Boys roundup
- Updated: January 27, 2021
Alexandria locks down area top seed, Odam goes for 35 as Piedmont hands Jacksonville another close loss, Oxford routs Talladega for 18th straight, and more
TUESDAY’S BOYS SCORES
Alexandria 81, Lincoln 65
Hokes Bluff 54, Pleasant Valley 46
Munford 46, Donoho 39
Ohatchee 53, Wellborn 38
Oxford 74, Talladega 45
Piedmont 57, Jacksonville 54
Ranburne 77, Cleburne County 55
By East Alabama Sports Today
LINCOLN – Basketball teams play all year for the right to host their area tournaments with an eye towards making their road to the postseason smoother.
Alexandria checked that box on its to-do Tuesday when it went on the road a day after winning an intense rivalry game at the buzzer and beat Lincoln 81-65 to secure the top spot in Class 5A Area 11.
The Valley Cubs have one more area game left, later this week against St. Clair County, but even if they lose and fall into a tie for first, they own the tiebreaker over Lincoln by virtue of their season sweep of Moody.
“You always want to host,” Alexandria coach Jason Johnson said. “It just takes a little pressure off you. You’ve got your home gym and you like your goals. We’re excited. We’ll try to finish up this week and next with some good play.”
The Cubs played well Tuesday, especially coming off a down-to-the-wire win over Jacksonville the night before. Five players scored in double figures, led by D’Anthony Walton (19) and Julian Wright (18). Landan Williams had 16 and Javais McGhee and Collin Taylor had 13 apiece. McGhee was 9-of-12 from the free throw line – all in the fourth quarter.
“We got quality production out of more than one or two people; it was like three or four,” Johnson said. “That’s what we’ve been trying to preach to them – be a little more consistent, don’t get 15 one night and three or four the next.
Defensively, they gave up only two offensive rebounds all game and although Brian Garrett scored a game-high 26 points with four 3-pointers Johnson thought they covered him “pretty good.”
“To play two quality games back-to-back, high energy games, with our limited number of players, that was going to be key – if we were going to be able to handle the basketball.”
Alexandria 81, Lincoln 65
ALEXANDRIA – Javais McGhee 2 9-12 13, D’Anthony Walton 7 3-6 19, Collin Taylor 5 2-5 13, Ivonte Davis 0 0-0 0, Kory Cargal 1 0-0 2, Julian Wright 7 4-8 18, Landan Williams 7 2-4 16. Totals 29 20-35 81.
LINCOLN – Brian Garrett 10 2-2 26, Jakorian Davis 4 1-1 11, Camare Hampton 5 0-1 10, Isaiah Ashley 0 2-2 2, Siete Garrett 0 0-0 0, Jai Tanner 4 0-0 10, Tre Hines 2 0-0 4, Jayden Woods 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 5-6 67.
Alexandria 21 23 20 17 – 81
Lincoln 12 16 19 18 – 65
3-point goals: Alexandria 3 (Walton 2, Taylor); Lincoln 8 (B. Garrett 4, Jk. Davis 2, Tanner 2). Total fouls: Alexandria 11, Lincoln 25.
PIEDMONT 57, JACKSONVILLE 54: Round 2 goes to the Bulldogs.
Last Wednesday, Jacksonville beat Piedmont by nine in the Calhoun County Tournament. The Bulldogs got some payback Tuesday by handing Jacksonville its second loss in as many days with overtime riding on the last shot.
The one constant in the two games has been Alex Odam. The Bulldogs’ red-headed rocket launcher scored 36 points in the loss, the best output of the 2021 tournament at the time; he went for 35 with a better shooting eye Tuesday. He was 14-of-29 from the floor in the first game in Pete Mathews Coliseum, but 12-of-17 in the friendly confines of the Piedmont gym.
“It helped playing them last week,” Piedmont coach JoJo Odam said. “We had a better feel for them anad knew more about them. We played better defense tonight than we did that game, too.”
Jack Hayes scored all nine of his points on three 3-pointers in the first quarter and Odam had eight as the Bulldogs opened a 19-10 lead. The Golden Eagles spread it around in the second quarter and made it a two-point game at halftime.
The Bulldogs were leading by two in the closing seconds when Odam was fouled. He made the first free throw, but missed the second. Jacksonville brought it down and Caden Johnson’s potential game-tying 3-pointer missed the mark.
