Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Missouri

Oak Ridge Military Academy 63
Branson, Missouri 50

Oak Ridge(20-2)

ORMA advances to the semifinals Friday at 9pm….

Oak Ridge Military Academy defeated Branson (MO) 63-50 in the opening round of the 2011 Bass Pro
Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri. Senior Chris Jones led the Cadets with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Senior Jacob Lawson had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Senior Michael Neal had 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting from 3 point territory. Michael scored his 1,000th career point and now has 1,011 for his high school career. Freshman Theo Pinson finished with 6 points and 5 rebounds. Creighton signee Avery Dingman of Branson led all scorers with 28 points. The Cadets advance to the seim-finals to face De Lasalle High School from Chicago who has a record of 16-0. That game will take place at 8:00 PM CST at Missouri State University in front of an estimated 10,000 spectators.

Oak Ridge 19 19 11 14 63
Branson 13 14 10 13 50

Oak Ridge (20-2): Chris Jones 20, Michael Neal 12, Jacob Lawson 12, Theo Pinson 6, Ryan King 4, Asad Lamot 3, Carlos Rankins 2, Xavier Johnson 2, Michael Obacha 2

Branson (9-7): Avery Dingman 28, Sam Pugh 12, Alec Zimmer 3, Andrew Jantz 3, Paul Stevens 2, Malachi Daniels 2