Former Oak Hall boys basketball coach Monte Towe, a former point guard for North Carolina State’s 1973-1974 men’s basketball team, speaks on his experience helping the school win its first national basketball championship under former UF coach Norm Sloan, and what he’s been doing since on Sportscene with Steve Russell. …
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An impressive season for the Oak Hall Eagles ended in less-than-ideal fashion. On Friday night, they suffered an ugly 52-14 loss against the St. Joseph’s Academy Flashes in the 2A District 4 championship. Andrew Powell led the Eagles with 10 points. Struggles with St. Joseph’s Physicality The Eagles entered Friday’s …
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Andrew Powell is not your typical high school sophomore. Sure, he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing the occasional racing video game and listening to Lil Baby. But Powell can boast something that virtually no one else his age can. Not only does he play for his school’s varsity basketball …
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The Oak Hall Eagles moved to the 2A-District 4 championship game on Friday after edging the University Christian Fighting Christians 49-47. The Christians kept it close for nearly the entire game, but the Eagles came out on top. The Eagles saw multiple players step up to help the team secure …
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In a tight matchup that came down to the wire, the Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Redeemer Christian Lions 52-49. Freshman Dakota Brower led the Eagles with 13 points, including three three-point shots in the second half. Sophomore Andrew Powell and junior Dylan Provencher also chipped in with 11 and …
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On Thursday night, the Oak Hall Eagles lost a tightly contested matchup to the Keystone Heights Indians. The Indians pulled off the upset with a 61-51 victory to cap off their senior night. However, while the game did not merit any celebrations for the Eagles, they still put forth a …
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The all-time leading scorer in Florida Gators men’s basketball history, Ronnie Williams passed away Sunday night. Williams fought against brain cancer for two years. Ronnie Williams is a New York native. When Monte Towe, at the time was an assistant coach at North Carolina State, went to a summer league …
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Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Monte Towe has returned to Gainesville as the head coach of the Oak Hall boy’s basketball team. Towe was the starting point guard on North Carolina State’s 1974 NCAA Championship team. He was then drafted to the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft. …
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