Fillin’ it up
- Updated: January 29, 2021
Boys roundup: White Plains sets scoring mark in Randall era; Anniston, Oxford win big; Alexandria holds off Saks, and more
Friday’s boys scores
Alexandria 67, Saks 62
Anniston 84, Plainview 59
Cleburne County 59, Donoho 50
Fort Payne 66, Cherokee County 49
Handley 84, Clay Central 64
Hokes Bluff 64, Gaston 45
Moody 72, Ragland 45
Munford 68, Ohatchee 41
Oxford 76, Pell City 34
Southside 52, Glencoe 26
White Plains 97, Ranburne 54
By East Alabama Sports Today
The White Plains basketball team doesn’t try to break 100 when it plays. In fact, Wildcats coach Chris Randall would prefer to win games with half that many points. But the Wildcats have to do what they can to keep up.
Playing a team that wanted to play at a fast pace and firing at will from behind the 3-point arc, the Wildcats produced the most points in a game in Randall’s 20-year tenure. They hit 12 3-pointers and put six scorers in double figures to run past Ranburne 97-54.
“I hate we almost scored 100, but they play faster than us,” Randall said. “They played really fast and trapped some and they made a bunch of 3s, so it produced a lot of long rebounds and possessions. We shared the ball really well and scored a few in transition.”
Brody Baker led the Wildcats with 15 points. Walker Osteen and Kahlil Williams each had 13 and Tucker Pearson, Jesse Hubbard and Garrett Wilson all came off the bench to score 12.
Seven of the nine Wildcats who scored hit at least one 3-pointer. Pearson had four. Ranburne hit 11 3s among its 20 field goals with leading scorer Carson Riddle (20 points) throwing in six.
“There were a lot of possessions,” Randall said. “They shot it quick and we shot it quick back. It was a track meet.”
The Wildcats’ previous single-game high under Randall was 95 points in a subregion tournament game at Ider.
White Plains 97, Ranburne 54
RANBURNE – Will Hewitt 2 1-1 6, Ben Jackson 1 0-0 2, Tyler Craft 1 0-0 2, Colby Hanson 5 0-0 14, Trace McMahan 1 0-1 2, Carson Riddle 6 2-2 20, Mason Jackson 0 0-0 0, Cade Mitchell 4 0-0 8. Totals 20 3-4 54.
WHITE PLAINS (16-6) – Tucker Pearson 4 0-0 12, Quin Wilson 2 0-0 5, Jaden Chatman 0 0-0 0, Jacob Wheeler 3 0-0 7, Landon Senciboy 3 0-0 8, Brody Baker 7 0-0 15, Jesse Hubbard 5 0-0 12, Walker Osteen 6 0-1 12, Kahlil Williams 4 5-8 13, Garrett Wilson 6 0-0 12. Totals 40 5-9 97.
Ranburne 15 12 20 7 – 54
White Plains 27 25 27 18 – 97
3-point goals: Ranburne 11 (Hewitt, Hanson 4, Riddle 6); White Plains 12 (Pearson 4, Q. Wilson, Wheeler, L. Senciboy 2, Baker, Hubbard 2, Osteen). Total fouls: Ranburne 10, White Plains 10.
Bulldogs getting back on track
Three games have passed since Anniston lost in the finals of the Calhoun County Tournament, but the Bulldogs hadn’t let that setback get them down.
The Bulldogs won their third game this week, getting 30 points from Malcolm Carlisle and another overall strong game from county tournament MVP Antonio Kite, and ran past visiting Plainview 84-59.
“We’re playing really good basketball,” Anniston coach Torry Brown said. “I think the second half of the county tournament (final) has carried over the last three games and we’ve got a rhythm offensively we didn’t have and hadn’t had since the beginning of the year.”
The long ball is Plainview’s forte, but Anniston hit 15 3-pointers in the game, 11 in the first half while opening a 48-29 halftime lead. Carlisle hit six in the game with Kite (16 points), Tadyn Jones (13) and Mark Toyer (11) each hitting three.
“Tonight was a team effort and Antonio was great,” Brown said. “He was brilliant passing the ball, getting guys easy shots. Defensively, he really played great. He was a real leader tonight and it made a world of difference, but everybody played well. It was just one of those nights when the ball went in, just a good night.”
