Westbrook Christian’s Anna Grace Whittemore scores five goals to lead Gadsden area top performers
There were plenty of standout performances in Gadsden area in high school sports for the week of May 3rd.
Here’s a few who shined the brightest this week:
Baseball
Quarterfinal round
Coosa Christian's John David Justus threw five innings with 11 strikeouts allowing one run on one hit in a 2-1 win over Appalachian.
Coosa Christian's Bryan Nelson drove in three runs in a 9-7 series-clinching win over Appalachian. He threw 4⅔ innings with five strikeouts.
Coosa Christian's Clete O'Bryant brought in three RBIs.
Sardis’ Conner Lowery pitched an eight inning gem allowing two hits while striking out nine batters in a 4-1 win over Alexandria.
Sardis's Blaze Gerhart threw six innings allowing four runs but struck out eight batters in a 4-2 loss to Alexandria.
Westbrook Christian's Dylan Rainey struck out four batters across almost six innings of work in an 8-4 win over Fayette. He added two RBIs in game one and three more in game three.
Westbrook's Brady Carden brought in two RBIs.
Westbrook's Brodie Johnson scored two RBIs in a 9-4 loss to Fayette.
Westbrook's Cam Carden hit the walkoff double that scored three RBIs, as part of a three hit day in a 9-8 win over Fayette.
Second round
Sardis Blaze Gerhart struck out 13 batters in a 5-0 win over Madison Academy.
Westbrook Christian's Braden Key had 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Colbert County.
Boys soccer
Sweet 16
Guntersville’s AJ Shumate scored in a 1-0 win over Brewer. It was his 160th career goal.
Southside’s Camren Thompson scored once and added two assists in a 3-0 win over John Carroll Catholic.
Westbrook Christian’s JD Berndt scored twice in a win over Jacksonville.
Westbrook Christian's Eggo Alabasi made two assists.
Girls soccer
Sweet 16
Southside’s Hannah Maddox made 14 saves in a 2-1 win over John Carroll Catholic.
Southside’s Makayla Walker and Maddie Sprinkle both scored.
Westbrook Christian’s Anna Grace Whittemore scored five times in a 10-0 win over White Plains.
Softball
Area tournaments
Hokes Bluff's Lacey Grace Hall threw a complete game shutout striking out four batters in a 10-0 area title win over Glencoe.
Hokes Bluff's Chloe Dodds hit a two-run home run and had four RBIs.
Hokes Bluff's Sophia Jackson hit a three-run home run with five RBIs.
Piedmont’s Savannah Smith struck out nine batters in a 3-1 championship win over Weaver.
West End's Brayley King had four hits in a semifinal round win.
West End's Brayley King, Liddy Falkner and Josie Bunch all had two RBIs in a title game 11-10 win.
West End's Kennedi Nix brought home three RBIs.
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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