Hurt’s so good
- Updated: December 4, 2021
Boys roundup: Pahman’s big shots cap big week for Faith; Oxford, Weaver miss chances at buzzer; Williamson, Fair go for 30 in victories, and more
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Ashville 54, Weaver 52
Donoho 71, Coosa Christian 67
Faith Christian 56, Westbrook Christian 51
Geraldine 63, Glencoe 42
Hokes Bluff 71, Ohatchee 38
Pleasant Valley 55, Gaston 50
Springville 42, Oxford 41
Jacksonville Christian 53, Wellborn 36
White Plains 62, Cleburne County 33
By East Alabama Sports Today
RAINBOW CITY – The Big Hurt put a big hurtin’ on Westbrook Christian Friday night.
Faith Christian’s Colton Pahman had been in a little shooting slump, but he came up big when it counted most.
The senior hit two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws in the final 90 seconds to lift the Lions over Westbrook Christian 71-67 to complete a 4-0 week of basketball.
“He was having trouble early so we had Demonde (Bell) in there quite a bit, but we kept telling him to keep shooting the ball,” Faith coach Cory Hughes said. “He had been a little cold the last couple games, but at the end he stepped into some shots with confidence.”
His biggest shot of the game came with about a minute left. Ethan Richerzhagen saved a loose ball that found its way to Pahman. His hands and the ball were wet and he knew there was some risk associated with the shot – “I knew (Hughes) would be mad if I missed,” he said – but he let it fly and found nothing but net to tie the game. Moments later he hit both ends of a one-and-one to put the Lions in front.
“It was amazing, probably one of the biggest things I’ve ever done in sports,” Pahman said. “Ethan dove on the floor, threw it up and I shot the 3 and it went in and that kind of changed the game. Everybody got into it after that.”
Pahman finished with 13 points in 14 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-4 behind the arc. Richerzhagen led the Lions (6-4) with 17 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots. Thomas Curlee also scored 13 points and had eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Brodie Self and Evan Sizemore led Westbrook with 18 points apiece.
The victory capped a big week for the Lions. They came into it 2-4 after almost beating Fort Payne in their final game of the Gadsden Thanksgiving Classic, then beat Winterboro, Coosa Christian, Ragland and the Warriors.
“We set a goal at the beginning of the week to go 4-0,” Pahman said. “We had faith and we came out and played like dawgs in every single game. We just didn’t want to give up and wanted that 4-0.”
They’ll take that confidence into another four-game stretch next week.
“I told them earlier they’re just going to get hotter and hotter and playing with more confidence,” Hughes said. “I don’t think people like the way we play basketball and I think they’re enjoying that.”
Faith Christian 56, Westbrook Christian 51
FAITH CHRISTIAN (6-4) – Ethan Richerzhagen 5-17 5-6 17, Thomas Curlee 5-13 2-5 13, Colton Pahman 4-5 2-2 13, Jacques Prater 2-6 1-4 7, Yoshua Arevalo 2-9 1-2 6, Demonde Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Brodie Dodson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 11-19 56.
WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN – Cameron White 1-4 1-4 3, Hugh Windle 3-12 3-6 10, Cooper Greer 0-3 0-0 0, Evan Sizemore 9-12 0-0 18, Sayge Stephens 0-0 0-0 0, Steven Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, Brodie Self 7-13 4-8 18, Asher Keck 13 0-0 2. Totals 21-47 8-18 51.
Faith 13 12 12 19 – 56
Westbrook 12 12 13 14 – 51
3-point goals: Faith 9-30 (Richerzhagen 2-6, Curlee 1-9, Pahman 3-4, Prater 2-5, Arevalo 1-6); Westbrook 1-7 (Windle). Technical fouls: Faith coach Hughes. Fouled out: Arevalo, Bell. Total fouls: Faith 16, Westbrook 16.
SPRINGVILLE 42, OXFORD 41: Gavin Gooch’s second attempt at a put back with 9.3 seconds to play gave Springville the lead and the Tigers secured the victory when Oxford couldn’t get a good shot at the buzzer.
