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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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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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 (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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Oakwood’s losing streak reached three games on Tuesday with a 61-50 loss to visiting St. Thomas More.

The Sabers stormed into a 17-4 lead after one quarter.

Jackson Powell led the way for Oakwood with a season-high 14 points. He nailed three three-point shots.

Teammates Kade Anderson and Isiah Ruch each finished with 11 points. Elijah Harden and Brevin Wells hit five points apiece.

The Comets (4-5) return to action on Friday at Chrisman in their first Vermilion Valley Conference encounter of the season.

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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 14 points. Isiah Ruch and Jackson Powell each chipped in with 12 points.

A-L/A-H expanded a 15-13 lead after one quarter into a 35-24 margin at halftime. The visitors nailed nine three-point shots.

The Comets (4-4) return to action on Tuesday at home, facing St.  Thomas More.

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Oakwood Boys’ basketball

The Comets scored nearly half of their points from three-point range on Tuesday (24 of 50), but dropped a 60-50 decision to Judah Christian at Champaign.

Brevin Wells scored a team-high 14 points and hit three shots from three-point range. Kade Anderson also dropped in three three-pointers and added 11 points.

Josh Young finished with 10 points.

Judah led 32-23 at halftime and was only able to increase its margin by one point in the second half.

When the same teams played a week earlier in the Tri-County Tournament, Oakwood registered a 54-43 victory.

Oakwood (4-3) returns to action on Friday in its home-opener against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.

Oakwood Girls’ basketball

Aaliyah Denius scored eight first-quarter points and Katelyn Young scored six in the opening frame on Monday to lead the Comets past visiting Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 53-27.

Young went on to post her third 30-point game of the season. She had a game-high 30 points. Denius ended with 10 points and Ashlynn Pinnick chipped in with nine points.

Oakwood held the visitors to five second-half field goals.

The Comets (6-1) return to action tonight at Chrisman.

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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 conquest of Rantoul that sent coach Stephanie Marsh’s team into Friday’s title game.

Katelyn Young scored 32 points against Uni and 34 against Rantoul. Addie Wright hit seven points in each of those games. Aaliyah Denius totaled nine points against the Eagles.

Against Uni, which has a 5-2 season record, Young netted 12 first-quarter points as the Comets jumped into a 16-6 lead. Uni managed just three second-half field goals.

Young followed up with 19 points in the first half versus Rantoul (1-5). She swished 10 points and Denius added six during a 23-9 third-quarter spurt. The Eagles connected on just five second-half baskets.

In the championship game, Oakwood (5-1 overall) edged Tri-County (4-1 overall), 60-59. The Comets led 15-9 after one quarter, but had to withstand a fourth quarter where the Titans sank 7-of-8 free throws and made three three-pointers.

Young scored seven of her team-high 23 points in the fourth stanza to keep the Comets in control.

Wright (16 points) and Ashlynn Pinnick (12 points) both reached their season’s high for scoring. Wright hit what proved to be the decisive basket in the final half-minute. Her shot gave the team a three-point lead.

After making 4-of-10 free throws in the first three quarters, the Comets drained 7-of-11 in the fourth quarter.

Oakwood returns to action tonight at home against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. It is the first of eight games for the team in an 18-day period. Six of those games will be played at home.

Young is averaging 26.1 points per game through six games.

Oakwood Boys’ basketball

Thanks to the perimeter prowess of Brevin Wells, Oakwood won the team title in the Tri-County Turkey Tournament.

Oakwood (4-2 overall) and Judah Christian completed the tournament with 4-1 records. By virtue of a 54-43 win against Judah, the Comets emerged as the team titlists.

In his last three tourney games, Wells drained 16 of his 18 field goals from three-point range, scoring 54 points in that span.

Oakwood started the week with a 50-38 win over the Paris junior varsity team, a game where it fell behind 14-6 in the first quarter before recovering and carrying a 23-16 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Josh Young, Isiah Ruch and Kade Anderson all scored 12 points.

On Tuesday, the Comets lost a non-tournament game to Watseka, 50-40.  Ruch led the way with 12 points. Jackson Powell had 10 points and Young netted nine.

Wells’ 12 points were tops for the Comets in a 66-35 win over Martinsville. Young added 10 points and Ruch collected nine.

Martinsville managed just four second-half baskets.

A 29-24 halftime lead ballooned to 51-30 entering the fourth quarter. Wells had seven points and Young six in the third quarter.

Against Judah, Oakwood trailed 8-2 after one period and 21-14 at halftime.

Wells and Powell each made seven third-quarter points and the Comets surged ahead, 38-35.

Judah managed just seven second-half field goals.

Wells and Powell each ended with 12 points.

In a 70-65 loss to Tri-County, Wells converted eight three-point shots en route to a 24-point effort.

Powell had 13 points and Ruch totaled 12.

Oakwood completed tournament play with a 64-55 win over Hutsonville/Palestine.

Wells tallied 18 points, Young had 17 and Elijah Harden chipped in with 10.

The Comets made 16 of 21 free throws. After the first quarter, Oakwood’s lead was 25-7.

Oakwood

Wrestling

Five Comet grapplers were recognized by The Illinois Best Weekly in the publication’s preseason Class 1A state rankings.

Junior Gage Reed was rated third at 113 pounds and senior Caide Borden was ranked fifth at 220 pounds. Reed was 35-10 last year and Borden was 26-9 a year ago.

Three teammates achieved honorable mention status: sophomore Joe Lashuay (132 pounds), junior Connor Hutson (138 pounds) and senior Caleb Lashuay (152 pounds).

Oakwood will open its season on Saturday at the Cumberland Duals.

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