If anyone wondered what "943" on Oakland High athletics program shirts meant, they understood after Saturday's 70-41 regional win.
Play all 94-feet with three good efforts every time.
With pressure and trapping defense producing turnovers and extra passes creating layups and open shots, Oakland never let visiting Columbia Central in the game as the Patriots rolled to the victory in the Region 4-AAA quarterfinals at Oakland.
"We wanted to control tempo on both ends, which I thought we really did a good job of," said Oakland coach Troy Bond. "We wanted to win the glass and I thought we did a good job of that.