Thursday basketball
- Updated: December 17, 2020
Piedmont bounces back, sweeps Glencoe; Odam moves into fourth on Bulldogs’ all-time scoring list; Spring Garden girls avenge earlier loss to Oxford
Boys scores
Piedmont 75, Glencoe 44
Winterboro 50, Faith Christian 39
Girls scores
Anniston 56, Pleasant Grove 42
Piedmont 48, Glencoe 29
Spring Garden 57, Oxford 44
By East Alabama Sports Today
GLENCOE – Alex Odam scored 17 of his game-high 30 points in the first quarter and teamed with Luke Bussey for nine 3-pointers in the game as Piedmont bounced back from its last-second overtime loss in its last game to beat Glencoe 75-44 Thursday night.
Bussey scored 17 points in the game. He was 5-of-9 from behind the arc and 6-of-10 overall in the game. Odom was 4-of-8 from 3-point range, 13-of-21 overall. The Bulldogs (3-2) hit 11 3-pointers in the game.
Odam also had five steals and seven assists.
with his big night, Odam moved past Taylor Hayes and Darnell Jackson for fourth place on Piedmont’s all-time scoring list. With 1,398 points, he needs 289 to pass Danny Bryan (1964-67) as the Bulldogs’ all-time leading scorer.
In the girls game, Ava Pope scored nine of her 18 points in the second quarter while the Lady Bulldogs held Glencoe without a field goal to open a 16-point halftime lead on the way to a 48-29 victory. Jaycee Glover had five assists for Piedmont in the game.
It was an historic victory. According to the best records available, it was the Lady Bulldogs’ fifth win over Glencoe all-time (5-39).
Piedmont 75, Glencoe 44
PIEDMONT (3-2) – Alex Odam 13 0-0 30, Omarion Foster 1 0-0 2, Gavin Lawler 2 0-0 5, Luke Bussey 6 0-0 17, Jadon Calhoun 1 0-0 2, Jack Hayes 1 0-0 2, Coleman Reid 4 0-0 8, Cassius Fairs 4 0-2 9. Totals 32 0-2 75.
GLENCOE – T.J. Peeples 0 0-0 0, Dakota Smith 6 3-6 15, Colby Yocum 1 0-0 3, Levi Long 0 1-2 1, Braylen Smith 1 1-2 4, Nolan Fairley 1 2-2 4, Cameron Atchley 0 2-2 2, Garrett Gaskin 0 3-6 3, Hayden Smith 2 0-0 4, Kade Kuery 1 1-2 3, Reid Drenner 1 0-0 3, Andrew Greene 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 13-22 44.
Piedmont 27 19 16 13 – 75
Glencoe 7 14 14 9 – 44
3-point goals: Piedmont 11 (Odam 4, Lawler, Bussey 5, Fairs); Glencoe 3 (Yocum, B. Smith, Drenner). Total fouls: Piedmont 16, Glencoe 10. Officials: Oden, Baker, Morrow.
GIRLS GAMES
SPRING GARDEN — Sarah Kate McKay led three scorers in double figures with 15 points as Spring Garden avenged a season-opening loss than snapped a 25-game winning streak, beating Oxford 57-44.
Neely Welsh had 14 points and Lexy Adkison added 10. Abbey Steward scored nine on three third-quarter 3-pointers. Xia Whitfield and Lisa Montgomery had 13 points apiece for Oxford.
Spring Garden 57, Oxford 44
OXFORD – Xai Whitfield 6 0-0 13, Lauren Ellard 0 0-0 0, LaMya McGrue 2 0-0 4, Kaleah Taylor 4 1-2 9, Emma McCullough 0 0-0 0, Lisa Montgomery 5 0-0 13, Ashley Paulson 1 0-0 2, Jamea Gatson 1 0-0 3, Mikiya Wilson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 1-2 44.
SPRING GARDEN – Ace Austin 3 2-3 9, Abbie Woods 0 0-0 0, Bri Boles 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kate McKay 6 0-0 15, Lexy Adkison 4 2-4 10, Neely Welsh 6 1-3 14, Abbey Steward 3 0-0 9, Maggie Jarrett 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 5-10 57.
Oxford 9 17 7 11 – 44
Spring Garden 17 14 20 6 – 57
3-point goals: Oxford 5 (Whitfield, Montgomery 3, Gatson); Spring Garden 8 (Austin, McKay 3, Welsh, Steward 3). Total fouls: Oxford 12, Spring Garden 4. Officials: Burroughs, Kadle, Dyar.
Piedmont 48, Glencoe 29
PIEDMONT – Ava Pope 8-13 0-0 18, Jaycee Glover 1-4 2-2 5, Lele Ridley 5-11 0-0 10, Armoni Perry 0-2 0-0 0, Gracie Naugher 0-0 0-0 0, Z’Hayla Walker 1-4 2-5 4, Emily Farmer 3-9 1-2 9. Totals 19-43 5-9 48.
GLENCOE – Katie Giles 2 0-4 4, Kinslee Gray 3 0-0 8, Adley Massenburg 0 0-0 0, Hailey Hanners 0 4-12 4, Autumn Greene 1 0-0 2, Madalyn Amberson 2 0-0 5, Bri Beyerle 1 0-1 2, Emma Croy 0 0-0 0, Makhaiya Cherry 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 4-15 29.
Piedmont 11 12 7 18 – 48
Glencoe 5 2 12 10 – 29
3-point goals: Piedmont 5 (Pope 2, Glover, Farmer 2); Glencoe 3 (Gray 2, Amerson). Rebounds: Piedmont 30 (Ridley 8, Glover 7, Perry 6). Total fouls: Piedmont 12, Glencoe 13. Officials: Baker, Roberts, Douthitt.
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