Warriors Earn Second Clean Sweep At Home Monday Night

The backboard lit up bright red as the game clock hit zero and the ball swished though the net.

Grant White hit a 3-point buzzer beater from the baseline to win the game for the Warriors. The stands erupted into cheers. Neligh-Oakdale 46, O'Neill 43.

"The last play, Grant (White) just made it happen," Coach Frank Gade said. "He has a nose for the ball and give credit to Ben (Lingenfelter) for the solid screen to free him up."

Tyson Belitz led the Warriors with 13 points, followed by White with 10. Click here for full game stats.

Gade said it was a "gritty effort and win against a solid ball club." 

"Give credit to O'Neill they slowed us down and got us out of sorts offensively," he said. "Our defense showed up tonight and that is really what won us the ball game."

Warrior fans were kept on the edge of their seats Monday night as both varsity games went down to the wire.

Tied up 20-20 at the half, the Lady Warriors put up 17 points in the fourth quarter while holding O'Neill to just 8 to edge out the Lady Eagles, 41-37.

Senior Hallie Knutson led the team with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Kinsley Klabenes put up 11 points and Danae Smith added 8. Click here for full stats.

Neligh-Oakdale will travel to Orchard on Tuesday where the 12-2 Warriors will take on the 11-0 Cyclones, and the 3-12 Lady Warriors will face the 3-9 Lady Cyclones. 

Girls scores by quarter:
O'Neill  15    5   9    8 - 37
N-O        8  12   4  17 - 41

Boys scores by quarter:
O'Neill  10  10  14    9 - 43
N-O      11    8  15  12 - 46