PREP HOOPS: STJ wins tourney games; Pike Road girls top Opelika

STAFF REPORT

BOYS

St. James 64, Fort Payne 55

HUNTSVILLE -- Ethan Beard had 21 points to lead the Trojans to a 64-55 win over Fort Payne in the opening round of the Wildcat Falcon tournament on Wednesday.

KJ Jackson added 11 points, followed by Tabor Offord with nine as the Trojans (4-3) return to action on Thursday in the tournament against Muscle Shoals.

Luke Stephens led Fort Payne (6-10) with 26 points.  

Piedmont 77, Prattville Christian 51

GUNTERSVILLE -- Cade Segars had 17 points and Carson Roberson added 11 as the Panthers fell to Piedmont in the second day of the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Wednesday.  

PJ Evans added 10 points, six assists and four rebounds for PCA, followed by Conner Williams with five points and five rebounds, Brady Roberson with five points and Collier Connell with three.

PCA (8-9) returns to action on Tuesday at Trinity.

Prattville Christian 64, Dora 38

GUNTERSVILLE -- Conner Williams scored 18 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Panthers to a 64-38 win over Dora in the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Tuesday.

PCA (8-8) will close out play in the tournament against Piedmont on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Brady Roberson added 11 points and six assists for the Panthers, followed by PJ Evans and Carson Roberson with 11 points and five rebounds each. Cade Segars added 10 points, five assists, five rebounds and five steals, while Collier Connell added three points.

Prattville Christian 57, Hamilton 41

GUNTERSVILLE -- Cade Segars had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead the Panthers to an opening round win in the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Tuesday.

PCA (7-8) will return to action later on Tuesday against Dora.

Conner Williams added 12 points and seven rebounds for PCA, followed by Carson Roberson with nine points, five assists and four rebounds, Brady Roberson with eight points and six rebounds, PJ Evans with eight points, five assists and four rebounds and Collier Connell with six points. 

GIRLS

St. James 57, West Point 49

HUNTSVILLE -- Ava Card had 24 points, eight rebounds and six steals to lead the Trojans to a 57-49 win over West Point in the opening round of the Wildcat Falcon tournament on Wednesday.

St. James (12-4) faces Good Hope in the tournament on Thursday.

Natalie Barton added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists for St. James in its win over West Point, followed by KK Hall with 11 points and Sydney Johnston with seven. Katie Brightwell had a team-high four assists.  

Spring Garden 61, Prattville Christian 48

GUNTERSVILLE -- Prattville Christian had its winning streak snapped at 16 games as Spring Garden upended the Panthers 61-48 in the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Wednesday.

Hannah Jones led the Lady Panthers with 22 points and 12 rebounds, followed by Avery Rogers with 13 points and five assists, CoCo Thomas with five points and 11 rebounds, Jenna McClendon with five points and Kayden Carr with three points and five rebounds.

PCA (16-2) returns to action on Tuesday at Trinity.

Prattville Christian 64, Hamilton 11

GUNTERSVILLE -- Hannah Jones had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots to lead PCA to an easy win in the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Wednesday.

Avery Rogers added 18 points and five assists and CoCo Thomas had 12 points and 13 rebounds for PCA (16-1), which was scheduled to play Spring Garden later in the day. LB NeSmith added five points, followed by Ally Blankinchip and Jenna McClendon with four points each. Kayden Carr added three points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Prattville Christian 63, Douglas  21

GUNTERSVILLE -- CoCo Thomas had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Panthers to an opening round win in the Supreme Courts Christmas Tournament on Tuesday.

Hannah Jones added 14 points and six rebounds for PCA, followed by Avery Rogers with 11 points, nine assists, seven steals and five rebounds, Jenna McClendon with six points and six rebounds and Kayden Carr with six points and five assists. Ally Blankinchip and Baylee Rogers each scored three points. 

Pike Road 51, Opelika 45

EUFAULA -- Kelsey Williams scored 16 points to lead the Patriots to a 51-45 win over Opelika and a third-place finish in the Thelma’s Kitchen Tournament on Friday.

Jazz Johnson and KJ Fencher made the all-tournament team and Johnson added 12 points against the Bulldogs, followed by Fencher with 10.

Pike Road (9-7) returns home to play Prattville on Friday.

LaGrange 40, Lakeside School 27

EUFAULA -- The Chiefs fell to the Georgia school in the opening round of the Ward Invitational on Wednesday.

Chloe Helms had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists and Eliza Eriksen had eight points and 15 rebounds to lead Lakeside.

Lakeside will return to action on Thursday in the tournament against Evangel Christian, which lost to Terrell Academy on Wednesday.