BBB 2011-12-20 vs Meadowdale

Oak Harbor hosted the Meadowdale Mavericks in the last home game of 2011.

Starting in the dome, the 1-3 freshman team faced a 3-1 and talented Meadowdale squad. The Mav jumped to a big 17-4 lead early, then cruised on to a 71-32 win. Leading the Wildcats was Zach Jones with 14 points. James Clay netted 5, Jacob Sturdevant 4, Gage Eccleston 3 and Tre Bobo and Carter Wride a pair each.

The Meadowdale JV squad came into the game undefeated in league play while Oak Harbor was 1-3. It didn't look like it as the Wildcats, behind 12 points by Diamonte Ridley, jumped to an 18-9 first-quarter lead. Oak Harbor still held the lead 26-22 at halftime, but in the 3rd, Meadowdale closed the gap and then took a 36-34 lead with 2:15 left in the period which ended with a 43-36 Maverick lead. The two teams played even, scoring 12 each in the 4th period, leaving the Mavs with a 55-48 victory. Ridley ended the game with 16 points, Anfernee Angkaw hit for 8, Zach Gibbs and Gabe Groenig 7 each, Rhys Mattila 4 and Matt Zafra and Isaiah Rennes scored 3 each.

Oak Harbor's varsity was 2-2 in league play and Meadowdale 3-1 when the varsity game started. Oak Harbor led throughout the first quarter, ended 14-10 in favor of the Wildcats, but Meadowdale came back to tie the game 16-16 at the 5:00 mark in the 2nd, but with 5 seconds left in the half, OH led 24-19, but a quick Meadowdale score made it 24-22 at halftime.

The third period was tight, but Oak Harbor maintained the lead, even though it was only one point with 33 seconds left, 36-35. Still, the Wildcats led 38-35 with one quarter to go. Again, the Wildcats held on to their slim lead until late in the game. With 31 seconds to go and Oak Harbor up 49-46, the Mavericks were forced into foul mode to stop the clock, but it didn't help much as the the person they usually fouled was Mike Washington who sank 3 late free throws to give OH a 52-46 win. Washington finished with 19 points, Matt Burgoyne quietly built his total to 11 and Drew Washington hit for 10. Also scoring were Jojo Webster with 6, Chris Hailer with 4 and Dayne Herron with 2.

Next for the Wildcat varsity team is a 3-day varsity tournament in Bellevue at the end of the month. They return to league action on January 3rd, traveling to Glacier Peak. The next home game for the boys basketball team is Friday, January 6, 2012 vs Marysville Getchell.

Photos from the Freshman, JV and Varsity games are posted HERE.

Video highlights from JV and Varsity action are posted HERE.