Opp 63 - Samson 53

Opp is playing well over the past few games and could be peaking at the right time with the area tournament coming up next week.  The Bobcats defeated Samson Monday Night - outscoring the Tigers by ten - 63 - 53.  Mathematically speaking -- Where Rhett Barnes = 24 points;; Donald Jones = 16 points; and Albert Wilson = 12 points - equates to an Opp victory moving the Bobcats to 13-10 on the season. 

Coach Cassady is excited about the play of his six plus - "my bench is starting to play well and their defensively down the stretch has been great".  Offensively the bench had a more productive game against Kinston, but should help as the Bobcats take on Florala tonight. 

Opp 84 - Kinston 54

The Bobcats put everything together moving back into the win column - beating a different Bulldog - Kinston 84-54. Everyone played in the victory and nine of the Bobcat's ten players scored.  The bench gained valuable experience playing the entire 4th quarter.

Todd Lacey = 18 points (3- 3 pointers), W.C. Lane = 14 points 12 rebounds,
Danshay Edwards = 12 points, Donald Jones = 11 points

The 2 leading scorers came off of the bench and gives Opp 12 wins and 10 loses for the year! 

Opp 41 Ashford 42


Opp played one of its better games January 23 at Ashford but could not finish and dropped a disappointing 42-41 area game to the Yellow Jackets.  Opp led throughout the game but blew a seven point lead with 36 seconds to play. The Cats turned the ball over five times in the last 1:29 after leading 34-24 after three quarters.  Todd Lacey came off the bench and scored eleven points for the Bobcats.
Albert Wilson played his most complete game and scored ten points. Opp fell to 11-10 overall with the loss and finished the area race with an 0-4 worksheet

Opp 32 Andalusia 49

For the third time this year the Bulldogs have defeated the Bobcats. This past Friday, before a near capacity in the Opp gym, the Dogs prevailed 49-32. The host Bobcats played hard but points were hard to come by and after holding a 12-7 lead at the first quarter break, it was all Andy.
Nico Johnson led the Bulldogs with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Leslie James added tne and Brandon Sims tacked on twelve. Rhett Barnes and Donald Jones led the Cats with thirteen and ten respectively. Opp travels to Ashford Tuesday and then goes to Kinston on Friday.

Daleville 60 - Opp 54

Opp lost to Daleville Friday night and in the process lost any hopes of hosting the Area 4 Tournament. Daleville led throughout from 6-10 points and posted its second win over the Cats in a week. Opp rallied to tie the game at 20 at halftime but the War Hawks quickly established themselves offensively and took the lead for good in the first two minutes of the second half.

The War Hawks clinched the win in the fourth quarter by canning 19-20 free throws. Opp has not shot well from the perimeter in the last four games and such was the case last night. Opp is now 11-8 with Andalusia coming to town Friday. Albert Wilson led the Cats with 16 points while Reggie Jones scored twelve and Rhett Barnes added eleven.
 

Ashford at Opp

Ashford took a leg up on the area 3 race with a 59-51 win over Opp. The Yellow Jackets came out cooking from the perimeter and never relented.  They built a nine point lead after one quarter and were never seriously threatened. Ashford led by 13 to 16 points most of the second half.  Guards Mike Ray and Jeremy White rained down the treys and it proved to be the difference.

Opp got as close as six a couple of times but could not catch the quicker and bigger Jackets. Fouls also plagued the Cats as starters Donald Jones, Reggie Jones and DanShay Edwards all fouled out late. Ray led the winners with 20 while White added 15. Rhett Barnes led Opp with 17, eleven from the line, while Reggie Jones added eleven and Donald Jones scored ten.  The loss was huge for Opp for now they are 0-2 in the area, with both losses at home. Daleville is 1-0 and Ashford is also 1-0 in area three. Opp travels to Daleville Tuesday, January 16 and will play at Andy this Friday.

