January 26, 2022
By P.E. Class
East Alabama Sports Today
Tuesday girls roundup: Oxford eighth-grader scores in double figures for the first time, Heflin’s Brown goes over 1,000, and more
TUESDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Anniston 44, Cleburne County 41
Cherokee County 82, Fort Payne 35
Childersburg 58, Saks 39
Etowah 53, Jacksonville 45 (OT)
Geraldine at Glencoe
Jacksonville Christian 50, Weaver 42
Lincoln at Munford
Ohatchee 57, Wellborn 20
Oxford 61, Talladega 34
Pleasant Valley at Hokes Bluff
Ragland 63, Faith Christian 12
Ranburne at Lanett
Sand Rock 82, Piedmont 45
TALLADEGA – Oxford placed four scorers in double figures, including eighth-grade Kaylen Kenney for the first time in her career, and took down Talladega 61-34 Tuesday night.
Kenney and County Tournament MVP Kaleah Taylor both scored 10 points. Kenney had eight in the first half. LaMya McGrue led all scorers with 17 points. Xai Whitfield had 12.
“She put a lot of what we have been working on in practice into action tonight,” Oxford coach Melissa Bennett said of Kenney. “She played very within herself and under control.”
Lauren Ellard returned to the Oxford rotation in the game and although she didn’t score she did grab several rebounds.
Oxford 61, Talladega
OXFORD – Justice Woods 3 1-2 7, Xai Whitfield 5 0-1 12, Lauren Ellard 0 0-0 0, LaMya McGrue 8 0-0 17, Kaleah Taylor 4 1-2 10, Jamea Gaston 1 0-0 2, Kaylen Kenney 5 0-1 10, Keziah Mickler 1 0-0 2, Shaniya Calloway 0 0-0 0, Mikiya Wilson 0 0-0 0, Mileah Prince 0 0-0 0, Brionna Wilson 0 1-2 1. Totals 27 3-8 61.
TALLADEGA – Gykeriah Collins 0 0-0 0, Jaleah Spencer 0 0-0 0, Trinity Webb 4 4-7 12, Houston Goins 1 2-5 4, Zay Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Keyoshaa Garrett 0 0-0 0, Makiyah Wilson 3 0-0 6, Jakeria Wilson 1 0-0 3, Lamyah Elston 3 2-4 8, Justasia Pointer 0 0-0 0, Jade Watkins 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 9-18 34.
Oxford 22 12 16 11 – 61
Talladega 12 7 6 9 – 34
3-point goals: Oxford 4 (Whitfield 2, McGrue, Taylor); Talladega 1 (Wilson). Total fouls: Oxford 17, Talladega 9.
ANNISTON 44, CLEBURNE COUNTY 41: Faith Brown became the second Cleburne County player this season to reach the 1,000-point plateau, but Taysia West scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half and A’Kayla Perry hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Anniston rallied to pull out the victory.
The Lady Tigers led 22-14 at halftime before Anniston came to life in the second half. The Lady Bulldogs doubled their offensive production and held Cleburne County to less than its first-half output.
Brown needed five points to reach the milestone and got it with her third bucket of the game, in the second quarter. Injured teammate Hailey Price joined the club over the Christmas holiday.
The sophomore guard, who wanted to hit the milestone at home in front of family and friends, finished with 13 points. Brooklyn McDaniel was the Lady Tigers’ leading scorer with 14 points, going 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the second half.
The two teams will be seeded 2 and 3 in the upcoming area tournament.
Anniston 44, Cleburne County 41
ANNISTON – Taysia West 6 2-4 14, Serena Hardy 1 1-1 3, Shiwanna Jackson 1 0-0 2, Tiauna Thomas 2 2-2 6, A’kayla Perry 4 0-0 11, Tykeria Smith 4 0-2 8. Totals 18 5-9 44.
CLEBURNE COUNTY – Brooklyn McDaniel 3-10 7-8 14, Faith Brown 6-15 0-0 13, Karley Boyd 2-3 0-0 6, Alyssa Hunt 2-4 0-0 5, Libby Altman 1-4 0-0 3, Jacy Littleton 0-0 0-2 0, Makenzie Frames 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-38 7-10 41.
