Eagles' Season End in Title Game

JP shoots
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The Oran High School boys basketball team has made it to the district championship game the last five years in a row.  The Eagles had their three game winning streak broken last year.  Now Oran has a two game losing streak to their nemesis, the Advance Hornets following a 66-49 defeat last night at Bell City.

The Eagles were punched in the face and knocked down early as they trailed 16-2 with 2:30 remaining in the opening period.  it was 20-7 after one.

Oran got off the mat and clawed their way back into the contest in the second quarter.  After a Jacob Priggel trey with 1:37 left before the half, the Eagles only trailed by three, 26-23.  The Hornets scored the last four to lead 30-23 at the intermission.

Max Priggel makes a pass
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Advance continued their run to open the second half by scoring the first eight points to go up by 15, 38-23.  Oran had opportunities to cut the lead to single digits but were never able to convert and went on to lose by 17.

The Eagles were led by Priggel's 24 points, with 15 of those coming from beyond the arc.  Max Priggel added 14. Hunter Schlosser had seven rebounds and four assists to lead in those categories for Oran, that ends it's season at 19-9.

It was the final game for seniors Jacob Priggel, Schlosser, Anthony Pobst, Thomas Trankler and Eric Westrich  for the Eagles, who besides the second place plaque garnered last night, also claimed the consolation trophy from the SEmissourian Christmas Tournament and the runner up trophy of the Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament.