sports Today
Collinsville and Handley, the two teams traveling the farthest to play, made their first starts in the Champions Girls Thanksgiving Classic Monday and both moved iinto the winner’s bracket.
Collinsville took down Jacksonville 47-31 and Handley pulled away from Alexandria 66-31 after the Lady Cubs tied the game midway through the second quarter.
Handley grabbed a big early lead, but Alexandria battled back and earned its first tie 20-20 on Ashley Phillips’ second of two free throws with 3:43 left. The Lady Tigers then went on a 14-3 run with Teanna Watts scoring nine of the points.
“It’s a testament to my second team,” Handley coach Courtney Strain Screws said. “We were in very bad foul trouble. We do play very aggressive. We do get real hands-y from time to time, but it’s a testament to my second group to not only keep us in the ballgame, but to have a significant lead.”
The Lady Cubs scored only eight points after halftime and just 11 points in the final 19:17 of the game. Ashley Phillips led them in scoring with 12 points.
“I’m happy we came back, but still a little bit disappointed,” Alexandria coach Craig Kiker said. “We’re still out of shape, so we can’t play as hard as we can every play right now. I just think we were out of gas in the third quarter. We can’t be out of gas at halftime. That’s the biggest thing. We were out of gas at halftime, not at the end of the game.”
Collinsville 47, Jacksonville 31: The Lady Panthers hit nine 3-pointers – seven in the first half – and all their free throws. Five of the six Collinsville players who scored in the game hit at least one 3-pointer; four hit two apiece. Hadley Hamilton led the winner with 13 points. Kayla Broom led Jacksonville with 10.
Collinsville will play Oxford and Handley will play Ohatchee in Tuesday’s semifinals.
Spring Garden 66, White Plains 35: The Lady Panthers got back on the winning track by pulling away from a close game in the second quarter.
The defending 1A state champions, stunned in their season opener by Oxford in the opening round, turned up the pressure in the second quarter and roared to a 16-point halftime lead. Ace Austin scored nine of her 18 points in the quarter and Lexy Adkison had 13 of her 19 in the period.
Lily Ponder led White Plains with 13 points. Adriana Sotelo had 12 off four 3-pointers.
Hokes Bluff 52, Pleasant Valley 45: The Lady Raiders rallied from nine points down at the end of the third quarter to get within two with 3:19 to play, then Hokes Bluff went on a 7-1 run over the next minute to regain control.
Macey Roper and Gracie Hood helped PV climb back into it and Rylee Haynes hit two free throws to make it 41-39. The Lady Eagles proceeded to hit five straight free throws and a basket to go back up eight with 1:46 to go.
Hood led PV with 14 points on the strength of four 3-pointers. Haynes had 13 points. Kileigh Blackwell led Hokes Bluff with 19 points. Maddie Smith added 16.
CHAMPIONS GIRLS THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Spring Garden 66, White Plains 35
SPRING GARDEN (1-1) – Ace Austin 8 1-1 18, Abbie Woods 0 0-0 0, Bri Boles 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kate McKay 2 4-5 8, Lexy Adkison 5 8-13 19, Neely Welsh 5 1-2 13, Abbey Steward 2 0-0 6, Maggie Jarrett 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 14-21 66.
WHITE PLAINS – Callyn Martin 2 0-0 4, Cheyenne Cochran 0 0-1 0, Hallie Williams 0 0-0 0, Shaniya Calloway 0 0-0 0, Camden Wilson 1 0-0 3, Lily Ponder 6 1-1 13, Adriana Sotelo 4 0-0 12, Angel Bozarth 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Johnson 1 0-2 3, Emma Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 1-4 35.
Spring Garden 15 22 18 11 – 66
White Plains 13 8 7 7 – 35
3-point goals: Spring Garden 6 (Austin, Adkison, Welsh 2, Steward 2); White Plains 6 (Wilson, Sotelo 4, Johnson). Total fouls: Spring Garden 12, White Plains 15. Officials: Askew, Walker, Caldwell.
Hokes Bluff 52, Pleasant Valley 45
PLEASANT VALLEY – Lily Henry 1 0-1 3, Rylee Haynes 2 8-13 13, Marlie Wright 3 0-0 9, Chloey Williams 0 0-0 0, Kianna Hester 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hood 5 0-0 14, Macey Roper 3 0-2 6, Anna Worthy 0 0-0 0, Harbor Parris 0 0-0 0, Erin Rose 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-16 45.
HOKES BLUFF – Payne 0 0-0 0, Maddie Smith 1 13-14 15, Reese Hawks 1 0-2 2, Davenport 1 0-0 3, Ava Dodd 2 1-2 3, Kileigh Blackwell 5 5-9 18, P. Blackwell 0 0-0 0, Chloe Rule 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 17-27 52.
Pleasant Valley 12 9 9 15 – 45
Hokes Bluff 11 13 15 13 – 52
3-point goals: Pleasant Valley 9 (Henry, Haynes, Wright 3, Hood 4); Hokes Bluff 6 (Smith, Davenport, Dodd, K. Blackwell 3). Technical fouls: Hood. Fouled out: Henry, Wright, Hood, Hawks, Rule. Total fouls: Pleasant Valley 29, Hokes Bluff 20. Officials: Caldwell, Smith, Warren
Collinsville 47, Jacksonville 31
COLLINSVILLE – Tyla Tatum 4 0-0 10, Kayla Beene 3 0-0 8, Carolina Brennan 3 1-1 8, Hadley Hamilton 4 3-3 13, Sophie Wills 0 0-0 0, Olivia Akins 0 2-2 2, Emma Terrell 2 0-0 6. Totals 16 6-6 47.
