Oakwood picks up Vermilion Valley Conference win over Westville
BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
The Comets’ defense held Westville scoreless in the third quarter on Thursday and Oakwood emerged with a 60-15 Vermilion Valley Conference victory on the road.
Oakwood led 27-10 at halftime and limited the Tigers to two second-half field goals.
Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high 29 points in the opening frame as the Comets jumped into a 14-6 advantage.
Mikayla Cox and Karsen Rupp each tallied eight points. Addie Wright chipped in with seven points.
Young’s career point total stands at 2,271. The senior is 44 points away from breaking the school’s 35-year-old career scoring mark. Stacie Calhoun tallied 2,314 points before graduating in 1985.
The Comets (21-6) return to action tonight in their Senior Night home finale against Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Oakwood is 9-2 in Vermilion Valley Conference games.
Oakwood has been assigned to a Class 2A regional at Maroa where it will open postseason play at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 against Westville. The winner of that game will play Tolono Unity in a semifinal game on Feb. 12.
