9 Weaver in the Calhoun County Tournament on Monday afternoon. Comer vs. Winterboro, 7:30 p.m.Etowah County Tournament, GlencoeGirls BracketHokes Bluff vs. Sardis, 5:30 p.m.Boys BracketSouthside vs. Glencoe, 7 p.m.Jan. Those possession changes often resulted in jams by John Broom, Caden Johnson and Cam Johnson. Ridley said Studdard has been getting good minutes off the bench but had struggled to score much. Calhoun County 75, Hannan 9. Amari Smedley was slashing to the basket and scoring 31 points and hauling down 11 rebounds in the game, while teammate Drew Williamson was knocking down 15 points. "A lot of the time, I don't sub early," Ridley said. Faith Christian head coach Cory Hughes has a word with an official in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Buzan said he didnt think his guys got to 10 slams but eight was about where they were. JCA's Braxton Brown tries to get past White Plains defender Daniel Bussey in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. No matter, because she made a sparkling debut in her first Calhoun County girls basketball tournament Tuesday as second-seeded Anniston took care of seventh-seeded Pleasant Valley. Faith Christians Yashua Arevalo and Carson Harris scored 16 and 11 points, respectively, in the victory. 14 Wellborn (0-4, 0-2), 10 a.m.No. In the past, teams were prohibited from playing any outside games during the week of the county basketball tournament.The top four seeds on the boys side are Anniston, Oxford, White Plains and Jacksonville. 9 White Plains 60, No. Caden Johnson dunks against Saks in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. "I tell the girls all the time that we're not a comeback team. SATURDAYS SCORES 1 seed the entire five years Ive been at Oxford and I think theyve earned that respect.Anniston is a very established program. She wants to win.". For Wellborn, Anna Odom had 16 points, including nine in the fourth quarter. Updated: December 18, 2020. By Al MuskewitzEast Alabama Sports TodayTorry Brown has never campaigned for a seeding at the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament meeting but Friday he was prepared to lobby hard for his Anniston boys team to be the No. On 2/16, the Calhoun County varsity basketball team lost their away playoff game against High Point Academy (Spartanburg, SC) by a score of 59-42. Piedmont's Ava Pope heads to the basket against Wellborn in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Haylie Lee looks for an open teammate against Anniston in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Totals 17 8-22 44. Junior Cooper Martin came out hot in the opening quarter hitting three three-pointers. Were not doing some drill that we dont have to do; its always game-like stuff. These kids play all the sports together and they love each other and they work hard. Some combination of the layoff and the desire to show themselves worthy of their No. 8 Jacksonville Christian 52, No. 1.The Bulldogs only loss came to 7A Thompson in Huntsville, less than 18 hours after winning a tough area road game at Handley, 150 miles in the opposite direction. Piedmont cheerleaders perform at halftime in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 2023 Calhoun County Basketball Tournament QuarterfinalsGame 1: Jacksonville vs OhatcheeGame 2: White Plains vs AlexandriaGame 3: Alexandria vs PiedmontGame 4. 20Handley at MunfordRagland at AppalachianCalhoun County TournamentGirls championship, 6 p.m.Boys championship, 8 p.m.Cherokee County TournamentGirls BracketSand Rock-Gaylesville winner vs. Spring Garden, 4 p.m.Cherokee County vs. Cedar Bluff, 7 p.m.Boys BracketCedar Bluff-Gaylesville winner vs. 12 Ohatchee 63, No. Football day-by-day. Anniston got a bye through the first round. Totals 14 12-22 42. He finished with a career-high 25 points. We just gave out. On 2/17, the Calhoun County varsity basketball team won their neutral conference tournament game against Mitchell County (Camilla, GA) by a score of 53-46. It helps to get that first game out of the way (and) some jitters, I think some space cadet stuff, Van Meter said as he made a helmet with his hands. 