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Wildcats finish fifth in Arby’s Classic with win over Taylor County, Ky.

Posted at 3:04 pm January 1, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior point guard Geevantay Gee (12) dribbles during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats finished fifth in the 2015 Arby’s Classic basketball tournament with a 91-73 win over Taylor County, Kentucky, in Bristol on Thursday.

The Wildcats had been bumped into a consolation bracket in this year’s tournament after they lost to David Crockett of Jonesborough, 87-85, in a double-overtime second-round game on Tuesday. They advanced to the fifth-place game with a 56-54 win on Wednesday over North Mecklenburg of North Carolina, the 2014 Arby’s Classic champion.

Oak Ridge junior Anthony Gibson led the Wildcats (17-1, 5-0 District 3-AAA) with 22 points on Thursday and 100 percent shooting from the free throw line. Junior Tee Higgins added 20 points, and he pulled down eight rebounds and had five assists and two steals. He also got the crowd on its feet with two dunks in the second half.

The Wildcats had three other players in double digits: senior forward Javien Johnson with 17 points (seven rebounds, one assist); junior guard E.J. Bush with 13 (six rebounds, two blocks, one assist); and junior guard Tajion Jones with 12 (six rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal).

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The duo of David Sloan and Quentin Goodin combined to score 61 points for Taylor County. Sloan had 31 of those, a game high. Goodin had 11 rebounds and four assists.

Taylor County led most of the first quarter, but Oak Ridge took the lead on a three-point shot by Jones with about 22 seconds remaining.

The Wildcats held on to the lead through the next three quarters, but Goodin pulled the Cardinals to within one point, 68-67, with 5:56 left in the game. But Oak Ridge outscored Taylor County 23-6 in the last six minutes to take the win.

The Wildcats had 20 assists, compared to six for Taylor County, and only six turnovers, compared to 13 for the Cardinals.

Oak Ridge attempted 10 more field goals (33-of-63) and made 10 more than Taylor County (23-of-53).

“There’s not much secret we’ve got some pretty good players,” Oak Ridge Coach Aaron Green told the Bristol Herald Courier. “We’ve got a real good group here…I think a couple of things for us is: Number one, we’ve got guys that commit to playing really, really hard, and number two, they commit to playing very, very unselfish. We’ve got guys that care about each other and play for each other. They put their egos aside.”

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Oak Ridge senior guard Geevantay Gee told the newspaper that the tournament will help the Wildcats improve.

“What we’re shooting for is the state championship,” said Gee, who had six assists, one rebound, and one steal. “This will help us a lot.”

Wayne High School of Ohio won the Arby’s Classic championship. (See this story also.)

Tift County, Georgia finished second, and St. James School of Maryland finished third. David Crockett finished fourth after going into seven overtime periods in four games over five days.

Coming in sixth was Father Henry Carr Catholic of Toronto, which eliminated Christian Academy of Knoxville in an earlier game. See the 2015 Arby’s Classic tournament bracket here.

The Wildcats won three of their four games in the tournament. Oak Ridge beat Dobyns-Bennett 81-35 in a first-round game on Saturday.

The Wildcats play next at Karns (9-3, 5-1 District 3-AAA) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 5.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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Oak Ridge junior Anthony Gibson (14), who can be an offensive spark for the Wildcats, led the team with 22 points during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge junior Tee Higgins (5) scored 20 points for the Wildcats, and he had eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge junior Anthony Gibson (14), who can be an offensive spark for the Wildcats, led the team with 22 points during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. Above, Gibson guards David Sloan (10) of the Cardinals, who scored a game-high 31 points. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

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This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge senior forward Javien Johnson (11), shown battling inside for a rebound, scored 17 points for the Wildcats during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge junior Tee Higgins (5) scored 20 points for the Wildcats, and he had eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge Coach Aaron Green talks to junior guard E.J. Bush (2), who scored 13 points for the Wildcats during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge junior guard Tajion Jones (3) scored 12 points for the Wildcats during a 91-73 win over Taylor County for fifth place in the 2015 Arby’s Classic in Bristol on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. (Photo by Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, Anthony Gibson, Arby's Classic, Bristol Herald Courier, Cardinals, Christian Academy of Knoxville, David Crockett, David Sloan, E.J. Bush, Father Henry Carr Catholic, Geevantay Gee, Javien Johnson, Karns, North Mecklenburg, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Quentin Goodin, St. James School, Tajion Jones, Taylor County, Tee Higgins, Tift County, Wayne High School

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