Friday basketball
- Updated: November 13, 2021
Weaver opens its season by sweeping Ashville, second half play key to both games
By East Alabama Sports Today
ASHVILLE — Weaver opened its basketball season with a doubleheader sweep of Ashville.
The boys used a big second half to win 64-45, while the girls survived a fourth-quarter flurry to win 42-39 and give coach Gary Atchley a victory in his first game back on the bench.
Sophomores Dawson Brooks and Tristan Brown combined for 27 points in the second half as Weaver’s boys pulled away from a close game.
Brooks scored a game-high 24 points. He had 15 points in the second half, 10 in the fourth quarter. Brown scored 12 of his 16 in the second half.
Ashville led 20-19 at halftime.
In the girls game, sophomore Erionna Richmond and freshman D.J. Gibbs combined for 22 points in the second half to help the Lady Bearcats without Ashville’s’ parade to the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Bulldogs scored 12 of their 20 points in the fourth quarter from the free throw line, with Zahkiyla Cook going 9-for-10. Sera Potter was their high scorer with 17 points.
Richmond scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in the second half. Gibbs scored nine of her 13 in the half.
BOYS GAME
Weaver 64, Ashville 45
WEAVER (1-0) – Tristan Brown 5 6-7 16, Jeffrey Miles 2 1-2 5, Kohl Perry 1 3-4 6, Elijah Smith 0 0-2 0, Dawson Brooks 9 4-5 24, Kendarrius McGregor 1 1-2 4, Zack Garner 1 0-0 2, Armane Burton 2 2-6 6, Brayden Character 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 17-28 64.
ASHVILLE (0-1) – Walker Griffin 1 0-0 3, Justin Jones 2 0-0 4, Braxton Nall 0 0-0 0, Ashton Mostella 0 0-0 0, Jonah Carden 0 0-0 0, Ashton Vann 8 4-8 20, Jacob Wilson 3 0-2 9, Tristan Dickinson 0 0-0 0, Chandler McGinnis 2 0-0 5, Elijah Turner 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 4-10 45.
| Weaver | 8 | 11 | 22 | 23 – | 64 |
| Ashville | 11 | 9 | 15 | 10 – | 45 |
3-point goals: Weaver 4 (Perry, Brooks 2, McGregor); Ashville 7 (Griffin, Vann 2, Wilson 3, McGinnis). Fouled out: Turner. Total fouls: Weaver 11, Ashville 20.
GIRLS GAME
Weaver 42, Ashville 39
WEAVER (1-0) — Madison Atchley 0 0-2 0, Tiana Lawrence 1 1-4 3, Taylor Lawrence 2 0-0 6, Nevaeh Hawkins 0 0-1 0, D.J. Gibbs 5 1-4 13, Peyton Marvasty 1 1-2 3, Erionna Richmond 7 3-4 17, Totals 16 6-17 42.
ASHVILLE (0-1) – Zahkiyla Cook 2 10-12 14, Savannah Pinkard 1 2-2 4, Lesleigh Rogers 0 0-0 0
Sera Potter 6 5-8 17, Rachel St. John 1 0-2 2, Mollie Phillips 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Hudson 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 17-24 39.
| Weaver | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 – | 42 |
| Ashville | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 – | 39 |
3-point goals: Weaver 4 (Ta. Lawrence 2, Gibbs). Fouled out: Ti. Lawrence, Hawkins, Gibbs, Phillips. Total fouls: Weaver 21, Ashville 16.
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