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Photos: Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats in Class AAA championship

Posted at 1:26 pm March 15, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge sophomore Mykia Dowdell (34) was named to the Class AAA Girls’ All-Tournament team in the 2016 BlueCross Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. Also pictured are Riverdale sophomore Brinae Alexander (32), junior Anastasia Hayes (3), and sophomore Alexis Whittington (25). (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

MURFREESBORO—The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up in the Class AAA girls’ basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday. We published 11 pictures by Paul Ward in our Saturday story on the game. Here are a dozen more photos.

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Oak Ridge freshman Jada Guinn (24) was named to the Class AAA Girls’ All-Tournament team in the 2016 BlueCross Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. Also pictured are Riverdale sophomores Amanda Whittington (12) and Brinae Alexander (32). (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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Oak Ridge junior Courtney Ellison (10) scored seven points during the Class AAA girls’ state basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

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Oak Ridge freshman Jada Guinn (24) finished with six rebounds, two points, and two assists during the Class AAA girls’ state basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. Guinn is defended here by sophomore Brinae Alexander (32) of Riverdale. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 




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Oak Ridge sophomore Jaymi Golden (32) looks to drive around sophomore Alexis Whittington (25) of Riverdale during the Class AAA state girls championship game in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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Oak Ridge sophomore Desiree Bates (20) shoots between Riverdale junior Anastasia Hayes (3) and her sister, freshman Aislynn Hayes (11), during the Class AAA girls’ state basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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Oak Ridge sophomore Jaymi Golden (32) dribbles up the court with senior Caelyn Thompson (22) during the Class AAA girls’ state basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 




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Oak Ridge freshman Jada Guinn (24) was named MVP in the District 3-AAA and Region 2-AAA tournaments, and she was named to the All-Tournament team in the Class AAA girls’ state basketball championship in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats and Riverdale Lady Warriors tip off in the final Class AAA girls’ game of the 2016 BlueCross Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when Oak Ridge finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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Oak Ridge sophomore Jaymi Golden (32) drives around Riverdale junior Anastasia Hayes (3), a Miss Basketball finalist and state tournament MVP, during the Class AAA girls’ championship game in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016, when the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 




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Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats Coach Paige Green, a first-year coach, accepts a coaching award after the Lady Wildcats finished as state runner-up in the Class AAA girls’ championship game in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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Riverdale junior Anastasia Hayes (3), a Miss Basketball finalist, was named most valuable player in Class AAA girls in the 2016 BlueCross Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro from March 9-12, 2016. In the championship game, Hayes had a game-high 27 points, three rebounds, and four steals. (Photo by Paul Ward)

 

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