Quinn Cook attempts to wrap a pass around a pair of Quality Education defenders.
Photo by Randy Sartin
After facing each other Friday night at the Battle of the Best in Nashville, Tenn.,
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and
Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.) both picked up wins Saturday at the Marshall County Hoopfest in Benton, Ky.
Junior wing
Jordan Adams led No. 1-ranked Oak Hill Academy to a 73-71 win over
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Adams scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Warriors improved to 8-0 despite trailing for much of the game.
Oak Hill Academy played without 6-foot-8 senior forward
Sidiki Johnson, an Arizona signee.
Melrose received 22 points and 12 rebounds from senior star
Adonis Thomas in a 57-49 win over
Christian County (Hopkinsville, Ky.). Senior guard
Cedric McAfee added 19 points.
Oak Hill Academy beat Melrose 80-59 in their highly-anticipated Friday matchup.
More Hoopfest scoresBowling Green (Ky.) 65,
Marshall County (Benton, Ky.) 63
Duncanville (Texas) 66,
Warren Central (Bowling Green, Ky.) 51