Ogallala is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Hershey Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ogallala is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing St. Patrick's: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Indians blew the Irish out of the water with a 72-18 final score. The Indians' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Aniston O'Neil
| 12/16/25 @ St. Patrick's | 17 |
| 12/06/25 vs Minden | 16 |
| 12/05/25 vs Mullen | 23 |
Ogallala's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shaydyn Rasby, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 14 points along with six boards and five assists, and Aniston O'Neil, who shot 43% from the field en route to 17 points and four steals. The contest was O'Neil's third in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laney Caskey, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Ogallala was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hershey). They put the hurt on Kimball with a sharp 57-31 victory on Thursday. The Panthers pushed the score to 53-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Longhorns cut but never quite recovered from.
Ogallala's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Hershey, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything went Ogallala's way against Hershey when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Ogallala made off with a 68-44 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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