The Comets’ defense held Westville scoreless in the third quarter on Thursday and Oakwood emerged with a 60-15 Vermilion Valley Conference victory on the road.

Oakwood led 27-10 at halftime and limited the Tigers to two second-half field goals.

Katelyn Young scored eight of her game-high 29 points in the opening frame as the Comets jumped into a 14-6 advantage.

Mikayla Cox and Karsen Rupp each tallied eight points. Addie Wright chipped in with seven points.

Young’s career point total stands at 2,271. The senior is 44 points away from breaking the school’s 35-year-old career scoring mark. Stacie Calhoun tallied 2,314 points before graduating in 1985.

The Comets (21-6) return to action tonight in their Senior Night home finale against Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Oakwood is 9-2 in Vermilion Valley Conference games.

Oakwood has been assigned to a Class 2A regional at Maroa where it will open postseason play at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10  against Westville. The winner of that game will play Tolono Unity in a semifinal game on Feb. 12.

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Katelyn Young put up nine first-quarter points on Monday as the Comets earned a 47-27 win at Armstrong-Potomac.

Young tallied 30 points, the fifth time this season she has hit that mark. Young downed 8 of 9 free throws.

Oakwood led 12-4 after one quarter and 34-16 at halftime.

Karsen Rupp scored eight points and Mikayla Cox added five points, including a first-quarter three-pointer.

Oakwood is 15-4 overall and 5-1 in Vermilion Valley Conference contests. The team will put a four-game winning streak on the line tonight at home against Milford.

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The Comets bounded back from a one-point loss to register their top defensive effort of the year on Monday, a 35-14 Vermilion Valley Conference win at Westville.

Westville is the third opponent to manage less than 20 points in a game against Oakwood.

Playing without the injured Katelyn Young, Oakwood held a 6-4 lead after one quarter and was ahead 15-8 at halftime before keeping the visiting Tigers scoreless in the third quarter.

Aaliyah Denius led Oakwood with 10 points, including six in the third stanza. Karsen Rupp totaled nine points and Mikayla Cox chipped in with six points.

Westville was limited to two second-half field goals.

Young returned to the lineup on Wednesday and tallied 11 of her game-high 31 points in the first quarter, helping the Comets to a 63-40 triumph over visiting Centennial.

The team point total was a season’s high for Oakwood.

Ashlynn Pinnick also registered her personal high against the Chargers, making 19 points. Denius scored six points and Addie Wright ended with five points.

After limiting Centennial to two second-quarter points, the Comets held a 32-13 halftime cushion.

Oakwood (9-2) returns to action tonight at Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

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