Monday basketball
- Updated: January 8, 2018
Piedmont sweeps Weaver, White Plains sweeps Cleburne County; Piedmont’s Foster blocks 16 shots in Bulldogs’ boys game, White Plains’ girls stage fourth-quarter rally
By East Alabama Sports Today
Piedmont 60, Weaver 57: T.J. Fairs scored 21 points and hit two free throws with 19.3 seconds left to give the Bulldogs (12-6) a four-point lead. Delo Foster converted a Weaver turnover into a layup with 47 seconds left to put Piedmont up 57-53, but he blocked 16 shots – 10 in the first quarter.
White Plains 80, Cleburne County 65: Drake Preston scored 21 points, Matthew Clay scored 16 and the Wildcats hit 28 of 33 free throws. Gavin Burrage was 7-for-8 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Girls Games
Piedmont 57, Weaver 52: Anyone who questioned the fitness of the Lady Bulldogs’ No. 4 seed in the upcoming Calhoun County Tournament should have watched the first quarter. Piedmont opened a 22-6 lead and led by 20 early in the second quarter. Kayley Kirk led four Piedmont scorers in double figures with 17 points; she hit five 3-pointers.
White Plains 56, Cleburne County 51: Jordan Sabree scored six of her eight points in the fourth quarter and the Lady Wildcats outscored their visitors 22-5 to erase a 12-point deficit. Chasity Nelson and Rian Chandler had five points each during the winning rally.
This story will be updated. To see a photo gallery from the Cleburne County-White Plains games visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com
BOYS GAMES
Piedmont 60, Weaver 57
WEAVER (11-6) – Taylor Deck 0 0-0 0, London Knight 7 4-5 18, Robert Gaines 5 0-2 10, Shamar Spinks 8 2-3 20, Dalton Hamby 1 2-4 4, Gary Wallace 0 0-0 0, Amardric Elston 2 1-3 5, Brandon Heath 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-17 57.
PIEDMONT (12-6) – Carl Myers 3 1-2 9, Kaedon Jenkins 3 2-4 8, Delo Foster 1 1-4 3, Ryley Kirk 4 2-2 13, Lee Stanley 2 2-3 6, Silas Thompson 0 0-0 0, T.J. Fairs 7 6-10 21, Sean Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 14-25 60.
Weaver 18 8 12 19 — 57
Piedmont 16 17 15 12 — 60
3-point goals: Weaver 2 (Spinks 2); Piedmont 6 (Myers 2, Kirk 3, Fairs). Total fouls: Weaver 20, Piedmont 17. Officials: Miller, Wise, Phillips.
White Plains 80, Cleburne County 65
CLEBURNE COUNTY – A.J. Brown 4 2-6 12, Tashun Hall 1 0-0 3, Chase Smith 0 0-0 0, Zane Farr 0 0-0 0, Rico Jordan 1 0-0 3, Bradley Smith 0 2-2 2, Reese Morrison 4 3-4 11, Isavia Brown 8 5-9 23, Gage Herron 0 0-0 0, Art Thompson 1 0-0 2, Ben Casey 2 3-4 9. Totals 21 15-25 65.
WHITE PLAINS (8-9) – Coleman Messer 2 0-0 4, Houston Conger 2 4-4 9, Chase Helms 3 1-2 8, Pierson Branham 0 0-2 0, Austin Bussey 2 0-0 5, Drake Preston 8 4-4 21, Matthew Clay 3 8-11 16, Jaden Harris 0 0-0 0, Ethan Bozarth 1 4-4 6, Gavin Burrage 2 7-8 11. Totals 23 28-33 80.
Cleburne County 18 15 15 17 — 65
White Plains 21 21 13 25 — 80
3-point goals: Cleburne County 8 (AJ Brown 2, Hall, Jordan, I. Brown 2, Casey 2); White Plains 6 (Conger, Helms, Bussey, Preston, Clay 2). Technical fouls: Hall, Morrison. Fouled out: Jordan. Total fouls: Cleburne County 28, White Plains 22. Officials: Boyd, Meeks, Ratliff.
GIRLS GAMES
Piedmont 57, Weaver 52
WEAVER (9-9) – Caleigh Cortez 4 4-8 12, Kaylee Jordan 2 0-0 4, Rayne Beck 6 1-2 13, Emily Reed 2 0-0 5, Abby Gaines 4 1-2 12, Amira Carter 3 0-0 6, Kayleigh Kindsman 0 0-0 0.
PIEDMONT (11-5) – Kayley Kirk 6 0-2 17, Kaitlyn Ridley 4 5-6 13, Pinky Nation 5 1-2 13, Camron Logan 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Jackson 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Teague 0 0-0 0, Sydney Prater 5 2-2 12, Kiara Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-12 57.
Weaver 6 15 18 13 — 52
Piedmont 22 13 16 6 — 57
3-point goals: Weaver 4 (Reed, Gaines 3); Piedmont 7 (Kirk 5, Nation 2). Total fouls: Weaver 9, Piedmont 11. Officials: Miller, Snellgrove, Beard.
White Plains 56, Cleburne County 51
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Alisia Person 1 0-0 2, Olivia McDaniel 1 0-2 2, Chelsea Parker 4 5-5 13, Alex Casey 0 3-6 3, Brooklyn McDaniel 3 1-2 7, Haven Freeman 0 0-2 0, Tatiana Ervin 3 0-1 6, Kendall Houston 7 3-7 18, Micha Pentacost 0 0-4 0. Totals 19 12-29 51.
WHITE PLAINS (8-8) – Rian Chandler 1 4-4 7, Hanna Dyar 1 1-2 4, Callyn Martin 1 1-2 4, Jordan Sabree 3 2-4 8, Landry Bussey 0 1-2 1, Chasity Nelson 4 2-2 11, Ary Rosario 2 0-3 4, Lily Ponder 4 2-4 13, Jocelyn Harris 1 0-0 2, Angel Bozarth 0 2-4 2. Totals 17 15-27 56.
Cleburne County 9 18 19 5 — 51
White Plains 12 11 11 22 — 56
3-point goals: Cleburne County 1 (Houston); White Plains 7 (Chandler, Dyar, Martin, Nelson, Ponder 3). Fouled out: Parker. Total fouls: Cleburne County 23, White Plains 19. Officials: Boyd, Ratliff, Meeks.
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