Junior guard Tajion Jones (3) led Oak Ridge with a game-high 22 points in an 85-51 win over Powell at Wildcat Arena on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Note: This story was updated at 3 p.m.
The first half was competitive. The second half wasn’t.
Oak Ridge led Powell by only seven points, 40-33, at halftime at Wildcat Arena on Thursday.
But Oak Ridge (24-2, 12-0 District 3-AAA) quickly opened up a large lead early in the third quarter. Junior guard Tajion Jones knocked down three consecutive three-point shots in the first 90 seconds of the third quarter. Then, about a minute later, he scored a field goal to widen the Oak Ridge lead to 52-33. That was 11 points for Jones in the first 2.5 minutes of the second half.
The Wildcats, undefeated in the district, ended up outscoring the Panthers 28-6 in the third quarter. Powell (13-8, 7-5) never recovered. [Read more…]
