Oxford Prep teams top KVA in holiday tourney
• By Dispatch Staff
HENDERSON — The Oxford Prep varsity boys and girls basketball teams earned third-place wins Saturday in Kerr-Vance Academy’s holiday tournament by knocking off the home teams.
Oxford Prep’s boys won 56-35 over KVA and the Griffins’ girls squad scored a 43-30 victory.
Oak Forest of Wake Forest claimed the titles in both the boys and girls competitions, defeating Brunswick Academy of Lawrenceville, Virginia, in both championship matches.
The Oxford Prep boys withstood a valiant first-half effort from KVA, which stayed close before Logan Jones went to work down low for the visitors in the second quarter, scoring half of his team-leading 20 points.
The Griffins’ Jamarri Glover also scored in double figures with 18 and Drew West tallied 7 points and represented Oxford
Tim Hudson made the all-tourney squad for the Spartans and M.J. Wright, who played in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets, was named to the JV all-tourney team.
Wil Holmes led KVA Saturday with nine points and Hudson had eight points and 10 rebounds.
Holmes scored 13 on Friday and M.J. Wright had 16.
On the girls side, the Griffins led comfortably throughout, paced by Kadence Woodlief’s game-high 26 points, including her trio of 3-pointers. Emily Wilkinson also scored in double figures with 11.
Katelyn Holtzman, an all-tourney selection, led KVA with 13 points and nine rebounds while Kiyona Patton scored 7 to go along with seven steals. Brooke Miller added 6 points.
• By Dispatch Staff
HENDERSON — The Oxford Prep varsity boys and girls basketball teams earned third-place wins Saturday in Kerr-Vance Academy’s holiday tournament by knocking off the home teams.
Oxford Prep’s boys won 56-35 over KVA and the Griffins’ girls squad scored a 43-30 victory.
Oak Forest of Wake Forest claimed the titles in both the boys and girls competitions, defeating Brunswick Academy of Lawrenceville, Virginia, in both championship matches.
The Oxford Prep boys withstood a valiant first-half effort from KVA, which stayed close before Logan Jones went to work down low for the visitors in the second quarter, scoring half of his team-leading 20 points.
The Griffins’ Jamarri Glover also scored in double figures with 18 and Drew West tallied 7 points and represented Oxford
Tim Hudson made the all-tourney squad for the Spartans and M.J. Wright, who played in both the varsity and junior varsity brackets, was named to the JV all-tourney team.
Wil Holmes led KVA Saturday with nine points and Hudson had eight points and 10 rebounds.
Holmes scored 13 on Friday and M.J. Wright had 16.
On the girls side, the Griffins led comfortably throughout, paced by Kadence Woodlief’s game-high 26 points, including her trio of 3-pointers. Emily Wilkinson also scored in double figures with 11.
Katelyn Holtzman, an all-tourney selection, led KVA with 13 points and nine rebounds while Kiyona Patton scored 7 to go along with seven steals. Brooke Miller added 6 points.
