Calhoun County, AL – Day 4 of the 73rd annual Calhoun County basketball tournament is underway at Pete Mathews Coliseum … two quarterfinals and all four semifinals! Click link and refresh for updates:
Pairings, days, times
CALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENT
At Pete Mathews Coliseum
BOYS
Saturday, Jan. 13
No. 11 Faith Christian 71, No. 14 Jacksonville Christian 58
No. 12 Ohatchee 59, No. 13 Wellborn 31
Monday, Jan. 15
No. 7 Weaver 52, No. 10 Pleasant Valley 35
No. 8 Saks 46, No. 9 Donoho 36
No. 6 Piedmont 56, Faith 49
No. 5 White Plains 66, Ohatchee 32
Wednesday, Jan. 17
No. 2 Anniston 95, Weaver 39
No. 3 Jacksonville 63, Piedmont 58
Thursday, Jan. 17
No. 1 Oxford 80, Saks 38
No. 4 Alexandria vs. White Plains, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Anniston vs. Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Oxford vs. Alexandria/White Plains, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19
Championship, 8 p.m.
GIRLS
Saturday Jan. 13
No. 11 Weaver 53, No. 6 Saks 50
Monday, Jan. 15
No. 10 Ohatchee 44, No, 7 White Plains 35
No. 9 Wellborn 64, No. 8 Jacksonville Christian 36
No. 4 Piedmont 48, No. 13 Pleasant Valley 21
No. 5 Alexandria 56, No. 12 Faith Christian 21
Wednesday, Jan. 17
No. 2 Oxford 69, Ohatchee 21
No. 1 Anniston 75, Wellborn 16
No. 3 Jacksonville 57, Weaver 19
Piedmont 60, Alexandria 25
Thursday, Jan. 18
Semifinals, Oxford vs. Jacksonville, 3 p.m.
Semifinals, Anniston vs. Piedmont, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19
Championship, 6 p.m.
Game updates
SAKS-OXFORD BOYS
End 1Q: Oxford scores the first 17, leads 35-7. Jaylen Alexander and Dashaun Calloway have 10 points apiece.
Halftime: Oxford leads Saks, 46-20.
End 3Q: Oxford leads Saks, 72-32. Most of Oxford’s starters excited the action at 4:08. Jackets have a semifinal to play tonight.
Final: Oxford beats Saks, 80-38.
OXFORD 80, SAKS 38: Jaylen Alexander scored 26 points, including two dunks, and Dashaun Calloway added 13 as top seed Oxford sailed into today’s 7:30 p.m. semifinal against the Alexandria-White Plains winner.
Two quarterfinals and the resulting semifinal will play out today as a result of organizers revising the tournament schedule because of forecast hazardous winter weather that shut the tournament down Tuesday.
The Oxford-Saks fourth quarter played out on a running clock, and Oxford’s starters got plenty of rest from the middle of the third quarter on. Oxford coach Joel Van Meter was prepared to play his starters longer, if necessary.
“We were just trying to win the game, and I thought our guys did a great job of focusing on the task at hand,” he said. “At the end of the day, you don’t get to the one at 7:30 if you don’t win the one at 12.”
Oxford scored the first 17 points and led 35-7 at the end of the first quarter.
“We came out with a good start, getting a lot of stops,” Alexander said. “The second half, we started getting a lot of transitions. They were getting real tired. We could tell.”
Marcus Perry, Jr. added 10 points and Jayden Lewis nine.
Saks got eight points apiece from Anthony Bothwell and Joshua Todd.
“Oxford is a big school.” Saks coach Wes Ginn said. “They have all kinds of athletes. I thought the first quarter was big. We turned it over a few times, and the Alexander kid scored some points and got them a lead.
“Then we settled down the second quarter. I think we outscored them in the second quarter (13-11). We handled the ball and got good looks, good shots and defended well in the second quarter.”
ALEXANDRIA-WHITE PLAINS BOYS
End 1Q: Alexandria leads White Plains 13-11.
