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Wildcats open basketball season with wins over Grace

Posted at 9:04 am November 19, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Wildcats Boys Basketball Team Nov. 17, 2015

Members of the Oak Ridge Wildcats boys basketball team are pictured above during an 87-67 season-opening win over Grace Christian at home on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. From left are juniors Tyshawn Young (15), Tajion Jones (3), and E.J. Bush (2); seniors Geevantay Gee (12) and Javien Johnson (11); junior Deandre Gibson (10); and senior Darel Middleton (33), who did not play Tuesday. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys and girls basketball teams opened the regular season with wins over Grace Christian on Tuesday.

The boys won 87-67, and the girls won 39-27. It was the first game for new coach Paige Green, who replaced former girls coach David Scott in June. Paige Green is married to Aaron Green, the boys basketball coach.

The Oak Ridge teams play at home again tonight (Thursday, November 19) against the Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK). The girls game starts at 6 p.m., and the boys game begins at 7:30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, C.J. Gettlefinger, Caelyn Thompson, CAK, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Colton Wade, Connor Arnold, Courtney Ellison, Darel Middleton, David Scott, DeAndre Gibson, E.J. Bush, Emily Brewer, Geevantay Gee, Grace Christian, Grant Ledford, Jada Guinn, Javien Johnson, Jaymi Golden, Mykia Dowdell, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Paige Green, Tajion Jones, Tee Higgins, Tyshawn Young, Zack Walker

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