Friday basketball
- Updated: February 2, 2018
Piedmont’s Foster shows out on both ends of the floor, moves coach closer to milestone; Oxford falls in final second of OT, Bussey has big night on birthday
Friday’s Boys Games
Alexandria 65, Lincoln 53
Clay Central 54, Handley 49
Etowah 58, Saks 52
Gaston 53, Pleasant Valley 48
Hazel Green 79, Oxford 77 (OT)
JCA 54, ASD 39
Piedmont 70, Wellborn 42
St. Clair County at Munford
Southside 66, Glencoe 38
Spring Garden 72, Ranburne 34
Sylacauga at Anniston
Weaver 88, Cleburne County 48
Westbrook Christian 60, Ohatchee 52
White Plains 60, Faith Christian 23
Friday’s Girls Games
Alexandria 58, Lincoln 29
Etowah at Saks
JCA 68, ASD 23
Munford 52, St. Clair County 37
Ohatchee 67, Westbrook Christian 27
Oxford at Hazel Green
Piedmont 55, Wellborn 45
Pleasant Valley 60, Gaston 40
Southside 52, Glencoe 44
Spring Garden 57, Ranburne 30
Sylacauga at Anniston
White Plains 48, Faith Christian 30
Weaver def. Cleburne County
By East Alabama Sports Today
PIEDMONT – For most of the season Delo Foster has thrilled basketball fans with his ability to send opponents’ shots back where they came from without much regard for offense of his own.
On Friday night the junior post had a big game on both ends of the floor. Foster scored 15 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked eight shots as the Bulldogs wrapped up their regular season with a 70-42 victory over Wellborn.
It was Piedmont coach Tommy Lewis’ 599th career victory. He can get his milestone victory this season, either in the area tournament championship game the Bulldogs will host or the subregional crossover game.
Foster was 6-of-13 from the floor and one of five Piedmont scorers in double figures. Lee Stanley had 16 points, five assists and eight steals.
The winless Panthers played Piedmont to a 23-23 halftime tie, but the Bulldogs pulled away with a 30-point third quarter. Foster scored nine points in the quarter, while T.J. Fairs had eight and Carl Myers seven.
Hazel Green 79, Oxford 77 (OT): Two plays – both with two-tenths of a second left on the clock that could have been prevented with a little tougher defense – did in the Yellow Jackets.
Hazel Green’s Benjamin Pitts drove the length of the floor and hit a layup with two-tenths of a second left to send the game into overtime. Then, Jordan Beck hit two free throws with two-tenths of a second left in overtime — after driving to the basket — to win the game
Beck scored all seven of Hazel Green’s points in overtime and finished with 22. He hit a 3-pointer to give his team the lead, Simeon Shadrix matched it to tie, and then Beck got fouled driving to the basket in the closing second.
The Yellow Jackets led by 15 at one point in the third quarter and missed a chance to seal it at the line in the final 10 seconds of regulation. Roc Taylor led Oxford with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Eugene Leonard had 16 points, Kendrick Foster had 14 and Braden Mack 12.
The way they lost sends the Yellow Jackets an ominous message about the way they need to play defense going into postseason play.
“We’ve got a chance to compete at the highest level in 6A in the playoffs,” Oxford coach Joel Van Meter said. “It will not happen if we don’t decide to guard the dribble in the half court. If we decide to guard the dribble, it could be a long stretch of us to keep playing. If we don’t decide, it could end in two, three, four days.
“We’ll be fine if we get the message. I tried to show them some from the Talladega game. Maybe this time, with a loss, they’ll get the message.”
White Plains 60, Faith Christian 23: Austin Bussey saved his best for last. The Wildcats’ senior hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points – both career highs – on White Plains’ Senior Night and his 18th birthday. Drake Preston, another senior, also had 16 for the Wildcats.
“I’ve been working really hard on my shot this week,” Bussey said. “My teammates found out I was hot after hitting my first shot and they already wanted to get me the ball since it was my birthday and Senior Night. It was an all-around great team victory.”
Jacksonville Christian 54, ASD 39: Chase Vinson and Kobe Messer both enjoyed double-doubles for the Thunder. Vinson had 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Messer had 12 points and 10 boards. JCA’s other scorers included Elijah McCormick (8), Walker Messer (6), Eli Fair (5), Noah Messer (5). KeTrez Holman led ASD with 20 points.
FRIDAY’S BOYS BOX SCORES
Piedmont 70, Wellborn 42
WELLBORN – Chuck Taylor 1 0-0 2, Jeremiah Nolen 1 0-0 3, Eric Johnson 4 2-2 10, Colby Adams 0 0-0 0, Khavion Wesley 0 0-0 0, Ked Harris 3 1-2 7, Kam Goodwin 1 0-0 2, Austin Cooper 6 4-4 16, Dylan Grubbs 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 7-8 42.
