Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Olentangy

Braves

Previous 5 Games

12/16/25 @ Hilliard Davidson	58-43
12/12/25 @ Marysville	57-43
12/05/25 vs Thomas Worthington	62-37
12/02/25 @ Westerville South	65-53
11/30/25 @ Strongsville	76-53

Olentangy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 58-43 win over the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats. The Braves pushed the score to 46-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Olentangy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Mangham, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards. Mangham is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Quentin Page, who posted 11 points.

Olentangy's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Hilliard Davidson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olentangy will take on Hilliard Darby in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Braves will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.75 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Hilliard Davidson and Dublin Coffman will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats will need to watch out since the Shamrocks have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.