Area roundup
- Updated: February 5, 2024
White Plains, Jacksonville boys headed for another showdown after winning in area tourney. Anniston boys power past ‘Dega. Faith boys beat Wadley to advance. Glencoe, Southside boys victorious.
Monday scoreboard
BOYS
Anniston 59, Talladega 30
White Plains 66, Cherokee County 44
Jacksonville 62, Cleburne County 52
Glencoe 79, Ohatchee 49
Southside 57, Lincoln 49
Faith Christian 60, Wadley 56
GIRLS
Oxford 45, Gadsden City 31
Woodland 28, Pleasant Valley 20
By East Alabama Sports Today
WHITE PLAINS — Class 4A second-ranked White Plains and No. 3 Jacksonville are headed for another showdown.
After splitting their regular-season games, both games won their Class 4A, Area 10 tournament openers Monday. Jacksonville beat Cleburne County 62-52, and White Plains eliminated Cherokee County 66-44.
White Plains will play host to Jacksonville on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at White Plains. Both teams clinched subregional berths.
JACKSONVILLE 62, CLEBURNE COUNTY 52: Devin Barksdale rolled up 27 points with five rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. He hit four 3-pointers.
Jacksonville’s other top performers:
—Sean Herbert: eight points, four rebounds, two steals.
—Ky’dric Fisher: eight points, five rebounds.
Cleburne County’s top performers:
—Cade Shubert: 29 points.
—Grey Freeman: nine points.
WHITE PLAINS 66, CHEROKEE COUNTY 44: Josh Wheeler led three White Plains players in double figures with 18 points, hitting two 3-pointers, and the Wildcats won big nearly two weeks after Cherokee County took them to overtime.
The Wildcats’ other top performers:
—Paul Laube: 15 points (one 3-pointer).
—Carter Johnson: 10 points.
—Daniel Williams: nine points (one 3-pointer).
Cherokee County’s top performers:
—Jayquan Diamond: 15 points.
—Jacob Cornejo: 11 points.
—Keyshawn Woods: nine points (one 3-pointer).
Class 4A, Area 8 boys
ANNISTON 59, TALLADEGA 30: Delroy Francis led the way with 20 points, and Anniston advanced to Wednesday’s 6 p.m. final against Handley. Host and top seed Handley beat Munford 58-43 on Monday.
Anniston and Handley both secured berths in the subregional round.
Anniston’s other top performers:
—Jacorey Lane: 15 points (one 3-pointer).
—Devin Coleman: eight points (two 3-pointers).
—Isaiah Allen: seven points.
Talladega’s top performers:
—K.J. Jones: seven points.
—Ronson Moten: six points (two 3-pointers).
Class 1A, Area 8 boys
FAITH CHRISTIAN 60, WADLEY 56: Fresh off of its victory at White Plains on Friday, Faith got 20 points (three 3-pointers) from Carson Harris to advance to the area final.
The second-seeded Lions will play top seed and host Winterboro on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Winterboro eliminated Donoho 76-56.
Faith and Winterboro also punched their tickets to the subregional round.
Faith’s other top performers:
—Conner Richerzhagen: 13 points (three 3-pointers).
—Joseph Carroll: 11 points (three 3-pointers).
Wadley’s top performers:
—Frisco Robertson: 25 points (one 3-pointer).
—Damarious Spraddling: 10 points (one 3-pointer).
Class 3A, Area 12 boys
GLENCOE 79, OHATCHEE 49: Aiden Cornutt led a hive of Yellow Jackets in double figures with 19 points (four 3-pointers), and they advanced to Wednesday’s 6 p.m. final against Westbrook Christian.
Westbrook Christian eliminated Hokes Bluff 68-51 on Monday. Westbrook and Glencoe both clinched subregional berths with their victories Monday.
Glencoe’s other top performers:
—Garrett Morgan: 14 points (two 3-pointers).
—Wade Segrest: 14 points (one 3-pointer).
—Grant Smith: 13 points.
—Jayden Patton 12 points (one 3-pointer).
Ohatchee’s top performers:
—Jake Roberson: 14 points (one 3-pointer).
—Alston Carroll: 11 points (one 3-pointer).
—Colby Hester: nine points (one 3-pointer).
—Hunter Brown: eight points.
Class 5A, Area 12 boys
SOUTHSIDE 57, LINCOLN 49: Mason Stephens paired 13 points with 11 rebounds, and Southside advanced to Wednesday’s 7 p.m. area final against host Alexandria.
Alexandria, the top seed in a three-team area, and Southside will advance to subregional games.
Southside’s other top performers:
—Cayden Reason: 10 points, 12 rebounds.
—Silas Osborne: 11 points.
—Hayes Cosby: eight points.
—Cayden McMichael: eight points.
—Reid Robinson: six points.
Class 2A, Area 8 girls
WOODLAND 28, PLEASANT VALLEY 20: Ashlynn Salster led Pleasant Valley with seven points, but Ranburne eliminated the Raiders and advanced to Wednesday’s 7 p.m. final against host Ranburne.
Ranburne, the top seed in a three-team area, and Woodland will also play in subregional games.
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