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Basketball photos from state quarterfinal game

Posted at 12:28 pm March 19, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge advanced to a state semifinal basketball game on Friday, March 19, 2021, with a 68-57 win over Siegel in a Class AAA quarterfinal game in Murfreesboro on Thursday. Pictured above shooting a jump shot is Oak Ridge senior Jeremy Miller (23). (Photo by Zack James)

Oak Ridge advanced to a state semifinal basketball game on Friday with a 68-57 win over Siegel in a Class AAA quarterfinal game on Thursday.

Here are photos of Thursday’s game by Zack James.

The Wildcats (28-5) will play Houston (19-3) of Germantown, east of Memphis, at 8:30 p.m. Central time Friday in a semifinal game in the BlueCross Basketball Championships at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, basketball, Class AAA quarterfinal, Houston, Jeremy Miller, Johnathan Stewart, Jonathan Milloway, Kell Slater, Oak Ridge, Siegel, Stafford Shanklin, Wildcats, Zack James

Wildcats advance to state semifinal with win over Siegel

Posted at 10:27 pm March 18, 2021
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Oak Ridge advanced to a state semifinal basketball game on Friday, March 19, 2021, with a 68-57 win over Siegel in a Class AAA quarterfinal game in Murfreesboro on Thursday. Pictured above shooting a free throw is Oak Ridge senior Jonathan Milloway (21). (Photo by Zack James)

Note: This story was last updated at 12 p.m. March 19.

Oak Ridge advanced to a state semifinal basketball game on Friday with a 68-57 win over Siegel in a Class AAA quarterfinal game on Thursday.

The Wildcats (28-5) will play Houston (21-3) of Germantown, east of Memphis, at 8:30 p.m. Central time Friday. The BlueCross Basketball Championships are in Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, BlueCross Basketball Championships, Class AAA quarterfinal, Dyron Birdwell, Houston, Jeremy Miller, Johnathan Stewart, Jonathan Milloway, Oak Ridge, Siegel, Stafford Shanklin, Wildcats

Basketball: Wildcats play in sectional game Monday

Posted at 5:24 pm March 8, 2021
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Oak Ridge won the District 3-AAA championship game 76-61 against Clinton at Wildcat Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo by Zack James/used with permission)

They won the District 3-AAA championship game against Clinton. They advanced to the Region 2 championship game by defeating West and Maryville in quarterfinal and semifinal games.

On Thursday, in the championship game, they finished second in the region, losing 55-52 to Bearden after narrowing a 15-point Bulldogs lead late in the third quarter to one point late in the fourth.

Tonight, Monday, March 8, the Oak Ridge Wildcats (26-5) will play for a chance to compete in the state basketball tournament. They will travel to Dobyns-Bennett (25-4) in Kingsport in upper East Tennessee for one of eight Class AAA sectional games across the state. The winners of the sectional games advance to the state tournament in Murfreesboro, and the season is over for the losers.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, basketball, Bearden, Class AAA sectional, Clinton, CoachT.com, David Clary, District 3 championship, District 3-AAA, Dobyns-Bennett, Jeremy Miller, Johnathan Stewart, Jonathan Milloway, Kell Slater, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Region 2, Region 2 championship, Region 2 quarterfinal, Stafford Shanklin, West, Wildcats

Basketball: Girls, boys play for district championships

Posted at 4:00 pm February 22, 2021
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The Oak Ridge boys and girls basketball teams will play for district championships on Monday and Tuesday. It’s the sixth consecutive trip to the district championship game for the girls and the ninth for the boys.

The Lady Wildcats (19-4) will play Powell (15-3) for the District 3-AAA girls championship at 7 p.m. Monday, February 22, in Wildcat Arena. The two teams also played for the district championship last year. Oak Ridge won that game 64-53.

Coached by Paige Taylor, Oak Ridge won district championships in each of the past five seasons, including two victories over Powell.

In the boys tournament, the Wildcats (23-4) will play Clinton (16-4) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, also in Wildcat Arena. The two teams also played for the district championship last year. Oak Ridge won that game 73-69.

The Wildcats have won the past two district championships. They are coached by Aaron Green, who recently achieved his 300th victory in 11 years.

The winners and losers of the district championship games this week will advance to the Region 2-AAA tournaments.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, basketball, Clinton, District 3-AAA, district championship, Gracie Hearon, Hope Holt, Jeremy Miller, Jonathan Milloway, Kell Slater, Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, Paige Taylor, Powell, Semaj Clark, Stafford Shanklin, Wildcats

Basketball: Bench provides lift in Wildcats’ win over Clinton

Posted at 10:37 pm January 3, 2019
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Oak Ridge trailed by seven points early in a Thursday night game against Clinton, but three Wildcats came off the bench and helped flip the lead.

