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Pope leads Piedmont girls to victory in Gaston Christmas tourney. Anniston girls suffer first loss. Glencoe girls edge White Plains. Piedmont boys fall. B.B. Comer wins

By East Alabama Sports Today

GASTON — Ava Pope hit three 3-pointers on the way to scoring a team-high 22 points, and Piedmont’s girls beat Appalachian 48-32 in Wednesday’s action in the Gaston Christmas Tournament.

Other top performers for Piedmont (6-5):

—Cayla Brothers: six points.
—Morgan Studdard: six points.

PARKER 45, ANNISTON 41: Anniston suffered its first loss of the season after a 14-0 start. Top performers for the Bulldogs:

Kiara Thomas: 19 points (six 3-pointers).
Tykeria Smith: 10 points.

GLENCOE 43, WHITE PLAINS 39: Alli Amos led Glencoe, hitting one 3-pointer en route to 16 points. Glencoe’s other top performers:

—Evelyn Nowak: eight points.

White Plains’ top performers:

—Cassidy Arnold: 16 points (one 3-pointer).
—Addie Bradley: 10 points.
—Cooper Martin: nine points (three 3-pointers).

Boys

APPALACHIAN 68, PIEDMONT 62: Playing in the Gaston Christmas Tournament, Ishmael Bethel hit three 3-pointers en route to 20 points. Other top performers for Piedmont (5-4):

—Taylon Swain: 13 points (one 3-pointers).
—Cole Wilson: 11 points (three 3-pointers).
—Colton Proctor: 10 points (two 3-pointers).

B.B. COMER 64, SOUTHEASTERN 53: Chris Wilson led Comer with 29 points, nine rebounds and one block. The Tigers’ other top performers:

—Cam Gaddis: 16 points.
—Tae Swain: 13 points.

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