Glass shatters slump
- Updated: December 29, 2016
Ohatchee guard breaks out of scoring slump with career-high 21 points; also reports and box scores from Heflin’s consolation bracket, Oxford, Sacred Heart, White Plains
Thursday Games
Cleburne County Holiday Invitational
Girls Bracket
Ohatchee 43, Vincent 29
Munford 50, Faith Christian 22
White Plains 56, Wellborn 47
Weaver 47, Cleburne County 35
Boys Bracket
Ohatchee 62, Faith Christian 42
Ranburne 45, Munford 42
Saks 47, Vincent 45
Wellborn 67, Cleburne County 56
Glencoe Holiday Shoot-Out
Westbrook boys 66, Oneonta 59
Oneonta girls 55, Cedar Bluff 45
Cedar Bluff boys 66, Ragland 57
Oxford girls 51, Alexandria 41
Alexandria boys 71, Sardis 41
Fort Payne girls 55, St. Clair County 30
Boaz boys 69, Glencoe 64 (2 OT)
Glencoe girls 58, Boaz 53
Sandistin Hilton Beach Blowout
Stewart’s Creek (Tenn.) 43, White Plains 33
Tournament of Champions, Marietta
Sacred Heart 68, Jefferson (NY) 54
AL.com Classic
Consolation finals
Grissom 52, Oxford 48 (OT)
Albertville Civitans Christmas Classic
Guntersville 60, Donoho 19
Pleasant Valley girls in Sevier County (Tenn.) Winterfest Shootout, 5 p.m.
Piedmont in Battle of the States, Hiawassee, Ga.
By East Alabama Sports Today
HEFLIN – Ben Glass has been fighting a season-long shooting slump, so he figured the best way to fix it was just get away from it for a while.
The Ohatchee guard, in what may be a move unprecedented in his career, put the basketballs away during the Christmas break and didn’t touch them for three days.
The result was a career-high 21 points Thursday in the Indians’ 62-42 win over Faith Christian in the consolation bracket of the Cleburne County Holiday Invitational.
Glass hit six field goals – two from 3-point range – and all seven of his free throws.
“It’s been kind of rough early on, I haven’t been able to get anything to go,” Glass said. “But I’ve been trying to stick with it because I knew I’d have a big game eventually.”
But it took stepping away to step up. Glass is the epitome of the gym rat. He had been shooting “non-stop” since the summer without any days off. He figured it was time to try something different.
He actually started to clear his mind about his shooting woes before the Indians’ final game in the Champions Sports Academy tournament and then went out and scored 12 points against Lincoln.
“Over the Christmas break we practice on the 23rd and (coach Bryant Ginn) gave us off Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after,” Glass said. “I just took those three days off and didn’t do anything. I didn’t really think about it. I tried to get my mind off it and the next day I got on the shooting gun and my shot was feeling a lot different than it ever felt.
“I started hitting a bunch of shots in practice and it felt really good.
His previous career-high was 20 during an in-school game last year at Wellborn.
For the second game in a row, the Lions let a close game get away from them in the second half. They had a 25-20 lead at the break, but were outscored 42-17 in the second half.
Glass had 11 for Ohatchee in the half and Grayson Alward had 10.
Sacred Heart 68, Jefferson (NY) 54 – The five starters did all of Sacred Heart’s scoring and three enjoyed double-doubles as the Cardinals rallied from an early deficit to score their second straight full-strength victory in Marietta, Ga.
Newcomer Dakota Myers had the biggest game with 12 points, 15 rebounds and two blocked shots. Diante Wood had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kevion Nolan had 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
The Cardinals drew even after three quarters after trailing 21-14 early, then won the fourth quarter 23-9. They will play Spain Park at 9 a.m. local time today.
Grissom 52, Oxford 48 — The Yellow Jackets survived a slow start, two potential game-winning free throws with 10 seconds left and two potential game-winning shots in the final two only to fall in overtime in the consolation finals of the AL.com Classic in Huntsville’s VonBraun Center.
The Jackets fell behind 7-0 before scoring their first points on a Zondrick Garrett field goal with 2:05 left in the first quarter. The game was tied for the 11th time at 44 with nine seconds left when Willie Hall missed two free throws that would have given the Tigers the lead and forced Oxford to play for the tie or win. Instead, the game went into overtime.
