Winning dramatically

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Updated: January 5, 2018

Girls roundup: Boyd’s FT with 5.2 seconds left lifts Faith to its first win, 34-33 over area rival Donoho; includes area box scores

Logan Boyd (10) moves in to defend Donoho’s Savannah Frickey. Later, Boyd hit the free throw that produced Faith Christian’s 34-33 victory. (Photos by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Alexandria 44, Etowah 37
Coosa Christian 55, Ohatchee 33
Faith Christian 34, Donoho 33
Hokes Bluff 35, Jacksonville 27
Lincoln 68, Clay Central 58
Munford 60, Saks 46
Wellborn 55, Pleasant Valley 41
White Plains 44, Weaver 40
Handley at Anniston
TCC at Sacred Heart

By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today

The Faith Christian girls basketball team won its first game of the season Friday in, really, the only way it knew how.

“Everything we do is in a dramatic fashion,” Lady Lions coach Casey Farr said after her team edged Donoho 34-33.

Logan Boyd hit the second of two free throws with 5.2 seconds left to break a 33-33 tie and the Lady Lions held their breath as Donoho missed two shots, including a short one off the rim at the buzzer.

“That was the longest five seconds of my life,” Farr said.

Adding to the drama was the fact the Lady Lions bounced back after being going scoreless in the third quarter. But, as Boyd explained, the players followed their coach’s advice and slowed things down, ran through their offense, got good shots and, as Farr said, “played with integrity.”

“These girls played with so much class and so much heart it blows my mind,” Farr said. “I am unbelievably proud of them. That’s what they did, they dug deep.”

Farr figures the Lady Lions have come this close to winning in about half of their first 10 games before Friday night. They lost to the Lady Falcons by one in their first meeting.

Boyd went to the line to give her team the lead after she was fouled rebounding Savannah Frickey’s missed layup after her steal with 10 seconds left.

She missed the first but hit the second.

“I was shaking uncontrollably; it’s crazy,” Boyd said. “It got a lot worse (after she missed the first). I was afraid it was going to be all my fault if we lost.”

On the cover, Faith Christian coach Casey Farr embraces Kristin Covington after the Lady Lions scored their first victory of the season Friday night. View a photo gallery from the game at www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com

Kristin Covington goes in for two of her 15 points in the second quarter of Faith Christian’s victory over Donoho.

Friday’s Box Scores

Faith Christian 34, Donoho 33
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-10) – Emily Sills 2 0-3 4, Montana Huie 0 2-2 2, Logan Boyd 1 2-5 4, Kristin Covington 7 1-5 15, Kassidy Nix 0 0-0 0, Sydnee Johnson 2 2-5 7, C.J. Setters 0 0-0 0, S.K. McVeigh 0 2-4 2. Totals 12 9-24 33.

DONOHO – Constance Hodges 3 6-10 12, Jenna Stremmel 0 3-4 3, Anastasia O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Savannah Frickey 3 1-5 7, Campbell Hagan 4 3-7 11, Victoria O’Neill 0 0-1 0, Chloe Phillips 0 0-0 0, Lillie Sherman 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 13-27 33.

Faith Christian 12 13 0 9 — 34
Donoho 7 15 5 6 — 33

3-point goals: Faith 1 (Johnson). Fouled out: Covington, Hagan. Total fouls: Faith 23, Donoho 19. Officials: Askew, Kristopher, Wright.

Hokes Bluff 35, Jacksonville 27
JACKSONVILLE – Kyra Williams 2-13 3-5 7, Essence Hutchinson 3-4 0-0 7, Kayla Broom 2-14 1-2 5, Elizabeth Poe 1-2 1-2 3, Patience Carr 0-0 2-4 2, Maddie Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Aniya Jefferson 0-1 1-3 1, Brenna Stone 0-1 0-0 0, Malijah Goggins 0-0 0-0 0, TiAsia Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-37 8-16 27.

HOKES BLUFF – Amanda Noah 4-10 3-5 12, Logan Black 3-7 2-3 9, Kelsee Otwell 2-3 1-2 5, Haley Simpson 1-6 2-2 5, Kaylee Ingram 1-1 0-0 2, Rebecca Payton 0-3 1-2 1, Jayden Presley 0-1 1-2 1, Kristen Shields 0-1 0-0 0, Margaret Wetzel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 11-35 10-16 35.

Jacksonville 7 8 8 4 — 27
Hokes Bluff 11 6 9 9 — 35

3-point goals: Jacksonville 1-11 (Williams 0-7, Hutchinson 1-2, Broom 0-2); Hokes Bluff 3-17 (Noah 1-3, Black 1-3, Simpson 1-4, Payton 0-3, Shields 0-1, Wetzel 0-3). Rebounds: Jacksonville 36 (Jefferson 11, Broom 9); Hokes Bluff 24 (Noah 7). Total fouls: Jacksonville 14, Hokes Bluff 12.

Wellborn 55, Pleasant Valley 41
PLEASANT VALLEY – Lindsey Pritchett 0 2-4 2, Mac Parris 2 0-0 5, Rylee Haynes 0 0-2 0, Bailey Dollar 0 0-0 0, Chandler Dorsett 0 0-0 0, Emma Hood 6 2-4 14, Karmyn Sparks 6 2-3 14, Brooke Perry 3 0-2 6. Totals 17 6-15 41.

