November 23, 2021
East Alabama Sports Today
Boys roundup: Faith Christian’s Hughes gets first win as a varsity head coach; Oxford, PV, Talladega get victories
GLENCOE – It may not have happened as soon as he would have liked, but Cory Hughes picked up his first victory as a varsity head basketball coach Monday night when his Faith Christian Lions defeated Glencoe 83-65 in the Glencoe Thanksgiving Classic.
“It’s fantastic,” the former basketball official turned coach said. “Our guys are super excited.
“We came out tonight and we just executed. We write on the board before every game ‘Do your job.’ Tonight, they all came out and did their job. I’m super proud. When they do their job, good things happen.
“You know, I haven’t gotten nervous for a game until tonight. You don’t want to be 0-3 and you definitely don’t want to be 0-4. Today was a great day because everything finally came together for us.”
The Lions (1-3) put five scorers in double figures, led by Thomas Curlee’s 29. Curlee, who is just about all the way back from a high ankle sprain he suffered in a preseason scrimmage, was 12-of-23 from the floor.
“Thomas had a huge game for us in a lot of ways; probably the biggest one was he was an igniter on defense,” Hughes said. “He had steal after steal. He had a hand in the passing lane, which is what we teach, and he’s just picking them off.” [**read more]
Heritage Classic
FAIRFIELD – Rylan Houck hit 11 of 12 free throws and finished with 29 points to lead Oxford over Jackson-Olin 52-38 in the Heritage Classic at Fairfield. He scored 21 in the second half, hitting his last seven free throws in a row, while the Jackets held the Mustangs to 15 points.
It was a costly victory for the Yellow Jackets. They likely have lost Zurrell Garrett for the next six weeks with a possible broken collarbone. They already were without Kyler Wright, who they’re hoping can return for Tuesday’s winners bracket game with Pinson Valley.
Jayden Lewis is expected to step into Garrett’s role for the time being. Lewis stepped up against the Mustangs, creating a presence in the paint and scoring nine points in the game. [**read more]
Lincoln Round-Robin
LINCOLN – Durquavion Truss and Roderick Jones scored 17 points apiece to lead Talladega over White Plains 58-55 in the Lincoln Round-Robin Classic. Truss scored all of his points in the first half as the Tigers opened a 36-28 lead. But White Plains staged a rally in the second half and a shot at the end to send the game into overtime. Walker Osteen led White Plains with 19 points. [**read more]
Regular season
GADSDEN – Garrett Cranmer scored 21 points and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the second half as Pleasant Valley held off Coosa Christian 52-48. Kolby Battles scored 12 points for the Raiders. [**read more]
OTHER BOYS SCORES
Fort Payne 63, Cleburne County 28
Horseshoe Bend 66, Donoho 44 [**read more]
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