Valley Cubs rally
- Updated: January 8, 2021
Boys roundup: Williams’ tip-in, McGhee’s late steal clinches Alexandria victory, Ohatchee scores its first win, and more
FRIDAY’S BOYS SCORES
Alexandria 58, Moody 56
Jacksonville 75, Ashville 38
Ohatchee 57, Wellborn 35
Ragland 66, Faith Christian 41
Ranburne 71, Collinsville 65
White Plains 81, Cleburne County 35
By East Alabama Sports Today
MOODY – Landan Williams muscled in for a tip-in with nine seconds left to put Alexandria ahead by two and Javais McGhee made a big steal in the closing seconds to give the Valley Cubs an important 58-56 area victory over Moody.
Williams finished with 23 points. D’Anthony Walton had 22.
The Valley Cubs (5-4, 2-0) staged two rallies to win. They trailed 21-11 in the first quarter and got back within two at halftime and trailed with two minutes to play.
“We were behind the eight-ball early,” Alexandria coach Jason Johnson said. “We finally started hitting some shots and doing some things right and somehow came out with the win.”
Williams missed the and-one on his tip in, but Julian Wright got the rebound. He kicked it back out to Javais McGhee who was fouled with three seconds left. He missed the free throw, Moody rebounded and called time, then McGhee intercepted the inbounds pass and ran out the clock.
“We faced more adversity,” Johnson said. “We were not getting any stops and not scoring and finally with about 2:30 to go we kind of cranked it up on defense and created some turnovers and layups and got back in the game.
“This was a big win for us because we’re still trying to get our feet up under us. Hopefully we’ll continue to get better and have a successful ending.”
The Valley Cubs played their nail-biter right after the Alexandria girls pulled out a 48-46 victory when Ashley Phillips hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds left.
Alexandria 58, Moody 56
ALEXANDRIA (5-4) – Javais McGhee 1 0-1 2, D’Anthony Walton 8 5-7 22, Collin Taylor 3 0-1 7, Ivonte Davis 1 0-0 2, Julian Wright 1 0-0 2, Landan Williams 10 3-3 23. Totals 24 8-16 58.
MOODY – Landen Echols 1 1-3 4, Andrew Adams 8 2-2 22, Davion Dozier 4 0-0 10, Peyton Ingram 3 0-0 8, Ceione Reaves 2 0-0 4, Mason Trimm 1 0-0 2, Carson Dillashaw 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 3-5 56
Alexandria 11 22 14 11 – 58
Moody 21 14 12 9 – 56
3-point goals: Alexandria 2 (Walton, Taylor); Moody 9 (Echols, Adams 4, Dozier 2, Ingram 2). Total fouls: Alexandria 10, Moody 14. Officials: Clark, Thompson, Lovell.
WHITE PLAINS 81, CLEBURNE COUNTY 35: The Wildcats were 10-of-26 from behind the 3-point arc with Landon Senciboy and Jacob Wheeler each hitting three. All 10 White Plains players who got in the game scored. Wheeler led the attack with 15 points, but Carson Wright scored 13 – all in the second half – off the bench, while Senciboy and Walker Osteen each had 10.
White Plains 81, Cleburne County 35
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Rico Jordan 1 2-4 4, Ben Casey 1 2-2 4, Brody Higgins 1 0-0 2, Kyle Downey 3 1-2 10, Manney Rollins 0 0-0 0, Hudson Miller 1 0-0 2, Joel Campbell 0 0-0 0, Grant Harcrow 0 0-0 0, Trey Brown 3 2-2 9, Andrew Adams 0 0-0 0, Dee Prothro 1 0-2 2, J.J. Cosby 0 0-0 0, Aleick Whatley 0 0-0 0, Seth Brown 1 0-0 2.
WHITE PLAINS – Tucker Pearson 1 0-0 2, Carson Wright 5 2-2 13, Quin Wilson 2 3-4 8, Jaden Chatman 0 2-2 2, Jacob Wheeler 6 0-0 15, Landon Senciboy 3 1-2 10, Brody Baker 2 4-5 8, Walker Osteen 4 1-2 10, Kahlil Williams 3 0-0 6, Garrett Wilson 3 0-0 7. Totals 29 13-17 81.
Cleburne County 7 7 12 9 – 35
White Plains 17 26 20 18 – 81
3-point goals: Cleburne County 4 (Downey 3, T. Brown); White Plains 10 (Wright, Q. Wilson, Wheeler 3, Senciboy 3, Osteen, G. Wilson). Total fouls: Cleburne County 17, White Plains 13. Officials: Jarrett, Kelley, Braxton.
JACKSONVILLE 75, ASHVILLE 38: Caden Johnson followed his big game on Thursday with another Friday, scoring 14 points and grabbing eight rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles. It led a balanced attack in which six players scored at least eight points. After scoring 50 the night before, the Golden Eagles’ bench had 30 on this night.
“I think we started to figure out our lineup better,” Jacksonville coach Cordell Hunt said. “And I think the kids are starting to have fun playing – all 10 of them.”
Jacksonville 70, Ashville 38
JACKSONVILLE – Caden Johnson 5-9 2-2 14, Julian Hill 4-7 1-2 11, John Broom 4-9 0-0 9, Quinn Long 3-8 1-3 8, Coby Zackery 3-4 0-2 8, Omarion Adams 3-6 1-2 8, JaeTaj Morris 3-4 0-2 6, Cam Johnson 2-8 1-2 6, Nathan Barnwell 1-1 1-2 3, Jaylon Prater 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 28-58 9-19 75.
