14 Wellborn (0-4, 0-2), 10 a.m.No. Like I told the girls before the game we kind of have a free-flowing system and it takes a while for it to come. It was such a bad experience she missed that entire 2020-21 season she was reluctant to return to the Champions floor and was noticeably uncomfortable playing Oxford again in last years tournament opener. Coming down there today, I honestly didnt think anything about my knee. 5 Alexandria, 6 p.m. Semifinal: No. The Calhoun County Basketball Tournament and tournaments in Cherokee, Etowah and Talladega counties highlight the weekly high school schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County for the week of Jan. 16-21. After two Thomas free throws, A'Kayla Perry made the first of five 3-pointers on the day. Plenty of players wearing Alexandria uniforms got to play a lot Monday, but that's the Cubs way. 11 Faith Christian, 9 a.m.No. 14 Faith Christian vs. No. . 2023 Calhoun County Basketball Tournament Day 2!Game 1: Weaver vs Pleasant ValleyGame 2: Donoho vs Faith ChristianGame 3: White Plains vs JCAGame 4: Weaver v. Saks 44, Weaver 30:Weaver senior Jackson Williams drained a 3-pointer in the final six seconds of the first half to give the Bearcats a slim lead. High 68F. The Northern Kentucky men's basketball program received multiple honors to end the regular season as the Horizon League announced its 2022-23 All-League awards on Monday afternoon . Kayley Kirk 10-10 2-2 24, Chloe Rule 5-8 0-0 10, Avery Steward 1-4 0-0 3, Libby Brown 3-7 1-3 9 Xaionna Whitfield ateempts a three-point shot against White Plains in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. We finally guarded a little better in the third quarter, he said. ZJ Rosario scored 10 points for the Wildcats. 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. Caleb Sanders grabs a rebound against Faith Christian in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 9 White Plains 60, No. 7 Pleasant Valley 53, No. Fleet-footed Alexandria guard Jordyn Walker led the way early, as she had 15 of her game-high 17 points in the first half. 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. Saturdays Games Xaionna Whitfield makes a steal against White Plains in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 2023 Georgia Boys State Basketball Tournament: GHSA A Division II. 12 Ohatchee 63, No. Jacksonville 86, Saks 39: It had been a week since Jacksonville played when the Golden Eagles took the court Tuesday evening at Pete Mathews Coliseum for their Calhoun County tournament game against Saks. 9 White Plains 60, No. White Plains 71, Jacksonville Christian 45: Josh Wheeler and sixth-seeded White Plains came alive in the third quarter, and the Wildcats advanced to Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. quarterfinal against third-seeded Alexandria. "I'm trying to tell her just to shoot it. 2. White Plains point guard ZJ Rosario drives to the basket against JCA in the Calhoun County Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. Tyler Bell pushes the ball upcourt against Oxford in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews Coliseum at JSU. 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. 3 White Plains (7-3, 0-2) vs. Saks/Donoho/Wellborn, 4 p.m.No. Rebounds: Spring Garden 33 (Jarrett 6, Kirk 5, Rule 5, Law 5). Calhoun County, AL - Here are the key dates and sites for the 2022-23 Calhoun County Tournament program; Wellborn is this year's host school. As the teams continued to fight in the fourth, White Plains Braeton Moran connected on two 3-pointers to help extend the Wildcats lead and eventually clinch the victory. 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. The biggest thing for us today, 24 (Curlee) is a scorer. "I subbed earlier today than normal because I've been telling these girls that they need the opportunity to get in and play. But, overall, I'm proud of our pressure.". The 70th Calhoun County basketball tournament will play out against a pandemic backdrop, . We got a bunch of leak outs and some easy buckets in transition, he said. The benefit of both teams being No. 6 White Plains 71, No. 14 Weaver vs. No. They killed us on the boards. Pleasant Valley extended its lead to 50-25 in the final period before subbing out their starters. That put Anniston up 30-14, and the Bulldogs never led by less than 16 points the rest of the way. Class A quarterfinals schedule. You have permission to edit this article. Organizers brought the coaches together this early partly for administrative purposes and partly because most of the teams arent playing games during the holiday season for COVID-related restrictions.In a bow to the times, for this year only teams will be allowed to play outside competition without penalty once they are eliminated from the tournament. 10 Weaver 32, No. I cant wait for Monday. 20 (at JSU)No. access for current print subscribers. 