Friday, December 30, 2011
Osbourn wins Lake Braddock holiday tourney.
The Osbourn Eagles boys basketball team continued its winning ways on Thursday night, defeating tournament host Lake Braddock and claiming the championship title. It is the second straight year Osbourn has won the championship for the local holiday tournament. The score remained close throughout the game, before Osbourn finally pulled away late in the fourth quarter. The game was out of the ordinary for the Eagles, who are used to a very fast-paced, high-scoring style of basketball. Thursday night's final score topped out at 59-46. It was refreshing in some ways to see Osbourn win a game that wasn't filled with constant running and transition baskets. The Eagles proved they can adapt and execute against different types of teams, which will…
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Osbourn's boys basketball team beats Hylton to advance in holiday tournament
Osbourn traveled back to Lake Braddock Wednesday for day two of a holiday tournament in a semi-final match-up against Hylton. Osbourn, fresh off a Tuesday victory over Robinson, had already defeated Hylton once in the regular season opener, but it was a fairly close game. Things would go in favor for the Eagles this time around as well, but in a much more convincing fashion. Osbourn played like the dominant team they are, hammering the Bulldogs 77-59 to earn a spot in the championship game. The Eagles were in control of the game most of the way on Wednesday as they got a balanced output on offense and played a solid game on the defensive end as well. The senior-heavy Osbourn squad showed why they are so tough to beat: they have several …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Osbourn High School boys basketball team beat Robinson.
The Osbourn High School boys basketball team traveled to Lake Braddock Tuesday to take on Robinson High School in the first game of the holiday tournament. The players had been practicing hard to prepare for the tournament, despite being out os school for winter break. When Osbourn stepped on the court Tuesday afternoon, they were a bit rusty and Robinson jumped out to an early lead. Robinson built a 14-4 lead by the end of the first quarter—a surprise to Osbourn players, coaches, and fans as the Eagles are usually a very high-scoring team. Osbourn was able to get their offense going in the second quarter and they battled back to close the gap to 29-22 at the half. Head coach Mike Dufrene reminded his players that they were much better …
Tim Demeria
9:45 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011
Way to go Eagles! Grab onto something and hang on, the Eagles are flying high again this year! more ›