Warrior Basketball Team Battles For Win Over Cougars

The Warriors fought off the Cougars to win their final regular season game in Niobrara on Friday night.

Neligh-Oakdale's offense clicked in the first quarter as they jumped out to an early lead, 21-14.

The Warriors struggled in the second quarter, but made up ground in the final two quarters for a 72-63 win.

Coach Frank Gade said his team gave a "great offensive performance." 

Grant White scored 30 points for the Warriors and was 11 of 11 from the free throw line. Tyson Belitz posted 17 points and Alex Kerkman added 11. Click here for complete stats.

"We need to continue to grow defensively if we want to reach our goals," he said. "It was a good win going into sub-districts, so we will see what we can do."

In subdistricts, Neligh-Oakdale will play the winner of the #4 EPPJ and #5 Plainview game at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at O'Neill High School.

N-O  21  9  23  19 - 72 
N/V  14  20 11  18 - 63