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Orr Stuns Young, Wins Red-West

Jamal McDowell drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to give #9 Chicago Orr a stunning 50-47 over #2 Chicago Whitney Young on Friday.  The win sealed the Chicago Public League Red-West title for Orr.

The highly charged contest was tight throughout with Orr leading 28-27 at halftime and was tied at 37-37 at the end of three quarters.

Jahlil Okafor tied the game late at 47-47 on a basket and a foul, but missed the free throw to set the final stage for McDowell's heroics.

Tyquone Greer led Orr with 16 points with McDowell adding a game-high eight assists.  Okafor led all scorer's with 22 points.