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BUCKNER – After watching Oldham County win its first nine games, future opponents got a glimpse of what it takes to beat the Colonels on Sunday.

Unfortunately for those teams, they don’t have the combination of Cameron Reed, a 6-foot-6 wing who can shoot-and-make from anywhere on the floor, Jonathan Lane, a power forward with a 7-foot wingspan and Trey Moses, a 6-9 center who takes away the paint.

That’s the buzz saw OC ran into against Eastern in the Best in Hoops Tournament finals Sunday night.

BUCKNER – Oldham County had done plenty to impress going into its Best in Hoops Tournament this weekend, starting 7-0 and beating all but one opponent by at least 20 points.

But the Colonels hadn’t shown they could win a close game under heavy pressure from the other team.

OC won its first such game 67-61 against Central Thursday night, then won another tense contest Saturday in the tournament semifinals.

St. Xavier cut a 14-point Colonel lead to 32-30 in the third quarter before OC re-gathered and rallied for a 60-48 home win.

CRESTWOOD – The home team’s first game at the South Oldham Lady Dragon Hoop Fest on Friday didn’t go how it had hoped.

Central overwhelmed South with a 22-6 first quarter and cruised to a 64-40 win in first round action.

The Lady Dragons (3-3) will play Barren County Saturday afternoon in a second-round loser’s bracket game.

Central (4-1) turned South over a staggering 42 times, meaning the Lady Dragons tallied two more turnovers than points.

BUCKNER – Oldham County was undefeated and unchallenged heading into its game against Central Thursday night.

The Yellowjackets changed that, disrupting the Colonels’ offense, leading at halftime and staying close throughout the second half.

But OC fought through and came out with a hard-fought 67-61 home win in the first round of the Best in Hoops Classic.

Senior guards Hayden Hawes and Connor Hicks had 14 points each for the Colonels (8-0), who will meet St. Xavier at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the tournament semifinals.