BBB 2016-02-08 vs Everett

The final memory will be a sweet one.

Sparked by departing star Dyllan Harris, the Oak Harbor High School boys basketball squad rolled past visiting Everett 70-60 Monday to cap a rough season.

The victory, the second in their final four games, lifted the Wildcats to 3-17 overall, 2-8 in Wesco North play. They failed to make the playoffs.

In a season of close losses -- seven defeats were by just a handful of points, with three conference games slipping away in the final minute -- getting a bit of revenge against the Seagulls puts a positive spin on things.

The first time the squads met, Everett ran away with a win in overtime.

This time out, the 'Cats snatched the lead early in the first quarter and never relinquished it.

Down 6-2 in the very early going, Oak Harbor used a 13-2 surge to turn the tide of the game. Diangelo McKinney dropped the dagger, with a trey that sent the Wildcats into the first break up 15-10.

OHHS stretched the lead out to 13, before Everett took advantage of a huge disparity in fouls to cut away at the margin.

The Wildcats turned the tables in the fourth, draining 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.

Harris finished a spectacular four-year run with more than 1,000 points, going out with 24 points and eight rebounds in his last time in the purple and gold.

Sean Erskine added 17 and nine caroms.

Adam Nelson and McKinney both dropped in nine, Josh Cote banged away for seven and Ozell Jackson (2) and Preston Rankin (2) also scored for Oak Harbor.

Savion Hollins-Passmore ripped down eight boards as Oak Harbor dominated on the glass.

Third quarter kills JV:

A close game at the half turned into a romp after the break, as Everett ran away with a 47-33 win.

The Seagulls were up just 22-19 after two quarters, but used a 17-8 run in the third quarter to flatten the Wildcats.

Marcus Carr banked home 11 to lead Oak Harbor, while Haven Brown (6), Gavin Allen (5), Gabe Salinger (4), Joseph Arinaza (3), Justin Ellison (2) and Weston Whitefoot (2) also scored.

C-Team wins from the line:

If you love free throws, the freshman game was a classic, as Oak Harbor shot 43 times from the stripe -- including an astonishing 23 in just one quarter -- on its way to a 70-55 victory.

Everett actually came quite strongly, taking an 18-11 lead after one quarter.

After that it was all Oak Harbor, as the 'Cats used a 16-9 second to pull even, a 19-14 third to take the lead and a 24-14 fourth to put the game on ice.

With Everett fouling like crazy in the final two minutes in an effort to get back in the game, the Wildcats spent a considerable amount of time at the charity stripe.

They converted 15-23 in the fourth, knocking down 27-43 on the night. The Seagulls were a much more modest 4-9.

Dorian Hardin sparked OHHS with 16, while Terrell Crumpton slid in 13, Kevin Schuldt popped for 11 and Austin Boesch tickled the twines for 10.

Ben Knoll (8), Andrew Baloy (5) Nathanael Thompson (3), Evan Nadeau (2) and Ashton Prats (2) also got in the scoring column.


Freshman game pics are HERE


JV pics are HERE


Click HERE for varsity action photos.



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