Basketball Recap: O'fallon Piles Up the Points Against Geneva

By Team Reports Jan 5, 2025, 11:31am

Basketball Recap: O'Fallon Panthers vs. Geneva Vikings

On Friday, the O'Fallon Panthers blew past the Geneva Vikings, posting a 72-34 win. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Josie Christopher

Points (Career)

01/03/25 vs Geneva29
12/05/24 vs Belleville West26
01/02/24 vs Belleville East22
01/06/24 vs St. Joseph's Academy22
01/13/24 vs Hillsboro22

Leading O'Fallon to victory were Josie Christopher and Haeli Tart. Christopher went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 29 points and three steals, while Tart dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. Those 29 points gave Christopher a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nakia McCottrell, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points and five rebounds.

O'Fallon's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.

O'Fallon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-58 loss against Whitney Young on the 4th. As for Geneva, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Wheaton North at 7:15 p.m.

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