Gaston's Mica Merriman scores 46 points to lead Gadsden area top performers for Week of Jan. 5
Here are the Gadsden Times area high school sports top performers for the week ending on Jan. 5:
Boys basketball
Friday, Jan. 5
Collinsville's Gavin Lang scored 21 points, off of six 3-pointers in a 71-41 win over Sand Rock.
Collinsville's Zach Clanton scored 16 points.
Gaston's Mica Merriman scored 23 points with seven assists and five steals in a 69-51 loss to Fyffe.
Gaston's Peyton Morrison scored 14 points.
Geraldine's Connor Johnson scored 22 points while bringing down 10 rebounds in an 84-53 win over Sylvania.
Geraldine's Reddick Smith scored 18 points to pass the 1,000 career point mark.
Geraldine's Lucas Bryant scored 16 points to go with eight rebounds.
Geraldine's Jaxon Colvin scored 10 points to go with seven rebounds and three assists.
Glencoe's Aiden Cornutt scored 19 points in a 62-26 win over Ohatchee.
Glencoe's Jayden Patton scored 12 points.
Guntersville's Oakley Howell scored 27 points in a win over Arab.
Piedmont's Colton Proctor scored 21 points in a 67-27 win over Cedar Bluff
Southside's Cayden Reason scored 18 points in a 70-55 win over Lincoln.
Southside's Silas Osborne had 13 points.
Southside's Connor Holderfield scored 12 points.
Sylvania's Logan Wilks scored 17 points in an 84-53 loss to Geraldine.
Thursday, Jan. 4
Piedmont's Colton Proctor scored 26 points in a 81-32 win over Wellborn.
Spring Garden's John Welsh scored 22 points in a 45-30 win over Sand Rock.
Westbrook Christian's Eli Edge scored 25 points in a 74-35 win over Faith Christian.
Westbrook Christian's Cooper King scored 24 points.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Albertville's Keandre Yancey scored 18 points in a 61-52 win over Guntersville.
Albertville's Cooper Colvin scored 11 points.
Cherokee County's Jacob Cornejo scored 14 points.
Gaston's Mica Merriman scored 23 points with eight rebounds and seven assists in a 53-33 win over Coosa Christian.
Gaston's Devon Green scored 12 points with 10 rebounds.
Geraldine's Jaxon Colvin scored 18 points with six rebounds in a 69-53 win over Springville.
Geraldine's Connor Johnson scored 11 points to go with 12 rebounds.
Sardis's Luke Martin scored 14 points with four rebounds in a 69-34 win over Susan Moore.
Sardis's Eli Morton scored 13 points to go with six rebounds.
Susan Moore's Devin Ivey scored 10 points in a 69-34 loss to Sardis.
Spring Garden's John Welsh scored 21 points in a 59-46 win over Weaver.
Spring Garden's Jake Welsh scored 20 points.
Girls basketball
Friday, Jan. 5
Piedmont's Ava Pope scored 20 points in a 54-47 loss to Cedar Bluff.
Sand Rock's Chloe Stephens scored 23 ppints with six rebounds and five steals in a 77-12 win over Collinsville.
Sand Rock's Molly Grace Lay scored 17 points and five steals.
Sand Rock's Zoey Handy scored 12 points with nine rebounds.
Sand Rock's Katelyn St. Clair had nine points and five rebounds.
Southside's Madison Shaw scored 22 points with five 3-pointers in an 89-26 win over Lincoln.
Southside's Grace Anne Rose scored 19 points.
Southside's Laylah Davis scored 14 points to go with five assists.
Susan Moore's Mallorie Holland scored 24 points in a 83-25 win over Brindlee Mountain.
Susan Moore's Lani Smallwood scored 11 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Susan Moore's Mylie Butler scored 16 points.
Susan Moore's Cesa Hernandez scored 12 points.
Thursday, Jan. 4
Piedmont's Jaycee Glover scored 28 points, including nine 3-pointers in a 65-28 win over Wellborn.
Sand Rock's Peyton Johnson scored nine points in a 57-34 loss to Spring Garden.
Sand Rock's Katelyn St. Clair scored eight points to go with seven rebounds.
Westbrook Christian's Addi Hommontree scored 21 points to go with six steals and six rebounds in a 59-25 win over Faith Christian.
Westbrook's Landri Lipscomb brought down 12 rebounds to go with five blocks.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Southside's Laylah Davis scored 18 points in a 55-18 win over Glencoe.
Southside's Grace Anne Rose scored 10 points.
Susan Moore's Lani Smallwood scored 19 points in a 66-21 win over Sardis.
Susan Moore's Cesa Hernandez scored 16 points.
Susan Moore's Kirsten Ingram scored 13 points.
Saturday, Jan. 30
Sand Rock's Katelyn St. Clair scored 43 points with 18 rebounds to beat Bartram Trail (FL), 77-51.
Sand Rock's Chloe Stephens scored nine points to go with six rebounds.
Sand Rock's Zoey Handy scored nine points to go with six rebounds.
Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports and Jacksonville State athletics for the Gadsden Times. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@gannett.com.
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