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Lady Cubs bounce back

Friday girls roundup: Valley Cubs make fourth-quarter defensive adjustment, use it to fuel 30-point quarter

By East Alabama Sports Today

GLENCOE — Bre Bradford led three scorers in double figures with 23 points and Alexandria erupted for 30 points in the fourth quarter to beat Cedar Bluff 65-54 in the Glencoe Holiday Shoot-Out and snap a four-game losing streak.

Bradford led the Lady Cubs with 23 points. She had 13 in the big fourth quarter. Destiny Heathcock had 16 and ninth-grade point guard Kameron Simpson added 13.

Curiously, the big fourth quarter came after what seems like a typical drop off coming out of the halftime break. The Lady Cubs were leading at halftime — for the second game in a row — but struggled through an eight-point third quarter and fell behind.

They were leading Oxford at halftime on Thursday, then managed only five points in the third quarter and eventually lost by 10.

“It seems like we always have a terrible third quarter,” Lady Cubs coach Craig Kiker said. “We just challenged them (in the fourth) to pick up the intensity. We changed defenses about a third of the way through the quarter, going to a full-court man, and that created turnovers and layups for us.”

Taking a cue from the boys team’s recent run at the free throw line, the Lady Cubs were 18 of 24 for the game, 12 of 17 in the fourth quarter.

“That is amazing for us,” Kiker said. “That’s where we’d love to be every night.”

Glencoe Holiday Shoot-Out
Alexandria 65, Cedar Bluff 54
ALEXANDRIA –
Destiny Heathcock 4 8-11 16, Kameron Simpson 5 2-6 13, Sarah Kilgore 2 4-4 8, Bre Bradford 10 3-3 23, Alierra Bradford 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Harvey 0 0-2 0, Ashley Parker 2 0-0 5, Shelby Lowery 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 17-26 65.

CEDAR BLUFF – Matison Bedwell 4 0-0 9, Kyla O’Neal 4 1-3 9, Emily Goss 0 0-0 0, Emily Kilgro 3 0-0 8, Julianna Wilson 4 0-1 10, Olivia McClellan 0 0-1 0, Hannah Cosby 7 0-3 18. Totals 22 1-8 54.

Alexandria 14 13 8 30 — 65
Cedar Bluff 13 11 15 15 — 54

3-point goals: Alexandria 2 (Simpson, Parker); Cedar Bluff 9 (Bedwell, Kilgro 2, Wilson 2, Cosby 4). Fouled out: Goss, Kilgro. Total fouls: Alexandria 14, Cedar Bluff 23. Officials: Warren, Kenley, Stringer.

Oneonta 40, Oxford 34
OXFORD –
Anna Bolton 6-17 3-4 17, Halaya Harmon 2-12 0-1 5, Acacia Kidd 1-2 0-0 2, Akiera Robinson 1-3 0-0 2 Quameria Britt 2-4 1-2 5, Amaia Whitfield 0-4 1-2 1, Kaylee Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Justyce Smith 0-3 2-2 2, Kaylyn Hendrix 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 12-49 7-11 34.

ONEONTA – Brooklyn Burke 1-4 0-1 2, Savana Robertson 7-11 4-7 18, Makayla Ledding 3-5 2-3 8, Teagan Hartman 2-6 0-2 4, Sarah McPherson 1-2 0-2 2, Others 2-15 0-0 6. Totals 16-43 4-10 40

Oxford 10 2 14 8 — 34
Oneonta 11 5 13 11 — 40

3-point goals: Oneonta 4-15 (Burke 0-2, Ledding 2-3, Hartman 0-2, Others 2-8); Oxford 3-6 (Bolton 2-3, Harmon 1-2, Hendrix 0-1). Rebounds: Oneonta 24; Oxford 32 (Smith 10). Total fouls: Oneonta 15, Oxford 12.

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