PIEDMONT – Carl Myers 3 5-6 12, Kaedon Jenkins 2 0-0 4, Delo Foster 6 3-5 15, Ryley Kirk 3 3-4 10, Logan Pruitt 1 0-0 3, Lee Stanley 7 0-1 16, T.J. Fairs 3 2-2 10, Malachi Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-18 70.
Wellborn 9 14 9 10 — 42
Piedmont 10 13 30 17 — 70
3-point goals: Wellborn 1 (Nolen); Piedmont 7 (Myers, Kirk, Pruitt, Stanley 2, Fairs 2). Total fouls: Wellborn 12, Piedmont 5. Officials: Morehouse, Ratliff, Gaines.
Hazel Green 79, Oxford 77 (OT)
OXFORD – Markise Davis 1 0-0 2, Simeon Shadrix 3 0-0 9, Mont McClendon 3 0-0 8, Roc Taylor 7 1-4 15, Kendrick Foster 5 2-4 14, Eugene Leonard 6 3-5 16, Kobe Warren 0 0-0 0, Braden Mack 5 0-1 12, Tacorrie Russell 0 1-2 1. Totals 30 7-16 77.
HAZEL GREEN – Ashton Elliott 0 1-2 1, Tavaris Thompson 0 0-0 0, Grant Perry 5 0-0 14, Griffin Wray 2 0-0 5, Benjamin Pitts 5 2-5 12, Logan Long 0 0-0 0, Salvador Panno 1 0-0 2, Jevon Parker 0 0-0 0, Jordan Beck 5 9-9 22, Desiah Bartleson 10 3-7 23. Totals 28 15-23 79.
Oxford 25 10 24 13 5 — 77
Hazel Green 14 14 18 26 7 — 79
3-point goals: Oxford 10 (Shadrix 3, McClendon 2, Foster 2, Leonard, Mack 2); Hazel Green 8 (Perry 4, Wray, Beck 3). Technical fouls: Taylor. Fouled out: Davis. Total fouls: Oxford 19, Hazel Green 17. Officials: Marbury, Parker, Alexander.
Alexandria 65, Lincoln 53
ALEXANDRIA – Joe Tucker 2 3-4 7, Jake Weathington 4 2-2 11, Dru Davis 2 0-0 6, Grayson Chaffin 0 0-1 0, Dalton Dodd 4 2-2 11, Romeo Dye 1 0-0 3, Jared Ponder 0 1-2 1, Josh Tucker 1 2-2 4, Landon Williams 11 0-1 22. Totals 25 10-14 65.
LINCOLN – Javion Surles 6 1-1 16, Joseph Gaston 1 1-2 3, Conner Thomas 3 0-0 9, Earl Wells 4 1-2 9, Shamar Hampton 1 0-0 3, Jack Wood 1 0-0 3, Shawn Davis 1 0-0 2, Josh Jackson 1 0-0 2, Brian Garrett 2 0-0 6, Jakahri Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 3-5 53.
Alexandria 14 14 25 12 — 65
Lincoln 5 19 16 13 — 53
3-point goals: Alexandria 5 (Weathington, Davis 2, Dodd, Dye); Lincoln 10 (Surles 3, Thomas 3, Hampton, Wood, Garrett 2). Total fouls: Alexandria 5, Lincoln 18. Officials: Kelley, Williams, Pratt. Notes: Williams, shooting close to the goal, had 18 points in the second half. The Valley Cubs hit three of their 3s in the third quarter to pull away.
White Plains 60, Faith Christian 23
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Josh Rutledge 0 0-0 0, Seth Cravens 0 0-2 0, Stone Huie 0 0-0 0, Michael McGraw 3 1-1 8, Malcolm Carlisle 2 3-6 7, Chase Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Jacques Prater 1 0-0 3, Jacob Cleckler 1 1-2 3, Banks Cotton 0 1-2 1, Beau Conley 0 0-0 0, Bradley Thomas 0 0-0 0, Dalton Rogers 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 6-13 23.
WHITE PLAINS – Coleman Messer 1 0-0 2, Houston Conger 0 1-2 1, Pierson Branham 1 1-2 3, Austin Bussey 5 2-2 16, Drake Preston 7 1-3 16, Matthew Clay 4 4-4 13, Jaden Harris 1 0-0 2, Ethan Bozarth 0 1-2 1, Gavin Burrage 2 0-0 4, Quin Wilson 0 0-0 0, Khalil Williams 1 0-0 2, Jacob Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Brody Baker 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-15 60.
