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 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 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 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 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 fell behind early and were unable to catch up on Tuesday in a Vermilion County Tournament game at Danville’s Palmer Arena. Josh Young scored all 12 of his team-high points in the third period against Georgetown-Ridge Farm, but the Buffaloes prevailed 48-36. Jackson Powell […]
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 […]
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 […]
