Bulldogs tested
- Updated: December 12, 2020
Boys roundup: Anniston rallies in last five minutes to edge Handley, White Plains pulls away from Cherokee County, PV holds off Ohatchee, and more
Friday’s boys scores
Anniston 60, Handley 56
Ashville 70, Weaver 40
Etowah 83, Westbrook Christian 68
Jacksonville Christian 70, Wellborn 40
Pleasant Valley 51, Ohatchee 47
Talladega 59, Alexandria 46
White Plains 63, Cherokee County 51
By East Alabama Sports Today
ROANOKE – Miciah Myles scored nine of his 15 points in the final five minutes of the game as Anniston rallied from a seven-point deficit to beat Handley 60-56, remain undefeated and take the upper hand in its area.
The Bulldogs have survived tests by the two other teams expected to contend for the area’s playoff berths in their last two games.
Handley led by as many as 12 in the first half and 51-44 with 5:12 to play. Myles single-handedly erased the deficit with seven straight points to tie the game with 3:55 left. When Malcolm Carlisle scored moments later, the Bulldogs had a lead they’d never lose.
The Tigers tied it on two free throws with 3:19 left, then Carlisle scored a basket and Antonio Kite dropped a free throw on consecutive possessions and the Bulldogs maintain a two-point lead the rest of the game.
Handley cut it to 58-56 on a basket by Josh Smith with 40.1 seconds left, but Anniston held it off on a free throw by Carlisle with 37.4 left and one by Kite with 4.5 seconds to go.
Myles was one of four Anniston scorers in double figures. Kite had 14 points and Carlisle and Mark Toyer had 10 each.
“Myles and Toyer were really incredible tonight,” Anniston coach Torry Brown said.
Smith led Handley with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jalen Herren also scored 12 points for the Tigers.
Tim Altork of the Randolph Leader contributed to this report.
Anniston 60, Handley 56
ANNISTON – Mark Toyer 10, Antonio Kite 14, Malcolm Carlisle 10, Miciah Myles 15, Troy Hall 9, Kamron Sandlin 0, Jacques Thomas 2.
HANDLEY – Graham Martin 11, Daquavious Lawrence 3, Jalen Herren 12, Josh Smith 12, Tydrick Treadwell 7, Jaquavious Robinson 9, Christian Jones 2.
Anniston 12 16 11 21 – 60
Handley 19 15 8 12 – 56
White Plains 63, Cherokee County 51
Brody Baker shook off early foul trouble to score all 15 of his points in the second half and was one of three Wildcats to score 15 in the game. Ironically, 15 is Baker’s uniform number.
Quin Wilson and Walker Osteen also scored 15 for the Wildcats. Wilson had nine in the fourth quarter when White Plains outscored the Warriors 18-8 to pull away. Wilson was 5-for-7 from the free throw line in the quarter.
The Wildcats also hit eight 3-pointers in the game. Six of the nine White Plains players who got in the game hit at least one.
Slade Alexander, who recently committed to play football at Jacksonville State, led Cherokee County with 20 points.
Baker and Alexander were waging an individual scoring battle in the third quarter. Baker had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Alexander had 11. Nas Diamond had nine of his 14 points in the quarter for the Warriors.
White Plains 63, Cherokee County 51
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Malachi Horton 5 0-2 11, Nas Diamond 3 7-11 14, Jaden Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jackson Amos 0 0-0 0, Slade Alexander 7 5-8 20, Connor Elrod 1 0-0 3, Braden Chandler 0 0-0 0, Damien Ramsey 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 12-21 51.
WHITE PLAINS – Carson Wright 0 0-0 0, Quin Wilson 4 5-7 15, Jaden Chatman 2 2-4 7, Jacob Wheeler 2 1-2 6, Landon Senciboy 1 0-0 3, Brody Baker 6 1-2 15, Jesse Hubbard 0 0-0 0, Walker Osteen 5 4-6 15, Garrett Wilson 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 13-21 63.
Cherokee Co. 10 8 25 8 – 51
White Plains 9 16 20 18 – 63
3-point goals: Cherokee Co. 5 (Horton, Diamond, Alexander, Elrod, Ramsey); White Plains 8 (Wilson 2, Chatman, Wheeler, Senciboy, Baker 2, Osteen). Technical fouls: Alexander. Fouled out: Alexander. Total fouls: Cherokee Co. 18, White Plains 17. Officials: Batey, Hughes, Kelley.
