November 12, 2021
By Al Muskewitz
East Alabama Sports Today
Oxford rallies from 10 down in fourth quarter to tie the game, but miss a shot at buzzer and fall to Hueytown
BIRMINGHAM —The bus ride back to Oxford might be an uncomfortable one given what might have been, but there is one thing the Yellow Jackets can fall back on that might smooth out the bumps.
The Jackets opened their basketball season Thursday afternoon with a 52-50 loss to Hueytown in the Tip-Off Classic at Ramsay High School.
The two-point loss stung, but the Jackets can take solace in knowing their relatively inexperienced lineup rallied from 10 down to start the fourth quarter and had the ball at the end with a chance to win or tie.
“Obviously, we don’t have that experience, but you have kids who want to win; they want to fight to win,” Jackets senior forward Rylan Houck said. “You make mistakes but the team got over it. It was the fourth quarter and nobody’s heads dropped. Great body language, everything. We’re ready to play and go win the game.” [**read more]
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