CHAPMAN GIRLS TOURNEY: Pike Road storms past Brew Tech for title; St. James tops PCA

Tournament MVP Jamall Canty drives through lane for two in Pike Road’s win over Brew Tech in the championship game of the Larry Chapman Foundation Classic at Montgomery Academy. (Tim Gayle)

By TIM GAYLE

Jamall Canty is one of the best-kept secrets in the state of Alabama, his coach insists.

He might not be a secret much longer.

Canty scored 30 points on Wednesday, leading the Pike Road Patriots to the championship of the Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Tip-Off Classic with an 85-63 rout of Brew Tech at Montgomery Academy.

There were plenty of talented athletes on a Pike Road team that improved to 5-1 with the win, but Canty stood as a consistent scorer and defender against the Rams.

“That kid is amazing,” Pike Road coach Marcus Mickles said. “He’s a really quiet kid, comes to work every day and works extremely hard. He’s one of the top players in the state that nobody knows about. He’s doing a good job every night showing up. Everybody needs to take notice.”

Brew Tech (6-3) certainly did as Canty. Kody Perry-Calhoun and Braylon Barker helped the Patriots pull away from a competitive first quarter with 34 second-quarter points that extended the lead to 50-30 at the half, a margin the Patriots would maintain for the remainder of the game.

“I enjoy coming to this tournament,” Mickles said. “Coach Chapman is a great guy and the tournament is run really, really well. As far as us, with this being my second year, it’s light years from last year. We were on the fly a lot and trying to get to know the guys because I got there in August.

“Now we’re more stable. We’ve got a really good team and have a lot of guys who contribute to the cause. They’re buying into the team part of it.”

Barker had 17 points and Perry-Calhoun added 11 for Pike Road (5-1), which returns home to play host to Montgomery Academy on Monday.

Dwellyn Jackson led Brew Tech with 12 points, followed by Kam Honer and Landyn McGuire with 11 points each, Braylon Thompson with nine and Myles Bryant with eight.  

Joining Canty on the all-tournament team were teammates Mosa Ali, Perry-Calhoun and Barker, Brew Tech’s Honer, Jackson and Thompson, Lee-Scott’s William Liles and Haiden Harper and Montgomery Academy’s Mason Ellis and Will Renfroe. Montgomery Academy’s Rob Ashworth received the Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Character Award.

Lee-Scott Academy 44, Montgomery Academy 41

The Warriors rallied from a 16-point deficit, taking control in the final minutes to defeat Montgomery Academy 44-41 in the consolation game of the Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Tip-Off Classic on Wednesday at Montgomery Academy.

The Eagles led 18-2 in the first quarter, holding the Warriors without a field goal, but Lee-Scott outscored Montgomery Academy 18-8 in the second quarter to climb back into the game.

Braden Gordon, playing in his first game this season, led the Eagles with 14 points and six rebounds. Robert McGaughey added seven points and seven rebounds while JayJay Jackson added seven points and had two assists and three steals.

Haiden Harper led Lee-Scott with 13 points, followed by Grayson Haley with 12.

Montgomery Academy (1-2) travels to Pike Road on Monday.

St. James 28, Prattville Christian 22

The Trojans held off the Panthers 28-22 on Wednesday morning to grab seventh place in the Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Tip-Off Classic at Montgomery Academy.

CJ Robinson led the Panthers with eight points and eight rebounds. Carter Fiacco scored eight points. Justin Chapman grabbed 10 rebounds. Ethan Kiefer had three points and four rebounds. Cooper Bailey and Spencer Wilson each grabbed four rebounds.

St. James (2-2) will play host to Catholic on Tuesday, while PCA (3-5) will return home and play host to Greenville on Tuesday.

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Monday’s results

Game 1 -- Lee-Scott Academy 58, Handley 56

Game 2 -- Brewbaker Tech 48, Prattville Christian 44

Game 3 -- Pike Road 61, St. James 39

Game 4 -- Montgomery Academy 60, Marbury 34

Tuesday’s results

Game 5 -- Brewbaker Tech 58, Montgomery Academy 56

Game 6 -- Marbury 57, Prattville Christian 39

Game 7 -- Pike Road 57, Lee-Scott Academy 54

Game 8 -- Handley 63, St. James 42

Wednesday’s schedule

Game 9 -- 7th place, St. James 28, Prattville Christian 22

Game 10 -- 5th place, Handley 66, Marbury 62

Game 11 -- Consolation, Lee-Scott Academy 44, Montgomery Academy 41

Game 12 -- Championship Game, Pike Road 85, Brew Tech 63