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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 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 the Storm, 10-6. Salt Fork’s points in OT were on two three-point baskets.

Young finished with a game-high 21 points. Ruch totaled 14 points. Jackson Powell nailed three three-point shots and added 12 points.

Oakwood (13-13) returns to action on Tuesday at home against Chrisman.

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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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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 41 first-half points and held an eight-point lead at intermission.

Wells nailed three of the team’s eight three-point baskets. Jackson Powell had two three-pointers. Young, Jayden Cox and Kade Anderson each hit one three-pointer.

The Comets (12-11) are 5-1 against Vermilion Valley Conference foes and return to action on Friday at home against Milford.

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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 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 scored eight points for Oakwood, which trailed 22-15 at halftime.

G-RF hit 13 of 17 free throw attempts and advanced into Saturday’s championship game.

Oakwood (10-10) returns to action tonight in the 8 o’clock game against Salt Fork.

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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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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 from the free throw line after the end of regulation.

Overall, Oakwood nailed 16 of 20 free throws.

G-RF carried a 41-36 lead into the fourth period.

Brevin Wells netted 15 points with all five of his baskets coming from three-point range. For the season, Wells has made a team-best 44 three-pointers.

Jackson Powell and Isiah Ruch were also steady scorers with 12 points apiece against the Buffaloes. Kade Anderson contributed eight points.

Oakwood is 8-8 overall and 3-0 in Vermilion Valley Conference games entering Friday’s home game against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

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