Golden Eagles hold on
- Updated: December 1, 2021
UPDATED: Jacksonville holds off late Alexandria rally to win neighborhood rumble; Anniston, Faith win; Oxford, White Plains, PV fall
TUESDAY’S BOYS GAMES
Anniston 84, Lincoln 79
Cherokee County 63, White Plains 47
Faith Christian 76, Coosa Christian 57
Glencoe 61, Pleasant Valley 53
Jacksonville 71, Alexandria 62
Hoover 55, Oxford 43
Sardis 46, Hokes Bluff 45
Vincent 71, Ragland 61
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Cade Phillips had played in a neighborhood rivalry where he went to school before, but it certainly was never anything like this.
The junior post experienced his first Jacksonville-Alexandria battle in Larry Ginn Gym Tuesday night and it was as intense as coach Shane Morrow told the players it would be.
The Golden Eagles might have had their way with a Valley Cubs team playing its first game of the year early, but in this game, in this gym, nothing is as safe as it seems. By the end of the night, they had a real battle on their hands.
What once was an 18-point lead was down with six twice in the final minute before Jacksonville put it away 71-62.
“I’ve played in a lot of intense games in my life, so this was just another game, really,” Phillips said. “You could feel the hostility in the crowd … the student sections are going back and forth at each other, but that’s the only real difference. It’s still the same court, same rim, same ball.
“You feel them bearing down, but if you stay within your head and play your game you really should be able to handle that pressure.”
Phillips played his game and came close to a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots — and still felt he could have, should have, done more.. Teammate John Broom had 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals, and Caden Johnson had nine points, 10 boards and three assists.
A 13-0 run in the first quarter and an 11-0 run in the second helped the Golden Eagles open a 37-19 halftime lead that Phillips agreed “should have been safe.”
But much like in their early-season loss to Spain Park, the Golden Eagles had trouble in the second half against Alexandria’s zone. They did score more points in the half this time, but they had to work for them.
The 3-pointers they took against it weren’t bad shots, they just weren’t hitting them. They were 10-of-39 from beyond the arc.
But there was more to it than just the shooting. There were things the Golden Eagles just weren’t getting done.
“They really tried to slow it down with that zone,” Phillips said. “We shot like 25 percent from the 3-point line. That’s not great but we still should be able to outrun zone and score more than we did in the second half. We were trying to shoot them out of the zone and we weren’t hitting shots.”
With that opening, had the Valley Cubs been sharper at the free throw line, it may have turned out differently. They missed their last six free throws in the fourth quarter while they were trying to get back in it and were only 7-of-22 for the game.
Still, they were able to get back in it thanks to a big game from D’Anthony Walton. He scored 33 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Walton had 11 points in a 16-6 run that opened the second half and got the Cubs to within eight for the first time midway through the third quarter. Jacksonville ran the lead back to 16, but the Cubs brought it back to eight again with 4:24 left in the game.
“I think we were a lot more competitive in the second half,” Alexandria coach Jason Johnson said. “I did not feel like we were competing for loose balls and rebounds and things like that (in the first half).
“In the second half we made couple of adjustments and started making some runs, started competing. That was the good thing. We had a little better fight in the second half and gave ourselves a chance, so I’m proud of that, but we’ve still got a long way to go.”
Walton got the Cubs to within six twice in the final minute, first on a dunk with 1:00 left (65-59) and then with the last of his four 3-pointers with 25 seconds to go (68-62). The closer they came, the louder it got.
“We thought it’d be a hostile environment, we were ready for it,” Morrow said. “I told them this is what you play the game for, this is what you want to do. You want to be in these kinds of games.
“We played well for probably three, three and a half quarters. I told them before the game they were going to go on a run, we’ve just got to match it. I’m not disappointed with the way we played. It’s still a learning curve; we’re still learning how to play the way we want to play. We’ve probably only had about five practices with all our players.”
Jacksonville 71, Alexandria 62
JACKSONVILLE – John Broom 6-12 6-8 20, Cade Phillips 5-14 7-13 17, Caden Johnson 2-7 4-4 9, Devin Barksdale 3-9 0-0 9. Quin Long 3-6 0-0 7, Cam Johnson 2-9 0-0 6, Julian Hill 1-6 0-0 3, Taj Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Duke 0-1 0-0 0, Jacoby Zackery 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-65 17-25 71.
ALEXANDRIA (0-1) – D’Anthony Walton 14-20 1-1 33, Collin Taylor 5-10 0-5 11, Javais McGhee 2-11 5-8 9, Julian Wright 3-9 1-6 7, Evan Snow 1-2 0-0 2, Korgan Cargal 0-1 0-2 0, Damon Parr 0-1 0-0 0, Braxton Tucker 0-1 0-0 0, Javarious Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 7-22 62.
