Two in a Row: Osbourn Park Beats Southern Maryland Christian Academy

Osbourn Park head coach Jeremy Coleman discusses strategy versus SMCA with his team during a timeout. 

(photo via Amber Bonner)

The Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets travelled to Waldorf, Maryland this past Saturday to take on the Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs. OP would come away with their second straight victory, 70-39 and move to 4-2 on the young season. 

Osbourn Park wasted no time getting out in front, ending the first quarter up 22-10. Sophomore point guard Trey Terrell was a big reason why, racking up five steals in the opening period. Terrell would repeat as OP's player of the game for a second straight week, finishing the night with 20 points on 7-11 shooting. He'd  go 2-4 from three, 4-5 at the free throw line, and added three rebounds with two assists. 

Most impressive, though, were his ten steals that gave him his first double-double of the season. Terrell was laser-focused all night on the ball defensively, often leaving his man for an opportunity to snag it. I spoke with Terrell following the game.

"Tonight was a big win for us, improving to 4-2 and helped us prepare for conference play on Tuesday. I felt us being down a man that I had to go out there and play under control, step it up on defense and limit turnovers. Overall I think it was a great team win and everyone contributed."

 Trey Terrell was OP's player of the week for a second straight week.

(photo via Amber Bonner)

The closest the Mustangs got all night was keeping it within three for the second quarter, as the Yellow Jackets outscored them 13-10, taking a 35-20 lead into the half. Osbourn Park would finish with an even stronger second half, outscoring the home team 35-12.

The Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 22-51 (43%), going 5-18 (27%) from beyond the arc, 15-25 (60%) at the free throw line and added a season-high 25 steals. 

Head coach Jeremy Coleman was happy with the result but saw room for improvement.

"It was about striking first and continuing to do so. The team bought in. We didn't come out all this way to lose. They found the weak spots of the Mustangs and capitalized. In regards to the amount of turnovers tonight, I have a certain threshold with the pace we play at. That being said, 23 turnovers is never acceptable- even in a win. But at the end of the day, I am happy with how we overwhelmed them to the point of mitigating those turnovers and walking away victorious."

Other double-digit scorers included senior guard Logan Dwyer (10) and junior big man Ayden Weinstein (11). Weinstein went 3-5 from the field, 1-1 from three, 2-4 from the charity stripe, finishing things off with four rebounds and two steals. Junior forward/center Joshua Okuadido led the team with nine rebounds. 

Junior Ayden Weinstein added a boost off the bench for Osbourn Park.

(photo via Amber Bonner)

Next up for the 4-2 Yellow Jackets is a Tuesday night conference game versus the Gainesville Cardinals (3-1) at home. Tipoff is at 7:30 pm.

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