WELLBORN – Taliyah Kirby 2 1-2 6, Vanessa Carter 10 4-6 26, Itiania Weatherly 2 0-0 4, Katessa Carter 6 3-4 16, Kristyne Haisch 0 0-0 0, Markeisha Jones 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 9-14 55.

Pleasant Valley 3 17 7 14 — 41
Wellborn 11 17 16 11 — 55

3-point goals: PV 1 (Parris); Wellborn 4 (Kirby, V. Carter 2, K. Carter). Fouled out: Haynes. Total fouls: PV 13, Wellborn 14. Officials: Kelley, Hollingsworth, Marlowe. Notes: PV was playing its third game in as many days and got off to a sluggish start.

White Plains 44, Weaver 40
WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 0 1-2 1, Hanna Dyar 0 0-0 0, Callyn Martin 5 1-6 11, Jordan Sabree 3 4-4 10, Landry Bussey 2 1-2 5, Chasity Nelson 2 0-0 6, Ary Rosario 2 1-3 5, Lily Ponder 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-17 44.

WEAVER – Caleigh Cortez 2 3-7 7, Kylee Jordan 1 0-0 2, Rayne Beck 1 0-5 2, Emily Reed 4 0-0 9, Trinity Pullium 0 0-0 0, Amira Carter 3 0-0 6, Abby Gaines 5 1-2 14. Totals 16 4-14 40.

White Plains 3 14 13 14 — 44
Weaver 10 10 13 7 — 40

3-point goals: White Plains 6 (Martin 4, Nelson 2); Weaver 4 (Reed, Gaines 3). Fouled out: Cortez, Beck. Total fouls: White Plains 15, Weaver 19. Officials: Howell, Stubbs, Batey. Notes: Martin hit all four of her 3-pointers in the second half, two in the fourth quarter. White Plains forced Weaver into 22 turnovers.

Alexandria 44, Etowah 37
ALEXANDRIA (11-5) – Ashley Phillips 2 0-0 6, Destiny Heathcock 2 3-4 7, Kayleigh Steen 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Harvey 1 1-2 3, Kameron Simpson 2 0-1 5, Sarah Kilgore 1 0-0 2, Brie Bradford 5 5-9 15, Maggie Phillips 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 9-16 44.

ETOWAH (4-11) – Abbi Martin 3 1-4 7, Ja’Mya Watson 1 1-2 3, Z’Nya Maning 0 3-4 3, Areonna Vinson 1 1-1 3, Za’Nya McKenzie 9 1-1 19, Leonna Trammell 1 0-2 2, Kyrizton Gibbs 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-14 37.

Alexandria 9 11 12 12 — 44
Etowah 5 11 13 8 — 37

3-point goals: Alexandria 3 (A. Phillips 2, Simpson). Total fouls: Alexandria 12, Etowah 14.

Munford 60, Saks 46
MUNFORD (5-8) – Justine Calhoun 2 5-9 9, Aaliyah Hendrix 0 0-0 0, Maliayah Carlisle 0 2-2 2, Kennedy Reeves 2 0-0 6, Kamara Sudduth 1 5-9 7, Jayea Gladden 0 0-2 0, Cheyenne Batey 1 0-0 3, Tatanna Johnson 4 4-10 12, Alexis McKenzie 9 3-7 21. Totals 19 19-39 60.

SAKS – Amya Carlise 2 0-0 5, Stefanie Christopher 4 0-0 8, T Borden 4 4-11 14, Teana Edwards 0 2-2 2, Takierra Hudson 0 0-0 0, Deja Almon 1 1-2 4, Miracle Dennard 5 1-3 11, DeAvian Stewart 0 0-2 0, Miracle Bass 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 8-20 46

Munford 15 17 9 19 — 60
Saks 9 10 12 15 — 46

3-point goals: Munford 3 (Reeves 2, Batey); Saks 4 (Carlise, Borden 2, Almon). Total fouls: Munford 18, Saks 23. Officials: Oden, Lemons, Brown.

Coosa Christian 55, Ohatchee 33
COOSA CHRISTIAN – CL Davidson 7 6-9 20, Kaylee Woodward 0 0-2 0, Ashton Mills 0 0-0 0, Sydnee Covington 2 0-0 4, Kaylie Reeves 1 0-0 3, Francesca Cumero 0 0-0 0, Ryleigh Waid 5 3-4 13, CH Davidson 0 0-0 0, Morgan Delp 0 1-2 1, Payton West 0 0-0 0, Alyssabeth Padgett 0 0-1 0, India Brown 7 0-0 14. Totals 22 10-17 55.

OHATCHEE – Graycn Snow 1 4-8 6, Jazmine Adams 0 0-2 2, Tori Vice 4 3-4 13, Kourtney Shuler 3 1-1 8, Marli Hanks 1 1-2 3, Millie Rainwater 0 2-2 2, Regan Snow 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 12-19 33.

Coosa 17 11 13 14 — 55
Ohatchee 14 2 6 11 — 33

3-point goals: Coosa 1 (Reeves); Ohatchee 3 (Vice 2, Shuler). Fouled out: Hanks. Total fouls: Coosa 19, Ohatchee 13. Officials: Killingsworth, Hinkle, Barber.