Anniston 84, Plainview 59
PLAINVIEW – Levi Brown 3 0-0 7, Cole Millican 6 2-2 16, Dylan Hayman 4 3-9 12, Eli Butts 0 2-3 2, Bryce Luther 0 0-0 0, Jathan Underwood 2 0-1 4, Jonah Williams 6 0-0 15, Ty Griggs 1 0-0 3. Totals 22 7-15 59.
ANNISTON – Mark Toyer 4 0-0 11, Antonio Kite 6 1-1 16, Jacques Thomas 0 0-0 0, Malcolm Carlisle 12 0-0 30, Troy Hall 2 1-2 5, Miciah Miles 2 2-3 6, Tadyn Jones 5 0-0 13, Taishun Hall 1 1-1 3, Kam Sandlin 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 5-7 84.
Plainview 16 13 16 14 – 59
Anniston 24 24 11 25 – 84
3-point goals: Plainview 8 (Brown, Millican 2, Haymon, Williams 3, Griggs); Anniston 15 (Toyer 3, Kite 3, Carlisle 6, Jones 3). Total fouls: Plainview 9, Anniston 15. Officials: Dupree, Childs, Procuik.
Streaking Jackets get one back
PELL CITY – Oxford coach Joel Van Meter really wasn’t expecting to get Kyler Wright back on the floor this season after the junior guard suffered a gruesome leg injury six weeks ago.
But there he was, back in the Yellow Jackets’ rotation Friday and helping the streaking county champs run over Pell City 76-34 to complete their area schedule undefeated. It was their 19th straight victory.
“You get a guy back who was starting the first however many games we played to that point (of his injury), a guy who can defense, who’s a very good offensive rebounder, a guy who can score, who’s good with the ball and one of our best leaders in terms of being vocal,” Van Meter said. “You get him back at this time of the year, it can do nothing but help you.”
Wright didn’t start against the Panthers, but he was inserted in the first quarter and promptly hit a 3-pointer. He added another bucket in the second quarter and finished with five points.
“Since he’s been able to start doing anything he’s been on a mission to come back; he’s been focused,” Van Meter said. “We weren’t going to tell him he wasn’t going to play this year. I wasn’t expecting him to do anything until April, but I’m shocked. I’m pleasingly shocked.”
The Jackets (23-2) once again were led by their Big Three. Rylan Houck scored 19 points, while Roc Taylor and Justin Moore had 13 apiece. Moore and Taylor both scored six points in the first quarter, while Houck came to life in the second with 10. All 14 Jackets played and 11 scored.
Oxford 76, Pell City 34
OXFORD (23-2) – Avelon Bush 2 2-2 6, Cordell Chatman 1 2-2 4, Rylan Houck 8 2-3 19, Peyton Watts 0 0-0 0, Mike McGraw 1 0-0 2, Roc Taylor 6 1-2 13, Bakari Dailey 1 0-0 2, Justin Moore 6 1-3 13, Josh Johnson 2 0-0 4, Josh Patton 2 0-0 5, Kyler Wright 2 0-0 5, Zurrell Garrett 0 0-0 0, Aaron McFarland 1 0-0 3, Jarek Burroughs 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 8-12 76.
PELL CITY – Evan Watson 1 1-2 3, David Keith 0 0-3 0, Baylor Smith 0 0-0 0, Emanuel McCluney 0 0-0 0, Jack Lowe 2 0-0 6, Blake Anderson 5 0-0 15, Jaden Coleman 0 1-2 1, Braylin Hathorn 0 0-3 0, Treshawn Hines 0 0-1 0, Braedan Brewis 0 0-0 0, Michael Snow 3 2-2 7. Totals 11 4-13 34.
Oxford 19 20 21 16 – 76
Pell City 9 13 8 4 – 34
3-point goals: Oxford 4 (Houck, Patton, Wright, McFarland); Pell City 8 (Lowe 2, Anderson 5, Snow). Total fouls: Oxford 18, Pell City 14. Officials: Milltus, Johnson, Peters.
ALEXANDRIA 67, SAKS 62: Landan Williams made five of seven free throws in the fourth quarter while the Valley Cubs were 11-of-16 as a team to keep Saks at arm’s length down the stretch after the Wildcats continually cut into their leads.
“We survived,” Cubs coach Jason Johnson said. “We hit a decent amount of free throws in the fourth quarter to keep them off us. We just couldn’t finish them off.”
Williams scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 31. He was 11-of-14 from the line in the game.
