E.A. Sports Today

Ashville rallies past PV

Raiders start fast, but slow in the second half as Ashville’s Williams gets hot

By East Alabama Sports Today

ASHVILLE – Pleasant Valley got off to a fast start behind Reid Hightower, but D’Angelo Williams heated up in the second half and helped Ashville rally for a 69-50 victory Tuesday night.

Williams scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter to key the Bulldogs’ second-half rally. He hit eight baskets in a 26-point Ashville third quarter that erased a five-point PV halftime lead.

Hightower scored 12 of his 16 points in the first quarter as the Raiders jumped out to a 21-14 lead. The Raiders were held to only 17 points in the second half.

Ashville 69, Pleasant Valley 50

PLEASANT VALLEY – Riley Vernon 3 0-0 7, Bradley Knight 0 0-2 0, Caden Turner 2 3-8 9, Reid Hightower 5 3-4 16, Jeremiah Hardy 0 1-2 1, Brooks Davis 0 0-2 0, Josh Faucett 0 0-1 0, Nic Smith 2 0-0 4, Ethan Johnson 2 0-0 5, Drew Bonds 2 0-0 6, Jordan Lambert 1 0-0 2, Adam Freeman 0 0-0 0, Carson Brazier 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-19 50.

ASHVILLE – Hunter Huckbay 3 1-2 7, John-Michael Norris 1 0-0 2, D’Angelo Williams 11 4-7 28, Cody Canas 3 0-1 9, Elijah Beaty 1 0-0 2, John Redden 0 0-0 0, Christopher Sanders 1 2-3 4, Perkins Carden 1 0-0 3, Jaden Jones 3 6-9 14, Dalton Cone 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-22 69.

Pleasant Valley 21 12 8 9 — 50
Ashville 14 14 26 15 — 69

3-point goals: PV 9 (Vernon, Turner 2, Hightower 3, Johnson, Bonds 2); Ashville 8 (Williams 2, Canas 3, Corden, Jones 2). Technical fouls: Turner. Fouled out: Turner.
Total fouls: PV 20, Ashville 19. Officials: Graves, Bice, Millican.

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