Middle School and High School Basketball

Middle School Basketball v St Joe – Girls: The middle school Patriots hosted St. Joseph Thursday afternoon at the middle school.  There was a nice crowd for the event. 

The Lady Patriots, however, fell to St Joe girls 33-19.  But the game was closer than the score indicates as there was only 6 points separating the two teams at the start of the 4^th quarter.  Unfortunately, everything St. Joe threw at the basket in the 4^th quarter seemed to go in and nothing OC put up would go through.

Tipoff

Addison Farmer was top scorer for OC with 6 points followed by Shermiah Baughns with 4.  Alexis Wymbs, Gina Mattox and Destinie Taylor had 2 points each.  Also, Cori Rollins, Courtney Tittle, Brittany Howard, Tori Wiggins, Candice Weaver, Brianna Wood Z’kyia Jewel and Demana Heard all saw playing time against St. Joe. 

You can see the pictures here:  http://hdgp.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=8781980

Boys:  The middle school boys had a big win over St. Joe 44-14.  In fact, OC held St. Joe to just 3 first half point and it wouldn’t be until the 4:20 mark of the fourth quarter before St. Joe put any more points on the board.  Even with three, three pointers an one plain basket it was too little too late for St. Joe.



Cody Boyd

Zain Foust was high scorer for OC with 9 followed by Cade Overstreet and Jerry Bailey with 8 each.  George Gresham had 5 with Taylor Goettie and Cody Boyd each scoring 4.  Jeffery Glenn Chevas Miller and Jonah McElheney finished the scoring for the Patriots with a basket each.  Matt Wells, Chris Carter, Isaac Hulin and Stacy Taylor all found playing time in OC’s win. 

OC took the lead scoring first and never gave it up.  By quarter OC had 6 in the first, 13 in the second, 9 in the third and 14 in the fourth quarter. 

The middle school Patriots face Athens Christian on Monday, December 10^th at home at 4:30pm. 

You can see the pictures here:  http://hdgp.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=8781987

Varsity and JV Basketball – OC hosted all four basketball teams from Elberton Friday night.  All four games were losses for OC with the JV girls, 51-23 Elbert; JV boys, 100-30 Elbert; varsity girls, 66-29 Elbert; and varsity boys, 101-44 Elbert.

One has to give a high-five to the Oglethorpe players for displaying a degree of class and character that Elbert lacked in Elbert’s desire to score 100 points in a game.  Moreover, with 3:40 left in the girls varsity game and with the outcome assured, the Elbert coach called a timeout to discuss tactics with his girls.  This begs the question what could the Elbert coach possibly tell his team they didn’t already know while holding a comfortable 35 point lead?

I may be accused of being a whining looser, and had our kids thrown a fit, showed out or had immature tantrums it would be understandable considering they were outclassed on the court.  But to their great credit they didn’t.  We may not win many basketball games but our coaches teach our kids what’s really important in life.  Scoring 100 points on a team that loses by six is one thing, scoring 100 points on a team that loses by 60 shows, what?  Big Whoop.  

OC faces the Commerce Tigers in Commerce Tuesday, December 11th with the girls starting at  6pm.  The boys game is at 7:30pm.

You can see the JV an Varsity Girls pictures here:  http://hdgp.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=8783750

You can see the JV and Varsity Boys here:  http://hdgp.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=8783755