Faith Christian 7 9 6 1 — 23
White Plains 12 19 18 11 — 60
3-point goals: Faith 3 (McGraw, Carlisle, Prater); White Plains 6 (Bussey 4, Preston, Clay). Technical fouls: Carlisle. Total fouls: Faith 19, White Plains 9. Officials: Batey, Hollingsworth, Hullman. Notes: Bussey hit one 3-pointer in each quarter. Preston scored 11 of his points in the first half
Weaver 88, Cleburne County 48
WEAVER – London Knight 8 3-3 19, Nick Torres 5 5-8 15, Alex Perry 5 0-0 15, Dalton Hamby 3 2-2 8, Shamar Spinks 6 4-5 16, Gary Wallace 3 0-0 6, Amardric Elston 3 3-4 9. Totals 33 17-22
CLEBURNE COUNTY – A.J. Brown 2 0-0 4, Chase Smith 1 0-0 3, Bradley Smith 3 0-0 6, Reese Morrison 6 1-1 15, Isavia Brown 9 1-2 19, Levi Harcrow 0 1-2 1, Ben Casey 0 0-0 0, TaiShun Hall 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-5 48.
Weaver 22 27 23 16 — 88
Cleburne Co. 10 12 16 10 — 48
3-point goals: Weaver 5 (Perry 5); Cleburne Co. 3 (C. Smith, Morrison 2).
Fouled out: B. Smith. Total fouls: Weaver 9, Cleburne Co. 19. Officials: Burroughs, Belyeu, McElreeth.
Westbrook Christian 60, Ohatchee 52
WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN – William Lockridge 0 2-2 2, Cullen Stafford 2 1-3 6, Garret Kennedy 1 0-2 2, Joseph Gilcrest 1 0-0 3, Patrick Wells 4 4-9 13, Barry Burnett 7 0-0 14, James Martin 1 0-0 3, Braden Beecham 5 3-7 15, Jackson Luttrell 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 10-23 60.
OHATCHEE – Andrew Roberts 1 0-0 2, Blake Buckelew 3 2-2 9, Ben Glass 6 0-0 12, Carson Stone 0 0-0 0, Grayson Alward 1 0-0 2, Kevin Williamson 2 0-0 6, Evan Keller 2 0-0 5, Domonique Thomas 4 0-5 8, Aaron Moore 3 0-0 6, Jordan Lowe 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 2-7 52.
Westbrook 20 11 16 13 — 60
Ohatchee 10 14 10 18 — 52
3-point goals: Westbrook 6 (Stafford, Gilcrest, Wells, Martin, Beecham); Ohatchee 4 (Buckelew, Williamson 2, Keller). Technical fouls: Beecham, Thomas, Alward. Fouled out: Buckelew. Total fouls: Westbrook 7, Ohatchee 24. Officials: Hinkle, Jackson, Howell.
Clay Central 54, Handley 49
HANDLEY – Da’ron Zachary 1 1-3 3, Mykierston Trammell 4 1-9 2, Y’Quavious Patterson 7 2-2 19, Joseph Smith 0 0-0 0, CaDarrious Patillo 2 0-0 4, Jared Sears 0 0-2 0, Devontae Houston 0 0-0 0, Corey Bell 0 0-0 0, Dylan Brooks 3 0-3 6, Jackson Martin 0 0-0 0, Kadarius Foster 3 2-2 8. Totals 20 6-23 49.
CLAY CENTRAL (20-6) – Jacquez Bullock 3 0-0 6, Camerun Peoples 3 1-3 7, Cole Burns 0 0-0 0, Ben Street 2 2-4 6, Jamel Williamson 4 1-3 10, Quen McKinney 6 2-8 14, Shemari Simmons 3 3-7 9, LaShaun Simmons 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 9-25 54.
Handley 12 4 17 16 — 49
Clay Central 11 12 14 17 — 54
3-point goals: Handley 3 (Patterson 3); Clay Central 1 (Williamson). Fouled out: Patillo, Total fouls: Handley 18, Clay Central 11. Officials: Kelly, Teel, Parks. Notes: McKinney scored seven in the first quarter, 11 in the first half. Williamson scored eight in the fourth quarter.
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BOX SCORES
Piedmont 55, Wellborn 45
WELLBORN – Taliyah Kirby 2 0-2 4, Vanessa Carter 4 1-2 10, Itiania Weatherly 3 0-0 6, Katessa Carter 3 3-4 11, Kristyne Haisch 0 1-4 1, Markeisha Jones 4 5-6 13. Totals 16 10-18 45.
