JAMAICA —
Emile McFadden had 18 points as the Salt Fork girls basketball team was able to defeat Oakwood 49-44 on Wednesday in Vermilion Valley Conference action.
Kayln Learnard had eight points for the Storm, who jumped out to a 16-7 lead after the first quarter and a 28-26 lead at halftime, while Cara Callahan had six and Jordyn Woods and Randi Bales each had four.
The Comets came to life in the second half and was able to cut into the lead by outscoring the Storm 26-21 in the half, but could not over come the halftime deficit.
Angela Elliott led Oakwood with 15 points, while Harlena Hardin and Makayla Stark each had nine points and Makenzie Baker added seven. Hardin also had 14 rebounds.
The Storm ate 7-18 and 6-6 in the VVC and will end the regular season today at Westville while the Comets are 11-17 and 6-6 and will take on Schlarman.
MEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
DACC 63
Shawnee 48
ULLIN — Some teams might experience a letdown after beating a nationally-ranked opponent.
But, that wasn’t the case on Wednesday night for the Danville Area Community College Jaguars.
After falling behind 35-26 at halftime, the Jaguars opened the second half with an 18-1 run en route to the team’s third straight victory.
“These guys are really starting to play some of their best basketball,’’ DACC coach Mike Carpenter said. “Shawnee had a big crowd tonight and we weathered the storm in the first half.
“In the second half, we came out and played some of best offensive and defensive basketball of the season.’’
Shawnee didn’t have a field goal for 12 minutes in the second half and the Jaguars outscored the Saints 37-13 in the final 20 minutes.
DACC used a balanced attack with Brandon Demmings scoring a team-high 16 points. The other three players in double figures for the Jaguars were Evan Blackmon (12), Derek Shouse (11) and Shea Sumpter (11).
Up next for DACC is a matchup with Parkland College on Saturday at 4 p.m. with free admission for both the women’s game, which starts at 2, and the men’s game.
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Heather Ellis of Salt Fork pressures Angela Elliott of Oakwood during Wednesday’s game at Jamaica. Deb Edwards/Commercial-News
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Makayla Stark of Oakwood fails to prevent a shot by Jordyn Woods of Salt Fork. Deb Edwards/Commercial-News
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