The O’Connor Panthers Boys basketball team had their home opener Friday night against the Harlandale Indians and came away with a 67-59 victory.

The Panthers never trailed in the game and used a balanced scoring attack to dispose of the defensive minded Indians. O’Connor was led by Kurt Russell with 19, Adrian Lozano with 17, and Troy Massie with 12 points each. The Panthers showed a lot of poise down the stretch as Harlandale was forced to foul and send O’Connor to the line. O’Connor led at halftime 38-25.

O’Connor will next face the Macarthur Brahmas in a 5:00 pm contest on Monday.

Adrian Lozano (32) grabs a rebound and puts in two of his 17 points.

Kurt Russell (14) pulls up for two of his game high 19 points.

Troy Massie (4) steps up and knocks down the first of two free throws.

Troy Massie (4) knocks down another free throw in the second half.
Massie was eight for 11 from the free throw line in the game.

Kurt Russell (14) controls the tip to start the game.