JACKSONVILLE – Rebekah Gannaway 2 1-2 7, Amiyah Buchanan 0 0-0 0, Kayla Broom 4 2-4 10, Ashley Grant 0 2-4 2, Bree Edmonson 2 1-2 7, Amarie Curry 0 2-2 2, Maggie Anderson 1 0-0 3. Totals 9 8-14 31
Collinsville 13 17 7 10 – 47
Jacksonville 5 12 5 9 – 31
3-point goals: Collinsville 9 (Tatum 2, Beene 2, Brennan, Hamilton 2, Terrell 2); Jacksonville 5 (Gannaway 2, Edmonson 2, Anderson). Total fouls: Collinsville 12, Jacksonville 15. Officials: Walker, Smith, Hall.
Handley 66, Alexandria 31
HANDLEY – Ariana Kyles 6 2-3 14, Jamiya Heard 2 0-0 4, Tiana Nolan 1 0-0 2, Teanna Watts 7 2-5 16, Iyanna Norman 1 0-0 2, Grace Rittenhouse 3 0-0 6, Takeriauna Mosley 4 1-3 9, Emelia Askew 2 0-1 4, Jayla Trammell 2 1-2 5, Shaniah Allen 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 6-14 66.
ALEXANDRIA – Ashley Phillips 2 7-12 12, Jordyn Walker 1 4-8 7, Christian Hess 0 0-0 0, Kirsten Heathcock 0 1-2 1, Jill Cockrell 0 0-0 0, Sarah Pelham 1 2-3 5, Kailey Dickerson 1 0-0 2, TyShica Woodgett 1 0-2 2, Aubrey Christian 0 0-0 0, Chloe Gattis 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 14-27 31.
Handley 20 14 21 11 – 66
Alexandria 11 12 5 3 – 31
3-point goals: Alexandria 3 (Phillips, Walker, Pelham). Total fouls: Handley 18, Alexandria 11. Officials: Stringer, Douthit, Hall.
Lady Lions have career night
Anna Strautman scored a career-high 16 points, Megan Ford recorded a double-double and Babat Aremu pulled down a school-record 26 rebounds in leading Faith Christian over Cedar Bluff 52-18.
Strautman was 6-for-15 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers. Ford scored 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Aremu filled the box score with seven points (all in the first quarter), 10 offensive rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots.
The Lady Lions’ defense held Cedar Bluff to one field goal in each of the last three quarters.
Faith Christian 52, Cedar Bluff 18
CEDAR BLUFF – Hayden Cannon 0 1-2 1, Autumn Kiser 0 0-0 0, Maggie Clowdis 2 1-2 5, Russell Givens 1 1-4 4, Lacie Smith 0 0-0 0, Miracle Guzman 0 0-0 0, Lacie White 0 0-0 0, ZaNiya Kyle 0 1-2 1, Jordyn Walker 3 0-2 7, Erin McFry 0 0-0 0, Emma Haney 0 0-0 0, Mattie Payne 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 4-12 18.
FAITH CHRSTIAN – Ona Marple 0 0-3 0, Ariana Arevalo 3 0-0 6, Anna Strautman 6 2-5 16, Serenity Pate 2 0-0 4, Alligrace Emerson 4 0-1 8, Erin McVeigh 0 0-0 0, Megan Ford 5 1-2 11, Babat Aremu 2 3-4 7. Totals 22 6-15 52.
Cedar Bluff 8 4 3 3 – 18
Faith Christian 13 10 17 12 – 52
3-point goals: Cedar Bluff 2 (Givens, Walker); Faith 2 (Strautman 2). Total fouls: Cedar Bluff 14, Faith 10. Officials: Avery, Gamble.
Jacksonville Christian 59, West End 50
JACKSONVILLE – Rebekah Carter scored 19 points and came within one rebound of a double-double and Mia Morales scored 18 as the Lady Thunder scored its first victory of the season. Carter also had three assists and four steals. Kara Grace grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jacksonville Christian 59, West End 50
WEST END – Vannessa Alldredge 4 0-0 10, Hannah Wall 3 0-0 9, Hope Jenkins 1 1-2 3, Katie Parker 2 2-6 6, Madison Parker 8 2-2 18, Anna Mayo 2 0-0 4, Natalie Dumas 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-10 50.
JCA – Rebekah Carter 6 4-6 19, Erin Prater 1 1-2 4, Kara Grace 2 1-1 5, Mia Morales 5 7-15 18, Karlie Barnwell 2 0-0 5, Abbie Stovall 0 0-0 0, Hannah Clayton 1 1-2 3, Ella Kines 0 0-0 0, Kirsten Walker 2 0-0 5. Totals 19 14-26 59.
West End 7 14 11 18 – 50
JCA 18 21 5 15 – 59
3-point goals: West End 5 (Alldredge 2, Wall 3); JCA 7 (Carter 3, Prater, Morales, Barnwell, Walker). Fouled out: M. Parker. Total fouls: West End 19, JCA 13. Officials: Calkins, Burber, Dyer.
Talladega 64, Cleburne County 55: Brooklyn McDaniel and Faith Brown both had double-doubles, but the Lady Tigers fell in overtime. McDaniel had 23 points and 14 rebounds while Brown, a freshman, had 17 points and 10 boards. Haven Freeman added 10 points. Talladega was scorching from 3-point range in the first half, Cleburne County got in foul trouble in the second half.
Ashville 71, Donoho 62: Victoria O’Neill led Donoho with 23 points. Julie Cleckler and Anastasia O’Neill had 16 each.
Piedmont 59, Gaston 20: LeLe Ridley led Piedmont with 18 points.
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