By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Jayden Cox and junior Brevin Wells will represent Oakwood High School in the Class 2A division of the IHSA state three-point shooting contest. The event will take place on Thursday at the Peoria Civic Center. They qualified on Friday by placing among the top four […]
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 For the second time in five days, the Comets were victorious in an overtime game when they topped visiting Chrisman 69-64 in a Vermilion Valley Conference game at home. The teams were tied 58-58 after regulation. Chrisman’s only points in OT were on three-pointers. The Comets […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets carried a five-point lead into the fourth quarter at home on Friday against Milford, but were unable to secure a Vermilion Valley Conference victory. Milford recovered from a 39-34 deficit after three periods to post a 54-49 triumph. Jackson Powell and Brevin Wells each […]
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 The Comets (10-9) opened play in the Vermilion County Tournament on Saturday at Danville’s Palmer Arena by overpowering Armstrong-Potomac 59-32. The point total was the second-fewest allowed by Oakwood this season. Josh Young led the Comets with 14 points. Brevin Wells totaled 10 points. Finishing with […]
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 […]