The Golden Eagles lost Monday when Alexandria’s Collin Taylor hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer of a tie game. They are 1-5 in games decided by five points or fewer this season and have lost four by three or less.
With the 35 points Odam went over 1,600 for his career and moved to within 73 points of becoming the Bulldogs’ all-time leading scorer.
Quin Long led Jacksonville with 20 points.
Piedmont 57, Jacksonville 54
JACKSONVILLE – Quinn Long 8-15 3-4 20, Nathan Barnwell 4-6 0-0 8, Caden Johnson 3-10 0-1 6, JaeTaj Morris 1-1 3-3 6, John Broom 2-7 0-2 5, Jullian Hill 1-2 2-2 5, Coby Zackery 1-2 0-0 2, Omarion Adams 1-2 0-0 2, Jaylon Prater 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-45 8-12 54.
PIEDMONT – Alex Odam 12-17 8-10 35, Jack Hayes 3-7 0-0 9, Omarion Foster 3-10 0-3 6, Jakari Foster 1-1 1-2 3, Luke Bussey 0-2 2-2 2, Sean Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Jadon Calhoun 0-2 0-0 0, Coleman Reid 0-1 0-0 0, Cassius Fairs 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-43 11-17 57.
Jacksonville 10 18 10 16 – 54
Piedmont 19 11 14 13 – 57
3-point goals: Jacksonville 4-12 (Long 1-4, Cd. Johnson 0-3, Morris 1-1, Broom 1-2, Hill 1-2); Piedmont 6-18 (Odam 3-5, Hayes 3-7, O. Foster 0-3, Bussey 0-1, Calhoun 0-1, Fairs 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 33 (Long 8, Johnson 7, Zackery 6); Piedmont 20 (O. Foster 9). Total fouls: Jacksonville 17, Piedmont 14. Officials: Kelley, Jarrett, Winn.
OXFORD 75, TALLADEGA 45: When Oxford and Talladega get together on the basketball floor it’s usually a war of flying bodies and fast breaks and this one was no exception.
The Tigers (14-2) came out trying to match Oxford’s full court press and that played right into the hands of the Yellow Jackets (22-2).
Roc Taylor poured in 22 points and hauled down seven rebounds as the Jackets won their 18th in a row. The high-flying Jackets were all over the floor with five dunks and six 3-pointers in the first three quarters, bolting to a 60-35 lead. Justin Moore had three of the dunks and Rylan Houck had two.
Moore had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Houck had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Oxford 74, Talladega 45
TALLADEGA (14-2) –Derquavion Truss 2 1-2 5, Nigel Scales 5 3-4 15, Mykell Kelly 0 0-0 0, Dejavion Spratting 0 1-2 1, Arron Greene 3 0-0 7, Michael McGregor 2 2-4 6, Cornelius Funderburg 0 0-0 0, Jay Twyman 0 0-0 0, Najeh Swain 1 0-0 3, Juston Barclay 0 0-0 0, Trevon Traylor 0 0-0 0, Jakari Sygh 1 0-0 2, Keontae Funderburg 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 7-12 45.
OXFORD (22-2) –Cordell Chatman 1 0-0 2, Rylan Houck 3 6-8 13, Peyton Watts 2 0-0 6, Mike McGraw 1 2-3 4, Roc Taylor 10 2-4 22, Bakari Dailey 1 0-0 2, Justin Moore 9 0-1 19, Josh Johnson 0 0-0 0, Josh Patton 2 0-0 6, Zurrell Garrett 0 0-0 0, Jarek Burroughs 0 0-0 0, Aaron McFarland 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 10-16 74.
Talladega 13 15 7 10 – 45
Oxford 19 22 19 14 – 74
3-point goals: Talladega 4 (Scales, Green, Swain); Oxford 5 (Watts 2, Patton 2, Houck).
MUNFORD 46, DONOHO 39: Dwight Moore scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Lions to a victory that keeps them on track for a milestone season.
At 9-10, the Lions have a chance for 12 wins and a winning season for the first time in more than a decade.
Moore and Jay Tuck each scored seven in the first quarter as the Lions jumped out to an 18-5 lead. Donoho’s Drew Williamson led all scorers with 18 points.