Opp drops to Daleville 48-47

Opp played an exciting nail biter, but in the end were defeated 48-47.  Although leading 24 - 19 at halftime the Bobcats were outscored in the 3rd period and trailed by one 30 - 31.  Daleville got up as many as 12 in the 4th, but Opp fought back.  Opp missed several chances at the free throw line missing 11 shots at the charity stripe.  Rhett Barnes led the Bobcats with 15 as Donald Jones added 10.

Opp wins Tournament

Opp defeated Elba 54-38 to claim the championship of the Opp Christmas Tournament played Thursday night in the Opp gymnasium. The Bobcats got by Kinston and Zion Chapel to advance to the finals, as did the Tigers of Elba.
Opp jumped out front early and led by eight to ten points throughout the game. The Cats scored the first eleven points of the game and after that the teams played evenly. 

Opp led by eight at the half and by ten after three quarters. Elba was unable to get any closer as the Bobcats hit their free throws late and sealed the win, their eleventh in fifteen outings.  Rhett Barnes led the way with fifteen. DanShay Edwards added eleven.  Gavin Repress led the Tigers with eleven.

Tournament Results - MVP - Team

OPP DEFEATS ELBA

The Opp Bobcats ran its record to 8-4 with a 43-39 victory over the Elba
Tigers this past Friday in the Opp gymnasium. The win was anything but
easy as the Tigers took the lead in the third quarter and held it until the
middle stages of the fourth quarter.

Reggie Jones had a career night against the Tigers scoring thirteen to
lead the Cats. Junior forward Donald Jones added eleven, including eight
in the third quarter when point were hardest to come by. Senior Rhett
Barnes added ten to the winning totals. Elba point guard led all scorers
with eighteen.  The Bobcats and Tigers have met twice and have at least two more confrontations..
 

Opp falls on road to Tigers
(12-20)

Red Level trailed for much of the game but second half pressure on the ball enabled the home standing Tigers to defeat Opp 47-40. Opp led 17-9 at the end of the first quarter and 24-20 at the half but the Tigers caught up late in the third quarter and was the better team throughout the final eight minutes of play. Opp was cold in the second half and did not play with the same zeal that had earned them consolation honors in the Andalusia Christmas Tournament.
Ray Knight and Cale Nolen provided the fire power for the winning Tigers with 17 and 16 respectively. Rhett Barnes led all scorers with 27. 

Opp wins two of three in Andalusia Tournament

The Opp Bobcats won two of three games in the 40th Annual Andalusia Invitational Christmas Tournament played December 14-16 on the Andalusia High School campus. After an opening day, 66-47 win over Pleasant Home, the Cats fell to the host Bulldogs 54-46 despite leading most of the way. Intense pressure in the backcourt force Opp into floor mistakes and Andalusia capitalized by going inside to Nico Johnson. The strategy erased a six point Bobcat lead and late free throws were converted by the Dogs. Another factor was Andy's ability to shut down Rhett Barnes. He scored 14 of Opp's 20 first half points but Coach Richard Robertson played a gimmick defense geared to stop the senior guard and it worked. Barnes was held to two in the second half.

Opp downed the Elba Tigers in Saturday's consolation game. Elba had been blasted in the other semi-final matchup from Friday night. They fell hard to the Enterprise Wildcats. (90-47) Opp jumped on the Tigers and led 17-9 after one quarter and never trailed. Elba cut it to five on one occasion in the fourth quarter but Opp held on. Junior forward Donald Jones led Opp with 17 while Rhett Barnes added 16. Gavin Repress led the Tigers with nine.

Opp wins first round

The Andalusia Christmas Tournament started off positive for the Opp Bobcats who defeated the Pleasant Home Eagles soundly 66-47.  The Bobcats move to 6-2 for the season and rebound from the road loss to Samson on Tuesday.  The "Cassady Crew" was back to action and welcomed the three-point range of Rhett Barnes in the 3rd period to coast in to the Semi-final and a match with 4A Andalusia. 

Samson ends Bobcats winning streak

The Samson Tigers defeated Opp 65-50 in basketball action Tuesday night.
Opp took an early 5-0 lead but the home standing Samson quint went on a 12-0
run and never trailed again. The Tigers led 16-11 at the break and 24-20 at
intermission. It was 44-38 heading into the fourth quarter before made free
throws in the last two minutes broke open what had been a
four-to-six-to-eight point game. Cold shooting from the field did in the
Bobcats. They had good looks and took good shots but it was one of those
nights where the attempts would not fall.
 

