The Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets were on the road once again versus North Stafford following a loss to Hylton. The result was never in doubt as OP won going away, 68-39.
North Stafford would score the first basket of the game almost immediately- and it would be their only lead of the night. Osbourn Park imposed their will all night long, racing out to a 25-10 first quarter lead. Sophomore shooting guard Tavyahn Faison got off to a very hot start, hitting his first four shots. Faison would finish the game as the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 7-10 shooting, going 3-5 from three-point land. He also added three rebounds, two steals, an assist and went 2-2 at the free throw line.
OP was just as dominant in the second quarter, outscoring the Wolverines 21-6 to head into the half up 46-16. Sophomore point guard Trey Terrell would come up with another strong performance, scoring 15 points on 5-10 shooting with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Sophomore point guard Trey Terrell finished scored 15 points and is averaging 17 over his last two games
(photo via Amber Bonner)
A weak point for the Yellow Jackets in their loss to Hylton was turnovers. In the first half versus North Stafford, they only had three. OP’s largest lead was 37 before North Stafford improved their efforts in the second half, outscoring OP 23-22.
OP finished 45% from the field and 35% from beyond the arc. Over their last two games, they’re shooting 37% from deep. They also continued the strong defensive play with 17 steals after 14 versus Hylton.
OP's big men trio of Okuadido, Bilal and Portis crashed the boards all night for OP. (photo via Amber Bonner)
Junior forward Joshua Okuadido, senior forward Malcolm Bilal and junior center Cameron Portis all led the team with four rebounds each.
The win brings the Yellow Jackets to 2-1 on the young season, as they head to Forest Park (1-2) Tuesday night for a 7:30 pm tipoff.
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