E.A. Sports Today

Coming to life

Friday’s boys roundup: Alexandria’s offense awakens, Williams goes for 34 points, 21 rebounds; Anniston, Donoho, JCA, Ohatchee, PV, Weaver also win

Friday’s scores
Alexandria 100, Fort Payne 91
Anniston 76, Leeds 44
Cherokee County 97, Glencoe 65
Coosa Central 84, Talladega 73
Donoho 66, Faith Christian 55
Jacksonville Christian 64, Gaston 32
Lincoln 66, Saks 28
Ohatchee 61, Cedar Bluff 31
Pell City at Munford
Pleasant Valley 60, Ragland 54
Weaver 63, Westbrook Christian 60
White Plains 47, Oxford 46
Winterboro 61, Vincent 49

By East Alabama Sports Today

Just the other day Alexandria basketball coach Jason Johnson was lamenting about trying to find some scoring.

Not more than four days after that conversation, the Valley Cubs broke the scoreboard.

The Cubs erupted for 100 points in a 100-91 victory over Fort Payne. Landan Williams had a breakout game, too, scoring 34 points and grabbing 21 rebounds after a slow start.

The 6-foot-7 post had only two points in the first quarter, but he erupted for 11 in the second, 14 in the third and seven in the fourth.

In addition to Williams, Romeo Dye had 19 and Jared Ponder had 12. Dye, too, didn’t get started until the second quarter, but Ponder did start fast with eight in the first. On the other end of the scale, Adam Young scored all seven of his points in the fourth quarter, going 5-for-6 from the free throw low.

“The kids loved it,” Johnson said. “The way Fort Payne plays it forces you to play a fast-paced game. We just got great production from everyone, then Landan played the hardest game so far in his career. Maybe this will give our kids confidence.”

Fort Payne, which plays this way all the time, got 27 from Ty Brooks and 26 from Keyshawn Hightower. They combined for 8 3-pointers.

Alexandria 100, Fort Payne 91
FORT PAYNE – Luke Wells 1 2-2 4, Kevin Hightower 5 1-1 11, Lane White 3 4-4 10, Jordan Corbin 0 2-2 2, Ty Brooks 9 4-6 27, Zack Ridgeway 1 0-0 2, Keyshawn Hightower 10 3-6 26, Micah Simpson 2 1-2 9, Totals 31 19-23 91.
ALEXANDRIA – Seth Slaton 0 0-0 0, Adam Young 1 5-6 7, Julian Wright 4 0-0 8, Joe Tucker 3 2-4 8, Landon Comer 2 0-1 4, Romeo Dye 6 5-8 19, Jared Ponder 6 0-0 12, Khahlil Francis 2 2-2 6, Jalen Borders 1 0-0 2, Landan Williams 14 6-11 34. Totals 39 20-32 100.
Fort Payne 16 25 21 29 – 91
Alexandria 18 33 23 26 – 100

3-point goals: Fort Payne 10 (Brooks 5, Key. Hightower 3, Simpson 2); Alexandria 2 (Dye 2). Fouled out: White. Total fouls: Fort Payne 25, Alexandria 23.

Donoho 66, Faith Christian 55

Jacob LeCroy scored 12 of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter and 21 in the second half as the Falcons pulled away to an area victory. Amari Smedley added 16 points and Reid Williamon 12 as the Falcons concentrated all their scoring within five players. With sophomore guard Malcolm Carlisle unavailable, the Lions turned to Michael McGraw and he responded with 23 points.

Donoho 66, Faith Christian 55
DONOHO – Seth Ford 4 2-2 10, Amari Smedley 5 2-4 12, Rod Elston 1 1-2 3 Reid Williamon 6 4-6 16, Jacob LeCroy 10 5-6 25, Dekari Garrett 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 14-20 66.
FAITH CHRISTIAN – C.J. Gomez 3 0-1 6, Michael McGraw 11 0-2 23, Seth Cravens 4 0-2 8, Jacob Cleckler 0 0-0 0, Jacque Prater 1 0-0 3, Beau Conley 2 3-3 7, Chase Gibbons 0 0-0 0, Dalton Rogers 2 0-0 5, Bailey Thomas 1 1-1 3. Totals 24 4-9 55.
Donoho 7 17 26 21 – 66
Faith Christian 13 12 14 16 – 55

3-point goals: Faith Christian 3 (McGraw, Prater, Rogers). Fouled out: Williamon. Total fouls: Donoho 17, Faith Christian 19.

