Holy Savior Menard used a 6'6" 8th grader Jourdain Dishmand and junior Michael Lombardo with five three pointers in the game to beat Oakdale 66-52 Tuesday night.
"A lot of good stuff happened early," said head coach Dustin Howard. "We had a bad spot at the end of the first half and early in the third quarter that kind of done us in. They had seven seniors on that basketball team, and that was their twentieth win. They're definately at a different spot than we are being a young team, and their experience got us in the end."
Malcolm Pugh gave his Warriors the early 2-0 lead, and Menard tied the game inside the first 2 minutes. James Evins scored to regain the lead, then Menard took the one point on the other side of the court on a basket from beyond the arc. Derrick Winfield scored off an assist from Pugh to make it a one point game at 7-6. Guillory drove down the court and scored for the 8-7 lead. The lead was short lived as Menard scored on back-to-back possessions. A Menard defender picked Winfield's pocket and scored, but Oakdale retook the lead at 14-13 as the buzzer sounded at the end of the first quarter.
Menard scored another three pointer to go up 16-14, but then Nick Doyle tied the game at 16. Pugh scored as Menard calls a timeout 4:21 before half trailing 20-18. With the score tied at 20, Lombardo drilled a three pointer. Alex Norton then scored another Menard three pointer on the next possession to take either team's largest lead of the night. The first half ended with Oakdale trailing 28-20.
The Eagles went on a scoring run to lead 39-23 halfway through the third. Lombardo then scored a three pointer that was good from across the creek in Ball to close out the third quarter. Pugh made both foul shots to begin the fourth quarter. Oakdale scored on back-to-back-to-back possessions to close the gap, but Lombardo went on and added his fourth and fifth three pointers. Not to be outdone, Guillory and Pugh each recorded a three pointer in the waning moments of the game. Guillory finished the game with 18 points, and Pugh scored 11 points.
The Warriors finished the season at 12-16 and a district record of 2-10 and now await their destination in the 2017 LHSAA Non-Select Basketball Playoffs. Unofficial results as of February 20, 2017, have Oakdale finishing at number 27 in the Class 2A Power Rankings and would travel to sixth seeded North Caddo in the opening round.
The LHSAA released the following statement regarding when the power rankings will be official: "An LHSAA member school is appealing the decision of the Executive Director as it pertains to a decision made for a forfeiture and suspension of athletes. The next steps for appeal are an LHSAA Sportsmanship Hearing with potential for an emergency appeal to the LHSAA Executive Committee immediately following. This said, the tournament brackets for Boys' Basketball will not be released until this is resolved."
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