1 seeds in this year's Calhoun County Basketball Tournament won't be hitting the floor for the first time until the Wednesday of the tournament, but they will have to win three games in three days to claim the county's most prestigious crown. Greenforest, the 2022 Class A Private state champions, recovered and held off the visitors from there to reach the semifinals, where the Eagles will face No. The guys were definitely energetic and ready to go. The Wildcats got to this round with a 60-52 upset of Jacksonville Christian on Monday. HOKES BLUFF 41, ALEXANDRIA 31: The Lady Eagles bounced back from scoring only six points the night before to take the lead early and then turn away a threat in the second half. Tournament Game. Big floor, lots of lights, lots of people here. This service allows you continued access past our online paywall for the duration of your subscription. Last year, thats all I could think about. JACKSONVILLE (0-3) Ashley Grant 8-18 0-1 16, Miarah Hardy 1-2 0-0 3, Alexis Phillips 0-4 2-3 2, Ontarriah Braxton 1-3 0-0 2, Dee Prothro 0-3 1-4 1, Mya Swain 0-4 0-1 0, Halaina Lozano 0-5 0-0 0, Olivia Rowan 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Sanders 0-1 0-0 0. I had to try to settle her down because she makes us go.". Luke Rhinehart added nine points for the Bulldogs and Cole Wilson had seven. "We kind of played with a little variation of a press," she said. Cory (Hughes) has a really good team, Van Meter said. Saks will face No. Login, EASportsToday.com was developed to provide unmatched coverage of local sports in the East Alabama area. Anniston sweeps seeds. Fouled out: Johnson, Davidson. 3-point goals: Hokes Bluff 1 (Marbut); Alexandria 4 (Walker, Cockrell 2, Hartsfield). Piedmont 41, Wellborn 24: Fourth-seeded Piedmont jumped out to a 18-4 lead and cruised to a comfortable win over No. Final. 1 seed got the Eagles off to a fast start that never slowed down. Everybody in the gym expected the inbounds play to go to Crook, but Ginn weighed his options. White Plains 60, Jacksonville Christian 52: White Plains girls came out victorious against Jacksonville Christian in a slugfest to advance in the Calhoun County tournament. Piedmont 49, Donoho 25PIEDMONT Ava Pope 3 0-0 8, Emma G. Todd 0 0-0 0, Whitney McFry 0 0-0 0, Jaycee Glover 1 0-0 2, Lele Ridley 10 4-9 24, Hannah Barrbee 1 0-0 2, Armani Perry 2 0-4 4, Jenna Calvert 0 0-0 0, Sarah Goss 0 0-0 0, Gravie Naugherr 0 0-0 0, ZHayla Walker 3 3-5 9. 11 Jacksonville Christian 45, No. Technical fouls: Alexandria coach Kiker. The Bulldogs didn't allow another point for the rest of the half. Weve been talking all week about building a culture, Hokes Bluff coach Evan Talbot said. 3 Ohatchee vs. No. 5 Piedmont (4-3, 2-0) vs. 4 Ohatchee (5-4, 1-3) vs. Piedmont/Pleasant Valley/JCA, 4 p.m.No. 12 Ohatchee 63, No. Fellow senior Deontae Elston paced the team with at least seven rebounds. I had to try to settle her down because she makes us go.". No matter, because she made a sparkling debut in her first Calhoun County girls basketball tournament Tuesday as second-seeded Anniston took care of seventh-seeded Pleasant Valley 53-32. Tyler Bell pushes the ball upcourt against Oxford in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Four games were played Tuesday with four more slated for Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. 1 of 80 2 Oxford (8-4, 3-0) vs. Weaver-Donoho winner, 8 p.m.Jan. 5 Piedmont, 7:30 p.m. $7.99 Last year I was just trying to fall back in love with playing basketball and this year its just clicked.. Anniston 53, Pleasant Valley 32: Jayda Fomby is just a 10th-grader, and in basketball years, she might be even younger than that. Its like when we lost to Pleasant Grove, I had all my seniors sitting out and three starters missing and played them last night and beat them by 14. There was a problem saving your notification. "I hope they play like that (Wednesday)," he said. After that Xai Whitfield took over and scored 12 of her game-high 16 points. We have nine and we pretty well play all of them. 11 Jacksonville Christian 70, No. I also have 4 years . Ohatchee coach Bryant Ginn pulled his starters a couple of times in the final quarter, but had to put them back in as Donoho would begin to rally, Pesnell returned and hit a couple quick baskets to stretch the lead. Ranburne vs. Alexandria, 4:30 p.m. 3-point goals: Cherokee Co. 2 (Johnson, Garmany); Ohatchee 2 (McFry, Barchin). Cam Foushee was a beast on the boards, pulling down 11 rebounds to go with his 11 points.I thought our guys came out great, Ginn said. They trailed by eight with two minutes left and slowly worked their way back into it. It's good for them some experience they need to run the offense. Xaionna Whitfield drives the ball upcourt against White Plains in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. That was a foundation that was already set, but weve Kind of done some things this year a little different than theyve done in the past. Kayley Kirk had a big game for the Lady Panthers. 