Ohatchee 60, Cedar Bluff 31

Grayson Alward and Evan Keller scored 13 points apiece, with Keller doing all his scoring in the first half. The Indians placed four scorers in double figures, added Nathan Higgins (12) and Briley Hale (11) to the list.

Ohatchee 60, Cedar Bluff 31
OHATCHEE – Parker Alexander 1 0-0 2, Nathan Higgins 5 1-1 12, Trey Pesnell 2 0-0 5, Grayson Alward 6 1-2 13, Michael Dover 0 0-0 0, Evan Keller 4 2-2 13, Bayley Tillison 0 0-0 0, Austin Wyatt 2 0-0 4, Briley Hale 4 3-5 11. Totals 24 7-10 60
CEDAR BLUFF – Anbre Leek 1 0-0 2, Brian Stitts 2 0-0 4, Travon Clifton 0 0-0-0, Trinton Clifton 1 0-0 3, Titus Bennett 1 2-2 5, Sam Cosby 0 0-0 0, Lucas Hampton 3 3-3 9, Stephen Webb 1 0-0 3, Jacob Gordon 2 0-2 5, Corey Teague 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 5-7 31.
Ohatchee 14 20 18 8 – 60
Cedar Bluff 6 10 5 10 – 31

3-point goals: Ohatchee 5 (Higgins, Pesnell, Keller 3); Cedar Bluff 4 (Tri. Clifton, Bennett, Webb, Gordon). Total fouls: Ohatchee 13, Cedar Bluff 11.

Pleasant Valley 60, Ragland 54

Josh Bellew scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the first half, but the Raiders got contributions from throughout the roster. Austin Johnson had nine points and Brody Phillips and Colby Gaines each had seven.

Pleasant Valley 60, Ragland 54
PLEASANT VALLEY – Austin Johnson 3 3-4 9, Jake Malsy 2 1-2 5, Braydon Wright 0 2-2 2, Josh Bellew 6 2-4 15, Brody Phillips 3 1-2 8, Wyatt Ingram 2 1-3 5, Coleman Haynes 1 2-3 4, Connor Wolfe 2 0-3 5, Garrett Crammer 0 0-0 0, Jackson Almaroad 0 0-0 0, Colby Gaines 3 1-2 7. Totals 22 13-25 60.
RAGLAND – Travis Schall 1 1-3 4, LaDarious Spikes 0 0-0 0, Nathaniel Kelley 6 1-3 13, Josh Phillips 4 2-5 10, Hunter Day 0 1-2 1, Sloan Phillips 5 2-6 13, Brody Bice 4 3-3 13, Elijah Ball 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-22 54.
Pleasant Valley 17 19 13 11 – 60
Ragland 13 21 12 8 – 54

3-point goals: Pleasant Valley 3 (Bellew, Phillips, Wolfe); Ragland 4 (Schall, S. Phillips, Bice 2). Fouled out: Schall. Total fouls: Pleasant Valley 22, Ragland 20. Officials: Simpson, Hedgepeth, Tinsley.

Anniston 76, Leeds 44

LEEDS – Antonio Kite kept the Bulldogs rolling with 14 points and seven assists. Malcolm Harvey led the Bulldogs with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Kwame Milton and Theron Montgomery had 10 piece each.

Weaver 63, Westbrook Christian 60

RAINBOW CITY –The Bearcats are still a team without a home as their gym continues undergoing repairs, but that hasn’t stopped them from moving their team forward. Shamar Spinks scored 22 points and Amardric Elston had a double-double to lead the Bearcats. Elston scored 12 points and grabbed 11 boards. Spinks also had seven assists. Robert Gaines had 16 points and eight rebounds while DeAndre McCain had 10 points.

Cover photo: Alexandria’s Landan Williams, shown during June workouts, had a breakout game Friday night against Fort Payne. (Photo by B.J. Franklin)

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