Earl Austin Jr: Oakville edges Webster Groves in ThrillerStatesmen fall from ranks of unbeaten

Oakville edges Webster Groves in ThrillerStatesmen fall from ranks of unbeaten
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Earl  Austin on 02/02/2010 20:17:00
 
Webster Groves won the Class 5 state title in 2008 and Oakville finishedfourth
last year in the school's first ever Final Four appearance.The capacity crowd
and state-tournament atmosphere at Oakville made itquite evident that this was
more than just a nonconference game.Webster Groves tied the game at 69-69 on
Kendall Shell's layup with 15seconds left to play. That set the stage for Duren,
a long and lanky6'4" guard, who drove the length of the court, put on a spin
move andscored the winning points on a left-handed layup.It was also Duren who
ended the first half in dramatic fashion as well.His pull-up jumper from 25 feet
swished in at the halftime buzzer togive Oakville a two-point lead at
halftime.Duren scored 19 points for Oakville, as did 6'6" senior center
GarrettReeg. The Tigers were led in scoring by senior guard Toraino Hellems'
20points. Senior Cortez Conners led the Statesmen with 25 points whilefellow
senior Derrick Dilworth added 14 points.Oakville, which won its eight game in
succession, improved to 18-4 whileWebster Groves fell to 18-1.In the top girls'
game of the night, Troy defeated Fort Zumwalt South42-36 in a GAC South contest
that went into overtime. Center MaggieFlynn scored a team-high 16 points,
including six in the overtimeperiod, to lead the Trojanettes, who improved to
18-3. Fort ZumwaltSouth fell to 17-3 on the season. The two teams have split
their twomeetings this season. F.Z. South won the first meeting 49-43 in
thechampionship game of the McDonald's Classic at Parkway West.