LA VERGNE --Oakland's girls advance to the District 7-AAA championship game by not only pulling the upset of rival Riverdale, but beating the Lady Warriors handily, 63-50.
Oakland, which lost both regular-season meetings handily, will face top-seeded Blackman at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverdale and Stewarts Creek play in the consolation game at 6.
The game started in exciting fashion, with 10 lead changes in the first half, and the Lady Warriors taking a 33-31 lead into the locker room at intermissionl
However, a huge third period for Oakland blew the game wide open, with two 7-0 runs and holding Riverdale to one field goal in the period.