Omaha South Over Omaha North: Standout Performers and Evals

<p>Before the snow rolled in and caused cancellations and rescheduling throughout the Omaha Metro Conference Friday, Omaha North and Omaha South were able to add another chapter to their long-running rivalry Thursday (1/14/21) evening. </p> <p>The visiting Packers cashed in on 30 points off of Omaha North’s 18 turnovers en route to a convincing 68-45 road victory.</p> <p>Players of Note:</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/omaha-south-frosh.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1117699 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/omaha-south-frosh-217x300.jpg" alt="" width="217" height="300" /></a>Rickey Loftin  PG  Freshman  5’10  Omaha South High School</p> <p>Loftin (#1 pictured) impressed from the jump.  One of only a handful of freshmen starting in the metro, the 5’10 guard separated himself from all others this evening with his fearless play at such a young age. Loftin led all scorers with a game-high 19 points, despite missing much of the third quarter with foul trouble. Loftin scored at all three levels; getting to the foul line by drawing contact on drives (5/7 FT) as well as shooting 4/5 from behind the three-point arc. Loftin will be a fun guard to follow as he develops throughout the remainder of his prep career for the Packers.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1018807" first="Zion" last="Bang"] Hendon  PF  Junior  6’5  Omaha South High School</p> <p>The 6’5 forward showed an evolving interior presence Thursday evening. Bang Hendon came just one rebound short from a double-double with a 15 point - 9 rebound effort. The #38 ranked junior in Nebraska according to Prep Hoops was strong with the basketball, keeping the ball up at almost all times on finishes after several hard-fought rebounds, or kicking out nicely when doubled to open perimeter teammates.  The junior was very efficient as well, scoring his 15 points on an amazing 7/8 from the floor.</p> <p>Jacob Martin  SG  Sophomore  5’11  Omaha South High School</p> <p>Despite his 5’11 frame, Martin filled the stat sheet; scoring 15 points on 6/9 shooting, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dishing out a team-high 4 assists.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="890585" first="Keshaun" last="Williams"]  CG  Junior  6’0  Omaha North High Stem Magnet School</p> <p>Williams fought foul trouble and a rough shooting night, but continued to battle throughout the evening.  The #13 junior in Nebraska according to Prep Hoops led the Vikings with 13 points, and showed glimpses of strong play in a game that never went quite right for the home team that cold Thursday evening.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>