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Rose powers Southside girls past Cherokee County. Piedmont boys, girls win in Gaston Christmas tourney. Spring Garden boys top Faith Christian, girls top Oxford. Glencoe boys win, Alexandria falls in Champions tourney. Perry hits seven threes for Anniston girls.

Friday scoreboard

BOYS
Spring Garden 63, Faith Christian 49
Opelika 72, Handley 61
Gaston Christmas Tournament
Piedmont 70, Cleveland 29
Champions Christmas Classic
Glencoe 69, Moody 64
Springville 64, Alexandria 53
GIRLS
Spring Garden 63, Oxford 50
Southside 58, Cherokee County 47
Pell City 66, Anniston 63
Gaston Christmas Tournament
Piedmont 39, Hokes Bluff 22

By East Alabama Sports Today

SOUTHSIDE — Grace Anne Rose scored 25 points and fetched 10 rebounds, and Southside’s girls beat visiting Cherokee County 59-47 on Friday.

The Panthers other top performers:

—Madison Shaw: 13 points (three 3-pointers).
—Laylah Davis: 11 points (one 3-pointer).

Cherokee County’s top performers:

—Mary Hayes Johnson: 17 points (three 3-pointers).
—Audrey Haygood: 12 points (two 3-pointers).
—Deannia Starr: 12 points.

SPRING GARDEN 63, OXFORD 50: Ace Austin hit two 3-pointers while scoring 27 points. She also pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists to lead Spring Garden to victory at Oxford.

Spring Garden’s other top performers:

—Chloe Rule: 16 points.
—Maggie Jarrett: 15 points (three 3-pointers).
—Olivia Law: nine rebounds.

PIEDMONT 39, HOKES BLUFF 22: Ava Pope led Piedmont (8-5) to a victory in the Gaston Christmas Tournament with nine points.

Piedmont’s other top performers:

—Josie Young: six points.
—Carson Young: six points (one 3-pointer).
—Jenna Duke: six points (one 3-pointer).

Hokes Bluff’s top performers:

—Addison Simmons: 10 points.

PELL CITY 66, ANNISTON 63: A’Kayla Perry hit seven 3-pointers en route to 23 points, but Anniston fell to 14-2 on the season. The Bulldogs have lost two in a row, both against Class 6A competition, after starting 14-0.

Anniston’s other top performers:

—Tykeria Smith: 17 points.
—Serena Hardy: 12 points (twp 3-pointer).

Boys

PIEDMONT 70, CLEVELAND 29: Dylan Oliver hit three 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 16 points, and Piedmont (7-4) finished the Gaston Christmas Tournament with a victory.

Piedmont’s other top performers:

—Ishmael Bethel: 12 points (one 3-pointer).
—Cole Wilson: 12 points (four 3-pointers).
—Ben Dempsey: eight points (two 3-pointers).

SPRING GARDEN 63, FAITH CHRISTIAN 49: John Welsh poured in 31 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Spring Garden to victory over Faith at Oxford High School.

Spring Garden’s other top performers: 

—Jake Welsh: 12 points.
—Noah Barber: 10 points.
—Connor Bates: seven points.

Faith Christian’s top performers:

—Carson Harris: 24 points (three 3-pointers).
—Conner Richerzhagen: nine points.
—Eli Robinson: eight points.
—Joseph Carroll: six points (two 3-pointers).

SPRINGVILLE 64, ALEXANDRIA 53: Playing in the Champions Christmas Ciasslc, Quendavion McDowell paced Alexandria with 17 points.

The Valley Cubs’ other top performers:

—Jaylen Henderson: 11 points.
—Drake Davis: 10 points (one 3-pointer).
—Cole Wheeler: nine points (three 3-pointers).

GLENCOE 69, MOODY 64: Playing in the Champions Christmas Classic, Glencoe (8-5) got 20 points and 12 rebounds from Grant Smith.

Glencoe’s top performers:

—Garrett Morgan: 18 points.
—Aiden CornuttL 13 points.
—Wade Segrest: 11 points.

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