ASHVILLE – Jacob Wilson 4-8 0-0 8, Caleb Bailey 3-4 2-2 8, Adriane Hernandez 3-13 0-0 8, Donnie Morphis 2-4 0-0 4, Ashton Vann 2-5 0-0 4, Elijah Turner 1-7 0-0 2, Hayden Phillips 1-2 0-0 2, Gabe Sawyer 1-5 0-0 2, Brady Northam 0-1 0-0 0, Jonah Carden 0-2 0-0 0, Cole Hyatt 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 17-56 2-2 38.
Jacksonville 23 22 20 10 – 75
Ashville 8 14 14 2 – 38
3-point goals: Jacksonville 10-27 (Cd. Johnson 2-4, Hill 2-4, Broom 1-4, Long 1-4, Zackery 2-2, Adams 1-3, Morris 0-1, Cm. Johnson 1-5); Ashville 2-20 (Hernandez 2-7, Morphis 0-1, Vann 0-3, Turner 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Sawyer 0-1, Northam 0-1, Carden 0-1, Hyatt 0-4). Rebounds: Jacksonville 44 (Cd. Johnson 8, Prater 7); Ashville 31 (Wilson 6, Turner 6). Total fouls: Jacksonville 9, Ashville 15.
OHATCHEE 57, WELLBORN 35: Trey Pesnell scored 20 points and the Indians hit nine 3-pointers to earn their first victory of the season (1-6). Pesnell hit four treys and Jacob Buckelew had three.
“I’m just happy for the kids to get the win,” Indians coach Bryant Ginn said.
Ohatchee 57, Wellborn 35
WELLBORN – Lewis Patterson 0 2-2 2, Messiah Moore 3 0-2 7, Nathan Sanders 2 3-3 7, Keyonte Curry 2 4-5 9, Jeremiah Scarbrough 0 0-0 0, Trey Downs 0 0-2 0, Ethan Tidwell 3 2-2 8, Kameron Jackson 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 11-18 35.
OHATCHEE (1-6) – Noah Fuller 0 0-0 0, Jacob Buckelew 3 1-3 10, Eli Teem 2 0-0 5, Trey Pesnell 5 6-11 20, Justin Powell 2 5-6 9, Jesse Baswell 0 0-0 0, Brock England 0 0-0 0, Aiden Simpson 1 0-0 2, David Read 3 0-0 7, Kelbe Crook 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 14-22 57.
Wellborn 5 4 11 15 – 35
Ohatchee 14 16 11 16 – 57
3-point goals: Wellborn 2 (Moore, Curry); Ohatchee 9 (Buckelew 3, Teem, Pesnell 4, Read). Technical fouls: Patterson. Total fouls: Wellborn 17, Ohatchee 18.
RANBURNE 71, COLLINSVILLE 65: The Bulldogs placed four scorers in double figures that offset 20-point games from Collinsville’s leading scorers. Trace McMahan led Ranburne’s attack with 17 points. Colby Hanson had 14, Carson Riddle 11 and Cade Mitchell 10. Collinsville got the bulk of its scoring from Colton Willis (25) and Billy Briggs (26).
Willis scored 15 in the first quarter as Collinsville opened a 22-18 lead, but Hanson and Riddle both went for eight in the second quarter as the Bulldogs took a 42-36 halftime lead.
Ranburne 71, Collinsville 65
COLLINSVILLE – Luke Henderson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Jones 3 2-2 11, Colton Wills 11 0-1 25, Donovon Smith 0 0-0 0, Carson Dennis 1 0-0 3, Dawson Cothran 0 0-0 0, Dean Winsley 0 0-0 0 Billy Briggs 8 10-14 26. Totals 23 12-17 65.
RANBURNE – Will Hewitt 2 0-0 4, Ben Jackson 4 1-2 9, Tyler Craft 3 0-0 6, Colby Hanson 6 2-3 14, Trace McMahan 7 0-1 17, Carson Riddle 3 4-5 11, Cade Mitchell 5 0-0 10. Totals 30 7-11 71.
Collinsville 22 14 7 22 – 65
Ranburne 18 24 11 18 – 71
3-point goals: Collinsville 7 (Jones 3, Wills 3, Dennis); Ranburne 4 (McMahon 3, Riddle). Fouled out: Briggs. Total fouls: Collinsville 15, Ranburne 15.
RAGLAND 66, FAITH CHRISTIAN 41: Matt Trammell led four scorers in double figures with 23 points and the Purple Devils hit 11 3-pointers as a team as they took another step closer to clinching the top seed in their area. Owen Schall (12) hit four 3-pointers and Trammel and C.J. Lawler (11) each hit three. Josh Phillips had 15 points.
Ragland 66, Faith Christian 41
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Nic Goodgame 3 0-1 6, Jacque Prater 2 1-4 5, Thomas Curlee 5 1-2 12, Ethan Richerzhagen 3 6-8 13, Andrew Folsom 1 0-0 2, Seth Abston 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 9-17 41.
RAGLAND (13-4) – C.J. Lawler 3 2-2 11, Matt Trammell 9 2-2 23, Jordan Turner 2 0-0 5, Josh Phillips 6 3-9 15, Kentrell Turner 0 0-0 0, Owen Schall 4 0-0 12, Gavin Ward 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-13 66.
Faith 8 8 13 12 – 41
Ragland 16 13 21 16 – 66
3-point goals: Faith 2 (Richarzhagen, Curlee); Ragland 11 (Lawler 3, Trammell 3, J. Turner, Schall 4). Technical fouls: Richerzhagen. Total fouls: Faith 10, Ragland 12. Officials: Whitmire, Ellison, Hedgepeth.
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