PIEDMONT – Kayley Kirk 8 0-0 20, Kaitlyn Ridley 0 0-0 0, Pinky Nation 1 1-2 4, Camron Logan 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Jackson 1 0-0 2, Aliyah Teague 0 0-0 0, Sydney Prater 11 7-8 29, Kiara Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-10 55.
Wellborn 7 20 7 11 — 45
Piedmont 22 9 9 15 — 55
3-point goals: Wellborn 3 (V. Carter, K. Carter 2); Piedmont 5 (Kirk 4, Nation). Total fouls: Wellborn 8, Piedmont 11. Officials: Morehouse, Gaines, Ratliff. Notes: Prater got her big game off to a big start with 12 points in the first quarter. She had 18 in the first half.
White Plains 48, Faith Christian 30
FAITH CHRISTIAN – Emily Sills 3 1-2 7, Montana Huie 0 1-2 1, Logan Boyd 2 2-4 6, Kristin Covington 2 3-7 7, Kassidy Nix 0 0-0 0, Julie Cleckler 0 0-3 0, Sydnee Johnson 3 1-2 8, Tori Waldrop 0 1-2 1, C.J. Setters 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kate McVeigh 0 0-2 0 0. Totals 10 9-24 30.
WHITE PLAINS – Rian Chandler 0 2-4 2, Hanna Dyar 1 0-0 2, Callyn Martin 1 1-2 3, Jordan Sabree 2 1-2 5, Landry Bussey 0 5-7 5, Chasity Nelson 5 3-6 14, Ary Rosario 0 2-4 2, Lily Ponder 1 0-2 3, Cheyenne Cochran 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Harris 5 0-0 10, Angel Bozarth 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 14-28 48.
Faith Christian 11 1 7 11 — 30
White Plains 10 18 5 15 — 48
3-point goals: Faith 1 (Johnson); White Plains 2 (Nelson, Ponder). Total fouls: Faith 20, White Plains 19. Officials: Batey, Hullum, Hollingsworth. Notes: Harris scored her 12 points in the first half. Nelson capped her night with nine in the fourth quarter.
Pleasant Valley 60, Gaston 23
PLEASANT VALLEY (16-13) – Lindsey Pritchett 3 0-1 7, Mac Parris 2 1-2 7, Rylee Haynes 0 5-8 5, Alyssa Cash 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hood 0 0-0 0, Ava Boozer 1 0-1 2, Erin Rose 0 0-0 0, Marlie Wright 3 0-0 9, Karmyn Sparks 3 2-3 8, Brooke Perry 11 1-2 23.
GASTON – Kaytlin Thrasher 2 1-2 5, Mary Gargus 1 0-3 2, Katherine Moon 2 0-0 5, Abriana Dupree 3 3-7 9, Sidney Oliver 1 2-2 5, Emma Parker 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Gargus 2 2-4 7, Amayiah Hill 3 1-7 7. Totals 14 9-25 37.
Pleasant Valley 9 22 15 14 — 60
Gaston 15 9 7 9 — 40
3-point goals: PV (Pritchett, Parris 2, Wright 3); Gaston 3 (Moon, Oliver, A. Gargus). Fouled out: Haynes, Oliver. Total fouls: PV 22, Gaston 17. Notes: PV coach Brad Hood rested leading scorer Emma Hood and gave the rest of regulars lighter duty while giving his recent call-ups some varsity experience. Starter Brooke Perry flourished, though, scoring 23 points. She had 13 in a 22-point second quarter that allowed the Lady Raiders to erase a six-point first-quarter deficit and take a 31-24 halftime lead.
Ohatchee 67, Westbrook Christian 27
WESTBROOK – Macie Beecham 2 3-5 7, Hillary Tran 0 0-0 0, Autumn Ingle 1 1-2 4, Sara King 0 2-5 2, Emberlie O’Sullivan 0 0-2 0, McKenzie Saunders 3 1-5 8, Kirsi Gupta 2 0-2 4, Isabella Millirons 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 7-21 27.
OHATCHEE – Gracyn Snow 0 1-2 1, Jazmine Adams 4 0-0 9, Tori Vice 5 4-5 15, Kourtney Shuler 9 5-6 26, Marli Hanks 0 0-0 0, Gracie George 4 4-6 12, Millie Rainwater 1 0-0 2, Regan Snow 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 14-19
Westbrook 4 4 11 8 — 27
Ohatchee 6 22 23 16 — 67
3-point goals: Westbrook 2 (Saunders, Ingle); Ohatchee 5 (Adams, Vice, Shuler 3). Total fouls: Westbrook 13, Ohatchee 19. Officials: Hinkle, Jackson, Howell.
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