Basketball Recap: Osceola Comes Up Short

In Friday's Canine Competition, Osceola had to take the L. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 55-54 to the Shelby-Rising City Huskies. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Kelby Neujahr

Steals

02/14/25 @ Shelby-Rising City	2
02/13/25 vs Heartland	3
02/07/25 @ Meridian	5
02/04/25 @ Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	5
01/31/25 vs East Butler	6
+ 10 more games

Despite the loss, Osceola still got an impressive performance from Kelby Neujahr, who went 7-for-16 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Neujahr has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. Boston Hinkle was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Osceola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.

It was another big night for Dalton Pokorney, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 boards for Shelby-Rising City. Pokorney has become a key player for Shelby-Rising City: the team is 9-4 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 2-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Thelen, who posted 14 points.

Osceola's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Shelby-Rising City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.

Coming up, Osceola will head out on the road to square off against High Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season. As for Shelby-Rising City, they will be playing at home against East Butler at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st.