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- Updated: November 15, 2022
Donoho’s boys win on the road in overtime, Piedmont’s girls win at the buzzer; Weaver swept at Hokes Bluff
By East Alabama Sports Today
TARRANT – Donoho’s new basketball season might have gotten off to a rocky start, but when it got down to crunch time the Falcons were as sharp as ever.
Sam Johnson and Drew Williamson scored 16 points apiece and the Falcons dominated overtime to win its season opener on the road, 60-50 over Tarrant Monday night.
The Falcons had too many turnovers early in the game for coach Korielle Beavers’ liking and later lost a double-digit lead, but they made a defensive stop in the final eight seconds to send the game into overtime and then outscored the 3A Wildcats by 10 in the extra session.
“We started off kind of sluggish and had a lot of turnovers to begin with, but we settled in in the second half and came up to overtime and kind of took off,” Beavers said. “We said we’ve got four minutes, just go out and execute and it just clicked in their head and it was over from the jump.”
Jordan Cameron had five of his 10 points in the extra session. Johnson had four points and Williamson had three. Johnson also had 10 rebounds in the game, while Williamson had five boards and four assists.
The Falcons had only five days of practice together with many of players just coming out of football season.
“This means a ton because you’re going up there, they’re 3A and that atmosphere was rowdy, loud and all that,” Beavers said. “We fought hard against a tough team on the road in a hostile environment. It shows we can win in a lot of different situations.”
DONOHO 60, TARRANT 50
DONOHO (1-0) – Jordan Cameron 2-5-10, Jack Wallace 1-0-2, Isiah Smith 2-2-7, Rich Goad 2-0-6, Drew Williamson 5-5-16, Sean Keel 1-0-2, Cash Worley 0-1-1, Sam Johnson 8-0-16. Totals 21-13-60.
TARRANT (0-1) – Jakalub Tucker 0-0-0, Andre Raines 2-4-6, Jaylen Simmons 5-6-16, Latrell Robertson 0 0-0 0, Tristan Goodwin 4-1-9, John Scott 4-2-10, Geoffrey Wilson 2-1-5. Totals 17-14-50.
| Donoho | 18 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 14 – | 60 |
| Tarrant | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 – | 50 |
3-point goals: Donoho 5 (Cameron, Smith, Goad 2, Williamson). Fouled out: Goodwin. Total fouls: Donoho 18, Tarrant 18.
Hokes Bluff 59, Weaver 34
HOKES BLUFF – Weaver started cold from the field and played catch-up the rest of the night. The Bearcats scored only 10 points in the first half and fell behind 29-10.
Jordan Presley scored seven of his game-high 19 points in the first quarter as Hokes Bluff jumped out to a 17-6 lead. He hit three 3-pointers and 11 points in the fourth quarter. The Eagles hit nine 3-pointers as a team in the game.
Tristan Brown led Weaver with 12 points, all in the second half.
HOKES BLUFF 59, WEAVER 34
WEAVER (0-1) – Tristan Brown 3 5-7 12, Elijah Smith 0 0-1 0, Jeffrey Miles 3 0-0 6, Dawson Brooks 2 2-2 6, Jackson Williams 1 0-0 2, Zack Garner 1 0-0 2, Armane Burton 2 2-2 6. Totals 12 9-12 34.
HOKES BLUFF (1-0) – Landon Davenport 3 2-2 8, Ashton Moody 0 2-4 2, Anderson Morgan 2 2-2 6, Dayton Schrimsher 0 2-2 2, J.C. Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Mason Miller 4 0-1 10, Colby Smith 3 0-0 9, Jordan Presley 6 4-5 19, Logan Carr 1 0-0 3, Tucker Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-16 59.
| Weaver | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 – | 34 |
| Hokes Bluff | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 – | 59 |
3-point goals: Weaver 1 (Brown); Hokes Bluff 9 (Miller 2, Smith 3, Presley 3, Carr). Total fouls: Weaver 15, Hokes Bluff 16.
Girls
Brothers at the buzzer
JACKSONVILLE – Cayla Brothers hit one of Piedmont’s four 3-pointers at the buzzer as the Lady Bulldogs won their season opener 30-28 and spoiled the coaching debut of Jacksonville girls coach Corey Mize. Brothers scored five of her six points in the fourth quarter.
Halaina Lozano (11) and Ashley Grant (10) both scored in double figures for Jacksonville. Ava Pope led Piedmont with nine. Lele Ridley grabbed 20 rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs.
PIEDMONT 30, JACKSONVILLE 28
PIEDMONT (1-0) – Ava Pope 4-12 1-5 9, Lele Ridley 2-15 2-7 6, Jaycee Glover 2-3 0-2 6, Cayla Brothers 2-3 1-2 6, Gracie Naugher 1-3 0-2 3, Melanie Studdard 0-0 0-0 0, Rylie Holbrooks 0-1 0-0 0, Josie Young 0-0 0-0 0, Carson Young 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-38 4-19 30.
JACKSONVILLE (0-1) – Halaina Lozano 4-13 0-0 11, Ashley Grant 4-17 1-8 10, Ontarriah Braxton 1-2 0-0 3, Alexis Phillips 1-6 0-1 2, Mya Swain 1-6 0-0 2, DeAsia Prothro 0-4 0-1 0, Olivia Rowan 0-0 0-0 0, Miarah Hardy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-49 1-10 28.
| Piedmont | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 – | 30 |
| Jacksonville | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 – | 28 |
3-point goals: Piedmont 4-16 (Pope 0-4, Ridley 0-5, Glover 2-3, Brothers 1-1, Naugher 1-2, Holbrooks 0-1); Jacksonville 5-25 (Lozano 3-10, Grant 1-8, Braxton 1-2, Swain 0-4, Hardy 0-1). Rebounds: Piedmont 47 (Ridley 20); Jacksonville 42 (Prothro 12, Lozano 7). Fouled out: Glover. Total fouls: Piedmont 15, Jacksonville 15. Officials: Tillery, Whiteside, Brown.
Hokes Bluff 53, Weaver 33
HOKES BLUFF – Emma Doss scored six of her team-high 12 points in the first quarter and Hokes Bluff opened a 49-17 lead after three quarters. Weaver came back in the fourth quarter and outscored the Lady Eagles 16-4, but were too far behind to be a factor.
Weaver’s Madison Atchley led all scorers with 17 points.
HOKES BLUFF 53, WEAVER 33
WEAVER (0-1) – Annalynna Candiucaja 0 0-0 0, Erionna Richmond 1 0-0 2, D.J. Gibbs 1 2-6 4, Ellamae Kines 1 2-4 5, McKenley Davis 0 1-2 1, Aaliyah Marks 2 0-0 4, Madison Atchley 4 7-8 17, Josselyn Masaniai 0 0-2 0. Totals 9 12-20 33.
HOKES BLUFF (1-0) – Chloe Dodd 4 0-0 9, Haylen Marbut 0 0-1 0, Kayla Traylor 3 0-0 7, Dixie Saylor 3 2-2 10, Haley Kate Wellingham 2 0-1 4, Markala Steward 0 0-0 0, Emma Doss 5 2-6 12, Ava Dodd 2 0-0 5, Others 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 4-10 53.
| Weaver | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 – | 33 |
| Hokes Bluff | 14 | 17 | 18 | 4 – | 53 |
3-point goals: Weaver 3 (Kines, Atchley 2); Hokes Bluff 5 (C. Dodd, Traylor, Saylor 2, A. Dodd). Total fouls: Weaver 12, Hokes Bluff 19.
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