December 1, 2021
East Alabama Sports Today
Girls roundup: Oxford turns away Spring Garden, avenges last week’s loss on Champions title game; Alexandria comes alive in second half to turn aside Jacksonville and more
TUESDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Alexandria 48, Jacksonville 31
Cherokee County 45, White Plains 42
Faith Christian 56, Coosa Christian 28
Glencoe 63, Pleasant Valley 48
Oxford 64, Spring Garden 58
OXFORD – The last time Oxford and Spring Garden saw each other on the basketball floor it was in the Champions Girls Thanksgiving Classic title game and Spring Garden rallied from an early deficit to win crown.
Oxford coach Melissa Bennett was real interested to see how her team would react in the rematch Tuesday night and this time the Lady Jackets flipped the script.
Lean Taylor scored 23 points, 15 in the second half, and Justice Woods (12) and Xai Whitfield (11) also scored in double figures as the Lady Jackets rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to win 64-58.
“We finished more around the basket and shot well from the free throw line late,” Bennett said. “Leah was money to close it out.”
Taylor was 7-for-8 from the free throw line the fourth quarter.
Spring Garden hit seven of its 10 3-pointers in the first half to open a 34-29 lead, but Oxford held the Lady Panthers to only two field goals in the third quarter and six baskets in the second half [**read more]
Alexandria 48, Jacksonville 31
After a listless first half that looked like they didn’t want to be there, the Lady Cubs turned up the intensity in the second half and won going away.
The Lady Cubs trailed by five at halftime after hitting only three field goals – all 3-pointers – in the first half. But they opened the second half of a 16-3 run, eventually outscoring the Lady Golden Eagles 23-8 in the third quarter and 35-13 in the second half.
“The difference was the intensity,” Alexandria coach Craig Kiker said. “We really didn’t look like we wanted to play (in the first half). I got mad at them and challenged them to pick up the intensity.” [**read more]
Faith Christian 56, Coosa Christian 28
GADSDEN – The Lady Lions enjoyed one of the best nights of the young season offensively, shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor and doubling-up the Lady Conquerors.
Ally Folsom (18), Megan Ford (17) and Ari Arevalo (11) all scored in double figures for Faith. Arevalo also had 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Folsom had six boards, two steals and a block.
Faith pulled away from a close game with a big second quarter. Arevalo and Ford combined for 11 points in the 18-4 run. [**read more]
Cherokee County 45, White Plains 42
Mary Hayes scored eight of her 15 points and Ella Garmany had seven of her nine in the second half as the Lady Warriors rallied to win. Callyn Martin hit three of her four 3-pointers in the first half to help White Plains build a 25-20 halftime lead. [**read more]
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