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 remained unbeaten in overtime games this season, using the four extra minutes on Friday to win at Salt Fork, 66-62. Oakwood is 3-0 for the season in overtime games. Isiah Ruch and Josh Young each netted four points in OT as the Comets outscored […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets couldn’t hang onto a lead they held after each of the first three quarters on Tuesday and suffered a 57-53 Vermilion Valley Conference loss at Hoopeston Area. Josh Young led Oakwood with 20 points. Jayden Cox hit 10 points and teammates Elijah Harden and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five players sunk three-point shots on Tuesday as the Comets went on the road and dispatched Armstrong-Potomac 74-63 in a Vermilion Valley Conference game. Josh Young fired in a game-high 21 points. Brevin Wells scored 13 points and Isiah Ruch totaled 11 points. Oakwood rolled up […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Unbeaten Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin dealt the Comets a 65-39 loss on Friday in the Oakwood gymnasium. Isaiah Ruch scored a team-high 16 points for the Comets, including 12 of the team’s 16 first-half points. Teammate Josh Young finished with 12 points. The visiting Blue Devils roared into a […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets needed three overtimes on Tuesday to secure a 73-65 victory at Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Josh Young hit a season-high 23 points and became the second Comet this season with a 20-point game. Young tallied 14 of his points in the overtime periods and was 6-for-6 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets matched their season’s high for points scored on Friday, but lost a 78-66 decision at home to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Brevin Wells scored a team-high 16 points and raised his team-high three-point total to 25 by sinking two shots from beyond the arc. Kade Anderson scored […]
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 […]
