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 at the Pontiac Sectional.

Wells led the Comets with 71 three-pointers during the regular season. The three-point baskets accounted for two-thirds of the field goals Wells made during the regular season.

Cox and Wells are two of 32 qualifiers for the Class 2A state finals.

During the regular season, Cox nailed 24 three-point baskets.

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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.

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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. Jaydon Cox hit for 11 points while Elijah Harden and Jackson Powell tallied 10 points apiece.

Schlarman led 17-11 after one quarter and 36-21 at halftime.

Oakwood (16-14) returns to action Monday in the fourth meeting with rival Georgetown-Ridge Farm in the 7 p.m. first-round Class 2A regional game at St. Joseph.

Oakwood leads in the season series 2-1.

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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 of his team-high 22 points in the first period as the Comets spurted into a 19-13 lead.

Elijah Harden tallied 10 of his 16 points during an 18-0 third-quarter run.

Brevin Wells scored nine points and Kade Anderson added seven points for Oakwood.

Anderson, Harden and Jayden Cox were the seniors who played in their final home contest.

Oakwood (16-13) returns to action on Friday in its regular-season finale at Danville Schlarman Academy.  The Comets are 9-3 in Vermilion Valley Conference games.

Oakwood and G-RF will play for the fourth time this season on Monday at 7 p.m. in a first-round Class 2A regional game at St. Joseph.

Oakwood won the first meeting in three overtimes, but G-RF captured the second game by 12 points. Friday’s win gave the Comets a 2-1 lead in the season series.

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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 previous high game this season was 11 points. He was supported by Josh Young (18 points) and Brevin Wells (10 points).

The Comets (15-13) return to action on Tuesday in their Senior Night game at Oakwood against Georgetown-Ridge Farm. The Comets are 8-3 in VVC contests.

The Comets have a three-game winning streak.

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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 nailed 5 of 6 free throws in the extra session to pull away. Kade Anderson and Josh Young each tallied four points in OT and Brevin Wells contributed three points, all from the foul line.

Overall, Oakwood made 12 of 17 free throws.

Chrisman led 35-32 at halftime.

Young hit the 20-point mark for the fourth time in his last five games, tallying 22 points. Wells chipped in with 15 points and Anderson totaled 10.

Oakwood (14-13) returns to action on Friday at Westville. The Comets are 7-3 in VVC contests.

The Comets are trying to extend their streak of consecutive winning seasons in boys’ basketball to six.

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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 tallied 14 points to lead Oakwood. Each player hit two three-point shots.

Josh Young chipped in with nine points.

The Comets (12-12) are 5-2 against Vermilion Valley Conference foes and return to action on Tuesday at Hoopeston Area.

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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. Oakwood carried a 36-27 lead into the final period.

Ruch tallied a team-high 14 points. Josh Young added 13 points. Elijah Harden and Jackson Powell each contributed seven points.

In Thursday’s game, the Comets dropped a 50-38 decision to Salt Fork in the county tournament.

The Storm jumped into a 14-7 first-quarter lead and built its margin from there.

Sophomore Young hit for 12 points and led the team in scoring for the third game in a row.

Powell drained three three-point shots and finished with 11 points. Wells added nine points.

Oakwood (11-11) returns to action on Tuesday at Armstrong-Potomac.

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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 eight apiece were Kade Anderson and Jackson Powell.

Oakwood limited A-P to five first-half field goals and had more than doubled the score by halftime, leading 29-14.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday in the 6:30 p.m. game at the County Tournament against Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

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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 51 in 18 games.

Elijah Harden contributed 10 points. Jayden Cox and Jackson Powell each finished with six points.

The Comets return to action on Saturday in the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville’s Palmer Arena.

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