Oxford led twice in the overtime, at 46-44 on Jakolbe McClendon’s only basket of the game and the last time at 48-46 on a Garrett putback. Grissom tied it, took the lead (on the 14th lead change) and then sealed the victory on Trey Nance’s bucket with six seconds to play.
Braden Mack led Oxford with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Garrett had 11 points, seven boards and two blocked shots.
Cleburne County Holiday Invitational
Girls Bracket
Ohatchee 43, Vincent 29
OHATCHEE – Ashley Phillips 1 0-0 2, Jazmine Adams 1 0-0 3, Tori Vice 0 0-0 0, Ally McCoy 2 4-6 9, Kourtney Shuler 1 2-2 5, Marli Hanks 0 0-0 0, Maggie Phillips 5 1-2 11, Reagan Snow 1 2-2 4, Kacie Cooper 4 1-3 9, Mandy Jennings 0 0-1 0. Totals 15 10-16 43.
VINCENT – Alexis Ware 3 0-0 6, Aniya Norwood 6 5-6 17, Makayla Cohill 0 0-0 0, Jalyn Kelly 1 0-0 2, Zhari Posey 1 0-0 2, Jada Kelly 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 5-6 29.
Ohatchee 12 9 12 10 — 43
Vincent 2 11 12 4 — 29
3-point goals: Ohatchee 3 (Adams, McCoy, Shuler). Fouled out: Ware. Total fouls: Ohatchee 13, Vincent 18. Officials: Miller, Binion, Winn.
Munford 50, Faith Christian 22
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Emily Sills 1 0-1 2, Shelley Phillips 0 1-2 1, Montana Huie 0 0-0 0, Kristin Covington 3 1-1 7, Sydnee Johnson 3 1-4 7, C.J. Setters 2 0-0 4, S.K. McVeigh 0 0-2 0, Logan Boyd 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 3-10 22.
MUNFORD – Morgan Ashley 1 0-0 2, Shandrea Gooden 5 0-0 10, Tatanna Johnson 6 0-2 12, Vivica Zimmerman 1 4-4 6, Alexis McKenzie 4 0-0 8, Jaymela Caldwell 1 1-2 3, Kennedy Reeves 1 0-0 2, Kamora Sudduth 0 0-0 0, Justine Calhoun 2 1-1 5, Maliyah Carlisle 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 6-9 50.
Faith Christian 8 4 7 3 — 22
Munford 22 18 8 2 — 50
3-point goals: Faith 1 (Johnson). Total fouls: Faith 8, Munford 11. Officials: Stubbs, Phillips, Binion.
Boys Bracket
Ohatchee 62, Faith Christian 42
OHATCHEE – Blake Buckelew 0 0-0 0, Ben Glass 6 7-7 21, Grayson Alward 6 2-4 14, Carson Stone 1 0-0 2, Kevin Williamson 5 0-0 10, Donomique Thomas 1 1-4 3, Brennan Wink 0 0-2 0, Austin Tucker 3 2-2 8, Andrew Roberts 0 0-0 0, Jordan Lowe 0 0-0 0, C.J. Ray 0 4-6 4. Totals 22 16-25 62.
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Riley Camp 1 0-0 3, Jordan Griswould 11 2-4 24, Jameson Adams 0 0-0 0, Seth Cravens 0 2-2 2, Michael Kulick 2 0-0 4, Michael McGraw 1 0-0 3, Armstrong 1 2-2 4, Julien Key 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 6-8 42.
Ohatchee 11 9 14 28 — 62
Faith Christian 11 14 6 11 — 42
3-point goals: Ohatchee 2 (Glass 2); Faith Christian 2 (Camp, McGraw). Total fouls: Ohatchee 16, Faith Christian 16. Officials: Miller, Binion, Winn.
