Their shooting may not have been too sharp, but when you get 19 offensive rebounds in one half, you’ll get a few second, third and fourth chances.

Fultondale used that to their advantage as they rolled over Victory Christian of Pell City by a 84-45 score Tuesday.

Fultondale (1-2) used their speed to force turnovers to roll up a 51-21 halftime lead, despite the shooting woes.

“We caused 30-plus turnovers, 21 in the first half,” coach Richie Busby said. “That’s the two things we’ve been working on: causing turnovers and offensive rebounds. And they’re playing hard, so that’s all we can do.”

Julian Hardy came off the bench to lead the Cats with 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Quantez McGary added 15 points, all on threes.

Ken Westerfield led Victory (2-6) with 22 points.

In other boys’ action:

Mortimer Jordan 55, Corner 47 (OT): Down by one point with seven seconds left Monday night, Jordan guard Tyler Pelkey drove for the hoop but missed — but drew a blocking foul.

Pelkey hit one of two at the line, then scored six points in the overtime period to lead the Blue Devils (2-5) to the win.

The Yellow Jackets (8-3) had their chances in extra time, but hit only two free throws in nine chances.

Pelkey and Ben Hardiman each scored 17 points for Jordan. Jason Vaughn led Corner with 13 points, Tyler Jones scored 12 and Blake Byrd added 10.

Gardendale 57, John Carroll 54: The Rockets overcame a 13-point Cavalier lead in the first half, and hit free throws in the final minute to secure the win Monday night.

John Carroll was hot from the floor in the first quarter, hitting eight field goals, but only hit eight more for the rest of the contest.

Nathan Sheffield paced the Rockets (5-2) with 15 points. Dallas Tidwell had 11 points with three 3-point goals, and Christian Green added 10 points.

Standout freshman Justin Coleman — playing under the watchful eye of UAB men’s coach Mike Davis — led the Cavs with 15 points.

Westminster-Oak Mountain 77, Fultondale 64: Quantez McGary scored 21 points with six 3-point goals, and Julian Hardy also scored 10 for the Wildcats. Jake Doggett led Westminster with 28 points, including a dozen in the second quarter when the Knights (4-4) broke the game open.

Hayden 65, Curry 51: Two Wildcats recorded double-doubles as the Wildcats (6-3) chalked up an area victory Friday.

Seth Aderhold scored 23 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while Brandon Echols had 20 points and 10 boards plus five steals.

Casey Speakman added 11 points and Jon Stone grabbed 15 rebounds.

Ryan Monosco led Curry (0-7) with 13 points. Spencer Fikes had 12 and Dylan Lane 11.

Tabernacle Christian 49, Covenant Christian 21: In Saturday’s third-place game of the 35th annual Torch Classic Tournament, Fred Goodgame scored 15 points and John White added 13.

Glen Iris Baptist 35, Tabernacle Christian 34: In Friday’s semifinal, the Torches lost a heartbreaker. “Our shots didn’t fall, and the breaks didn’t go our way,” coach David Corbett said.

John White led the hosts with 16 points. T.J. Dantzler paced Glen Iris with 10.

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Gardendale 67, John Carroll 31: The Rockets shut out the Cavaliers 19-0 in the first quarter, as they rolled their season-opening winning streak to seven games.

Kasey Jones led Gardendale with 20 points, five assists and four steals. Bekah Myers had 16 points plus seven rebounds. Haley Hardman and Taylor Lindsay scored 11 points each.

No. 9 Hayden 65, Walker 36: The Krista Stricklin machine rolled on Tuesday, as the junior Wildcat point guard lit up the scoreboard with 34 points in a Class 5A area game.

Grayson Taylor added 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Katie Parr brought down nine rebounds for Hayden (8-2).

Shaquille Morris led the Vikings with 11 points.

No. 9 Hayden 75, Curry 36: Stricklin scored with 32 points, along with nine rebounds and five steals in Friday’s game.

Madison Durham had 16 points and six rebounds, and Grayson Taylor added 10 points and four steals for Hayden.

Amber Graham and Cydn Al-Jabsheh led Curry (1-4) with 11 points each.

Mortimer Jordan 36, Corner 22: The Blue Devils blanked the Yellow Jackets 10-0 in the first quarter, and held on to a comfortable margin the rest of the way Monday.

Alyssa Amberson scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Devils. Haylie McCleney added 10 points; she was shaken up and sat out part of the game after a battle for the ball with Preslie Cruce, who led Corner with 10 points.

Fultondale 50, Victory Christian-Pell City 37: Kelsey Hubbard led the Wildcats with 14 points and Briana Griffin added 12 in the Wildcats first win of the season. Linley Stinson scored 21 for Victory.