Warriors use balanced scoring effort to down defending Tennessee AAA state champions in Nashville.
No. 1-ranked
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) dominated
Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.), 80-59, in the nation's biggest high school basketball game Friday night at the Battle of the Best in Nashville, Tenn.
The Warriors (7-0) received double-digit scoring from five players, led by junior wing
Damien Wilson's 18 points. Senior
Ben McLemore added 16 and Duke signee
Quinn Cook chipped in 14.
University of Memphis signee
Adonis Thomas paced Melrose (4-2) with 27 points. The Golden Wildcats – Tennessee's defending Class AAA state champions – were pegged by multiple media outlets as the preseason No. 1 team nationally, but have struggled out of the gates with two losses in their first six outings.
Oak Hill Academy raced to a 31-19 halftime lead and closed the game out with a 31-15 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Both teams will travel to Benton, Ky., for the Marshall County Hoopfest on Saturday night. Oak Hill faces
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) while Melrose looks to bounce back against
Christian County (Hopkinsville, Ky.).
