{"id":183288,"date":"2026-02-18T18:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/183288\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:49:11","slug":"oakland-sweeps-smyrna-to-close-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/183288\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland sweeps Smyrna to close regular season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Oakland\u2019s Yeshiyah Cobb flips the ball behind his back to avoid it going out of bounds against Smyrna during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

Oakland swept Smyrna to close regular-season play Tuesday night at Oakland, with the girls winning 53-27 and the boys taking the finale 66-54 as both teams head to postseason play.<\/p>\n

In the boys\u2019 game, Oakland had a 16-point lead, 34-18, at the half. The key was free throw shooting as the Patriots hit 15 of 16 in the first half while Smyrna made 1 of 10.<\/p>\n

The boys\u2019 game was marred by 47 fouls called and 62 free throws attempted by both teams. Oakland shot 27 of 35 at the charity stripe while Smyrna shot 12 of 27.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been outscoring people, but we have to be able to play on the defensive end without fouling,\u201d Smyrna coach Omar Smith said. \u201cI told the guys we\u2019re only guaranteed eleven more days. If we fool around, we\u2019ll be taking up uniforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smyrna got the game within 11 points twice, but Oakland took the win \u2014 its seventh straight \u2014 to go to 10-15 on the year. Smyrna dropped to 13-10.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guys are starting to buy in, and they are learning my style and I\u2019m learning them,\u201d Oakland coach Tony Rutland said. \u201cI like what I see on the defensive end.\u201d<\/p>\n

BOX SCORE<\/p>\n

Smyrna (54): Yon Kinzer 27, Corey Daniel 8, Kaden Matthews 6, Carson Webb 3, Brylon Leake 3, Sucory Weathers 2, Javionne Buchanan 2, Za\u2019rin Butler 2, AJ Wright 1.<\/p>\n

Oakland (66): Josh Wiley 26, Yeshiyah Cobb 18, Lane Veron 7, Brennen Vanderbilt 5, Isaiah Atwater 4, Eli Bell 4, Matt Moore 2.<\/p>\n

GIRLS<\/p>\n

Oakland 53, Smyrna 27<\/p>\n

The Oakland girls played solid defense in the first half and led wire to wire to go to 9-15 on the season. Smyrna dropped to 8-12.<\/p>\n

Smyrna turned the ball over 14 times in the first half as its starting point guard was injured but will be ready when the postseason begins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe player I started at point guard today was put in a rough situation, but we will prep for our first postseason opponent, and it will be huge that we will be able to host the district tournament,\u201d Smyrna coach Lonny Drayton said.<\/p>\n

In the second half, Oakland extended the lead to as much as 22. KK Richardson led the Patriots with 13 while Makenya Sibert scored 12.<\/p>\n

Both teams got to use their benches in the final quarter as reserves finished out the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though we scored 53, I didn\u2019t think we shot that well in the first half,\u201d Oakland coach Scott Thomas said. \u201cWhen we can get (KK) Richardson and Sibert going we\u2019re pretty good, but we need to get in the gym and practice and get more shots up.\u201d<\/p>\n

BOX SCORE<\/p>\n

Smyrna (27): Saniya Dalton 12, Trianna Booker 5, Brooke Trupiano 4, Jakyiah Herrera 3, Maliyah Graham 1, Amia Carter 1, Kennedi Steele 1.<\/p>\n

Oakland (53): KK Richardson 13, Makenya Sibert 12, Laila Ogleton 7, Zariyah Benford 6, Callie Lowe 5, Marleigh Anderson 3, Ka\u2019lai Henderson 2, Ryleigh Mullen 2, Arianna Holtby 2, Derriona Boney 1.<\/p>\n

\"\"Smyrna\u2019s Carson Webb dribbles the ball against Oakland\u2019s 4 during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

\"\"Oakland\u2019s Yeshiyah Cobb runs into Smyrna\u2019s Yon Kinzer during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

\"\"Oakland\u2019s Ryleigh Mullen fires off a shot against Smyrna during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

\"\"Smyrna\u2019s Kennedi Steele chases the ball down against Oakland during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

\"\"Oakland\u2019s KK Richardson goes up for a shot against Smyrna\u2019s Dakota Payne during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n

\"\"Smyrna\u2019s Saniya Dalton dribbles the ball out front against Oakland\u2019s KK Richardson during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Oakland. MICHAEL GIGLIO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland\u2019s Yeshiyah Cobb flips the ball behind his back to avoid it going out of bounds against Smyrna…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-183288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-oakland","9":"tag-oakland-headlines","10":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}