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Clay-Chalkville girls focused on hard work
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Clay-Chalkville is not focused on the rankings.
It is focused on hard work.
Shortly after the varsity girls' 74-60 loss to Class 6A No. 3 Shades Valley in the Jefferson County Tournament finals, firstyear head coach Courtney Payne said her team and the Lady Mounties were comparable in guard play and in the post. Transition defense and Shades Valley's press were the keys.
"They would crowd around to the ball," Payne said of Shades Valley. "They played well off of the ball. Their press is tough."
The Lady Cougars answered each Shades Valley bucket and briefly led by as many as three points late in the third quarter last Friday.
"That was the hardest we've played all season, without a doubt," Payne said. "They stepped up above and beyond even I
think what they thought they could do. They proved it to themselves."
The girls stayed in the game despite senior sharpshooter Bria Bethea being out with a sprained ankle. Bethea is the team's most consistent 3-point shooter, knocking down seven of them in a 64-59 win over No. 9 Gadsden City on Dec. 13. She's the team's second-leading scorer behind junior guard Kristian Hudson.
"I think our girls really stepped up without her," Payne said. "She's a big part of our team."
Clay-Chalkville is 236, its losses by an average of 11.5 points per game. The losses are twice to Jeff Davis, twice to Gadsden City, to Hoover and to Shades Valley. A 10-point loss to Gadsden City and the 14-point loss to Shades Valley were played much closer than the final scores indicate.
But look at the wins, too. Clay-Chalkville opened this season with a 59-28 win over Class 5A No. 8 Center Point. It beat Class
file photo by Ron Burkett Clay-Chalkville junior guard Kristian Hudson
6A No. 7 Lee-Huntsville 67-59 in November. It most recently won at Center Point, now No. 6 in Class 5A, 66-60. Its 23 wins are by an average of around 20
points per game. Despite the big wins,
and taking into account the losses, Clay-Chalkville has yet to be nominated in the Alabama Sports Writers
Association for Class 6A top 10 consideration. In fact, the rankings, which are released each Thursday, have shown the same top 10 in the same order for the past three weeks. The only difference in the Jan. 9 rankings was that two teams switched between No. 5 and No. 6. In the "others nominated" listing, the same seven teams -- Austin (20-8), Baldwin County (17-4), Enterprise (19-9), Hoover (13-12), Lee-Montgomery (15-7), McGill-Toolen (19-5) and Murphy (15-6) -- have been nominated the last two weeks.
"To tell you the truth, we're not even looking at that," Payne said. "That doesn't matter to us. If we can come out and play basketball like (against Shades Valley), that's what matters because at the end of the year, the teams that play the hardest will be the most successful. It takes care of itself."
Hudson said the team may notice the rankings, but that it doesn't get caught up in it.
"Opportunities come and go, and I think we'll get a chance if we prove ourselves," said Hudson, who scored 27 points against Shades Valley. "Coach continues to preach to play hard and see how far we get."
Today, Clay-Chalkville will play in the Class 6A, Area 9 tournament at Gadsden City. The Lady Cougars are the No. 2 seed and face third-seeded Oxford at 7:30 p.m. The winner takes on the winner of Gadsden City and Pell City at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 for the tournament championship. Hudson said the mindset hasn't changed as the playoffs approach.
"I think we did come together more as a team like we did (against Shades Valley)," Hudson said. "If we take the same energy and mentality and same effort that we had, and take it anywhere, I think we'll do great things."
Contact Gary Lloyd at news@trussvilletribune. com and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
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Former Pinson Valley star Jennings honored
by Erik Harris
For The Tribune
Like any other mother, Paulette Jennings loves watching her son take the diamond to play America's pastime.
After logging another day of work at Gardendale Elementary School, nothing makes her happier than taking a seat and becoming the biggest fan in attendance.
But unlike the parents of most ballplayers, Paulette has been cheering for her slugger for more than 20 years. It's not her unwavering commitment to be her son's No. 1 fan that sets her apart from most mothers, but her willingness to travel more than 600 miles to do it. That is, if she's not rooting from afar via ESPN.
"I just love watching him," Paulette said. "It doesn't matter, I can sit in front of the TV or I can be cooking and watching. It doesn't matter, wherever he's playing I'll be trying to watch him."
It was 21 years ago that she signed Desmond Jennings up for little league baseball. This was Desmond's first experience with organized sports, yet that wouldn't stop him from shining.
This newfound success motivated the youngster to strive for more. Soon thereafter Desmond was displaying his talents on the gridiron and the hardwood. It was at this moment that Paulette knew her son, with the proper guidance, could achieve excellence.
It came as no surprise to her that she was standing before the crowd in Mike Dutton Gymnasium to accept Desmond's retired No. 3 basketball jersey Saturday.
She stood alongside Mike Dutton -- Desmond's high school basketball coach and current HewittTrussville boys' basketball coach -- as the Pinson Valley crowd showered them with cheers.
"It feels great because he worked so hard while he was going here and playing all the sports so this feels really great," Paulette said.
From this point forward, No. 3 will be worn in honor of Desmond only by the chosen team caption of the Pinson Valley boys' team. Desmond can now be found wearing No. 8 as he protects the deep left-centerfield alley at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
"I go (visit Desmond) every chance I get because I work for Jefferson County so I try to go when school is out and I stay down there a lot then, but I want to go every month," Paulette said.
Desmond was drafted by Tampa Bay in the 10th round of the 2006 MLB Draft and was called up from Triple-A Durham in July 2011. Desmond is currently the starting center fielder for the Rays with a .250 career batting average with 37 home runs and 73 stolen bases.
His 133 hits and 82 runs scored helped the Rays reach the 2013 American League Division Series, which they dropped to eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox.
