Lady Jackets Route American Christian Academy

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Aliceville pressured American Christian into numerous turnovers early, which led to a 29-4 lead after one quarter of play. The Lady Jackets never looked back, defeating the Lady Patriots 57-12.

Talaija Smith made a steal and layup with 4:13 remaining in the second quarter to increase the Aliceville lead to 35-4. Smith would follow that up with two free throws to put the Lady Jackets up 37-4 with 2:25 left until halftime. Zicaria Fowler drained a three-point basket with 21 seconds left to give Aliceville a 46-4 halftime lead. ACA was held scoreless in the second quarter.

The Lady Jackets would take a 48-4 lead when Valerie Wilkins grabbed a steal and took it to the other end for a layup. American Christian would finally break their scoring drought when Ella Crews hit two consecutive baskets to cut the Lady Jackets’ lead to 48-8 with 2:03 left in the third quarter. Later in the quarter, Aliceville’s Smith converted one of two free throws, but the Lady Jackets corralled the rebound, which was passed out to Smith for a long two-point basket and a 51-10 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The game resumed with a running clock in the fourth quarter, with neither team doing much scoring, as Aliceville outscored ACA 6-2 in the final period for a 57-12 win.