Win No. 1
- Updated: November 23, 2021
Boys roundup: Faith Christian’s Hughes gets first win as a varsity head coach; Oxford, PV, Talladega get victories
By East Alabama Sports Today
GLENCOE – It may not have happened as soon as he would have liked, but Cory Hughes picked up his first victory as a varsity head basketball coach Monday night when his Faith Christian Lions defeated Glencoe 83-65 in the Glencoe Thanksgiving Classic.
“It’s fantastic,” the former basketball official turned coach said. “Our guys are super excited.
“We came out tonight and we just executed. We write on the board before every game ‘Do your job.’ Tonight, they all came out and did their job. I’m super proud. When they do their job, good things happen.
“You know, I haven’t gotten nervous for a game until tonight. You don’t want to be 0-3 and you definitely don’t want to be 0-4. Today was a great day because everything finally came together for us.”
The Lions (1-3) put five scorers in double figures, led by Thomas Curlee’s 29. Curlee, who is just about all the way back from a high ankle sprain he suffered in a preseason scrimmage, was 12-of-23 from the floor.
“Thomas had a huge game for us in a lot of ways; probably the biggest one was he was an igniter on defense,” Hughes said. “He had steal after steal. He had a hand in the passing lane, which is what we teach, and he’s just picking them off.”
Faith’s other double-figure scorers were Ethan Richarzhagen (14), Jacques Prater (12), Yoshua Arevalo (10) and Colton Pahman (10).
Andrew Greene led Glencoe with 19 points. Braylen Smith had 15 and Aiden Cornutt 13.
Hughes, who succeeded Schuessler Ware at the Class 1A school, noted that he and new Glencoe coach Ryan Chambless are products of the same system at Alexandria. When he looked out on the floor during pre-game, the Yellow Jackets were doing the same warmups as his Lions.
Faith Christian 83, Glencoe 65
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-3) – Yoshua Arevalo 3 2-5 10, Jacques Prater 3 5-6 12, Thomas Curlee 13 3-4 29, Ethan Richarzhagen 4 5-7 14, Brady Whitworth 0 0-0 0, Brody Dodson 0 0-0 0, Demonte Bell 3 0-0 6, Tyler Bell 0 0-2 0, Eli Robinson 0 0-0 0, Colton Pahman 3 1-3 10, Damian Arevalo 1 0-0 2, Will Smith 0 0-0 0, Joseph Carroll 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 16-27 83.
GLENCOE – Nolan Fairley 0 3-4 3, Kade Kueny 1 0-1 2, Aiden Cornutt 5 2-2 13, Baylor Langsdale 0 1-4 1, Braylen Smith 6 2-2 15, Reid Drenner 1 1-2 3, Cameron Atchley 0 0-0 0, Garrett Gaskin 0 1-2 1, Wade Segrest 3 0-0 7, Levi Long 1 0-0 2, Andrew Greene 9 0-1 18. Totals 26 10-18 65.
Faith 21 24 14 24 – 83
Glencoe 18 12 15 18 – 65
3-point goals: Faith 7 (Pahman 3, Richarzhagen, Prater, Y. Arevalo 2); Glencoe 3 (Cornutt, Smith, Segrest). Technical fouls: Prater, Pahman, Carroll, Drenner, Greene. Fouled out: Richarzhagen, Kueny, Long. Total fouls: Faith 24, Glencoe 24. Officials: Caldwell, Smith, Stringer.
Heritage Classic
FAIRFIELD – Rylan Houck hit 11 of 12 free throws and finished with 29 points to lead Oxford over Jackson-Olin 52-38 in the Heritage Classic at Fairfield. He scored 21 in the second half, hitting his last seven free throws in a row, while the Jackets held the Mustangs to 15 points.
It was a costly victory for the Yellow Jackets. They likely have lost Zurrell Garrett for the next six weeks with a possible broken collarbone. They already were without Kyler Wright, who they’re hoping can return for Tuesday’s winners bracket game with Pinson Valley.
(UPDATE: Further tests revealed a shoulder sprain. It is hoped Garrett will return for the Huntsville City Classic.)
Jayden Lewis is expected to step into Garrett’s role for the time being. Lewis stepped up against the Mustangs, creating a presence in the paint and scoring nine points in the game.
Although they did not score, Gibson Reaves and Aaron McFarland also gave the Jackets what coach Joel VanMeter called “tremendous minutes” in supporting roles.
