Annual Hoops Classic with Oak Hill vs. Blue Ridge Prep:Oak Hill Warriors move to (31-0)

Courtesy of Rick Lewis at the Phenom Hoop Report and read in detail today about A.J. Curington, one of the best players in the nation, coming off of the bench…..Saw him at the Greensboro Coliseum and this kid is a ‘Micorwave’ and he can really heat up in a hurry….

Phenom Hoop Report

Scouting Report: Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Event: Annual Hoops Classic Oak Hill vs. Blue Ridge Prep

Evaluator: Rick Lewis

Twitter: @Coach_Rick57

Website: www.phenomhoopreport.com

Phenom Quote of the Day: “People too weak to follow their own dreams will
always find a way to discourage yours”

Phenom Hoop Report Philosophy: “Balanced, thorough and detailed evaluations
based upon the 3 P’s philosophy of Performance, Production, and Potential”

Oak Hill Moves to 31-0

After a lackluster performance by the Oak Hill Warriors in the Inaugural
Penny Hardaway Hoop Fest last weekend, Coach Steve Smith had a week back in
the gym making adjustments and fine tuning things prior the Friday night
contest with Blue Ridge Prep. Blue Ridge Prep entered the contest with a
solid 10-4 records with nice wins over the Miller School, IMG Academy and
Fork Union Military Academy with tough losses to New Hampton Prep,
Massanutten Military Academy, Calvert Hall of Baltimore, Maryland, and
Virginia Episcopal.

The week of preparation was exactly what the doctor ordered for the road
weary Warriors. After some big time wins over nationally ranked teams, Oak
Hill ventured into Memphis for the Penny Hardaway Tournament and played well
enough to win, but played without the same passion and effort displayed
earlier in the season and especially against Prestonwood at the Hoop hall
Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts. Oak Hill won easily and impressively
by the score of 91-64 and their lead stretched to 30 points on several
occasions. Entering the game, Blue Ridge was led by 6’5 junior Ahmad Fields.
Fields was averaging 17 PPG and the long and athletic WG has gotten interest
from mid to high major schools. 6’3 junior SG Jarod Williams came into the
contest with a 14 PPG scoring average. In addition, 6’7 sophomore PF Corbyn
Jackson is an absolute physical specimen and he and 6’9 junior center Sando
Feng provide a solid front court that possessed excellent size and
athleticism.

That being said, Coach Smith had his #1 ranked Warriors ready from the
opening tip and never looked back. They looked sharp on both ends of the
court and exhibited the overall defensive intensity that has been missing in
the pass several games. 6’5 senior SG Jordan Adams led the way for Oak Hill
with a game high 20 points. Adams went 8-15 from the floor (2-6 from the 3
point line) and 2-2 from the free throw line. Adams also collected 3
rebounds while having 2 steals. 6’3 senior SG D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera also
enjoyed a solid outing as he tallied 15 points going 6-12 from the floor
(3-5 from the 3 point line) and went 1-1 from the free throw line.
Smith-Rivera also grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. 5’11 senior
PG Tyler Lewis enjoyed another double-double as he tallied 15 points and
dished out a team high 10 assists. Lewis went an efficient 6-10 from the
floor (2-4 from the 3 point line) and 1-1 from the free throw line. More
importantly, Lewis had 6 steals for the game as he anticipated well on the
defensive end of the floor. AJ “Microwave” Curington came off the bench and
provided instant offense once again with 16 points. Curington went 3-5 from
the floor (2-4 from the 3 point line) but went 8-9 from the free throw line.
6’7 senior PF Montarius Hall stepped into the starting lineup for 7’0 AJ
Hammons and played exceptional. Hall finished with 11 points going 5-8 from
the floor and 1-3 from the free throw line. He led the team in rebounding
with 7 but also dished out 4 assists for a complete all around performance.
Others that got into the scoring act was Darion Clark with 6, Ike Iroegbu
with 4 including a drive down the middle of the lane for a thunderous dunk
that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Victor Ieronymides chipped in 2 points
while Damien Wilson added 1 point for the commanding margin of victory.

Oak Hill shot an impressive 34-61 from the floor for 55% while connecting on
9-21 3 pointers for 43%. In addition, Oak Hill connected on 14-18 free
throws for 78%, but the biggest single factor for Oak Hill was the total
unselfish play by the entire team. Oak Hill scored on 27 assists while only
committing 12 turnovers for the game. Oak Hill now moves to 31-0 and will
play Imani Prep of Pennsylvania Saturday night.

* Team statistics are furnished by the Oak Hill coaching staff
* The class of 2012 Top 150 will be released on Monday, January 31st