Texas High School Basketball - O'Connell thwarts Wharton
December 7, 2024: Galveston, TX 77550 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the O'Connell Buccaneers (Galveston, TX) and the visiting Wharton Tigers (Wharton, TX), observed O'Connell's basketball team knock off Wharton by a score of 62-50.
The Buccaneers (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Caldwell (Caldwell, TX). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Caldwell prevailed over Milano (Milano, TX), 71-55, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs (Rosenberg, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 11. Wharton will attempt to improve on its 13-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 56-53 non-league win over Royal (Brookshire, TX).