Saturday, Dec. 27

Oconto Falls 64, Oconto 63

The Blue Devils trailed by double digits and steadily closed the gap as the game wound down, but the Panthers held on for a slim 64-63 win.

Oconto Falls had little trouble dispatching Oconto, beating the Blue Devils 54-21 on Dec. 27.

The Panthers held a strong 24-10 lead at halftime and only expanded its margin of victory with a 30-11 second half.

Oconto Falls improved to 4-6 overall.

Saturday, Dec. 27

Antigo 3, Shawano/Bonduel 1

Shawano/Bonduel fell 3-1 to their hosts at the Antigo holiday tournament.

The Hawks’ only goal came at 8:38 in the first period when Kielian Armbruster scored with help from Cameron Schroeder and Blake Swedberg.

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Peshtigo 41, Gillett 35

Gillett fell to 5-2 overall with a 41-35 nonconference loss to Peshtigo on Dec. 23.

Back-to-back games can take a toll on a high school basketball team.

Take the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers, for example. The Chargers hosted Shawano on Dec. 22, headed to Clintonville the following day and ended up with a pair of hard-fought nonconference wins.

One day after handing Shawano a 57-56 loss, the Chargers improved to 7-0 with a 59-51 nonconference win over the Truckers.

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Bay Area 3, De Pere 1

Bay Area Storm won its first Fox River Classic Conference game of the season, a 3-1 decision over De Pere on Dec. 23.

Henry Laurent scored at 10:16 in the first period with assists from Tyler Wempe and Aiden Buchan.