Oak Ridge Wildcats ready for home debut
Wildcats’ senior Garrett Giles
Oak Ridge (2-1) opened its season with a dominant 79-59 victory over Lebanon in a Hall of Fame game at Smith County Middle School on Nov. 19.
The Wildcats then traveled to Pensacola, Florida, for two games in the Pensacola Beach Basketball Tournament last week.
On Monday, Nov. 25, Oak Ridge routed Vicksburg (Mississippi) 64-37 at Gulf Breeze High School.
The Wildcats showcased a balanced scoring attack in the tournament opener, with Cooper Williams leading the way with 21 points. Ray Ray Watson added 14 points, Garrett Giles had 10, and Shamar Greene contributed eight.
On Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Wildcats fell 64-51 to University Lab School, a team based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the LSU campus.
Giles paced Oak Ridge with 16 points in the loss, followed by Greene with 11, Watson with eight, Ethan James with seven, and Charlie Taubenheim with six.
Oak Ridge will have some time off before hosting Clinton in its home opener at Wildcat Arena on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
The Wildcats will continue their two-game homestand Tuesday when they host Knoxville Halls.
Halls is led by new head Coach Brian Stewart. Stewart was previously an assistant at Anderson County and had successful head coaching stints at South-Doyle and Cosby.
On Friday, Oak Ridge hits the road again, traveling to Fountain City to face Knoxville Central in a District 3-4A matchup.
