The Falcon girls, sparked by their best first quarter of the season, swamped the visitors 62-29 in the opener of the doubleheader.
Cowherd scored six points as the Falcons took a 15-7 first-quarter lead, while teammate Philip Kelly benefited from some excellent passing to score a game-high 20 points in the boys’ win. Kelly, scoring most of his points from inside on 10 of 16 shooting, ended the evening with a double-double, as he also had 14 of the Falcons’ 58 rebound. Bo Howe joined the Falcons’ double-double club with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Cowherd, who finished with 10 points, had three assists, as did teammates Simon Cagle and Bryan Thompson.
In the girls’ contest, eighth-grader Margaret Cross exploded for 21 points, including four from behind the three-point line, to lead the Falcons to the win. Kristin Steward had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the girls. She also added four blocked shots on the defensive end.
The biggest plus for the Falcons was taking a 24-8 lead in the first quarter.
Girls’ Box Score
Oak Ridge 8 4 2 15 — 29
O’Neal 24 7 14 17 — 62
Oak Ridge — Sanchez 0 0-1 0, Hawkins 7 9-16 23, Hall 0 0-0 0, O’Steen 3 0-1 6, Storestreet 0 0-0 0, Ferguson 0 0-1 0, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Cox 0 0-0 0. Totals – 10 9-19 29.
O’Neal — Garner 1 1-2 3, King 0 0-2 0, Walters 1 0-0 2, Hukee 4 0-0 8, McCormick 0 1-2 1, White 2 2-4 6, Cross 6 5-6 21, LeGrand 0 0-0 0, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Davis 4 1-2 9, Stewart 5 0-0 10, Hayes 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-18 62.
Three-point goals: Oak Ridge 0; O’Neal 4 (Cross 4).
Boys’ Box Score
Oak Ridge 7 8 12 8 — 35
O’Neal 15 8 28 17 — 68
Oak Ridge — Lowe 7 2-4 16, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Everhart 0 0-0 0, Clodfelter 3 0-0 7, Payne 1 0-0 2, Caines 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Sherman 0 0-0 0, Hart 0 0-0 0, McAdoo 1 1-5 3, Rice 2 2-2 7, Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals – 14 5-11 35.
O’Neal — Howe 5 1-2 12, Summey 0 0-2 0, Miller 2 2-2 6, LeGrand 0 1-1 1, Bra. Thompson 2 0-1 4, Subin 1 0-0 2, Lawn 0 1-2 1, Cowherd 5 0-2 10, Cagle 1 0-0 2, Cross 0 1-2 1, Bry. Thompson 4 0-2 9, Kelly 10 0-0 20. Totals – 30 6-16 68.
Three-point goals: Oak Ridge 2 (Clodfelter, Rice); O’Neal 2 (Howe, Bry. Thompson).
