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Jones named MVP as Wildcats win fifth straight district championship

Posted at 2:18 am February 23, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Wildcats won their fifth straight District 3-AAA championship with an 86-58 victory over Powell at Clinton on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

The Oak Ridge Wildcats won their fifth straight District 3-AAA championship with an 86-58 victory over Powell at Clinton on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

CLINTON—Oak Ridge senior Tajion Jones was named most valuable player as the Wildcats won their fifth straight District 3-AAA championship with an 86-58 victory over Powell at Clinton on Tuesday.

Oak Ridge (26-2) will play West, which finished fourth in District 4-AAA, in a first-round Region 2-AAA game at Wildcat Arena at 7 p.m. Saturday. West (15-17) lost to Hardin Valley 64-58 in the third-place District 4 game on Tuesday.

The Wildcats, the top seed in the District 3-AAA basketball tournament, advanced to the district championship at Clinton High School on Tuesday by beating Clinton, which had been the number five seed, 111-77 in a semifinal game on Saturday.

Oak Ridge was led against Powell on Tuesday by senior Anthony Gibson. He scored a game-high 24 points, with 22 of those in the first half. Gibson knocked down three three-point shots.

Jones scored 21, with 12 of those on four three-point shots. Jones, a Mr. Basketball finalist in Class AAA, also had a baseline drive for a dunk. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: Anthony Gibson, Bearden, Campbell County, Clinton High School, Daraon Jones, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA All Tournament Team, District 3-AAA basketball tournament, District 3-AAA championship, District 4-AAA, Dragons, Hardin Valley, Isaiah Keeter, Jack Richards, Jacob Walden, K.J. Hawkins, Karns, Luther Simmons, Maryville, Matt Samples, Mr. Basketball, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Panthers, Powell, Region 2-AAA, Region 2-AAA tournament, S.J. Powers, Tajion Jones, Tee Higgins, Tyshawn Young, West, Wildcat Arena

Dowdell named MVP, leads girls in District 3 championship

Posted at 9:33 pm February 22, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the District 3-AAA girls' basketball championship in 59-34 victory over Powell at Clinton High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the District 3-AAA girls’ basketball championship in a 59-34 victory over Powell at Clinton High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

CLINTON—Oak Ridge junior Mykia Dowdell was named most valuable player and the Lady Wildcats won their second straight District 3-AAA championship with a 59-34 victory over Powell at Clinton on Tuesday.

Oak Ridge (26-3) will play Bearden in a first-round Region 2-AAA tournament game at Wildcat Arena at 7 p.m. Friday. The Lady Bulldogs (24-3) lost to Hardin Valley 58-50 in a third-place District 4-AAA game at Hardin Valley Academy on Monday.

Dowdell led the Lady Wildcats with 21 points in the District 3 championship game against Powell on Tuesday, and she had at least six rebounds. She had eight points in the first quarter alone, and another six in the second.

While Dowdell was named MVP, three other Oak Ridge players were also named to the District 3-AAA All Tournament Team on Tuesday: senior Courtney Ellison, junior Jaymi Golden, and sophomore Jada Guinn. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Bearden, Brooklin McCoy, Campbell County, Courtney Ellison, Desiree Bates, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA All Tournament Team, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA girls basketball championship, Haley Schubert, Hardin Valley, Jada Guinn, Jaymi Golden, Lady Bulldogs, Lady Panthers, Lady Wildcats, Maddie Sickau, Madison Brady, Maryville, Mykia Dowdell, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Paige Green, Powell, Region 2-AAA, Region 2-AAA tournament, Sarah Cain, William Blount

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