Sandestin Hilton Beach Blowout
Stewart’s Creek (Tenn.) 43, White Plains 33
WHITE PLAINS – Jaylen Jackson 0-0-0, Peyton Morgan 1-1-3, Dylan McCareeth 1-1-3, Justin Foster 0-0-0, Austin Bussey 0-0-0, Michael McGuirk 6-4-17, Drake Preston 0-0-0, Macy Carr 3-2-8, Gavin Burrage 1-0-2, Brett Beaver 0-0-0, Andrew McCarter 0-0-0. Totals 12-8-33.
STEWART’S CREEK – Steve Brown 0-1-1, Brayden Jackson 0-3-3, Desmond Sales 2-2-7, J.J. Platt 0-3-3, Jonathan Pelleaux 3-2-9, Donovan Jackson 1-0-2, Daniel Freeman 0-0-0, Terrell Brown 3-2-8, Jackson Adams 0-0-0, Tyler Conley 5-0-10. Totals 14-13-43.
White Plains 9 13 4 7 — 33
Stewart’s Creek 9 11 11 12 — 43
3-point goals: White Plains 1 (McGuirk), Stewart’s Creek 2 (Sales, Pelleaux). Fouled out: McCareeth. Total fouls: White Plains 20, Stewart’s Creek 17.
Tournament of Champions, Marietta
Sacred Heart 68, Jefferson (NY) 54
JEFFERSON – Khali Rhodes 1-7 2-2 4, Malachi Faison 6-11 4-7 16, Kyle Harding 4-11 3-5 12, Jordan Armstrong 4-13 4-6 13, Shevon Ansica 1-1 2-2 5, Marcus Burnett 1-6 0-0 2, Marques Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Tyrik Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Dashan Crittenden 0-1 0-0 0, Stephen Moncrieffe 1-1 0-0 2, Jamari Lewis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 15-22 54.
SACRED HEART – Diante Wood 6-13 3-6 15, Murdock Simmons 5-7 0-0 11, D.J. Heath 6-15 3-4 15, Dakota Myers 4-5 4-6 12, Kevion Nolan 5-16 4-5 15, Stephen Stansil 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 14-21 68.
Jefferson 21 14 10 9 — 54
Sacred Heart 14 19 12 23 — 68
3-point goals: Jefferson 3-20 (Rhodes 0-4, Harding 1-4, Armstrong 1-6, Ansica 1-1, Burnett 0-2, Mitchell 0-1, Crittenden 0-1, Lewis 0-1); Sacred Heart 2-12 (Simmons 1-1, Heath 0-5, Nolan 1-6). Rebounds: Jefferson 29 (Faison 12); Sacred Heart 46 (Myers 15, Nolan 12, Wood 11). Total fouls: Jefferson 20, Sacred Heart 15.
AL.com Classic
Grissom 52, Oxford 48 (OT)
OXFORD – Markise Davis 3-7 0-0 7, Kendrick Foster 0-1 0-0 0, Eugene Leonard 3-11 3-5 9, Zondrick Garrett 4-16 2-2 11, Braden Mack 4-8 4-5 12, Simeon Shaddrix 0-1 0-0 0, Jakolbe McClendon 1-10 3-6 5, Caden Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, Ty Davis 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 17-60 12-20 48.
GRISSOM – Kyshawn Scarborough 3-5 6-12 13, Jordaan Rambus 2-7 0-0 4, Alec Kaplan 2-4 0-0 4, Willie Hill 4-8 3-5 11, Trey Nance 5-8 2-2 12, Phillip DesRosier 2-5 2-2 8, Lee Johnson 0-1 0-2 0, Charlie Gossett 0-0 0-0 0, Robert Pruitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-39 13-23 52.
Oxford 6 13 17 8 4 — 48
Grissom 7 16 12 9 8 — 52
3-point goals: Oxford 2-12 (M. Davis 1-2, Foster 0-1, Leonard 0-2, Garrett 1-3, Shaddrix 0-1, McClendon 0-3); Grissom 3-12 (Scarborough 1-1, Rambus 0-4, Kaplan 0-1, Nance 0-1, DesRosier 2-4, Pruitt 0-1). Rebounds: Oxford 22 (Mack 10, M. Davis 7, Garrett 7, T. Davis 7); Grissom 29 (Nance 10). Fouled out: M. Davis. Total fouls: Oxford 16, Grissom 20. Officials: Ron Alexander, Jeff Toney, Leon Bradley.
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