O'Connor had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 58-45 win over the Johnson Jaguars. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 56-40 victory the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2024.

Casey Chavez
| 11/07/25 @ Johnson | 31 |
| 02/11/25 @ Churchill | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs Taft | 18 |
O'Connor was led to victory by Casey Chavez and Simone Pryor. Chavez went 10-for-20 en route to 31 points and three steals, while Pryor posted 20 points and six steals. Chavez's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cambry Chance, who earned five points.
Despite the loss, Johnson still got an impressive performance from Jera Salters, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 12 points along with five assists and five boards. Salters is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Leila-Rose Scheer was another key player, putting up nine points and seven rebounds.
O'Connor has already played their next game, a 72-54 win against East Central on the 11th. As for Johnson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-29 victory against Jay on the 11th.
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