14 Wellborn (0-1, 0-0), noonNo. Gilmer County 65, Calhoun County 34 . JCAs Cam Moses scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half. Totals 11 18-42 41. Jan. 16Ashville at RaglandCedar Bluff at GaylesvilleCleburne County at RanburneRandolph County at Clay CentralCalhoun County TournamentGirls BracketPleasant Valley vs. Weaver, 9 a.m.Jacksonville Christian vs. White Plains, noonPiedmont vs. Wellborn, 3 p.m.Alexandria vs. Saks, 6 p.m.Boys BracketFaith Christian vs. Donoho, 10:30 a.m.Saks vs. Weaver, 1:30 p.m.White Plains vs. JCA-Wellborn, 4:30 p.m.Piedmont vs. Lele Ridley added 13 points, including six in that all-important opening quarter. Perry is a junior who made third-team All-Calhoun County a year ago. Hes stepping up and playing good right now.. And then we hit some shots early in the third quarter that got us going.. The Raiders trailed 17-11 after the first quarter and just 32-27 at halftime. Calhoun Journal, AL - Here is East Alabama Sports Today's growing master basketball schedule for the 2022-23 season; be aware some early games will be impacted by football playoffs; will be updated as schedules are received; coaches, forward your schedules to al.muskewitz@gmail.com. Tuesday, February 21. 2022-23 Basketball. Player of the Year: Kymel Williams - Athens Academy. The win broke a six-game losing streak for Alexandria (8-14), which will face fourth-seeded Piedmont in Wednesday's quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Kiker said his players were a "little upset that Piedmont was seeded one slot above them. And second half, I just told the guys if we keep this pressure on, there is no chance they keep making really tough shots, and they didnt.. There was some pre-meeting chatter that Oxford could challenge the Lady Dawgs for the No. "She can really shoot it," Bullock said. 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. 6 Jacksonville, 3 p.m. No. 6 White Plains 71, No. 5 Piedmont 73, No. 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. Devin Barksdale hit four treys and Broom added one. 2 Oxford 55, No. With locations in Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama, Calhoun is the largest of the two-year institutions comprising The Alabama Community College System. The Raiders (11-4) had won eight in a row and already had played a game on the Pete Mathews Coliseum floor when they won a first-round game Monday. 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. Perry took control in the third quarter when she sank three straight 3-pointers to wrap around two free throws from Pleasant Valley's Macey Roper. R6 #2 Mt. After two Thomas free throws, A'Kayla Perry made the first of five 3-pointers on the day. Winds light and variable.. Clear skies. Weavers Aaliyah Marks layup with a little over two minutes in the third stopped the run, but the damage was done as Pleasant Valley led 39-18 nearing the end of the third. I had to try to settle her down because she makes us go.". 12 Piedmont vs. No. 10 Donoho. 1 seed in the boys tournament.I thought we had gotten off to one of the better starts that we have since Ive been there and I just thought this was our best chance, Brown said. 13 Wellborn, but from at least one aspect, it was hardly a humdrum win for the Bulldogs. Justice Woods makes a steal against White Plains in the Calhoun County Basketball 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 53-32. 8 Saks, 7:30 p.m. No. The Lady Warriors finally ended their free throw drought when Audrey Haygood hit a pair to make it 44-41. It was such a bad experience - she missed that entire 2020-21 season - she was reluctant to return to the Champions floor and was noticeably uncomfortable playing Oxford again in last year's tournament opener. R6 #4 King's Ridge . 2 Oxford (8-4, 3-0) vs. Weaver-Donoho winner, 8 p.m.Jan. 9 White Plains, 6 p.m. No. She hit the first shot and missed the second, but Jorda Crook and Cherokee Countys Ella Garmany tied up the rebound with the possession arrow favoring Ohatchee. I feel like we should have played a whole lot cleaner.. Next up, the Raiders will face the second-seeded Anniston Bulldogs on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Were excited, Morris said. Pete Mathews Coliseum was hopping with action Monday with 8 games played in the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament. One of the nicest players I've ever coached, and she doesn't care if she scores 19. Saks must have taken that personally because the No. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Box Score; Tournament Bracket; . Fomby managed 13 points, with nine coming early in the fourth quarter as Anniston stretched a 16-point lead to 24. A slam by Cam Johnson got the Golden Eagles their first 10-point lead five minutes into the game at 13-3. 4-seeded Anniston and No. Total fouls: Ohatchee 20, Donoho 13. SPRING GARDEN 80, RANBURNE 21 Totals 8-40 3-9 24. 9 Jacksonville Christian (6-1, 3-0) vs. No. Oxford defeated Anniston in the finals 56-38 to win the Calhoun County Basketball Tournament at Pete Mathews . Weaver opened the third quarter scoring back-to-back early baskets cutting the margin to 25-16. 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. 8 Pleasant Valley vs. No. Freshman Whitney McFry scored no points, but hauled down even rebounds. 2023 Calhoun County Basketball Tournament QuarterfinalsGame 1: Jacksonville vs OhatcheeGame 2: White Plains vs AlexandriaGame 3: Alexandria vs PiedmontGame 4. A lot of people dont understand the pressure theyre under and the expectations theyre under because we have such a gap. Off the bench, Allysa Hunt (nine), Sumira Duncan (seven) and Cassidy Hartsfield (six) provided offensive support. 5 Oxford, 6 p.m. By Brant Locklier. Rebounds: Jacksonville 22 (Prothro 8); Southside 41 (Rose 9). Fellow senior Deontae Elston paced the team with at least seven rebounds. Ohatchee boys, Piedmont girls open 69th Calhoun County Tournament with victoriesCALHOUN COUNTY TOURNAMENTAll games at Pete Mathews Coliseum, JacksonvilleFridays scoresBoys gameOhatchee 76, Donoho 56Girls gamePiedmont 49, Donoho 25Saturdays gamesBoys gamesNo.