By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com 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 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets fell behind by 15 points at halftime on Friday at Schlarman Academy, and suffered a 67-59 Vermilion Valley Conference setback. For the first time this season, Oakwood had five double-figure scorers in the same game. Brevin Wells and Josh Young each netted 12 points. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets assured themselves of an above-.500 season on Tuesday by overpowering visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 63-36 on Senior Night at Fithian. Oakwood, which has a four-game winning streak, led 34-28 at halftime and then allowed the Buffaloes just eight more points thereafter. Josh Young scored nine […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Elijah Harden scored a season-high 23 points – 12 in the fourth quarter – on Friday as Oakwood held off Westville 70-55 on the Tigers’ court. The Comets built a 33-16 halftime lead, but Westville cut its deficit to 42-35 entering the final period. Harden’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets needed a basket by Brevin Wells and four free throws by Isaiah Ruch in overtime to seize a win from Westville, 49-46, on Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville’s Palmer Arena. The teams were tied 43-43 after regulation. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brevin Wells scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Comets rally past Salt Fork 50-45 on Tuesday. Salt Fork carried a 39-36 lead into the final period. Wells nailed six three-point shots, raising his team-leading total for three-pointers to […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets stayed unbeaten in Vermilion Valley Conference games by posting a 60-28 triumph at Westville on Friday. A balanced attack led Oakwood in the opening quarter. Five different players hit field goals and the Comets led 11-10 after eight minutes. Elijah Harden tallied six second-quarter […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s losing streak reached three games on Tuesday with a 61-50 loss to visiting St. Thomas More. The Sabers stormed into a 17-4 lead after one quarter. Jackson Powell led the way for Oakwood with a season-high 14 points. He nailed three three-point shots. Teammates Kade […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Oakwood Comets girls’ basketball team won all four games in last week’s Comet Classic to capture team honors in the eight-school event. After knocking off Blue Ridge in the opener, 49-15, Oakwood followed up with a 49-21 triumph over Urbana University High and a 60-29 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s football team became playoff-eligible on Friday as it raced past Georgetown-Ridge Farm 34-20 in its homecoming game at Fithian. Oakwood is 5-1 overall and faces the other 5-1 team from the Vermilion Valley Conference on Friday when it plays host to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. Neither team has […]
