Let’s get technical
- Updated: January 9, 2021
Girls roundup: Coach’s technical foul spurs Coosa Christian comeback; JCA edges Faith Christian, and more
SATURDAY’S GIRLS SCORES
Coosa Christian 49, Donoho 47
Jacksonville Christian 46, Faith Christian 44
Ranburne 62, Randolph County 12
Anniston 76, Talladega 27
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Jayme Hollingsworth doesn’t get teed-up often, but when he does it’s usually for a purpose.
The Coosa Christian girls coach got his first technical of the season Saturday in a particularly contentious part of the first half and it proved to be the impetus for the Lady Conquerors to collect a big area win on the road 49-47.
The coach’s T came after protesting a foul on Chloe Davidson a little too vehemently and was the second charged to the Lady Conquerors in a 30-second stretch late in the second quarter. The eight points Donoho scored through it all pushed the Lady Falcons to a nine-point lead with 1:29 left in the half and could have been the beginning of the end for the visitors from Etowah County.
But it also lit a fire under the Lady Conquerors (13-2). They responded with a couple 3-pointers to cut their deficit to three at halftime and opened the second half with a 12-2 run to take the lead before Donoho countered and it stayed close the rest of the game.
“Absolutely it helped pick up our energy a little bit,” Hollingsworth said. “You see a lot of coaches – (Kentucky’s John) Calipari – get T’d up a lot when they’re playing not quite to the level that they’re used to playing – credit Donoho for that (today). I thought after that our energy picked up.”
It certainly fired up Davidson. She upped her game in the second half and put the team on her shoulders after running partner Bella Millirons fouled out with six minutes to play and the game tied at 40.
Davidson scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but had 16 points in the second half. She scored six points in the last five minutes, including the game-tying basket with 4:30 to play and a free throw that gave the Lady Conquerors a 49-44 lead with 17.3 left.
“She’s a senior captain and has been through a lot of wars with us over the past five years,” Hollingsworth said. “You never want to lose 28 points a game just fouled out, but I thought she and Erin Snow both stepped up tremendously leading us, keeping us calm for the most part and making big shots down the stretch.”
“Our team saying is always if somebody’s out, it’s next man up,” Davidson said. “So, I was just thinking ‘next man up’ and I can do that. I’m going to step up and score and get my team going, and everybody just fought together and worked real hard as a team at the end.”
Anastasia and Victoria O’Neill both scored 14 points for Donoho. It was Anastasia’s 3-pointer at the buzzer that made it a two-point margin.
The game started a stretch of three area games in the next four days – Donoho, at JCA Monday and Faith Christian at home Tuesday – and the Lady Conquerors were approaching the swing like a dress rehearsal for the area tournament.
“We’re treating this like it’s the area tournament because it’s three big area games in four days,” Hollingsworth said. “This was a big one.”
Coosa Christian 49, Donoho 47
COOSA CHRISTIAN (13-2) – Bella Millirons 7 0-1 15, Chloe Davidson 7 7-12 23, Caitlin Cates 2 1-4 5, Erin Snow 0 2-8 2, Kailah East 1 0-0 2, Gemma Littlejohn 1 0-2 2. Totals 18 10-27 49.
DONOHO – Victoria O’Neill 4 5-6 14, Anastasia O’Neill 5 2-3 14, Janie Sills 2 0-1 4, Julie Cleckler 3 3-4 9, Anna Grace Jones 2 0-0 3, Amelia Baker 0 1-2 1, Cailin Campbell 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 11-16 47.
Coosa Christian 6 15 18 10 – 49
Donoho 9 15 16 7 – 47
3-point goals: Coosa Christian 3 (Millirons, Davidson 2); Donoho 4 (V. O’Neill, A. O’Neill 2, Jones). Technical fouls: Davidson, Coosa coach Hollingsworth. Fouled out: Millirons, Cleckler, Jones. Total fouls: Coosa Christian 17, Donoho 23.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN 46, FAITH CHRISTIAN 44: Rebekah Carter scored 26 points on the strength of five 3-pointers and Abbie Stovall stole an inbounds pass in the final second as the Thunder turned back the Lady Lions.
Carter also had 11 rebounds, three assists and seven steals. Kara Grace grabbed 10 rebounds. Alligrace Emerson and Babat Aremu led Faith with 11 points apiece.
The Thunder had a 46-44 lead with two minutes left and stalled the ball to three seconds. Faith put the ball in play and had it knocked out of bounds. That’s where Stovall stepped up and stole the second attempt to seal the game.
