Very happy return
- Updated: January 7, 2023
White Plains girls return from long layoff, stun Piedmont on the road; Jacksonville, Ohatchee, Pleasant Valley also pick up victories
FRIDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Glencoe 60, Westbrook 41
Jacksonville 64, Alexandria 44
Ohatchee 53, Wellborn 30
Pleasant Valley 59, Ragland 35
Southside 75, Lincoln 18
Spring Garden 77, Sand Rock 47
Sylacauga 48, Clay Central 40
Talladega 39, Anniston 33
White Plains 41, Piedmont 33
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
PIEDMONT – When his team hasn’t played in nearly three weeks, Matt Ford was more concerned about his White Plains girls team being rusty than making a point against any disrespect in the Calhoun County Tournament seeds.
The Lady Wildcats did start a little slow Friday night, but they turned the tables in the second quarter to take the lead and held it the rest of the night in a 41-33 road win against a Piedmont team seeded much higher in the upcoming county tournament.
White Plains, which hadn’t played since Dec. 20, was installed as the ninth seed in next week’s tournament. Piedmont is seeded fourth.
“We didn’t even talk about the seeding as motivation,” Ford said. “Piedmont has a good team and deserved to be seeded higher than us.
“The key tonight was being assertive on both ends. We attacked and shared the ball on offense and played better team defense.”
The Lady Wildcats (6-5) did come out rusty, falling behind 7-2 in the first quarter, but then held Piedmont to only two points in the second quarter to take a 15-9 halftime lead.
Cassidy Arnold led White Plains with a game-high 21 points. She had 19 over the last three quarters and 14 in the second half. Defensively, they held Piedmont’s two main threats, Ava Pope and Lele Ridley, to a combined 13 points. Jaycee Glover led the Lady Bulldogs with 12 points and hit their only 3-pointer.
“Cassidy Arnold has been working hard on her game by herself and it paid off tonight,” Ford said. “And Braeton Moran had a good game defensively.”
WHITE PLAINS (6-6) – Cooper Martin 3 2-3 9, Isabella Higgins 1 2-2 4, Annabella Fouche 0 0-0 0, Hallie Williams 0 2-2 2, Addison Bradley 2 0-1 1, Braeton Moran 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Arnold 9 0-0 21. Totals 15 6-8 41.
PIEDMONT (10-6) – Armoni Perry 0 0-0 0, Ava Pope 2 0-2 4, Josie Young 0 0-0 0, Jaycee Glover 4 3-5 12, Lele Ridley 2 5-7 9, Cayla Brothers 0 3-5 3, Melanie Studdard 2 1-1 5, Gracie Naugher 0 0-1 0. Totals 10 12-20 33.
White Plains 2 13 11 15 – 41
Piedmont 7 2 14 10 – 33
3-point goals: Piedmont 1 (Glover); White Plains 5 (Martin, Bradley, Arnold 3). Fouled out: Williams. Total fouls: Piedmont 14, White Plains 18. Officials: Wood, McCord, Hodge.
JACKSONVILLE 64, ALEXANDRIA 44: Ashley Grant scored 21 points, Dee Prothro had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and the Lady Golden Eagles pulled away with a competitive game with a big fourth-quarter finish.
The Lady Eagles had four scorers in double figures as Alexis Phillips had 12 and Halaina Lozano had 11. Jacksonville increased its lead in each quarter and held a seven-point lead after three before closing it out with a 22-9 fourth quarter. Kailey Dickerson led Alexandria with 15 points on five 3-pointers.
JACKSONVILLE (6-11) – Ashley Grant 7-15 5-8 21, Dee Prothro 7-9 0-0 14, Alexis Phillips 5-10 2-6 12, Halaina Lozano 4-7 0-1 11, Mya Swain 1-6 2-2 4, Olivia Rowan 1-1 0-0 2, Ontarriah Braxton 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 9-17 64.
ALEXANDRIA (7-11) – Kailey Dickerson 5-12 0-0 15, Jill Cockrell 2-8 3-3 8, Jordyn Walker 2-11 2-2 8, Charlee Parris 1-3 2-3 4, Sumira Duncan 1-2 0-0 3, Cassidy Hartsfield 1-4 0-0 2, Alyssa Hunt 0-2 2-2 2, Kirsten Heathcock 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 13-45 9-10 44.
Jacksonville 9 19 14 22 – 64
Alexandria 7 17 11 9 – 44
3-point goals: Jacksonville 5-18 (Grant 2-6, Phillips 0-3, Lozano 3-6, Swain 0-2, Braxton 0-1); Alexandria 9-30 (Dickerson 5-12, Cockrell 1-4, Walker 2-7, Parris 0-1, Duncan 1-2, Hartsfield 0-2, Hunt 0-1, Heathcock 0-1). Rebounds: Jacksonville 35 (Prothro 10, Phillips 6); Alexandria 34 (Cockrell 5, Hartsfield 5). Total fouls: Jacksonville 13, Alexandria 17.
OHATCHEE 48, WELLBORN 13: Jorda Crook scored 22 points in the first half and the Ohatchee defense held Wellborn to one field goal over the final three quarters.
WELLBORN (1-11) – Anna Odom 1 0-0 2, Taniya Traylor 0 2-4 2, Bentley Bean 0 0-1 0, Destiny Benefield 0 0-0 0, Calla Hayes 0 3-4 3, Gabby Tignor 0 0-0 0, Brooke Singleton 0 1-2 1, Layla Amberson 1 0-3 2, Hannah Grubbs 1 0-1 2, Maci Maxwell 0 1-3 1. Totals 3 7-18 13.
OHATCHEE (16-3) – Tabi Davidson 1 0-0 2, Katherina Marsh 0 0-0, Whitney McFry 0 0-0 0, Mia Waters 2 0-2 4, Greenlee Orman 1 0-0 2, Carly Hall 0 2-3 2, Priesly Davis 0 0-0 0, Kiana Garber 0 1-2 1, Jorda Crook 10 2-4 22, Lindsey Zurchin 2 0-0 5, Alyssa Davis 2 1-4 5, Emily Riddle 1 0-4 2, Bailey Fowler 1 1-2 3. Totals 20 7-21 48.
Wellborn 4 1 6 2 – 13
Ohatchee 15 20 8 5 – 48
3-point goals: Ohatchee 1 (Zurchin). Fouled out: Orman. Total fouls: Wellborn 13, Ohatchee 17. Officials: Howell, McGraw, Royster.
PLEASANT VALLEY 59, RAGLAND 35: Macey Roper scored 23 points and Rebekah Gannaway had 13 to lead the Lady Raiders.
RAGLAND – Skylar Addison 1 0-0 2, Anna Burnham 2 1-2 6, Campbell Adams 5 2-4 12, Beverly Alexander 2 1-2 5, Nya Brewster 0 0-2 0, Heather Bird 2 0-2 5, Brooklyn Rains 1 0-0 2, Shaylah Turner 1 1-7 3. Totals 14 5-19 35.
PLEASANT VALLEY – Macey Roper 8 7-21 23, Rebekah Gannaway 5 2-2 13, Kianna Hester 4 0-0 10, Laney Robinson 3 0-1 8, Lilly Robinson 1 0-0 2, Haylie Lee 1 0-0 3, Abby Parris 0 0-0 0, Ashlynn Salster 0 0-2 0, Bailey Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 9-26 59.
Ragland 9 9 10 7 – 35
Pleasant Valley 19 15 14 11 – 59
3-point goals: Ragland 2 (Burnham, Bird); Pleasant Valley 6 (Gannaway, Hester 2, La. Robinson 2, Lee). Fouled out: Alexander. Total fouls: Ragland 22, Pleasant Valley 20. Officials: Wood, Taylor, Lackey.
SOUTHSIDE 75, LINCOLN 18: Madison Shaw led three Southside in double figures with 19 points and the Lady Panthers’ point-of-pride defense held their Talladega County neighbors to 18 points total. Graceanne Rose (12) and Sara Kate Yancey (10) also scored in double figures for the Lady Panthers.
LINCOLN – Keivondria Blackmon 1 0-0 2, Aubrey Machen 0 0-0 0, Brilee Woods 0 0-0 0, Amarii Woods 2 0-0 6, Zoe Korreckt 0 0-0 0, Trinity McClellan 5 0-0 10, Chloe-marc Huff 0 0-0 0, Precious Britt 0 0-0 0, Faith Robinson 0 0-0 0, J’nayshia Zackery 0 0-0 0, Tykyra Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 0-0 18.
SOUTHSIDE – Jovi Marble 2 1-2 5, Lexi Darnell 0 1-2 1, Emma Knowlton 3 0-0 7, Sara Kate Yancey 3 2-4 10, Mallory Brooks 2 1-1 6, Meredith Bain 0 0-0 0, Laylah Davis 3 0-0 6, El Knowlton 2 1-2 5, Graceanne Rose 3 6-7 12, Madison Shaw 6 6-9 19, Rylann Shaw 1 2-2 4. Totals 25 20-29 75.
Lincoln 4 7 5 2 – 18
Southside 27 13 24 11 – 75
3-point goals: Lincoln 2 (A. Woods 2); Southside 5 (Em. Knowlton, Yancey 2, Brooks, M. Shaw). Total fouls: Lincoln 18, Southside 8. Officials: Simpson, Thomas, Rager.
SPRING GARDEN 77, SAND ROCK 37: Libby Brown hit eight of 10 shots from the field and five 3-pointers for 26 points and Ace Austin came within one assist of a triple-double to lead the Lady Panthers. Austin also scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished nine assists. Kaylee Kirk added 12 points.
Spring Garden 25 25 22 5 – 77
Sand Rock 16 6 10 5 – 37
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