Clinton had taken an early lead and widened it to 15-8 halfway through the first quarter in a district game at Wildcat Arena.

But Oak Ridge Coach Aaron Green put in three bench players: senior forward Shemar Smith, junior guard Jack Replogle, and sophomore guard/forward Jonathan Stewart.

The Wildcats then went on a 13-0 scoring run in the next 3.5 minutes to take a 21-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.

They never trailed after that. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, basketball, Chase Lockard, Clinton, Dragons, Evan Winchester, Herbert Booker, Jack Replogle, Jonathan Stewart, Luke Harrison, Marcus Smith, Oak Ridge, Shemar Smith, Wildcats

Basketball: Smith scores career-high 34 as Wildcats sweep Karns

Posted at 1:52 pm December 5, 2018
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Oak Ridge senior Marcus Smith (2) scored a career-high 34 points during an 82-65 win over Karns at Wildcat Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge senior guard Marcus Smith (2) scored a career-high 34 points during an 82-65 win over Karns at Wildcat Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge senior guard Marcus Smith scored a career-high 34 points as the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats swept Karns at home on Tuesday.

Smith also had eight rebounds and five assists during the 82-65 win over the Beavers at Wildcat Arena.

“I was really proud of Marcus,” Oak Ridge Coach Aaron Green said.

Eleven of his points were from the free throw line, where Smith was 11-of-15.

Oak Ridge senior guard JaVonte Thomas scored 18 points for the Wildcats (6-1, 3-0 District 3-AAA) and pulled down 10 rebounds. Senior guard Joe Kesterson added 10 points, with nine of those on three-point shots. Junior guard Isaiah Johnson scored eight, and sophomore forward Jeremy Miller had six points and 10 rebounds. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, Anna Kate Reichter, Beavers, Benia Cannon-Jones, Bri Dunbar, Caleb Keeter, Dalton Greer, Destiny Bailey, Gracie Hearon, Isaiah Johnson, Jada Guinn, JaVonte Thomas, Jeremy Miller, Joe Kesterson, Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Lady Beavers, Lady Wildcats, Marcus Smith, Mark Vance, Oak Ridge, Tee Hodge-Harper, Tre Hawkins, Wildcat Arena, Wildcats

Oak Ridge eliminates Catholic in Region 2 quarterfinal

Posted at 11:24 am February 25, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The 2018 Region 2-AAA boys' basketball tournament bracket.

The 2018 Region 2-AAA boys’ basketball tournament bracket.

 

Oak Ridge eliminated Catholic in a Region 2-AAA quarterfinal game at Wildcat Arena on Saturday.

The Wildcats (21-7) advanced to play Bearden (34-1) in a regional semifinal game at Bearden High School at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Oak Ridge was the District 3-AAA runner-up this year, and Bearden was the District 4 champion.

The winner of Tuesday’s semifinal will play in a state sectional game, which determines who goes to the state tournament, and the Region 2-AAA championship at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Tuesday night semifinal is an elimination game, so the season will be over for the loser.

The other semifinal Tuesday is between Powell (20-10), the District 3 champion, and Maryville (25-6), the District 4 runner-up. It’s scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, just before the Oak Ridge-Bearden game. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, Bearden, Brock Jancek, Bulldogs, Drew Pember, Fighting Irish, Herbert Booker, Jack Sompayrac, JaVonte Thomas, Joe Fluker, Joe Kesterson, Knoxville Catholic, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Powell, Ques Glover, Region 2-AAA, Region 2-AAA quarterfinal, Region 2-AAA semifinal, Ryan MacDonald, Sam Sompayrac, Seth Caldwell, Trent Stephney, Walt Pickering, Wildcat Arena, Wildcats

Basketball photos: Oak Ridge vs. Powell in boys’ district championship

Posted at 1:18 pm February 24, 2018
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Josh Woods of Powell (12) is pictured above during the 60-58 District 3-AAA championship win over Oak Ridge at Halls on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Josh Woods of Powell (12) is pictured above during the 60-58 District 3-AAA championship win over Oak Ridge at Halls on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HALLS—Oak Ridge hadn’t lost a district game in four years, but Powell ended the Wildcats’ long 70-game win streak during the district championship at Halls last week. The Panthers outscored the Wildcats 14-9 in the final quarter for a 60-58 upset victory to win the District 3-AAA basketball championship at Halls High School on Saturday, February 17.