Oxford 52, Jackson Olin 38
OXFORD – Jaylen Alexander 1 0-0 3, Zurrell Garrett 0 0-0 0, Rylan Houck 9 11-12 29, Aaron McFarland 0 0-0 0, J.D. Jones 2 0-0 6, Mike McGraw 1 0-0 2, Jayden Lewis 3 3-4 9, Christian Gibson 0 0-0 0, Brad Reaves 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 14-16 52.
JACKSON-OLIN – Christopher Hayes 2 0-0 4, Timothy Austin 1 1-2 3, Jerald Reynolds 0 0-2 0, Desean Sellers 7 0-1 15, Tory White 0 0-0 0, Dejuan Taylor 0 0-0 0, Christian Mako 4 1-2 9, Demarcus Williams 3 1-2 7. Totals 17 3-9 38
Oxford 13 8 16 15 – 52
Jackson-Olin 11 12 9 6 – 38
3-point goals: Oxford 4 (Alexander, Jones 2, Reaves); Jackson-Olin 1 (Sellers). Fouled out: Sellers. Total fouls: Oxford 15, Jackson-Olin 12. Officials: Madaris, Smith, Austin.
Lincoln Round-Robin
LINCOLN – Durquavion Truss and Roderick Jones scored 17 points apiece to lead Talladega over White Plains 58-55 in the Lincoln Round-Robin Classic. Truss scored all of his points in the first half as the Tigers opened a 36-28 lead. But White Plains staged a rally in the second half and a shot at the end to send the game into overtime. Walker Osteen led White Plains with 19 points.
Talladega 58, White Plains 55
WHITE PLAINS – Tucker Pearson 3 1-1 9, Paul Laube 0 0-0 0, Dylan Barksdale 2 0-0 4, Cole Senciboy 1 0-0 3, Josh Wheeler 2 1-2 6, Z.J. Rosario 0 0-0 0, Braden Knight 1 1-2 3, Daniel Williams 5 0-0 11, Walker Osteen 8 2-2 19, Kendrick Ball 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 5-7 55.
TALLADEGA – Durquavion Truss 6 2-2 17, JaQuintee Gararett 2 1-2 6, Roderick Jones 7 2-2 17, LeCory Wallace 0 0-0 0, Kylan Curry 1 0-0 3, Jaylyn Lawson 0 1-2 1, Traveon Traylor 6 0-0 12, Amare Webb 1 0-0 2, Ollie McMillian 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 6-8 58.
White Plains 17 11 16 11 – 55
Talladega 18 18 13 9 – 58
3-point goals: White Plains 6 (Pearson 2, Senciboy, Wheeler, Williams, Osteen); Talladega 6 (Truss 3, Garrett, Jones, Curry). Fouled out: Pearson. Total fouls: White Plains 12, Talladega 10.
Regular season
GADSDEN – Garrett Cranmer scored 21 points and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the second half as Pleasant Valley held off Coosa Christian 52-48. Kolby Battles scored 12 points for the Raiders.
Pleasant Valley 52, Coosa Christian 48
PLEASANT VALLEY – Braydon Maye 1 0-0 2, Garrett Cranmer 6 8-11 21, Jacob Teal 1 0-0 2, Dalton Haynes 1 0-0 2, Brayden Robinson 3 1-2 8, Kolby Battles 5 2-7 12, Zeke Johnson 0 2-2 2, Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 13-22 52.
COOSA CHRISTIAN – Bruce Woods 3 0-0 7, D’Anthony Smith 3 2-3 9, Tylan Sims 2 1-2 5, Drake Albury 0 0-1 0, Zachary Elrod 0 0-0 0, Dartavius Mackey 3 1-2 7, Jacoby Tucker 0 0-0 0, Hayden Peek 4 2-3 12, John David Justus 3 0-0 8. Totals 18 6-11 48.
Pleasant Valley 8 16 15 13 – 52
Coosa Christian 10 8 17 13 – 48
3-point goals: PV 3 (Cranmer, Robinson, Smith); Coosa 6 (Woods, Smith, Peek 2, Justus 2). Fouled out: D. Smith, Justus. Total fouls: PV 12, Coosa 21. Officials: Dupree, Allen, Brown.
OTHER BOYS SCORES
Fort Payne 63, Cleburne County 28
Horseshoe Bend 66, Donoho 44
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