Raiders follow through on plan to advance to district title game
at 38-38 with 5 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
A.J. Jones hit a pair of baskets and a free throw It may not have been considered the A- to put the Raiders up 44-38 with 3:35 left. team on Thursday night, but Oak Hill Acad- Winona Christian cut the margin to 4442 emy boys basketball coach Lee Hazlewood at the 2:58 mark, but Oak Hill hit its free liked it when a plan came together. throws down the stretch to secure the win.
A tight game developed for the Raiders in “We were able to contest shots and anytime the semifinals of the Class 4A, District 3 Tour- you do that, you have a chance on the offensive nament against the Winona Christian Stars end,” Hazlewood said. “We made the plays at and Hazlewood knew his team had specific the end. Credit Winona – they play hard too. things to accomplish if it was going to come It was a hard-fought battle.” out with a victory. Four players did all of the scoring for the
Oak Hill was strong down the stretch and Raiders as Jones led the way with 14 points. earned a 47-42 win over Winona Christian to He was followed by Dalton Turnipseed, Amro make the finals. Amro and Noah Brand with 11 points each.
“They showed some guts and perseverance Oak Hill improved its record to 14-9 and at the end,” Hazlewood said of the Raiders. took on Canton Academy for the district “I'm real proud of the guys. The game plan championship on Friday. worked and they followed it to perfection. Hazlewood likes the way the Raiders
“Defensively, we did a good job and re- have competed this season in a very balanced bounded a lot better than the last time we district. played them.” “I've been here three years and it's our first
After taking leads of 20-14 at the end of year to be in the championship game,” Hazlewood the first quarter and 31-22 at halftime, Oak said. “It feels good. It's a tough district. Hill saw the Stars come back to tie the game Every team in this district is good.”