Anniston 8 6 11 19 – 44
Cleburne County 12 10 6 13 – 41
3-point goals: Anniston 3 (Perry 3); Cleburne County 6-18 (McDaniel 1-4, Brown 1-4, Boyd 2-2, Hunt 1-2, Altman 1-4, Frames 0-2). Rebounds: Cleburne County 21 (McDaniel 9). Total fouls: Anniston 12, Cleburne County 11. Officials: Kelley, Pratt, Jarrett.
SAND ROCK 82, PIEDMONT 45: Caley Garrett (7) and Lanie Henderson (6) scored 24 and 31 points, respectively, and combined for 13 of Sand Rock’s 16 3-pointers. Garrett hit four treys in the first quarter to help the home team open a 25-9 lead and three in the fourth quarter as they closed it out. Henderson hit five 3s in the first half.
Garrett finished with 24 points. Henderson had a game-high 31.
Sand Rock 82, Piedmont 45
PIEDMONT – Ava Pope 3 3-4 12, Josie Young 0 0-0 0, Rylie Anne Holbrooks 0 0-0 0, Jaycee Glover 0 0-0 0, LeLe Ridley 4 3-4 14, Melanie Studdard 0 0-0 0, Carson Young 0 0-0 0, Gracie Naugher 0 0-0 0, Z’hayla Walker 5 3-3 13, Emily Farmer 2 0-0 6. Totals 14 9-11 45.
SAND ROCK – McKenna Ballenger 1 0-0 2, Caley Garrett 7 3-4 24, Zoey Handy 0 0-0 0, Katelyn St. Clair 3 2-2 9, Emilee Burton 1 0-0 3, Haley Lisenbee 2 0-0 4, Lanie Henderson 12 1-2 31, Chloe Stephens 2 0-0 5, Arleigh Beard 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Henderson 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 6-8 82.
Piedmont 9 11 13 12 – 45
Sand Rock 25 21 9 27 – 82
3-point goals: Piedmont 8 (Pope 3, Ridley 3, Farmer 2); Sand Rock 16 (Garrett 7, St. Clair, Burton, Stephens, L. Henderson 6). Total fouls: Piedmont 5, Sand Rock 11. Officials: Glass, Driver, Phillips.
RAGLAND 63, FAITH CHRISTIAN 12: Cadence Buchanan scored 22 points, Rylee Mickler had 15 and the Lady Purple Devils (19-2) held Faith to two points in the second half to complete the 8-0 sweep of their area schedule.
Buchanan scored 19 of her points in the first half, while Mickler had 10 in the second.
“I am really proud of our effort on defense tonight,” Ragland coach Sawyer Merritt said. “We were able to rotate our lineup a good bit and I felt like each group played great defensively.”
Ragland 63, Faith Christian 12
FAITH – Ari Arevalo 0 0-2 0, Anna Strautman 1 0-0 2, Serenity Pate 1 0-0 2, Joelle Tillery 1 0-0 3, Ally Folsom 0 0-4 0, Gabrielle Price 0 0-0 0, Megan Ford 2 0-0 5, Robison 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 0-6 12.
RAGLAND – Sammie Day-Jones 3 0-0 7, Rylee Mickler 7 1-3 15, Cadence Buchanan 8 6-11 22, Campbell Adams 2 1-2 5, Aubrey Ball 2 0-0 6, Jaymie Rains 2 0-0 4, Beverly Alexander 1 0-0 2, Anna Burnham 0 0-0 0, Nya Brewster 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 8-16 63.
Faith 4 6 0 2 – 12
Ragland 19 23 15 6 – 63
3-point goals: Faith 2 (Tillery, Ford); Ragland 3 (Day-Jones, Ball 2). Fouled out: Brewster. Total fouls: Faith 14, Ragland 11.
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN 50, WEAVER 42: Kara Grace scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Lady Thunder (9-11). Addy Lee and Kirsten Walker each had eight points, while Hannah Clayton and Rebekah Carter each had seven. Lee had six steals, Clayton had eight rebounds and Carter had seven boards. Erionna Richmond led Weaver with 13 points. [**read more]
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