24Sylva Okauru

Sun, Oct 18

Sylva Okauru scored seven points in 19 minutes as a starter, shooting 2-of-4 at the rim and in the paint and 3-of-6 from the free throw line. He led St. Christopher with six rebounds, two of them offensive, and added a block. He also had two turnovers and three fouls. Okauru accounted for five of the Sentinels' seven first-half points, and his basket to open the second half started a stretch in which St. Christopher traded scores with Dutchtown.

Sat, Oct 17

Sylva Okauru led St. Christopher with 19 points in 31 minutes off the bench, shooting 7-for-8 on two-pointers, 1-for-1 from the wing and top of the arc and 2-for-4 at the line. All eight of his makes from the field came at the rim or in the paint apart from the three. He added three offensive rebounds, three defensive rebounds and a block with no turnovers and three fouls, finishing with a team-high efficiency rating of 23 in the 43-70 loss.

Sat, Oct 17

Sylva Okauru scored 11 points in 23 minutes, taking all eight of his field goal attempts at the rim and making five. He pulled down eight rebounds, two offensive and six defensive, and blocked two shots. Free throws were a different story, as he finished 1 of 5, and he fouled out with five personals in a game in which Green Mountain was whistled for eight fouls total. Four of his baskets came in the first half, when St. Christopher trailed 23-40.

Fri, Oct 16

Okauru tied for the team lead with 13 points in 31 minutes, shooting 6 of 9 from two and 1 of 3 at the line. He led St. Christopher with six rebounds, five defensive, and recorded four of the team's blocked shots. His efficiency rating of 14 was the highest on the roster. He also committed a game-high six turnovers as the Sentinels gave the ball away 14 times against nine Franklin Prep National steals, and he picked up three fouls.

Sat, Mar 7

Okauru led all scorers with 20 points, shooting 6-of-11 from two and 8-of-10 at the free throw line, with 13 of those points coming in the second half. He added six defensive rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 22 minutes and did not commit a turnover. The point total was close to his season average of 19.8 per start, while his six rebounds and efficiency rating of 22 were below his season figures of 15.0 and 25.9.