But before ESPN broadcasters knew of Paulette's son, he was wowing Pinson Valley fans in all three major sports. From football in the fall to basketball in the winter and, of course, baseball in the spring, Desmond shined brighter than the others.
Dutton always believed foot-
photo by Erik Harris Desmond Jennings' home and away Pinson Valley basketball jerseys
ball was his best sport despite being his head basketball coach.
"We always kidded tongue and cheek that baseball was his worst sport and he's starting for the Rays now," Dutton said. "He was a heck of a player and a heck of a person."
Before graduating from Pinson Valley in 2005, Desmond made
great achievements not only in baseball, but football and basketball as well.
He is the school's all-time leading scorer and single-game leading scorer (43 vs. Erwin) in basketball. He was also named to the 2005 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A Basketball First Team All-State.
"I think everyone pretty much knew what he was capable of doing," Paulette said. "He talks to his [former] coaches all the time."
Mike Shula extended him an offer to sign with Alabama as a wide receiver, before the Cleveland Indians drafted him in the 18th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. Jennings turned down Cleveland's offer and opted to enroll at Itawamba Community College, where he starred in baseball and football.
"He would've been great at Alabama," Dutton said. "He's just the best that I've ever seen."
Jennings led all junior college wideouts with 54 receptions, 848 yards and six touchdowns. He then performed on the diamond by hitting .378 with 29 stolen bases, which was good enough to get him drafted by Tampa Bay with the 289th pick of the 2006 MLB Draft. He signed.
Only five days after being called up to the big leagues, the outfielder launched his first career home run, a two-run blast against the Oakland A's.
On Sept. 7, 2011 Rays manager Joe Maddon filled out his lineup for that afternoon's game against the Texas Rangers. He opted to put his 25-year-old left fielder from Pinson in the leadoff position in front of center fielder B.J. Upton.
Jennings led off the bottom of the 10th in a 4-4 game. He connected on the first pitch from Mark Lowe and watched the ball sail 40 feet over the left field wall for his first career walk-off home run and 1,000th win in franchise history -- nothing Paulette didn't already know he could do.
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Clay-Chalkville infielder signs with Southern Union
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Clay-Chalkville senior second baseman Kyle Mosley on Monday signed to play college baseball at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley.
Mosley said he could possibly start at second base or right field at Southern Union.
Mosley, who wants to major in physical therapy, plans to transfer to a university after his time at Southern Union. He'd like
file photo by Gary Lloyd Clay-Chalkville senior Kyle Mosley hits a pitch last season.
to play Division I baseball "Baseball in college to
after his two years in Wad- me, especially in Wadley,
ley.
will be a job," Mosley
said. "When I move to the campus I plan on revolving everything around baseball and doing whatever I can to make it to the next level."
Clay-Chalkville opens the 2014 baseball season at home Feb. 17 with a doubleheader against Pinson Valley. The first game is at 1 p.m.
"I feel blessed to be able to play at the next level," Mosley said. "It's an honor to be able to represent Clay-Chalkville on and off the field at SU."
2 from Hewitt-Trussville
win indoor track state titles
by Gary Lloyd
ciation Track and Field run with a time of 1:55.86. state championship at the On Tuesday, Lyle won the
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CrossPlex in Birming- Class 6A 1,600-meter run. ham.
Two Hewitt-Trussville Veronica Lyle won the Contact Gary Lloyd at
runners earned state Class 6A girls 800-meter news@trussvilletribune.
championships Mon- run with a time of 2:12.96. com and follow him on
day at the Alabama High Austin Norwood won the Twitter @GaryALloyd.
School Athletic Asso- Class 6A boys 800-meter
Hewitt-Trussville runner 3rd Hewitt wrestler commits to
nationally in 800-meter run Rochester Institute of Technology
by Gary Lloyd
by Gary Lloyd
Editor
Editor
Hewitt-Trussville senior
Hewitt-Trussville senior wrestler An-
runner Veronica Lyle is one
drew Patterson recently committed to
of the top 800-meter run-
wrestle at Rochester Institute of Technol-
ners in the United States.
ogy in New York.
Lyle on Jan. 25 ran the
Patterson last summer earned a bronze
800-meter in 2:12.98 at the
medal in the 2013 Summer Deaflympics
Last Chance Invitational at
in Bulgaria.
the Birmingham Crossplex,
Patterson won bronze in the 66kg free-
the third-fastest time in the
style wrestling competition over Gur-
U.S. Mary Cain, who com-
banberdi Charyyev of Turkmenistan.
peted in the 2013 World
Patterson reached the third-place match
Championships in Athletics in Moscow, is No. 1.
photo courtesy of Hewitt-Trussville Athletics by defeating Uzbekistan's Abdurakhmon Sattorov in his first match. He then was
"She has the heart of a
Hewitt-Trussville senior Veronica Lyle
defeated by Plamen Donchev of Bulgar-
champion," said Hewitt-
ia.
Trussville Athletics Direc- in November. She beat the tional in the 5,000-meter Patterson qualified for the Deaflympics
submitted photo
tor Karen Johns.
second-place finisher by 11 run and fourth in the same by winning the 2013 USA Deaflympic Andrew Patterson, center, with his bronze
In the Last Chance Invi- seconds.
race at the Montevallo Ear- Freestyle Wrestling Qualifier in Virgin- medal
tational, the second-place Lyle last year won the ly Bird Classic.
ia last April. He won the freestyle and
runner finished in 2:15.59. individual 5,000-meter
Greco Roman competitions at the quali- former Hewitt-Trussville wrestler.
Lyle, a University of cross country race at the Contact Gary Lloyd at fier.
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