Oakwood boys’ basketball season ends in loss to state-ranked Bismarck-Henning
By FRED KRONER
The Comets more than held their own in the first half on Wednesday against unbeaten and state-ranked Bismarck-Henning in a semifinal game of the St. Joseph-Ogden Class 2A boys’ basketball regional tournament.
Oakwood held the lead at halftime 28-25 before falling 62-52.
Josh Young led the Comets with 14 points. Jayden Cox added 10 points. Jackson Powell scored nine points and teammates Elijah Harden and Dalton Hobick finished with seven points apiece.
B-H/R-A (31-0) used a 22-14 third-quarter spurt to take a five-point lead into the final period.
Oakwood hit 7 of 8 free throws.
On Monday, for the third time in four games this season, the Comets topped Vermilion County rival Georgetown-Ridge Farm on the basketball court.
Oakwood prevailed 59-50 in a first-round game of the SJ-O regional.
Young hit a team-high 13 points and was one of four squad members to score in double figures. Cox and Harden each tallied 11 points. Brevin Wells finished with 10 points.
Young was the team’s top scorer in 11 of the final 14 games this season.
G-RF led 14-12 after one quarter, but Oakwood had regained the lead, 30-26, at halftime.
The Comets hit 20 of 29 free throws. G-RF made 7 of 16 free throw attempts.
Oakwood ends with a 17-15 season record.
Young was the team’s top scorer this season in 15 games. Wells set the pace in 13 games. Isiah Ruch led in five games, Powell in three with Kade Anderson and Harden leading in one apiece.
Wells knocked down 71 three-point shots this season, accounting for two-thirds of his 107 field goals. Powell drained 41 three-pointers and Cox netted 24.
Oakwood’s top single-game point totals were 24 by Wells, 23 by Harden and 23 by Young.
