Walker milestone
- Updated: February 8, 2023
Alexandria senior reaches 1,000 career points as Valley Cubs advance; Oxford, Jacksonville girls also victorious in area-tourney openers
By East Alabama Sports Today
SOUTHSIDE — Jordyn Walker passed 1,000 career points, and Alexandria downed Lincoln 72-23 in the Class 5A, Area 12 tournament Tuesday.
The Valley Cubs will play host Southside in Friday’s 6 p.m. championship game, and they earned a spot in next week’s sub-regional round.
Walker finished with 21 points, including hitting nine of 12 free throws.
Jill Cockrell hit four 3-pointers on the way to 16 points.
LINCOLN – Keivondria Blackman 0 2-6 2, Aubrey Machen 5 2-5 14, Zoe Korreckt 1 0-0 2, Chloe Huff 0 1-3 1, Precious Britt 1 0-0 2, Faith Robinson 0 2-2 2. Totals 7 7-16 23.
ALEXANDRIA – Landry Patterson 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Walker 6 9-12 21, Jill Cockrell 6 0-1 16, Cassidy Hartsfield 0 0-1 0, Charlee Parris 1 0-0 2, Zoey Wilson 1 0-0 3, Kailey Dickerson 1 0-4 3, Samira Duncan 2 1-2 5, Makayla Brewster 3 2-3 8, Allyssa Hunt 4 3-4 12. Totals 26 16-26 72.
| Lincoln | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 – | 23 |
| Alexandria | 16 | 23 | 19 | 14 – | 72 |
3-point goals: Lincoln 2 (Machen 2), Alexandria 7 (Cockrell 4, Wilson, Dickerson, Hunt). Total fouls: Lincoln 21, Alexandria 20. Fouled out: Huff.
OXFORD 77, FORT PAYNE 50: Justice Woods poured in 21 points, hitting two 3-pointers, as Oxford overcame a slow start to advance in Class 6A, Area 13.
The Yellow Jackets, reigning 6A state runners-up, clinched a spot in the sub-regional round and will play host Gadsden City in Thursday’s 6 p.m. championship game.
Fresh off of crossing the 1,000-career-point threshold, Xai Whitfield added 12 points on Tuesday, and LaMya McGrue scored 15.
JaMea Gaston hit a team-high 3-pointer and added nine points.
FORT PAYNE – Avery Chadwick 1 0-0 2, AnnaKate Akins 3 0-2 6, Meredith Jackson 2 0-0 6, Lydia Crane 3 0-1 9, Brylan Gray 10 5-5 25, Libby Redden 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 5-8 50.
OXFORD – Xai Whitfield 5 2-2 12, Justice Woods 8 3-3 21, Keziah Mickler 2 1-2 6, LaMya McGrue 7 1-3 15, JaMea Gaston 3 0-0 9, Ava Thomas 1 0-0 2, Bri Wilson 2 0-0 5, Kaylen Kenney 2 0-1 4, Shay Montgomery 1 1-2 3. Totals 31 8-13 77.
| Fort Payne | 15 | 19 | 6 | 10 – | 50 |
| Oxford | 19 | 13 | 19 | 26 – | 77 |
3-point goals: Fort Payne 5 (Crane 3, Jackson 2), Oxford 7 (Gaston 3, Woods 2, Mickler, Wilson). Total fouls: Fort Payne 15, Oxford 18. Fouled out: none.
JACKSONVILLE 53, WHITE PLAINS 44: In Class 4A, Area 10, Alexis Phillips led three Jacksonville players in double figures with 14 points. DeAsia Prothro added 13 and Neveah Nicholson 11.
Jacksonville advanced to Friday’s 6 p.m. area championship game against host Cherokee County. The Golden Eagles also punched their ticket to the sub-regional round.
White Plains hit nine 3-pointers Tuesday, led by Braeton Moran’s four on the way to 14 points. Cooper Martin hit three and scored 11 points.
WHITE PLAINS – Braeton Moran 4 0-0 14, Cooper Martin 4 0-0 11, Addison Bradley 2 1-2 6, Isabella Higgins 3 0-0 6, Cassidy Arnold 2 0-0 5, Hallie Williams 2 0-3 4. Totals 17 1-5 44.
JACKSONVILLE – Alexis Phillis 3 7-10 14, DeAsia Prothro 6 1-2 13, Neveah Nicholson 5 0-1 11, Halaina Lozano 1 5-7 8, Mya Swain 2 0-0 4, Ontarriah Braxton 1 0-2 2, Emerson Weaver 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-24 53.
| White Plains | 9 | 17 | 4 | 14 – | 44 |
| Jacksonville | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 – | 53 |
3-point goals: White Plains 9 (Moran 4, Martin 3, Bradley, Arnold), Jacksonville 3 (Phillips, Nicholson, Lozano). Total fouls: White Plains 18, Jacksonville 13. Fouled out: Swain, Williams.
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