Broken Bow scored the last six points on Thursday to defeat Hershey, 53-49, at Hershey.

Broken Bow (3-4) led 26-21 at halftime but the Panthers (0-8) came alive in the third quarter. They took a 34-32 lead on a four-point play by Aidan Truesdale with three minutes left in the period. Houston Hill got a layup and Truesdale laid one in spearheading a fast break to give Hershey a six-point lead.

The Panthers led until three minutes left in the game when Kyan Tobey made a three-pointer to give the Indians a 47-46 lead. Truesdale hit a three on the other end only for Tobey to knock down another trey right after.

Zach Jackson made a free throw to make it a two-point lead for Broken Bow with a minute left in the game. Truesdale had a chance to put Hershey back on top in the last minute with another attempt from downtown but he missed. Jackson was fouled again and he made both free throws with 6.7 seconds left to effectively clinch the win for the Indians.

The game began with a three by Coy Wardyn for Broken Bow. Cole Murdock scored the first basket for the Panthers. Braxtton Johnson scored the next two baskets to give the Indians a 7-2 lead.

Hershey tied the game at 12 on a three by Truesdale and they took the lead when Cayler Hacker got a putback.

Jesus Flores and Johnson each made a pair of free throws to give Broken Bow a 16-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Indians continued to rally in the second as a three by Dominic Nowak bounced in and Wardyn made a free throw. But that was when their lead peaked. The Panthers came back before ultimately falling short.

Next, Hershey will host South Loup (5-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Score by quarters:

Broken Bow: 16-10-10-17 – 53

Hershey: 14-7-19-9 – 49

Broken Bow (53)-Kyan Tobey 6, Dominic Nowak 10, Gavin Carrizales 3, Coy Wardyn 4, Zach Jackson 9, Jesus Flores 6, Braxtton Johnson 14, Drew Ellis 1

Hershey (49)-Cole Murdock 4, J.T. Lantis 5, Cayler Hacker 2, Houston Hill 11, Aidan Truesdale 17, Kellan Spearman 3, Ty Vaughn 3, Max Berntson 4

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