Jacksonville Christian 46, Faith Christian 44
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-6) – Ona Marple 2 0-2 5, Anna Strautman 2 0-0 4, Serenity Pate 1 0-0 2, Alligrace Emerson 5 0-0 11, Joelle Tillery 2 2-3 7, Meghan Ford 2 0-0 4, Babat Aremu 5 1-1 11. Totals 19 3-6 44.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN (2-7) – Rebekah Carter 7 7-10 26, Erin Prater 2 0-0 5, Kara Grace 3 0-3 6, Kirsten Walker 1 0-0 3, Mia Morales 2 1-8 6, Karli Barnwell 0 0-0 0, Abbie Stovall 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-21 46.
Faith 16 9 8 11 – 44
JCA 13 12 14 7 – 46
3-point goals: Faith 3 (Marple, Emerson, Tillery); JCA 8 (Carter 5, Prater, Walker, Morales). Fouled out: Aremu. Total fouls: Faith 18, JCA 7. Officials: Hollingsworth, Dyar, Daffron.
ANNISTON 76, TALLADEGA 27: Asia Barclay scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Anniston’s defense came up with 19 steals while holding the Lady Tigers to three points in the first half.
Barclay controlled the inside, hitting eight of 11 shots and grabbing six offensive rebounds. She had 18 points in the first half as the Lady Dawgs opened a 44-3 halftime lead. Serena Hardy scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half and had a team-high eight steals. Allasha Dudley had 10 points and Alisia Person had 11.
Anniston 76, Talladega 27
TALLADEGA – Gykeriah Collins 0 0-0 0, Makayla White 0 0-0 0, Takalyn Ragland 0 0-0 0, Kiercin Davis 4 0-0 10, Lamyah Elston 0 0-1 0, Brooklyn Moss 1 0-2 2, Jakiyah Scott 0 0-0 0, Trinity Webb 4 1-2 11, Jakerria Curry 0 0-0 0, Cymarion Scales 2 0-1 4. Totals 11 1-6 27.
ANNISTON – Allasha Dudley 3 3-4 10, Alisia Person 2 7-9 11, Serena Hardy 7 0-2 14, Charliese Simmons 0 0-0 0, Shiwanna Jackson 2 0-0 4, Aaliyah Hanson 1 0-0 2, Janayzia Oliver 1 0-0 2, Tiauna Thomas 1 0-0 2, Nina Farrow 0 0-0 0, Akayla Perry 2 0-0 5, Tykeia Smith 2 2-3 6, Asia Barclay 8 4-5 20, Tanaja Winsley 0 0-0 0, Eleah McCoy 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 16-22 76.
Talladega 2 1 14 10 – 27
Anniston 19 25 22 10 – 76
3-point goals: Talladega 4 (Davis 2, Webb 2); Anniston 2 (Dudley, Perry). Total fouls: Talladega 15, Anniston 14.
RANBURNE 62, RANDOLPH COUNTY 12: Briley Merrill scored 14 and Kayli Olds had 12 for the Lady Bulldogs in the one-sided victory. The Lady Bulldogs held Randolph County without a field goal in the second quarter and led 50-7 at halftime.
Ranburne 62, Randolph County 12
RANDOLPH COUNTY – Kenzie Bivins 0 3-6 3, Brantlee Wortham 0 2-4 2, Emily Heard 1 0-0 3, Laura Fendley 1 0-2 2, Kaitlynn Overton 1 0-0 2, Gracie Robinson 0 0-0 0, Yshun Laney 0 0-0 0, Kamren Bivins 0 0-0 0, Aniyah Lee 0 0-2 0, Daisy North 0 0-0 0, Heather North 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 5-14 12.
RANBURNE – Autumn Phillips 1 0-0 2, Briley Merrill 5 3-4 14, Julianna Merrill 4 1-2 9, Kayli Olds 5 2-4 12, Abigail Howle 4 0-0 9, Natalie Merrill 1 0-0 3, Auburn Rollins 1 2-4 4, Crimson Rollins 4 0-0 9, Brylee Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 8-14 62.
Randolph County 5 2 3 2 – 12
Ranburne 26 24 6 6 – 62
3-point goals: Randolph County 1 (Heard); Ranburne 4 (B. Merrill, Howle, N. Merrill, C. Rollins). Total fouls: Randolph County 12, Ranburne 13.
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