Free throws cost Falcons
- Updated: January 9, 2023
Wadley hits 14 FTs in fourth quarter, 27 in game, to turn back Donoho; Oxford’s girls play one of their best games of the year, but fall to Spring Garden
BOYS GAMES
Anniston 68, Sipsey Valley 37
Clay Central 60, Cleburne County 42
Wadley 55, Donoho 52
Pleasant Valley 50, Woodland 46
GIRLS GAMES
Clay Central 39, Cleburne County 32
Pleasant Valley 53, Woodland 42
Spring Garden 56, Oxford 46
By East Alabama Sports Today
WADLEY – Isacc Minnifield and Damarious Spraddling combined for 33 points to offset 33 from Donoho’s Drew Williamson and Wadley hit 14 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to turn back the Falcons 55-52 Monday night.
The Bulldogs were 27 of 35 from the line for the game. Spraddling was 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter and finished with 14 points. Donoho was only 4-of-10 from the line in the game.
Donoho trailed 21-19 at halftime, but took the lead in the third quarter behind 13 points from Williamson.
DONOHO – Jordan Cameron 2 0-2 4, Jack Wallace 1 0-0 2, Isiah Smith 1 0-0 2, Rich Goad 2 2-2 6, Drew Williamson 14 1-3 33, Sean Keel 0 0-0 0, Cash Worley 2 1-3 5, Sam Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-10 52.
WADLEY – Jaquez Wilkes 0 1-1 1, Damarious Spraddling 2 10-11 14, Callan Hutchinson 0 3-4 3, Isacc Minnifield 7 6-8 19, Frisco Robertson 2 5-7 9, Lance Garrett 1 0-0 3, Jabari Burns 1 2-4 4. Totals 13 27-35 55.
Donoho 12 7 17 16 – 52
Wadley 10 11 12 22 – 55
3-point goals: Donoho 4 (Williamson 4); Wadley 2 (Minnifield, Garrett). Fouled out: Smith, Goad, Wilkes. Total fouls: Donoho 27, Wadley 15.
PLEASANT VALLEY 50, WOODLAND 46: Jesse Gannaway scored 24 points with four 3-pointers and two other Raiders scored in double figures. Kolby Battles scored 13 and held Woodland big man Christian Beam to 17. Jaden Sparks added 10 for PV.
ANNISTON 68, SPISEY VALLEY 37: For the first time this season every Anniston player scored in the in-school game.
GIRLS GAME
SPRING GARDEN 56, OXFORD 46: Ace Austin had a double-double with 21 points and 10 assists, Chloe Rule didn’t miss a shot from the field and Spring Garden needed it all as Oxford played what coach Melissa Bennett called the “most complete game we played.”
Austin also had seven rebounds and six steals. Rule went 6-for-6 from the floor and scored 13 points.
Xai Whitfield led Oxford with 19 points. She hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points in the first quarter. JaMea Gaston scored nine points on three 3-pointers and Kaylen Kenney had eight.
SPRING GARDEN – Ace Austin 10-19 0-0 21, Chloe Rule 6-6 1-4 13, Kayley Kirk 4-6 1-1 9, Maggie Jarrett 3-5 1-1 8, Libby Brown 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 25-42 2-5 56.
OXFORD – Xai Whitfield 8 0-0 19, Justice Woods 2 0-0 4, Keziah Mickler 0 0-0 0, LaMya McGrue 1 0-0 2, JaMea Gaston 3 0-0 9, Bri Wilson 0 0-0 0, Shaniya Calloway 0 0-0 0, Kaylen Kenney 3 2-2 8, Shay Montgomery 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 4-4 46.
Spring Garden 16 12 12 16 – 56
Oxford 14 9 7 16 – 46
3-point goals: Spring Garden 4-11 (Austin 1-5, Kirk 1-1, Jarrett 1-1, Brown 1-4); Oxford 6 (Whitfield 3, Gaston 3). Rebounds: Spring Garden 18 (Austin 7, Rule 5). Total fouls: Spring Garden 6, Oxford 10.
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