Munford 46, Donoho 39
DONOHO – Spencer Wigley 1 3-5 5, Dean Harrell 0 0-0 0, Connor Goodson 0 0-2 0, Brady Patterson 1 1-4 3, Ethan Miles 4 1-2 9, Richard Goad 1 2-4 4, Eric Tolson 0 0-0 0, Sean Keel 0 0-0 0, Drew Williamson 7 4-9 18. Totals 14 11-26 39.
MUNFORD (9-10) – Jaquan Anderson 5 0-0 10, Dwight Moore 8 1-1 17, Rashard Russell 2 0-0 5, Jay Tuck 4 0-2 9, Ron Ervin 1 0-0 2, Caderio Holland 0 0-0 0, Connor Morgan 0 0-0 0, Alex Petty 1 0-0 3, Kyler Gibson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 1-3 46.
Donoho 5 12 9 13 – 39
Munford 18 9 8 11 – 46
3-point goals: Munford 3 (Russell, Tuck, Petty). Total fouls: Donoho 11, Munford 20. Officials: Askew, Oden, Elston.
OHATCHEE 53, WELLBORN 38: Trey Pesnell hit 10 of 15 free throws and scored 19 points to lead the Indians. Ethan Tidwell scored eight of Wellborn’s nine points in the third quarter and led the Panthers wth 15 points.
Ohatchee 53, Wellborn 38
OHATCHEE –Noah Fuller 1 0-0 2, Jacob Buckelew 2 0-0 5, Eli Teem 2 0-0 5, Trey Pesnell 4 10-15 19, Konnor Baswell 1 3-4 5, Brock England 0 0-2 0, Aiden Simpson 0 0-0 0, David Read 0 1-2 1, Justin Powell 3 3-3 9, Kelbe Crook 3 1-2 7. Totals 16 18-28 53.
WELLBORN –Lewis Patterson 3 0-0 6, Messiah Moore 1 0-0 3, Nathan Sanders 3 0-4 6, Keyonte Curry 1 0-3 2, Jeremiah Scarbrough 0 0-0 0, Trey Downs 1 1-3 5, Ethan Tidwell 7 0-1 15, Kameron Jackson 1 1-1 3, Dawson Tidwell 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 2-12 38.
Ohatchee 9 15 13 16 – 53
Wellborn 12 9 9 8 – 38
3-point goals: Ohatchee 3 (Buckelew, Teem, Pesnell); Wellborn 2 (Moore, E. Tidwell). Technical fouls: Sanders, Buckelew, Pesnell. Fouled out: Patterson, Sanders. Total fouls: Ohatchee 15, Wellborn 20. Officials: Stubbs, Moorehouse, Wilson.
RANBURNE 77, CLEBURNE COUNTY 55: Colby Hanson scored 20 points, Carson Riddle had 17 and the pair combined to hit seven of the Bulldogs’ 11 3-pointers in the game.
Hanson hit three of his four 3–pointers in the first quarter as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 22-11 lead. The Bulldogs hit four more as a team in the second and opened a 45-22 halftime lead.
Ranburne 77, Cleburne County 55
RANBURNE – Will Hewitt 2 0-0 5, Austin Olds 1 0-0 2, Tyler Craft 4 1-3 9, Colby Hanson 6 4-4 20, Trace McMahan 2 0-0 6, Carson Riddle 6 2-4 17, Mason Jackson 0 0-1 0, Cade Mitchell 7 1-1 16, Bo Young 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 8-13 77.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Rico Jordan 1 0-0 2, Ben Casey 3 2-2 10, Brody Higgins 1 2-7 4, Kyle Downey 4 1-2 11, Manney Rollins 0 0-0 0, Hudson Miller 1 0-0 2, Trey Brown 2 0-2 4, Brayden Moore 1 0-0 3, Andrew Adams 2 3-5 7, Dee Prothro 4 2-2 10, J.J. Cosby 0 0-0 0, Alex Whatley 1 0-0 2, Seth Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-20 55.
Ranburne 22 23 15 17 – 77
Cleburne County 11 11 17 16 – 55
3-point goals: Ranburne 11 (Hewitt, Hanson 4, McMahan 2, Riddle 3, Mitchell); Cleburne County 5 (Casey 2, Downey 2, Moore). Total fouls: Ranburne 17, Cleburne County 16. Officials: Taylor, McCareeth, Wise.
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