The Jackets had plenty of time to set up the winning play. Jayden Lewis nearly had the ball stolen at the top of the key and tried to get it to Rylan Houck inside, but his pass got blocked. It came right back to him and he put up an off-balanced shot from the foul line as the horn sounded.
The Yellow Jackets hit eight 3-pointers in the game, but they scored only 15 points in the second half. Wright was their only scorer in double figures (10).
“We completely got outplayed,” Oxford coach Joel VanMeter said. “We were great defensively but refused to execute offensively. They deserve all the credit.”
Springville 42, Oxford 41
SPRINGVILLE – Amari Cowan 0 0-0 0, Derek Moore 6 4-6 16, John Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Garrett Howard 1 2-3 4, Cason Kersh 2 0-0 5, Ayden Walton 0 1-2 1, Tyler Harrison 0 0-0 0, Collin Lockhart 1 0-0 2, Stephen Morrison 3 0-0 6, Gavin Gooch 2 4-4 8. Totals 15 11-15 42.
OXFORD – Jaylen Alexander 1 0-0 3, Rylan Houck 2 4-6 8, Kyler Wright 4 0-0 10, Aaron McFarland 2 0-0 6, JD Jones 2 0-0 6, Mike McGraw 2 2-2 7, Jayden Lewis 0 1-2 1, Ashton Mitchell 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-10 41.
Springville 6 15 15 6 – 42
Oxford 12 14 8 7 – 41
3-point goals: Springville 1 (Kersh); Oxford 8 (Alexander, Wright 2, McFarland 2, Jones 2, McGraw). Total fouls: Springville 11, Oxford 14.
PLEASANT VALLEY 55, GASTON 50: The key to this Pleasant Valley team’s success this year will be its ability to win close games. The Raiders hit 6-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter and outscored the Bulldogs 19-14 to provide the margin of victory in their second win of the season.
Kyle Smith hit two of his four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with a team-high 16 points. Smith, a sophomore shooter promoted from the junior varsity on Thursday, delivered in his first game with a game-tying four-point play with three seconds left before Ashville won on a last-second free throw.
Pleasant Valley 55, Gaston 50
PLEASANT VALLEY (2-4) – Braydon Maye 0 0-2 0, Garrett Cranmer 4 4-4 13, Jacob Teal 1 0-0 3, Brayden Robinson 1 0-0 2, Kolby Battles 1 3-6 5, Zeke Johnson 3 3-4 11, Pelham Parris 2 0-0 5, Kyle Smith 6 0-0 16. Totals 18 10-16 55.
GASTON – Kendrick Blackwell 4 2-5 10, Justin Pope 5 0-0 14, Kobe Harris 1 0-1 2, Layden Staton 0 1-2 1, Brock Bagley 5 0-1 11, Will Bagley 1 0-0 2, Adonis Jones 3 0-0 6, Julian Jones 2 0-0 4, Jakodie Bogle 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-9 50.
Pleasant Valley 12 10 14 19 – 55
Gaston 10 17 9 14 – 50
3-point goals: PV 9 (Cranmer, Teal, Johnson 2, Parris, Smith 4); Gaston 5 (Pope 4, Bagley). Fouled out: Battles, Parris. Total fouls: PV 14, Gaston 16. Officials: Oden, Stringer, Lapone.
ASHVILLE 54, WEAVER 52: Jeffrey Miles grabbed a rebound off the missed front end of a one-and-one with 10 seconds left and gave the Bearcats two shots to win it at the end.
Kohl Perry got first both shots. The first shot was interrupted as coach Beau Winn called time right before its launch. Perry got a better look the second time around, but his shot from the corner as time was expiring rimmed out.
The Bearcats cut their deficit to two when Tristan Brown burned his fifth personal foul to stop the clock and set up the final exchange. Despite his early foul trouble, Brown brought the Bearcats back into the game. He finished with 23 points.
Ashville 54, Weaver 52
ASHVILLE – Justin Jones 2 0-0 4, Braxton Nall 0 1-2 1, Ashton Mostella 0 0-0 0, Jonah Carden 3 2-2 11, Ashton Vann 6 2-3 14, Jacob Wilson 4 0-3 11, Chandler McGinnis 2 0-0 5, Elijah Turner 4 0-0 8. Totals 21 5-10 54.
