Sweet taste of victory
- Updated: January 4, 2023
Wednesday girls roundup: Wellborn uses a big fourth quarter to put down Munford for first win of the season, Oxford gets back on track with big win, Jacksonville falls
GIRLS GAMES
Clay Central 49, Shelby County 19
Oxford 59, Oak Mountain 10
Sand Rock 61, Collinsville 57
Springville 56, Jacksonville 38
Wellborn 38, Munford 30
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Mindi Amberson had been waiting all season to see what her Wellborn girls basketball team gave her Wednesday night.
The Lady Panthers played more together as a team against Munford than they had all season, especially in the fourth quarter, and rallied for their first victory of the season, 38-30.
Wellborn trailed for three quarters and 25-22 going into the fourth quarter. But the Lady Panthers (1-9) outscored their Talladega County visitors 16-5 in the fourth quarter and hit six free throws in the final 1:30.
“For the first time they actually showed y’all what we see in practice,” Amberson said. “Playing as a team. Brook (Singleton), one of my seniors, stepped it up. Anna (Odom), right there behind her. These are phenomenal leaders on our team, again, we see at practice. We’ve just been waiting on them to show up on the court.”
Singleton gave the Lady Panthers the lead 26-25 with 5:18 to play. Munford tied it at 28, then Odom started the run of free throws that put the Lady Panthers ahead.
The key stretch came with less than a minute left. Wellborn already was leading three, when Odom was fouled and the Lady Lions were hit with a technical for a post-play push. The Lady Panthers hit three free throws in the entire exchange to increase their lead without the clock moving. Odom sealed it with two free throws with 18.2 seconds left.
“The girls on the bench stood up as a team and they’re really what pushed them over,” Amberson said. “Even the players on the court that were in the locker room, that’s what they said, thank you to our bench. To me that says so much about we’re playing as a team now.”
Odom led all scorers with 15 points. She also had six rebounds and six steals. Singleton had 10 points. They both scored nine points in the second half, five in the fourth quarter.
“I’m very happy,” Odom said. “It’s our first win of the season and it’s very exciting.”
The Lady Panthers won two games last season. One of them was Munford.
MUNFORD – Breanna Hailes 0 2-6 2, Alys Mosley 0 0-0 0, Ashtyn Bishop 1 0-0 3, Amari Carlisle 5 0-4 11, Faith Jacobs 0 0-0 0, Fantaza Calhoun 2 1-1 5, Lauryn Brewster 4 1-9 9. Totals 12 4-20 30.
WELLBORN (1-9) – Anna Odom 3 9-18 15, Mikayla Williams 1 0-0 2, Taniya Traylor 0 1-2 1, Destiny Benefield 0 0-0 0, Calla Hayes 3 0-0 6, Libby Smith 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Singleton 4 2-4 10, Layla Amberson 2 0-0 4, Hannah Grubbs 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 12-24 38.
Munford 12 6 7 5 – 30
Wellborn 6 8 8 16 – 38
3-point goals: Munford 2 (Bishop, Carlisle). Technical fouls: Brewster. Fouled out: Brewster. Total fouls: Munford 20, Wellborn 20. Officials: Mallicoat, Winn, Lackey.
SPRINGVILLE 56, JACKSONVILLE 38: Ashley Grant scored a game-high 24 points with six 3-pointers and seven rebounds, but the Lady Golden Eagles couldn’t muster much else. Farrah Hawkins led Oak Mountain with 21 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three assists.
SPRINGVILLE – Farrah Hawkins 9-19 0-0 21, Audrey Talton 3-13 1-3 10, Abby Byrd 3-6 1-2 7, Brooklyn Bullington 3-4 0-0 6, Leah Bowden 2-3 1-2 5, Ava Vaughn 1-4 1-2 3, Olivia Carroll 0-1 2-2 2, Kinsley Tate 1-4 0-0 2, Ashlyn Cooley 0-0 0-2 0, Brooklynn Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Kaylee Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Raelan Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 6-13 56.
JACKSONVILLE (5-11) – Ashley Grant 6-17 6-8 24, Dee Prothro 2-4 1-2 5, Mya Swain 2-3 0-0 5, Alexis Phillips 2-4 0-0 4, Ontarriah Braxton 0-3 0-2 0, Halaina Lozano 0-7 0-0 0, Olivia Rowan 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Sanders 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-38 7-12 38.
Springville 22 6 12 16 – 56
Jacksonville 13 5 7 13 – 38
3-point goals: Springville 6-18 (Hawkins 3-8, Talton 3-9, Gray 0-1); Jacksonville 7-23 (Grant 6-12, Swain 1-2, Phillips 0-1, Braxton 0-2, Lozano 0-6). Rebounds: Springville 44 (Vaughn 10, Hawkins 8); Jacksonville 24 (Grant 7, Prothro 7). Total fouls: Springville 15, Jacksonville 13.
OXFORD 59, OAK MOUNTAIN 10: The Lady Jackets were installed as the No. 1 girls seed in the upcoming Calhoun County Tournament and then had an easy time with Lady Eagles. Mya McGrue led Oxford with 17 points.
OAK MOUNTAIN – Kathleen Matuszak 1 0-0 3, Ella Vineyard 0 0-0 0, Maggie Norris 0 0-0 0, Lucky McKeown 2 0-0 5, Ava Tucker 0 0-0 0, Caroline Kester 1 0-0 2, Vica Hood 0 0-0 0, Sydney Kate Ervin 0 0-4 0, Elizabeth Butler 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 0-4 10.
OXFORD (11-8) – Xai Whitfield 2 2-4 7, Justice Woods 4 1-3 9, Keziah Mickler 2 1-2 5, Mya McGrue 7 1-2 17, Mea Gaston 2 0-0 4, Mileah Prince 1 0-0 2, Bri Wilson 1 0-0 2, Shaniya Calloway 0 0-0 0, Kaylen Kenney 4 1-2 9, Shay Montgomery 1 2-3 4. Totals 24 8-16 59.
Oak Mountain 2 5 3 0 – 10
Oxford 17 16 18 8 – 59
3-point goals: Oak Mountain 2 (Matuszak, McKeown); Oxford 1 (Whitfield). Total fouls: Oak Mountain 12, Oxford 11. Officials: Kelley, Wood, Jarrett.
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