9 Saks, 3 p.m.No. We got a bunch of leak outs and some easy buckets in transition, he said. We played a little better offensively toward the end.". Faith Christian 's Conner Richerzhagen battles with Oxford's Jordan Kelley in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 4 Piedmont vs. No. It just happens, you know.. 3-point goals: Jacksonville 5-26 (Grant 4-14, Hardy 1-2, Phillips 0-1, Prothro 0-1, Swain 0-3, Lozano 0-4, Sanders 0-1); Southside 3-14 (M. Shaw 3-6, Yancey 0-1, Brooks 0-2, Lewis 0-1, Davis 0-1, Marble 0-2, Hughes 0-1). We played a little too tense and timid in the first half, and we just came back out in the third quarter and let it fly and be more aggressive.. Only 240 patrons will be allowed in the gym at one time during the Jan. 16 opening games at Saks with 720 allowed when the event moves to Jacksonville State starting Jan. 18.All tickets will be sold electronically. Last night (against Southside), we put that behind us. "Coming into this stage, it's very easy to get intimidated. Jacksonville (17-4) plays again Thursday in a semifinal game against the winner of Wednesdays quarterfinal game between No. JACKSONVILLE Jayda Fomby is just a 10th-grader, and in basketball years, she might be even younger than that. There was some discussion about Oxford challenging Anniston for the No. Oxford 55, Faith Christian 49:For many of Oxfords players, playing in Pete Mathews Coliseum is unfamiliar territory. Each online subscription gives you full access to all of our newspaper websites and mobile applications. They needed to do it in a gym with a lot of people watching them, which is good.". Crook led all scorers with 21 points. We have no juniors or no sophomores. On Twitter:@MarkSportsStar. 20 (at JSU)No. Saks guard Jakari Streeter heads upcourt against Weaver in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 15 Wellborn, 1:30 p.m.No. 10 Jacksonville Christian vs. No. 13 Pleasant Valley 67, No. 12 Jacksonville Christian 51, No. They lined up under their own goal with 3.9 seconds left in a two-point game Saturday and got the ball in to their secondary option. Regardless of what I think or anybody else thinks, youve got a lot of guys here who havent played here and havent played in this tournament, Oxford coach Joel Van Meter said. There was some pre-meeting chatter that Oxford could challenge the Lady Dawgs for the No. 5 Alexandria, 6 p.m. No. 8 Faith Christian (3-4, 1-0), 8 p.m.Jan. Fleet-footed Alexandria guard Jordyn Walker led the way early, as she had 15 of her game-high 17 points in the first half. 8 Jacksonville Christian 52, No. Abundant sunshine. This Piedmont team consists of two tenth graders and the rest are eighth and ninth graders.We started out the year scared to death in practice, Bulldog coach Terrace Ridley said. SOUTHSIDE 51, JACKSONVILLE 24 "I'm trying to tell her just to shoot it. A slam by Cam Johnson got the Golden Eagles their first 10-point lead five minutes into the game at 13-3. Weaver would answer with a 4-0 run late in the third to cut the Raider lead to 39-22 at the end of the period. 10 Donoho 50, No. Faith Christian fans bemoan a tough play in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Eighth-grader Conner Richerzhagen contributed heavily as well, scoring 11 points for the Lions. Winds light and variable.. Clear skies. No. In 96 minutes this young season they have allowed a total of 51 points. For further assitance, please call our office at256-235-9258 or send an email containing your name, address and phone number to ggray@annistonstar.com. Officials: Tillery, Smith, Montgomery. White Plains point guard ZJ Rosario drives to the basket against JCA in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Defensively, Bennett said she would've liked more from her team, but the Yellow Jackets were effective nonetheless, allowing zero points in the first quarter, five in the second, 10 in the third and five in the fourth. 3 White Plains (7-3, 0-2) vs. Saks/Donoho/Wellborn, 4 p.m.No. I knew what the circumstances were.Oxford coach Melissa Bennett might have debated stronger if her team had beaten Spring Garden for the second time this season Thursday night. Piedmont's Ta'leaha Ridley takes a pass in the paint and scores against Wellborn in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Fomby managed 13 points, with nine coming early in the fourth quarter as Anniston stretched a 16-point lead to 24. 11 Jacksonville Christian 45, No. They played really well, Randall said. This is what they enjoy, Buzan said. 5 Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m.Girls gamesNo. Were pressing a lot and, trying to do something that I like to do football-wise, we switch it up alot defensively.. They really had a good foundation, Bowen said. 7 Weaver (4-2, 2-1) vs. No. Anniston's Jayda Fomby heads upcourt against Pleasant Valley in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 22 (at JSU)Semifinals, 4 p.m., 8 p.m.Jan. They shot 55 percent from the floor and everyone who got in the game scored. 12 Weaver (1-6, 0-4) vs. No. Even when the reserves got their chance to play, they kept the momentum going. WEAVER - The No. JACKSONVILLE Ashley Grant poured in 32 points as Jacksonville's girls beat Faith Christian 67-25 in the Calhoun County tournament opener Friday night in Pete Mathews Coliseum. The Raiders trailed 17-11 after the first quarter and just 32-27 at halftime. You have permission to edit this article.