Banking on it
- Updated: November 18, 2017
Saturday roundup: PV eighth-grader banks in a pair of 3s against Weaver at Champions; Kidd, Britt come up big for Oxford
Oxford’s Tremeria Britt goes hard to the basket against Chelsea. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Who knew the banks in Alexandria were open late Saturday afternoon?
The Pleasant Valley girls basketball team may have found another outside threat to go with Mac Parris Saturday when eighth-grader Rylee Haynes banked in back-to-back 3-pointers that were only the spark to a 40-30 victory over Weaver in the Champions Sports Academy Girls Thanksgiving Classic.
The Lady Raiders (3-0) now play Collinsville Monday at 3 p.m. Weaver (0-1) will play Saks at noon.
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Haynes’ long-distance deposit came midway through the fourth quarter and took PV from an otherwise tight game to a 32-25 lead with 4:20 to play. The Lady Raiders never led by fewer than three points the rest of the game.
“She doesn’t know the bank is open in Alexandria on Saturday,” PV coach Brad Hood said.
Haynes’ first varsity 3-pointer came from the top of the key and got everyone’s attention in the Champions Sports Academy gym by slamming hard into the backboard before dropping straight down into the hoop. Her second one came from just about the same spot but with a little softer touch.
She said it surprised her “very much” when they dropped.
“My main point was to throw it up there because the rebounders have my back, and they just happened to bank in,” Haynes said. “It’s kind of like a pass to them if I don’t make it. I really should get tips from (Parris).”
That can be arranged — they’re cousins.
Parris wasn’t shy about shooting it from beyond the arc either and hit two of them in the first quarter, giving her eight 3s for the season.
The defense Weaver played on the Lady Raiders lent itself to Haynes, who is more of a defensive specialist, shooting the 3s and Hood encouraged her to take them. She scored two points in the opener at Donoho – both from the free throw line — and five Thursday against Gaston. The shots Saturday were her first 3s of the year.
“I stayed on her about just shooting it; you’re an eighth-grader, nobody’s expecting you to do anything spectacular, just go out there and shoot it,” Hood said. “She just kept having confidence and it just kind of got contagious. It was a big tipping point for her and the spark (to the win).”
Speaking of sparks, sophomore Karmyn Sparks gave PV another one with a soft touch underneath. In only her third game of just her second year playing any kind of basketball, Sparks scored 10 points, eight in the fourth quarter when the Lady Raiders matched their entire point production of the first three quarters.
“She’s got a soft touch,” Hood said. “To be a new player, new to the game, to have that soft touch, that’s pretty big.”
The Lady Bearcats, playing their season opener, kept it close for three quarters despite missing top returning scorer Caleigh Cortez and floor leading Rayne Beck being in foul trouble and eventually fouling out. Cortez missed the game because she’s the drum major in the Bearcats’ band that was marching in Chicago this weekend.
Lady Jackets have big game
OXFORD – The Oxford Lady Jackets used a torrid press to race out to a big halftime lead and cruise to an 89-71 victory over Chelsea at the Oxford Sports Arena.
The game was a horse race from the start as the Lady Jackets (4-1) bolted to a 15-5 lead and fought off wave after wave of Chelsea runs to outscore the Hornets in every quarter.
Tremeria Britt had 21 points and Makayla Kidd had 20 to lead Oxford. Kidd was 10-of-11 from the free throw line and Britt 7-for-8.
Michella Edwards was virtually unstoppable for Chelsea as she poured in 40 points, including 35 of the last 56 by the Lady Hornets. — Brant Locklier
Oxford’s Makayla Kidd (5) puts up a defensive front against Chelsea’s Michella Edwards. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)
On the cover: Pleasant Valley eighth-grader Rylee Haynes (center) banked in two important 3-pointers in the fourth quarter against Weaver.
CHAMPIONS GIRLS THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Saturday’s Results
Pleasant Valley 40, Weaver 30
Hokes Bluff 48, Saks 16
Spring Garden 62, Lincoln 17
White Plains 45, Ohatchee 30
Monday’s Games
Weaver vs. Saks, noon
Ohatchee vs. Lincoln, 1:30 p.m.
Pleasant Valley vs. Collinsville, 3 p.m.
Cleburne County vs. Hokes Bluff, 4:30 p.m.
Spring Garden vs. Ashville, 6 p.m.
Alexandria vs. White Plains, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY BOX SCORES
CHAMPIONS GIRLS THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Pleasant Valley 40, Weaver 30
PLEASANT VALLEY (3-0) – Lindsey Pritchett 1 0-0 2, Mac Parris 2 0-0 6, Rylee Haynes 2 0-0 6, Alisa Cash 1 0-0 2, Chandler Dorsett 1 0-0 2, Emma Hood 5 2-2 12, Karmyn Sparks 5 0-0 10, Brooke Perry 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 2-2 40.
WEAVER (0-1) – Kylee Jordan 0 0-0 0, Rayne Beck 1 0-1 2, Emily Reed 4 0-0 9, Amira Carter 2 2-6 6, Mariah Thompson 2 4-9 8, Abby Gaines 2 0-0 5, Kayleigh Hindsman 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 6-16 30.