Pleasant Valley 51, Ohatchee 47
JACKSONVILLE – Justin Winningham hit four free throws in the fourth quarter to help the Raiders hold off Ohatchee and save their first victory on their new floor.
The Raiders jumped out to a 16-point halftime lead, but Ohatchee chipped away at it and got within two with three minutes to play but couldn’t get the tying or go-ahead points.
With leading scorer Trey Pesnell stuck on the bench with three early fouls, the Indians scored only 13 points in the first half. But they came alive after halftime and Pesnell scored all 20 of his points in the second half.
PV had only seven players available for the game and played six. Winningham and Garrett Cranmer were the Raiders’ leading scorers with 14 points each. Kolby Battles had 10.
Pleasant Valley 51, Ohatchee 47
OHATCHEE – Noah Fuller 0 0-0 0, Jakob Buckelew 1 0-0 3, Jack McCombs 1 0-2 2, Trey Pesnell 7 5-6 20, Justin Powell 2 1-4 5, Konner Baswell 4 1-4 9, Aiden Simpson 2 2-4 6, Dalton Maye 1 0-0 2, David Read 0 0-2 0. Totals 18 9-22 47.
PLEASANT VALLEY –Oliver Young 2 0-0 4, Jacob Teal 2 0-0 5, Kolby Battles 5 0-5 10, Garrett Cranmer 5 1-5 14, Zeke Johnson 1 2-4 4, Justin Winningham 5 4-8 14. Totals 20 7-22 51.
Ohatchee 4 9 19 15 – 47
Pleasant Valley 16 13 8 14 – 51
3-point goals: Ohatchee 2 (Buckelew, Pesnell); PV 4 (Teal, Cranmer 3). Fouled out: Baswell. Total fouls: Ohatchee 21, PV 14. Officials: Taylor, Hall, Kadle.
Ashville 70, Weaver 40
ASHVILLE –The Bulldogs hit six of their nine 3-pointers in the second quarter to pull away from the Bearcats. Kyle Knight had both of Weaver’s 3-pointers in the first quarter to help keep his team close, but the Bearcats made only two field goals in the second quarter and fell behind by 22 at the break.
Ashville 70, Weaver 40
WEAVER –Brendyn Knight 2 4-8 8, Kyle Knight 4 4-10 14, Jackson Williams 1 0-2 2, Kohl Perry 1 1-2 3, Dawson Brooks 0 3-6 3, Jeffrey Miles 2 0-0 4, Tristan Brown 2 2-2 6. Totals 12 14-30 40.
ASHVILLE –Donnie Morphis 2 0-0 5, Hayden Phillips 3 0-0 9, Cole Hyatt 0 0-0 0, Adriane Hernandez 3 5-6 11, Jonah Carden 0 0-0 0, Ashton Vann 5 0-0 11, Brady Northam 4 0-0 10, Gabe Sawyer 4 2-2 12, Caleb Bailey 2 0-0 4, Jacob Wilson 2 2-2 6, Elijah Turner 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 9-10 70
Weaver 12 9 13 6 – 40
Ashville 17 26 19 8 – 70
3-point goals: Weaver 2 (K. Knight 2); Ashville 9 (Morphis, Phillips 3, Vann, Northam 2, Sawyer 2). Total fouls: Weaver 14, Ashville 22.
JCA 70, Wellborn 40
JACKSONVILLE – Tavian Alexander scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Thunder (6-1). With nine rebounds in his last game, Alexander came up one rebound shy of three straight double-doubles. Landon Willis scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and collected four steals.
Jacksonville Christian 70, Wellborn 40
(JCA statistics)
Points: Tanner Wilson 2, Ethan Burrage 11, Tavian Alexander 18, Landon Wills 13, Ethan Fair 15, Jordan Garner 3, Brodie Clay 8.
Rebounds: Tavian Alexander 11, Landon Willis 9, Drake Shew 5, Ethan Fair 1, Emmanuel Kidd 1, Tyler Doggrell 3, Mason Johnson 2, Braxton Brown 1, Cam Moses 3, Brodie Clay 4.
Assists: Tanner Wilson 3, Ethan Burrage 1, Landon Wills 1, Drake Shew 2, Ethan Fair 1, Mason Johnson 2, Cam Moses 1, Brodie Clay 1.
Steals: Tanner Wilson 2, Ethan Burrage 2, Tavian Alexander 3, Landon Wills 4, Drake Shew 1, Ethan Fair 1.
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