Here are photos from the game.
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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, District 3-AAA basketball championship, district championship, Gary Barnes, Isaiah Johnson, JaVonte Thomas, Joe Kesterson, Josh Woods, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Oak Ridge, Panthers, Powell, Seth Caldwell, Wildcats

After district win streak ends at 70, Wildcats play Catholic on Saturday

Posted at 12:24 pm February 24, 2018
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Oak Ridge senior Seth Caldwell (4) dribbles near the basket during a 60-58 loss to Powell in the District 3-AAA championship at Halls on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge senior Seth Caldwell (4) dribbles near the basket during a 60-58 loss to Powell in the District 3-AAA championship at Halls on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 25.

HALLS—Oak Ridge hadn’t lost a district game in four years, but Powell ended the Wildcats’ long 70-game win streak during the district championship at Halls last week.

It was a close game, and Oak Ridge (20-7) led after each of the first three quarters: 26-16 at the end of the first, 37-35 at the half, and 49-46 at the end of three.

But the Panthers (19-10) outscored the Wildcats 14-9 in the final quarter for a 60-58 upset victory to win the District 3-AAA basketball championship at Halls High School on Saturday, February 17.

The Wildcats missed 16 free throws, including 10 in the second half. That could have been the difference in the two-point game. Oak Ridge Coach Aaron Green said the missed free throws were uncharacteristic.

“It hurts to lose a game, especially a championship game,” Green said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, District 3-AAA basketball championship, district championship, Gary Barnes, JaVonte Thomas, Joe Kesterson, Josh Woods, Knoxville Catholic, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Oak Ridge, Panthers, Powell, Region 2-AAA, Seth Caldwell, Wildcat Arena, Wildcats, William Blount

Basketball photos: Oak Ridge-Anderson County district semifinal

Posted at 4:01 pm February 17, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Marcus Smith (2) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Behind him is Seth Caldwell (4). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Marcus Smith (2) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Behind him is Seth Caldwell (4). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HALLS—The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play for a district championship against Powell at Halls tonight (Saturday, February 17). The Wildcats advanced to the title game by beating Anderson County 69-61 in a District 3-AAA semifinal game at Halls on Friday.

Here are photos from Friday’s game. We will try to add more photo captions as we can. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, District 3-AAA semifinal, district championship, Isaiah Johnson, JaVonte Thomas, Joe Kesterson, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, Seth Caldwell, Spencer Chandler

Wildcats play for district championship tonight

Posted at 3:56 pm February 17, 2018
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Levert Smith (5) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Levert Smith (5) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HALLS—The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play for a district championship against Powell at Halls tonight (Saturday, February 17).

The Wildcats (20-6) advanced to the title game by beating Anderson County 69-61 in a District 3-AAA semifinal game at Halls on Friday.

Powell (18-10) made it to the championship game with a 75-45 win over Karns in the other boys’ district semifinal game on Friday.

The Wildcats and Panthers also played in the district championship game last year, when Oak Ridge won 86-58.

On Friday at Halls, the Oak Ridge gained a 16-2 lead over Anderson County (20-12) in the first four minutes of the district semifinal, but the Mavericks then scored nine straight points to keep it close. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, Anderson County, Brandon Irwin, Campbell County, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA semifinal, district championship, district semifinal, Halls, Isaiah Johnson, Joe Kesterson, Jordan Hembree, Karns, Lady Wildcats, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Marquis Gallaha, Mavericks, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, Seth Caldwell, Spencer Chandler

Oak Ridge boys summer basketball camps this week, July

Posted at 11:27 am June 5, 2017
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Oak Ridge boys summer basketball camps are this week and again in July.

  • June 6-7—Oak Ridge High School Boys Shooting Camp (Grades K-8th), 5-8 p.m. ($60 pre-registered)
  • July 10-12—ORHS Boys Skills Camp (Grades K-8th), 1-4 p.m. ($85 pre-registered)

To register, contact Aaron Green at [email protected] or go to www.oakridgebasketball.net.

See this form for details: Oak Ridge Basketball Camp 2017.

Filed Under: 2017, Front Page News, High School, Sports, Summer Camps Tagged With: Aaron Green, basketball camp, boys summer basketball camps, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School Boys Shooting Camp, ORHS Boys Skills Camp

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