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Heflin Hoops Classic

Ohatchee’s boys, girls reach finals of Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. Spring Garden’s boys, Central-Clay’s girls also make finals.

Cover photo: Spring Garden’s John Welsh eyes a pass from Jacob Welsh against Central-Clay during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

Heflin Holiday Hoops Tournament

THURSDAY
Girls
Piedmont 48, Randolph County 24
Central-Clay 41, Ranburne 38
Ohatchee 56, White Plains 22
Cleburne County 47, Weaver 39
Boys
Central-Clay 49, White Plains 39
Spring Garden 77, Weaver 64
Ohatchee 63, Ranburne 38
Faith Christian 67, Cleburne County 61

FRIDAY
Girls
Ranburne 45, Randolph County 6
White Plains 37, Weaver 28
Central-Clay 40, Piedmont 34
Ohatchee 45, Cleburne County 27
Boys
Weaver 60, White Plains 46
Cleburne County 61, Ranburne 48
Spring Garden 58, Central-Clay 55
Ohatchee 69, Faith Christian 43

SATURDAY

Girls
Randolph County vs. Weaver, 9 a.m.
Piedmont vs. Cleburne County, noon
Ranburne vs. White Plains, 3 p.m.
Championship
Central-Clay vs. Ohatchee, 6 p.m.
Boys
White Plains vs. Ranburne, 10:30 p.m.
Central-Clay vs. Faith Christian, 1:30 p.m.
Weaver vs. Cleburne County, 4:30 p.m.
Championship
Spring Garden vs. Ohatchee, 7:30 p.m.

Girls

RANBURNE 45, RANDOLPH COUNTY 6: Brylee Bailey scored a game-high 11 points, and Ranburne held Randolph County scoreless in the second and fourth quarters. Aubrey Anglin added 10 points, including two 3-pointers.

Ranburne’s Jadie Phillips shoots a 3-point shot against Randolph County during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

WHITE PLAINS 37, WEAVER 28: White Plains’ Brooksly Thielker scored a game-high 20 points as the Wildcats prevailed in a clash of teams left shorthanded by illness, a youth retreat and holiday travel.

Callie Sprayberry added nine points on three 3-pointers, and White Plains held Weaver scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Kimora Miles led Weaver with nine points, and Brenley Russell added seven.

White Plains’ Brooksly Theilker shoots against Weaver during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

CENTRAL-CLAY 40, PIEDMONT 34: Mia Lindsey led Central-Clay with 13 points, and Nariah Brock added 12 as the Vols advanced to Saturday’s championship game.

Josie Young led Piedmont with nine points, and Carson Young added eight.

Central-Clay’s Ramyah Billingsley goes to the basket against Piedmont during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

OHATCHEE 45, CLEBURNE COUNTY 27: Up 20-16 going into the fourth quarter, Ohatchee scored 25 fourth-quarter points after going scoreless in the third.

Emily Riddle led Ohatchee with 17 points. Lindsey Zurchin hit three 3-pointers to account for her nine points.

Cleburne County’s Hannah Turley hit two 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 15 points.

Ohatchee’s Payten Walker grabs a rebound as teammates Lindsey Zurchin (24), Emily Riddle (10) and Greenlee Orman look on during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

Boys

WEAVER 60, WHITE PLAINS 46: Keshawn Allen paced Weaver with 18 points. Kaden Gooden and D.J. Marbury scored 11 apiece, and Harper Williams added eight.

White Plains’ Bryson Cheatwood scored a team-high 13 points, including two 3-pointers. Crew Martin hit two treys on the way to 10 points, and Ethan Turner scored nine.

White Plains’ Crew Martin shoots a 3-pointer as Weaver’s Kaden Gooden defends during Friday’s action in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

CLEBURNE COUNTY 61, RANBURNE 48: Cavin Bates led Cleburne County with 17 points, and Lyric Ware hit 11 of 14 free throws on the way to 11 points.

Trent Dean added 11 points.

Ranburne’s Aiden Whitman scored a game-high 25 points, hitting three 3-pointers, and Kalon Smith added 10 points.

Cleburne County’s Lyric Ware shoots a 3-pointer as Ranburne’s Aiden Whitman pursues the play during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

SPRING GARDEN 58, CENTRAL-CLAY 55: Jacob Welsh’s putback of his own miss and free throw with 17.3 seconds left made the difference as the Panthers reached Saturday’s title game.

Welsh’s old-fashioned three-point play came after Central-Clay’s Zion Newell was called for double dribble while bringing the ball up court.

Central-Clay had two possessions in the final 17.3 seconds, one after Jacob Welsh missed two free throws, but Dashaun Gibbons and Tyler Boyd each missed a contested 3-point try.

John Welsh’s bucket on a Jacob Welsh assist tied the game at 55-55 with 1:12 to play. Jacob Welsh got an offensive rebound before making the pass.

John Welsh scored a game-high 25 points, hitting all 13 of his free throws. The Panthers hit 23 of 28 free throws overall.

Jacob Welsh finished with 14 points.

Boyd paced Central-Clay with 13 points. Kevin Cherry added 12, Newell 11 and Gibbons nine.

OHATCHEE 69, FAITH CHRISTIAN 43: Jake Roberson scored 22 points, including a two-handed dunk in the third quarter, and Ohatchee’s boys joined the school’s girls in making it to the tournament finals.

Jayden Heard’s 14-point night included two 3-pointers, and Alston Carroll hit three treys on the way to 11 points.

Parker Robertson led Faith with 10 points. Colin Anderson scored nine points on three 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot just before halftime.

Ohatchee’s Colby Hester drives to the basket against Faith Christian during Friday’s play in the Heflin Holiday Hoops Classic. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

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