White Plains vies for 3rd today
- Updated: December 31, 2014
Boys roundup: Alexandria beats Glencoe for third time, tensions erupt
By East Alabama Sports Today
FREEPORT, Fla. – White Plains played perhaps its most complete game of the season and beat Pleasant Grove 72-44 to advance to today’s third-place game in the Sandestin Beach Basketball Blowout.
Jerod Guthrie had another strong game, scoring 21 points. Nathan Gilbert had 15 and Murphy Doss had 12.
Guthrie has 16 in the first half as the Wildcats opened a 35-14 lead. Gilbert scored all his points in the middle two quarters as they stretched the lead to 52-27. Gilbert was 7-of-7 from the foul line.
The Wildcats (13-3), who lost a close game to an undefeated opponent in their tournament opener, will play St. Paul today at 1 p.m. The game will be carried on WTDR-92.7 FM.
Alexandria 69, Glencoe 44
GLENCOE – Dakota Kelley scored 19 points and Caleb Young added 11 as the Valley Cubs beat the Yellow Jackets for the third time this season and second time in eight days.
The Cubs, the presumptive No. 1 seed in the upcoming Calhoun County Tournament playing their seventh game in 12 days, seized control with a 26-9 third quarter behind 11 points from Kelley. Alton Davis scored seven of his nine points in the first quarter to help them open a 17-12 lead.
“It’s kind of tough to beat a team three times – and in about a three-week stretch,” Alexandria coach Jason Johnson said. “We struggled a little bit early. Our legs are about gone. We’re kind of weary, b ut we fought through it.”
Frustrations boiled over late in the game with an altercation on the floor after two players got tangled up near the Glencoe bench. While the craziness ensued, the Alexandria players – mindful of penalties from a similar situation a year ago – stayed glued to their bench. Witnesses, including Alexandria officials, said no punches were thrown.
“We’ve trained our guys no matter what happens on the floor you stay seated,” Johnson said. “I really don’t know exactly how it started … but it was kind of over-exaggerated for it being called a fight.”
BOYS BOX SCORES
White Plains 72, Pleasant Grove 44
WHITE PLAINS (13-3) — Jerod Guthrie 5 8-10 21, Dillon Greenwood 0 0-0 0, Kevin Carr 1 0-0 3, Eli Hightower 2 0-0 5, Michael McGuirk 1 2-2 4, Jackson Guthrie 3 0-0 6, Quez Wyatt 1 0-0 2, Lawrence Jackson 2 0-1 4, Nathan Gilbert 4 7-7 15, Murphy Doss 6 0-1 12, Brett Beaver 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 17-21 72.
PLEASANT GROVE – Michael Bevelle 0 0-0 0, Oscar Lee 3 1-6 7, Terrell Gardner 0 2-2 2, Javier Burney 1 2-2 3, Justis Warmley 4 0-0 11, Robert Pettway 1 1-2 3, Jordan Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Keshawn Avery 4 2-3 10, Tim Coats 1 0-2 2, Tyler Groom 0 0-0 0, Tyrell Warren 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 8-17 44.
White Plains 13 22 18 19 — 72
Pleasant Grove 9 5 13 17 — 44
3-point goals: White Plains 5 (Je. Guthrie 3, Carr, Hightower); Pleasant Grove 4 (Burney, Warmley 3). Total fouls: White Plains 16, Pleasant Grove 19. Technical fouls: Warren.
Alexandria 69, Glencoe 44
GLENCOE — Dylan Stone 2 0-0 4, Cameron Clowdus 0 2-2 2, Aaron Bush 2 0-0 4, Jacob Bradley 0 0-0 0, Andrew Willis 0 0-0 0, Pace Ozmint 8 2-4 20, Justin Barkley 2 2-4 6, Dalton Roberts 1 2-2 4, Grant Griffin 1 1-4 3, Cody Weems 0 0-2 0, Ty Minshew 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 10-20 44.
ALEXANDRIA (13-2) – Chance Williams 0 0-1 1, Austin Wells 1 2-3 4, Nick Porter 1 1-4 3, Riley Shaw 2 3-4 9, Kevin Swink 1 0-0 2, Alton Davis 4 1-1 9, Tyrelle Gay 2 0-0 5, Caleb Young 5 1-1 11, Ronnie Royal 0 1-2 1, Marcus Swink 1 0-0 2, Luke Tucker 2 1-4 3, Dakota Kelley 7 1-3 19. Totals 26 11-23 69.
Glencoe 12 9 10 13 — 44
Alexandria 17 26 11 15 — 69
3-point goals: Glencoe 2 (Ozmint 2); Alexandria 7 (Shaw 2, Gay, Kelley 4). Total fouls: Glencoe 21, Alexandria 22. Technical fouls: Roberts, Royal.
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