WEAVER – Tristan Brown 9 1-2 23, Jeffrey Miles 5 1-4 11, Kohl Perry 2 0-0 4, Dawson Brooks 1 0-0 2, Buck McGregor 2 0-0 6, Armane Burton 3 0-1 6. Totals 22 2-7 52.
Ashville 17 13 9 15 – 54
Weaver 10 17 14 11 – 52
3-point goals: Ashville 7 (Carden 3, Wilson 3, McGinnis); Weaver 6 (Brown 4, McGregor 2). Fouled out: Brown. Total fouls: Ashville 8, Weaver 15. Officials: Howell, Mallicoat, Merritt.
WHITE PLAINS 62, CLEBURNE COUNTY 33: Walker Osteen scored 20 points and Josh Wheeler hit six 3-pointers for 18 to lead the Wildcats. White Plains hit 13 3-pointers as a team.
White Plains 62, Cleburne County 33
WHITE PLAINS – Tucker Pearson 2 0-00 4, Paul Laube 0 2-2 2, Dylan Barksdale 0 0-0 0, Cole Senciboy 2 0-0 5, Josh Wheeler 6 0-0 18, ZJ Rosario 2 0-2 4, Braden Knight 0 0-4 0, Daniel Williams 2 0-0 5, Walker Osteen 6 5-5 20, Kendrick Ball 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 7-13 62.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Daleon Brown 3 1-2 8, Andrew Adams 0 0-0 0, Brody Higgins 0 0-0 0, Grant Harcrow 1 1-2 3, Jackson Miller 1 0-0 3, Jaylen Groce 4 0-0 9, Ron Ervin 1 0-0 2, Rico Hughley 0 0-0 0, Dawson Haynes 0 0-0 0, Dee Prothro 2 0-1 4, Kyler McGrinn 0 2-2 2, Isaac Marshall 0 0-0 0, Aleick Whatley 0 0-0 0, Grey Freeman 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 4-7 33.
White Plains 15 16 17 14 – 62
Cleburne County 12 6 10 5 – 33
3-point goals: White Plains 13 (Senciboy 2, Wheeler 6, Williams 1, Osteen 3, Ball 1); Cleburne County 3 (Brown, Miller, Groce). Fouled out: Brown. Total fouls: White Plains 10, Cleburne County 15. Officials: Burroughs, Smith.
DONOHO 71, COOSA CHRISTIAN 67: Drew Williamson scored 32 points, including four 3-pointers and 4-for-6 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, to lift the Falcons to their second straight win after an 0-3 start. Most importantly, they were two area victories.
Eric Tolson had 18 points and he, too, was 4-of-6 from the line in the fourth quarter. Rich Goad added 14 points.
Donoho 71, Coosa Christian 67
DONOHO (2-3) – Dean Harrell 0 0-0 0, Isiah Smith 2 0-0 5, Rich Goad 5 4-9 14, Drew Williamson 9 10-14 32, Sean Keel 0 0-0 0, Nick Goad 1 0-0 2, Jack Burgess 0 0-0 0, Eric Tolson 4 10-21 18. Totals 21 24-44.
COOSA CHRISTIAN – Trey Woods 4 0-0 10, Grayson Malone 0 0-0 0, Ty Sims 5 0-1 11, Hayden Peek 7 2-4 19, Drake Albury 3 1-2 8, JD Justus 2 1-2 7, DJ Mackey 1 0-0 2, Jacoby Tucker 4 2-4 10. Totals 26 6-13 67.
Donoho 19 12 23 17 – 71
Coosa 27 7 17 16 – 67
3-point goals: Donoho 5 (Williamson 4, Smith); Coosa 9 (Woods 2, Sims, Peek 3, Albury, Justus 2). Technical fouls: Tucker. Fouled out: Mackey, Justus. Total fouls: Donoho 13, Coosa 28.
JCA 53, WELLBORN 36: Ethan Fair popped in 30 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished four assists as the Thunder bounced back from a tough area loss the night before. Tyler Doggrell had eight points and Braxton Brown grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Ethan Tidwell led Wellborn with 19 points.
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