Opp wins over Straughn
(program23 correspondent)

Varsity Boys

Opp won its fifth game in six tries with a 50-43 win over Straughn. The Opp win avenged a loss two weeks ago to the Tigers. Opp led by as much as thirteen in the second half before Straughn closed the gap late in the game.  Both teams had trouble with turnovers but Opp excelled at the charity stripe and that proved to be the difference.  Rhett Barnes led the way with 16 while junior guard Albert Wilson added twelve. Trenton Driver led the Tigers with fifteen. Opp will not play again until December 12 when they travel to Samson.

 

Opp wins at Florala
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Opp wins again in Overtime -
beating undefeated New Brockton

While Football Fans were braving out the cold weather - one local team was braving the inside game of previously undefeated New Brockton (7-0).  The Opp Bobcats turned to leading scorer Rhett Barnes (25) to charge back and tie the game.  New Brockton had an opportunity to win in regulation, but missed 2 free-throws with no-time on the clock that sent the game in over-time.  Donald Jones 15 and Danshay Edwards 10 helped the Bobcats win another big game - as the Bobcats outscored the host Gamecocks - 9-3 in overtime. 

Opp wins over Red Level

The Opp Bobcats won the fourth quarter and fought back a late charge by the Red Level Tigers to hold on for their second win of the season. Rhett Barnes hit four 3-point shots and was 10-16 from the free-throw line to lead the Bobcats with 26 points. Ray Knight countered for the Tigers scoring 21 with 7 of 9 from "charity". Red Level took an early lead with speed and defense outscoring the Bobcats 16-9. It could still be football mentality for the Tigers as they are trying to get settled into basketball season, but sloppy play and turnovers allowed the hosting Bobcats an "Opp"ortunity to come back. The Tigers took a 29-25 halftime advantage, but the Bobcats, led by the "downtown" shooting of Barnes - come back and close the gap at the end of the 3rd quarter 41-42. Both teams turned the ball over and missed open shots, but with 4:56 remaining the score was knotted at 46. Red Level brief held the lead at 3:34 49-48, but the play of was more consistent and with less than a minute to play the Bobcats held a 5 point lead. Both teams battled till the end but the Bobcats closed out a successful evening winning three out of three. The Bobcats Junior Varsity team won 51-25, while the Lady Bobcats remained undefeated winning a close contest 46-41.

Opp evens record with win over Kinston
Opp ProGraM23 correspondent...

Opp picked up its first win of the season with a 68-55 win over Kinston. Played in Opp, the Bobcats fell behind after one quarter but outscored the Bulldogs in each of the other three quarters to earn the win. Kinston led 16-12 after one period but Opp held a 27-26 advantage at the half. A full court man-to-man defense employed the first two minutes of the fourth quarter forced five turnovers in six trips and the Bobcats took advantage, converting the turnovers into points. The Opp lead quickly jumped to 14 points and the Cats cruised from there.  Albert Wilson, Reggie Jones and Rhett Barnes led the scoring parade for Opp. Wilson had 18 while Jones and Barnes added ten apiece. Matt Whigham and Timmy Donaldson led Kinston with eleven and ten respectively.
 

Opp drops basketball opener to Straughn
Opp ProGraM23 correspondent...

The Opp Bobcats dropped its season opener to the Straughn Tigers, 51-48.
The Tigers led by as much as 16 points in the third quarter before Opp staged a rally which cut the lead to one as the fourth quarter began. The Bobcats got as close as one on one other occasion but never led. Clutch free throw shooting down the stretch sealed the win for the Tiger quint.  Trevor Driver led a balanced scoring attack for the Tigers with 14.  Rhett Barnes led Opp with 23 while Donald Jones added 15.  Opp will play at home November 28 against Kinston and at home November 30 versus Red Level before hitting the road for a December 1 game with New Brockton. -

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