After a weekend of such showcase events as Battle in the 614, Classic in the City, Classic in the Country and Flyin’ to the Hoop, about a month remains in the boys and girls high school basketball regular seasons.
McCollum returned in a 56-55 loss at Olentangy Liberty on Friday. Orange rebounded to beat Toledo Whitmer 54-51 in the Battle in the 614 on Saturday at Ohio Dominican. Orange is 12-2 overall and 3-2 in the OCC-Central, tied for second with Dublin Coffman and Hilliard Bradley behind Liberty . Orange faces a road test Friday against a Hilliard Davidson team that has won five of six since a 1-6 start. The Pioneers beat Davidson 66-53 on Dec. 2.The Warriors have rebounded from a sometimes difficult offseason that included a coaching change, shaking off a slow start to match their number of wins from a season ago.
“We had a bit of a slower start but guys are seeing where we can go now,” Storey said. “We’re flowing better. We knew that would take some time … but we also knew we had to grow up quickly.” Jenna Kopyar scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half, including baskets at the end of the second and third quarters to give Coffman the lead. Keiryn McGuff had 13 points and Wisconsin-bound Tessa Grady added eight.The Cardinals have been led by senior center Chase Walker, who surpassed 1,000 career points in a 41-22 win over Licking Heights on Jan. 10. Walker, who is averaging 19.5 points and 9.