Oak Ridge sweeps Vicksburg at Florida basketball tournament

Published 3:33 pm Monday, November 25, 2024

Vicksburg High’s basketball teams might have gotten in some beach time, but they did not have a lot of fun in the sun on Monday.

Vicksburg’s girls and boys teams were swept by Oak Ridge (Tennessee) in their opening games at the InnisfreeHotels Beach Basketball Tournament in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

The Missy Gators lost 50-42 to Oak Ridge in the first game of the two-day tournament that tipped off at 8 a.m. Vicksburg led 37-32 entering the fourth quarter, but could not hold the lead.

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Zion Harvey led the Missy Gators (6-2) with 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Cynia Johnson added six points and 10 rebounds, Carjessa Albert had six points and eight rebounds, an Jordan Grace scored seven points.

Vicksburg’s boys team, meanwhile, lost 64-37 to Oak Ridge in another morning match-up.

Cooper Williams scored 11 of his 21 points in the first quarter to get Oak Ridge off to a fast start, and the Wildcats led 34-15 at halftime. Vicksburg only scored two points in the first quarter, on a basket by Ja’Quez Jones.

Kris Washington led Vicksburg (5-4) with 11 points and Mincer Minor scored eight. The Gators had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Vicksburg will spend one more day on the Gulf Coast before returning home. They’ll play tournament host Gulf Breeze High School in a girls-boys doubleheader beginning at 6:30 p.m. The games will be live streamed on BallerTV.com.

Vicksburg’s next game after that is Dec. 3 at Yazoo City.