North Oldham

After four ties and six lead changes in the final six-and-a-half minutes, Will Philpott grabbed an offensive rebound and made a game-winning lay up as time expired to give George Rogers Clark boys basketball a 60-58 victory over North Oldham Wednesday in the first round of the City of Middletown Holiday Classic hosted by Eastern High School.

North Oldham girls basketball relied on its defense in a 48-20 victory over Fort Knox Saturday in Goshen. A slow start offensively didn’t hamper the Mustangs in taking an early double-digit lead as North Oldham held the visitors to nine first half points.

Sarah Fiorito had game-high 14 points and four rebounds while Olivia Hinton had eight points and seven rebounds.

When it mattered the most, North Oldham boys basketball made enough plays in the final few minutes to win its first game of the season, a 57-54 victory over Frankfort Friday night in Goshen. Plagued by 14 missed free throws, North Oldham didn’t trail in the second half, but never extended its lead to more than seven points.

Overview

There is no way around it, North Oldham girls basketball has been young for the past several years. Though it can be argued the Mustangs are still a young team considering a majority of the roster is made up of sophomores and juniors, the group doesn’t lack varsity experience.