“That’s what a senior’s got to do,” Johnson said. “You put him on the line and he came through tonight. It was fitting since it was Senior Night. We leaned heavily on him and he came through.”
Julian Wright (15) and D’Anthony Walton (10) also scored in double figures for the Cubs. Walton scored all of his points in the third quarter
Saks placed four scorers in double figures, led by C.J. Gresham’s 18 points. Sean Parnell had 17.
Alexandria 67, Saks 62
SAKS – Patrick Williams 0 0-0 0, Will Mixson 1 0-0 2, Sean Parnell 5 6-8 17, Jalen McCants 1 0-0 2, Connor Martin 4 2-2 11, C.J. Gresham 9 0-0 18, Jay Willis 5 0-0 12. Totals 25 8-10 62.
ALEXANDRIA – Javais McGhee 2 4-6, D’Anthony Walton 5 0-0 10, Collin Taylor 1 0-0 3, Ivonte Davis 0 0-0 0, Kory Cargal 0 0-0 0, Julian Wright 6 3-4 15, Landan Williams 10 11-14 31. Totals 24 18-24 67.
Saks 8 19 20 15 – 62
Alexandria 17 13 18 19 – 67
3-point goals: Saks 4 (Parnell, Martin, Wills 2); Alexandria 1 (Taylor). Total fouls: Saks 17, Alexandria 8. Officials: Caldwell, Richardson, Allen.
MUNFORD 68, OHATCHEE 41: Connor Morgan hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the Lions moved closer to a winning season. Jay Tuck had 19 points and Jaquan Anderson had 17.
Tuck and Anderson each scored 11 in the first half as the Lions roared to a 37-12 halftime lead. The Indians basically played them even in the second half, despite Morgan hitting five of his 3s, but by then the damage was done. Trey Pesnell scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half for Ohatchee.
The Lions (11-10) need two wins in their final three regular-season games next week to guarantee their first winning season in at least a decade.
Munford 68, Ohatchee 41
MUNFORD (11-10) – Jaquan Anderson 6 4-5 17, Dwight Moore 2 0-0 4, Rashard Russell 1 0-2 2, Jay Tuck 8 2-4 19, Ron Ervin 0 0-0 0, Caderio Holland 2 0-0 4, Connor Morgan 7 0-0 20, Demetrius Norwood 0 0-0 0, Kyler Gibson 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 6-11 68.
OHATCHEE – Noah Fuller 0 2-2 2, Jacob Buckelew 0 0-0 0, Eli Teem 0 0-0 0, Trey Pesnell 6 0-4 13, Justin Powell 1 2-4 4, Konnor Baswell 0 0-0 0, Brock England 1 0-0 2, Aiden Simpson 2 3-7 7, David Read 3 0-0 7, Kolbe Crook 3 0-1 6. Totals 16 7-18 41.
Munford 12 25 18 13 – 68
Ohatchee 5 7 18 14 – 41
3-point goals: Munford 8 (Anderson, Tuck, Morgan 6); Ohatchee 2 (Pesnell, Read). Fouled out: Gibson. Total fouls: Munford 16, Ohatchee 13.
MOODY 72, RAGLAND 45: After battling their hosts for the first 16 minutes of the game, the Purple Devils were held to only one field goal in the third quarter and 14 points in the second half.
Moody started pulling away in the second quarter, but took control of the game with a 21-5 third quarter. Andrew Adams scored seven points and Peyton Ingram hit a pair of 3-pointers in the quarter to fuel the spree.
Moody 72, Ragland 45
RAGLAND – C.J. Lawler 3 4-4 12, Matt Trammell 4 0-0 10, Jordan Turner 3 2-4 8, Josh Phillips 6 1-4 13, Kentrell Turner 1 0-0 2, Owen Schall 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-12 45.
MOODY – Landon Echols 2 2-2 6, Andrew Adams 4 0-0 9, Davion Dozier 4 0-0 8, Peyton Ingram 5 1-2 14, Chance Enge 2 0-1 4, Ahman Rowe Brown 1 0-0 3, Ceione Reaves 3 1-2 7, Mason Trimm 4 3-4 13, Carson Dillashaw 4 0-0 8. Totals 29 7-11 72.
Ragland 19 12 5 9 – 45
Moody 20 19 21 12 – 72
3-point goals: Ragland 4 (Lawler 2, Trammell 2); Moody 7 (Adams, Ingram 3, Brown, Trimm 2). Total fouls: Ragland 9, Moody 11.
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