Pleasant Valley 8 8 4 20 — 40
Weaver 6 8 7 9 — 30
3-point goals: PV 4 (Parris 2, Haynes 2); Weaver 2 (Reed, Gaines). Fouled out: Beck. Total fouls: PV 15, Weaver 11. Officials: Robinson, Roberts, Evans.
Hokes Bluff 48, Saks 16
SAKS (0-1) – Amya Carlisle 0 1-6 1, Lasonya Crook 0 1-2 1, Taysia West 0 0-0 0, Takieria Hudson 0 0-0 0, Deja Almon 0 0-0 0, Teana Edwards 1 0-1 2, Miracle Dennard 5 0-2 12, Christl Gooden 0 0-0 0, Miracle Bass 0 0-0 0, Destini Elston 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-11 16.
HOKES BLUFF (1-0) – ReRe Payton 1 1-4 4, Madi Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Kelsee Otwell 1 3-4 5, Haley Simpson 0 1-2 1, Taylor Horne 0 0-0 0, Amanda Noah 5 8-10 18, Kristen Shields 1 0-0 2, Margaret Wetzel 0 2-2 2, Logan Black 3 1-2 10, Jayden Presley 1 0-0 2, Madison Ingram 2 0-1 4. Totals 14 16-25 48.
Saks 2 7 3 4 — 16
Hokes Bluff 8 18 12 10 — 48
3-point goals: Saks 2 (Dennard 2); Hokes Bluff 4 (Payton, Black 3). Total fouls: Saks 24, Hokes Bluff 12. Officials: Evans, Robinson, Roberts.
Spring Garden 62, Lincoln 17
LINCOLN – Bailey Gowers 0 0-0 0, Kaziyah Gaston 0 0-0 0, Jayla Morris 0 0-0 0, Keishaunna Strown 2 0-0 5, Genesis McClellan 0 0-0 0, Shaniya Twymon 0 1-2 1, Kendrea Perkins 1 0-0 2, Hannah Carmichael 2 3-6 7, Zariah Orr 0 0-0 0, Taylor Conway 1 0-0 2. Totals 6 4-8 17.
SPRING GARDEN – Katie Williams 1 0-0 2, Mary Reedy 6 0-0 16, Kerstin Bryant 3 3-4 11, Lexy Adkinson 1 0-2 4, Payton McGinnis 3 1-3 8, Tyonna Rogers 5 0-2 10, Chloe Jarrett 2 0-2 4, Madison Jennings 4 0-1 9, Breanna Rogers 0 0-2 0. Totals 25 4-16 62.
Lincoln 0 12 3 2 — 17
Spring Garden 21 16 12 13 — 62
3-point goals: Lincoln 1 (Strown); Spring Garden 8 (Reedy 4, Bryant 2, McGinnis, Jennings). Total fouls: Lincoln 14, Spring Garden 13. Officials: Lemon, Askew, Baker.
White Plains 45, Ohatchee 30
OHATCHEE – Gracyn Snow 2 0-1 4, Jazmine Adams 0 0-0 0, Rachel Dunaway 0 0-0 0, Tori Vice 4 6-12 16, Kourtney Shuler 3 2-4 10, Gracie George 0 0-0 0, Millie Rainwater 0 0-0 0, Regan Snow 0 0-2 0.Totals 9 8-19 30.
WHITE PLAINS – Hanna Dyar 3 1-2 9, Callyn Martin 6 2-3 14, Jordan Sabree 3 2-7 8, Landry Bussey 2 2-4 6, Chasity Nelson 0 0-0 0, Lily Ponder 2 2-4 6, Jocelyn Harris 1 0-1 2, Angel Bozarth 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 9-21 45.
Ohatchee 10 6 7 7 — 30
White Plains 5 15 15 10 — 45
3-point goals: Ohatchee 4 (Vice 2, Shuler 2); White Plains 2 (Dyar 2). Fouled out: Adams, R. Snow. Total fouls: Ohatchee 20, White Plains 20. Officials: Askew, Lemon, Walker.
REGULAR SEASON
Oxford 89, Chelsea 71
CHELSEA – Suzanne Bridgeway 1 1-2 3, Emily Lamberson 2 0-2 5, Tyler Erwin 1 0-0 2, Pressley Raines 3 0-0 8, Shaniyya Robertson 2 0-1 4, Ellen Fleming 2 0-0 5, Michella Edwards 13 12-14 40, Katie Goss 0 0-0 0, Hope Richard 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 13-19 71.
OXFORD (4-1) – Anna Bolton 3 1-2 7, Makayla Kidd 4 10-11 20, Halaya Harmon 0 1-2 1, Ashleigh Jackson 4 1-3 9, Tremeria Britt 6 7-8 21, Akiera Robinson 4 0-0 8, JaMya Byrd 0 1-2 1, AuMarie Lindsey 1 1-3 3, Justyce Smith 5-7 1-3 11, Kaylyn Hendrix 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 27-40 89.
Chelsea 15 17 21 19 — 71
Oxford 23 25 21 20 — 89
3-point goals: Chelsea 6 (Edwards 2, Raines 2, Fleming, Lumberson); Oxford 4 (Kidd 2, Britt 2). Fouled out: Lamberson, Robertson, Smith. Total fouls: Chelsea 27, Oxford 21. Officials: Killingsworth, Phillips, Jackson.
OTHER GAMES
Milton 66, Sacred Heart boys 60
Smiths Station 64, Anniston boys 53
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