Jacksonville 17 20 16 18 – 71
Alexandria 9 10 22 21 – 62
3-point goals: Jacksonville 10-39 (Broom 2-5, Phillips 0-2, Cd. Johnson 1-5, Barksdale 3-8, Long 1-4, Cm. Johnson 2-8, Hill 1-6, Zackery 0-1). Alexandria 5-15 (Walton 4-6, Taylor 1-4, McGhee 0-2, Snow 0-1, Cargal 0-1, Tucker 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 48 (Phillips 13, Cd. Johnson 10); Alexandria 37 (Walton 8, Taylor 8). Fouled out: Cargal. Total fouls: Jacksonville 19, Alexandria 21. Officials: Montgomery, Childs, Dupree.
Anniston 84, Lincoln 79
Antonio Kite scored 22 points and Talib Christian had 18 as the Bulldogs held off an upset bid by the Golden Bears. Anniston took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. Kam Sandlin and Tadyn Jones returned to the Bulldogs’ lineup from injuries and combined for 14 points.
Korry Davis led Lincoln with 19 points, while Camare Hampton had 18 and Jayden Woods had 16. Woods had 14 in the second half and Haapton had 10 in the fourth quarter.
Anniston 84, Lincoln 79
LINCOLN – Korry Davis 8 3-4 19, Cornelius Glass 2 0-0 4, Jai Tanner 3 1-1 8, Tripp Ward 3 0-2 7, Camare Hampton 8 2-3 18, Isaiah Ashley 3 1-2 7, Jayden Woods 8 0-2 16. Totals 35 7-14 79.
ANNISTON – Jayden Lewis 2 1-2 5, Antonio Kite 7 7-10 22, Tadyn Jones 3 0-0 8, Jamarius Billingsley 0 1-2 1, Martez Reed 1 0-0 2, Jacques Thomas 1 0-0 2, Troy Hall 5 0-0 10, C.J. Munford 3 0-0 6, Malik Bailey 1 2-2 4, Kam Sandlin 3 0-1 6, Talib Christian 8 1-4 18. Totals 34 12-21 84.
Lincoln 16 17 23 23 – 79
Anniston 21 21 24 18 – 84
3-point goals: Lincoln 2 (Tanner, Ward); Anniston 4 (Kite, Jones 2, Christian). Fouled out: Ashley. Total fouls: Lincoln 19, Anniston 17. Officials: Robinson, Smith, Tanner.
Hoover 55, Oxford 43
HOOVER – Oxford and Hoover went after it shot for shot for three quarters, before the Bucs pulled away with a big fourth quarter. Hoover outscored the Jackets 21-9 in the final eight minutes.
Oxford got to the rim in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get any and-ones. They were 6-for-6 from the line in the quarter, but Kyler Wright’s 3-pointer as their only field goal.
Rylan Houck and J.D. Jones had the hot hand early for Oxford and helped it build a 17-11 first-quarter lead. Houck finished with 11 points and Jones had 10.
Hoover 55, Oxford 43
OXFORD – Jaylen Alexander 1 2-2 4, Rylan Houck 5 0-0 11, Kyler Wright 2 0-0 5, Aaron McFarland 0 0-0 0, J.D. Jones 3 2-2 10, Mike McGraw 2 2-3 6, Jayden Lewis 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 7-6 43.
HOOVER – Brodin Grady 4 0-2 9, Garian Denson 0 0-0 0, Christian Bryant 3 0-0 9, Taquaris Richardson 4 2-2 11, Noah McAfee 1 0-0 3, Trenton Hogan 5 1-2 11, Jarett Fairley 0 0-0 0, Jaylen Carrington 2 0-0 4, Brandon Foster 1 2-2 4, Dewayne Brown 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 5-8 55.
Oxford 17 7 10 9 – 43
Hoover 11 13 10 21 – 55
3-point goals: Oxford 4 (Houck, Wright, Jones 2); Hoover 6 (Grady, Bryant 3, Richardson, McAfee). Total fouls: Oxford 8, Hoover 6. Officials: Pierson, Brown, Brooks.
Faith Christian 76, Coosa Christian 57
GADSDEN – Ethan Richerzhagen hit 10 of 16 shots from the floor, 4-of-6 from 3-point range and scored 29 points as the Lions opened their area schedule with a victory. He also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Thomas Curlee (16) and Jacques Prater (10) also scored in double figures for the Lions.
Faith Christian 76, Coosa Christian 57
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Yashua Arevalo 1-7 3-4 5, Jacques Prater 3-8 1-3 10, Thomas Curlee 7-15 2-5 16, Ethan Richerzhagen 10-16 5-7 29, Brady Whitworth 0-0 0-0 0, Brodie Dodson 1-3 0-0 3, Demonde Bell 2-3 0-0 4, Tyler Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Eli Robinson 0-1 0-2 0, Colton Pahman 1-4 1-2 4, Damian Arevalo 1-2 1-1 3, Will Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph Carroll 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 13-24 76.
