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Oak Creek Outlasts Racine Horlick In Overtime

The Oak Creek Knights boys varsity basketball traveled to Racine to play Horlick on Friday, Jan. 4.

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AK CREEK, WI -- The Oak Creek Knights boys varsity basketball team (5-7) needed overtime to defeat the Racine Horlick Rebels (3-7) Friday night, Jan. 4 in Racine.

Sophomore guard Jasin Sinani of Oak Creek led his team in scoring, collecting 24 of the team's 56 points in regulation. For Horlick, senior guard Marquise Milton led the team with 24 points. Teammate Stephon Chapman scored 11 for the Rebels and Jaydin McNeal chipped in nine points. Senior forward Zach Nytsch scored 13 for Oak Creek and Justin Duchniak scored 10 points.

The Knights held a 29 to 24 advantage at the end of the first half, buoyed by the team's three-point shooting. The Rebels started the game quickly, scoring on a variety of breakouts and layups before Oak Creek's defense tightened up.

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Suffocating defense by Oak Creek senior guard Justin Duchniak frustrated the Rebels into a combination of fouls and early second-half turnovers, propelling the Knights to several second-half leads and some jeering by the home crowd's student section.

Oak Creek hit several timely free throws and forced Horlick into some challenging shots near the end of overtime to seal Friday night's win.

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Oak Creek next plays Kenosha Tremper on Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. in Oak Creek. Racine Horlick next plays Milwaukee King on Jan. 5 at 5:15 p.m. in Milwaukee.

Photo Gallery (All Photos by Scott Anderson, Patch Staff)

Horlick's Marquise Milton drives past Oak Creek's Jasin Sinani.
Oak Creek head varsity basketball coach Kyle Johnsen instructs his players during the first half.
Oak Creek's Quinn Stulo defends Horlick's Maurice Ward late in the game.
Oak Creek's Quinn Stulo puts up a jump shot in the second half.
Horlick's Jaydin McNeal gets past Oak Creek's Justin Duchniak for a layup in the first half.
Horlick's Jadin McNeal drives to the basket in the first half.
Horlick's Maurice Ward gets fouled on his way to the basket.
Horlick's Marquise Milton drives between Oak Creek's Quinn Stulo and Jasin Sinani in the first half.
Oak Creek's Jasin Sinani moves the ball up-court in the second half.
Oak Creek's Kael Stulo tries to find an open teammate in the second half.
Horlick's Stephon Chapman has the ball stripped from his hands by Oak Creek's Quinn Stulo during the final minute of overtime Friday night.
Oak Creek's Quinn Stulo gets hit in the face by accident as Horlick's Stephon Chapman defends him late in the second half.
Oak Creek's Brad Greisch gets a shot at the basket over the outstretched arm of Horlick's Jadin McNeal.
Horlick High School head basketball coach Jason Treutelaar instructs his team during the last minute of overtime Friday night.

Patch File Photos by Scott Anderson

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