Aliceville Shoots Poorly, Falls to ACA 34-21

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Aliceville shot poorly from the field and was unable to muster a field goal in the third quarter, as the Yellow Jackets fell to American Christian 34-21, a score resembling that of a football game.

Luke Skinner put the Patriots on the board first with a layup, as ACA would get out to a hot start. Skinner banked a shot to make the score 4-1 and two baskets by Hudson Thrasher made the score 8-1, followed by a Skinner three-pointer that made the score 11-1 in favor of ACA.

Aliceville would score its first field goal when Caminion Hughes made a floater with 1:38 left in the first quarter to cut the Yellow Jacket deficit to 11-3. Kentrell Eddins blocked a Luke Skinner three-point attempt to make the score 13-3 after one quarter.

The Yellow Jackets would fight back in the second quarter, however, as Matthew Clark grabbed a rebound and put it back in to cur the ACA lead to 13-5. A three-point basket by James Little would then make the score 15-9 with 2:19 left in the first half. Clark then made a layup to cut the Aliceville deficit to 15-11. Thrasher would catch a pass off the inbounds and put it back up for a layup with 14 seconds left in the first half, giving ACA a 17-11 halftime lead.

The Patriots’ Andrew Thrasher grabbed a rebound and put it back up for a 19-11 ACA lead early in the third quarter. A layup by Hudson Thrasher would stretch the lead to double-digits at 21-11 with 4:07 left in the third. Dan Parker drained a long range three to put the Patriots ahead 24-12, as Aliceville only scored two points in the third quarter, with both coming on free throws. ACA led 24-13 after three quarters.