COOSA CHRISTIAN – Bruce Woods 5 1-4 12, D’Anthony Smith 4 0-0 10, Tylan Sims 4 0-2 9, Grayson Malone 0 0-0 0, Drake Albury 2 1-1 5, Zach Elrod 0 0-0 0, Dartavius Mackey 1 0-0 2, Gabriel Southern 0 0-0 0, Jacoby Tucker 0 0-0 0, Hayden Peek 4 1-5 10, John David Justus 3 3-5 9. Totals 23-53 6-17 57.
Faith 17 20 17 22 – 76
Coosa 10 18 14 15 – 57
3-point goals: Faith 9-23 (Prater 3-7, Richerzhagen 4-6, Dodson 1-3, Pahman 1-3, Curlee 0-1, Y. Arevalo 0-3); Coosa 5-16 (Woods, Smith 2, Sims, Peek). Rebounds: Faith 25 (Richerzhagen 9), Coosa 27. Technical fouls: Arevalo, Smith. Total fouls: Faith 17, Coosa 20.
Vincent 71, Ragland 61
VINCENT –Tyqun Goodman scored half his points and Blake Allums hit all four of his 3-pointers in the first half as Vincent built nine-point halftime lead and maintained it in the second half. Goodman finished with 24 points and Allums with 23.
D.J. Turner led Ragland with 18. Jordan Turner scored all 12 of his points from behind the arc.
Ragland visits Faith Christian Thursday in what promises to be, given both teams’ ability to shoot 3s, an entertaining area game.
Vincent 71, Ragland 61
RAGLAND – Dante Pickett 0 0-0 0, Javaris Turner 4 0-0 10, Jordan Turner 4 0-0 12, Braxton Layton 3 0-1 8, Kentrell Turner 4 0-1 8, Jaevan Williams 0 0-0 0, Ezra Hill 2 0-0 5, D.J. Turner 7 4-6 18, Chase Forman 0 0-0 0, Jaden Isbell 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-8 61.
VINCENT – Tray Youngblood 5 1-1 11, Skylar McCrimon 1 1-2 3, Jeremy Lawson 4 0-1 8, Deontaye Robertson 0 0-0 0, Blake Allums 9 1-2 23, Tyqun Goodman 12 0-0 24, Easton Fields 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 3-6 71.
Ragland 14 16 18 13 – 61
Vincent 19 20 18 14 – 71
3-point goals: Ragland 9 (Ja. Turner 2, Jo. Turner 4, Layton 2, Hill); Vincent 4 (Allums 4). Fouled out: J. Turner. Total fouls: Ragland 12, Vincent 14. Officials: Coleman, Weems, Thompson.
Cherokee County 63, White Plains 47
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Jackson Amos 10 2-4 26, Malachi Horton 3 2-3 9, Damien Ramsey 2 0-0 4, Jaden Wilson 4 0-0 8, Colin Givens 0 0-0 0, CJ Gresham 0 0-0 0, Eli Martin 0 0-0 0, Landon Caldwell 4 0-0 10, Jackson Neyman 1 0-0 3, Braden Chandler 1 1-2 3, Kole Chester 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 5-9 63.
WHITE PLAINS – Tucker Pearson 0 2-4 2, Paul Laube 1 0-0 3, Dylan Barksdale 1 2-4 4, Cole Senciboy 0 0-0 0, Josh Wheeler 3 0-0 7, ZJ Rosario 2 0-2 5, Braden Knight 0 1-2 1, Daniel Williams 4 0-0 9, Walker Osteen 5 0-2 11, Kendrick Ball 2 1-4 5, Collin Spivey 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 6-18 47.
Cherokee County 11 19 19 14 – 63
White Plains 7 8 14 18 – 47
3-point goals: Cherokee County 8 (Amos 4, Horton, Caldwell 2, Neyman); White Plains 5 (Laube, Wheeler, Rosario, Williams, Osteen). Technical fouls: Horton. Total fouls: Cherokee County 17, White Plains 15.
Glencoe 61, Pleasant Valley 53
GLENCOE – Braylen Smith 1 3-7 5, Kade Kueny 1 2-5 4, Nolan Fairley 1 5-6 8, Andrew Greene 4 0-1 8, Levi Long 5 4-7 14, Wade Segrest 1 0-0 3, Aiden Cornutt 6 0-1 16, Reid Drenner 0 0-0 0, Garrett Gaskin 0 1-2 1, Baylor Langdale 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 15-28 61.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Garrett Cranmer 6 4-5 17, Jacob Teal 2 0-0 4, Brayden Robinson 3 1-1 9, Kolby Battles 5 0-2 10, Zeke Johnson 2 2-2 6, Sam Palmer 0 0-0 0, Pelham Parris 2 0-1 4, Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 7-11 53.
Glencoe 19 10 14 18 – 61
Pleasant Valley 13 15 12 13 – 53
3-point goals: Glencoe 6 (Fairley, Segrest, Cornutt 4); PV 4 (Cranmer, Robinson 2, Smith). Total fouls; Glencoe 18, PV 19. Officials: Kelley, Jarrett, McGraw.
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