BBB 2015-12-28 and 28 - Mt. Vernon Tournament

by David Svien

They're off the schneid.

Splitting games at the Bulldog Holiday Classic in Mount Vernon, the Oak Harbor High School boys' basketball squad finally nabbed its first win of the season.

That victory, a 53-48 triumph over Sedro-Woolley, lifted the Wildcats to 1-8.

It also made up a bit for a tourney-opening 79-57 defeat to Skyline a day earlier.

Oak Harbor was led, as it has been all season, by Dyllan Harris, who threw down 64 points over the course of the tournament.

He went off for a career high 40 in the opener, which ties him for the fourth-most ever scored by a 'Cat.

The school record of 49 has stood for more than half a century, ever since OHHS legend Pat McGreevy dropped that total back in 1953.

Harris had the help of something McGreevy never got to use -- the three-point line -- nailing eight treys during his record night.

The one-man show wasn't enough to topple Skyline, but against Sedro he got some help.

The Wildcat defense shackled their foes in the fourth quarter, limiting the Cubs to just five points. Harris dropped in eight of his 24 at the same time.

Sophomore Taeson Hardin, who has been out with an injury, returned to score 12, including a huge late game three-pointer, while Adam Nelson (10), Josh Cote (4), Preston Rankin (2) and Sean Erskine (1) rounded out the 'Cat scorers.

Against Skyline, Oak Harbor fell behind by 22 at the half, then played the Spartans even in the second half.

Rankin banked in four to support Harris and his offensive explosion, while Jordan Bell (3), Diangelo McKinney (3), Cote (2), Ozell Jackson (2) and Savion Hollins-Passmore (2) also scored.

It was the varsity debuts for Bell and Hollins-Passmore.

Photos from the Skyline game are posted HERE.


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