Thursday Basketball

December 17, 2021
East Alabama Sports Today

Piedmont’s Odam scores 43, closes in on 2,000; Ridley has huge double-double, Ohatchee girls nearly pitch shutout and more

BOYS GAMES
Ohatchee 51, Wellborn35
Oxford 59, Pell City 52
Piedmont 73, Glencoe 57
White Plains 58, Munford 46

NOTE: Wheeler scored all of White Plains’ points in the first quarter. He has 10 3-pointers in the Wildcats’ last two victories, 12 in their last three games. Osteen had 16 points in the third quarter.

Ohatchee 51, Wellborn 35

Piedmont 73, Glencoe 57

GIRLS GAMES
Ohatchee 64, Wellborn 2
Oxford 75, Pell City 45
Piedmont 73, Glencoe 48
White Plains 48, Munford 12

Ohatchee became the second Calhoun County girls team this week to almost pitch a basketball shutout when the Lady Indians overwhelmed Wellborn 64-2.

The Lady Panthers scored a basket in the first quarter by Anna Odom.

Freshman Lindsey Zurchin hit five 3-pointers and was Ohatchee’s leading scorer with 15 points. Jorda Crook had 13 and eighth-grader Tabitha Davidson had 10.

“I was really pleased with how our young girls played,” Ohatchee coach Bryant Ginn said.

Anniston nearly shut out Munford earlier this week 63-2. Munford’s only points in that game came on a basket midway through the third quarter. [**read more]