Neligh-Oakdale Splits Games With HLHF On Thursday Night

The Neligh-Oakdale basketball teams split games at home on Thursday night.

Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family cruised to a 53-13 win over the N-O girls, while the Warrior boys rolled to a 53-30 victory over the Bulldogs.

Kinsley Klabenes and Whitney Beacom each had 3 points for the Lady Warriors, followed by Danae Smith, Bailey Frey and Rachel Higgins with 2 each, and Shelby Keetle added 1.

Girls scores by quarter:
N-O      2   1   5   5  - 13
HLHF  21 18  9   5  - 53

The N-O boys got off to a good start, scoring 12 unanswered points early in the first quarter. Grant White led the Warriors with 17 points, followed by Tyson Belitz with 14, Alex Kerkman 12, Chris Bentley 5, Clayton Anderson 3 and Pepper Marchant 2.

"Great start to the game, followed up with a solid defensive effort," Coach Frank Gade said. "It really gives us some confidence moving forward. Have to say something about our bench tonight, they really brought the energy, which added another spark to our play, really proud of those kids."

Boys scores by quarter:
N-O     26  3  18   6  - 53
HLHF  10  2   3   15 - 30

Neligh-Oakdale will travel to Madison on Saturday to take on the Dragons.