OA Girls' Basketball Can't Get Past Franklin

OA wasn't able to avenge its lone loss of the season in the Hock-Crossover game Thursday.

  The Lady Tigers just can't escape the Panthers. The Davenport Division Champion Oliver Ames girls' basketball team fell to the Kelley-Rex Champion Franklin Panthers Thursday in the Hockomock Crossover game, 61-56, at the Franklin Field House. OA (16-2) only has two losses on the year, both of which have been to 17-1 Franklin. "We’re used to getting out ahead with big leads and not having to scrap and claw so we have to pay more attention to that," OA Coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook said. "Thankfully, we have two more games to get in that mindset." The Tigers did get out to an early lead, but it wasn't nearly as big as they're used to. Thanks in part to a strong transition game and 10 points from forward Caitlyn Abela, OA led after the …

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Strong OA Defense Silences Sharon Girls Hoop

Eagles next travel to Foxborough on Tuesday night.

Strong defense throughout helped the Oliver Ames varsity girls basketball team defeat host Sharon, 63-34, Friday night. The Eagles (6-7) repeatedly found themselves shooting with seconds remaining on the shot clock in the first half. The Tigers (13-1) often limited Sharon to one shot, snaring most of the rebounds. Many of those rebounds led to Oliver Ames points. OA led, 28-11, at halftime. "We went to our strengths tonight," Oliver Ames head coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook said. "I think defensively, we dictate a lot of what happens. We score off our defense, which is one of the things we really pride ourselves on." Clement-Holbrook said the Tigers focused early on shutting down Sharon's three-point shooting prowess, "because once they got …

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Tigers Improve to 8-1 with a 61-20 win over Canton

The Oliver Ames girls' basketball team remained undefeated in the Davenport Division Tuesday night when it handily beat the Canton Bulldogs, 61-20 to improve to 8-1 on the season. The Tigers will stay on the road Friday when they travel to Foxborough to take on the Warriors.

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Image Gallery: Oliver Ames Girls' Basketball Suffers First Loss of the Season

The OA girls' basketball team fell to Franklin Tuesday night, 32-31

  The Oliver Ames girls' basketball team fell to Franklin Tuesday night, 32-31 in their first loss of the season. With the defeat, the Tigers fell to 6-1 on the season. Oliver Ames will take on Mansfield at home on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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Image Gallery: OA Girls' Basketball Improves to 2-0

Tigers down Duxbury in non-league match-up.

The Oliver Ames girls' basketball team improved to 2-0 Thursday night at the Nixon Gymnasium when the Tigers beat Duxbury, 47-35. With the loss, Duxbury falls to 0-2. Oliver Ames will move on to play in the Sue Rivard Tournament beginning Tuesday at Oliver Ames.

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OA Girls' Basketball Enters Season With High Expectations

After reaching the South-Sectional Semi-Finals last year, the Tigers return a solid core of players.

  When the Oliver Ames girls' basketball team takes the floor Tuesday night at Nixon Gymnasium in their season opener against Sharon, they'll try not to buy into the hype. It won't be easy. The defending Davenport Division Champions return all but two players from a team that went 18-5 and advanced to the South-Sectional Semi-Finals a year ago. "We’ve got to be careful and be mindful of what we need to do as a group and not let the outside influence us," OA head coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook said after a scrimmage against Braintree last week. "That’s what we need to do is just play at our absolute best." At their best, the Tigers will be hard to handle for any team in the Hockomock League and beyond. With experienced starters and a deep …

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