FRIDAY NIGHT PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Herald No. 2 Westover boys stunned; Pelham girls get rare win vs. rival Seminole

CORDELE — Dallis Smith sighed and quietly reported the score against Crisp County on Friday.

“68-58,” he said.

Westover won?

“No,” he replied, “we lost — and we didn’t come to play,”

Smith said he could tell in warmups his team was “over confident” after beating Crisp by 30 earlier this year.

“I’ve never seen my team look like this before,” said the coach of The Herald’s No. 2-ranked boys team, which lost for just the second time this year. “We never turned the switch on. Just out-played and out-hustled.”

Anthony Ball led Westover with 15, followed by Chris Wheeler with 12.

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PELHAM GIRLS 61, SEMINOLE COUNTY 50:

In three years as coach, Pelham’s Derek Lavette has never tasted victory against Region 1-A power and rival Seminole County,

But that all changed Friday night.

By a final of 61-50 — and led by D’Ambria Thomas’ 23 points — the Lady Hornets pulled off the upset.

“It feels good to finally beat them. It’s a big win for us and the girls deserved it,” he said. “They played hard.”

Carrie Washington scored 23 for Seminole, but it wasn’t enough. Tashaunessy Reese added 15 for Pelham, followed by Octavia Kierce (12).

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TERRELL ACADEMY BOYS, GIRLS ROUT RANDOLPH SOUTHERN:

The Lady Eagles beat their rival, the Lady Patriots, 56-31, on Friday behind 12 points from Alex Barfield, while Randolph’s Crystal McDaniel also scored 12.

For the boys, Terrell downed Randolph, 46-27, behind 14 points from Riley Davis. Jon Floyd and Alex Weeks each scored 8 for the Pats.

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HERALD NO. 1 MONROE, NO. 3 WESTOVER GIRLS BOTH WIN:

The Tornadoes handled Peach County for the second time this season, winning 69-55, on Friday to stay perfect on the season at 17-0.

The Herald No. 3 Westover girls also won Friday, beating Crisp County, but no details were available.

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DWS BOYS 90, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 55:

Deerfield led, 52-22, at halftime and made 21-of-28 shots during the first two quarters. The Knights also made 9-of-19 from beyond the arc to improve to 17-1 overall and 5-0 in GISA Region 3-AAA.

Banks Kinslow led the Knights with 23 points, followed by Reggie Brown with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Michael Matthews with 13 points. Duane Anderson and Ramello Carter added 10 points each.

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DWS GIRLS 53, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 23:

Sarah Shellhaas had 18 points and 17 rebounds and six steals for the Lady Knights (16-4, 5-0).

Sabrina Curry had seven points and four assists and Courtney Kelson had five assists.

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CALHOUN BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP MILLER COUNTY:

Led by a pair of season- and career-highs for the Cougars — 33 for Deshawn Jordan and 29 for Andre Carroll — Calhoun County’s boys took over possession of second place in Region 1A-A. Jaylen White also added 12, stopping three players who all scored 18 points for the Pirates: Cosby Salters, Zenario Shuler and Will Martin.

The Lady Cougars also won, 45-41, behind 12 points from Keiyanna Harris. Miller’s Sulina Diamond led her team with 14.

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FAITH BOYS 60, BYNE 44: Kasey Sanders led the Saints (4-16) with 16 points, followed by Josh Hughes (10) and Robbie Smith (nine).

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BYNE GIRLS 43, FAITH 37: Heather Horne led the way for Byne with 22 points, including five 3-pointers. Hannah Hughes also scored in double figures for the Lady Saints with 13 points. Byne’s girls are 13-7.