YORK, NE: The Grand View men's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season with a comeback road win, erasing an early 11 point deficit and pulling away late to defeat York 90-82 on Thursday night at the Freeman Center.
The Panthers came out hot, scoring the first nine points of the game behind a pair of dunks and a layup inside. Martez Rhodes got the Vikings on the board with a three-pointer assisted by Lukas Helms to make it 9-3, but York pushed its lead to 14-3 on a three at the 15:41 mark. Grand View started chipping away from there. Rodell Davis Jr. threw down a dunk assisted by Matthew Watters, and Brody Ingold went 3-for-3 at the line after being fouled on a three to cut it to 16-9. Trailing 20-11, the Vikings caught fire. Taylor Feroah buried a three, and after a Feroah steal, Ingold hit a three to make it 20-17. After Helms made two free throws and came up with a steal, Davis Jr. knocked down back-to-back threes to give Grand View its first lead at 25-22, capping a 14-2 run. Ingold added another three assisted by Watters, and Rhodes converted an and-one to make it 31-24. York answered with an 8-0 push to take a 32-31 lead, but Terrius Walker tied it at the line. Rhodes scored on a fast break, Ingold turned a steal into a layup, and Ingold added two free throws to make it 38-32. York converted an and-one before the break to send Grand View into halftime ahead 38-35.
Helms opened the second half with a layup, and Rhodes followed with a three assisted by Walker to make it 43-37. York kept answering, cutting it to 45-44, but Rhodes hit another three to push it back to 48-44. Rhodes then completed a four-point play off a Davis Jr. assist to make it 54-49. The Panthers tied it at 54-54 and again at 56-56 before taking a 61-59 lead on a three with 11:02 left. Rhodes grabbed his own miss and scored to tie it at 61-61. The teams then traded threes, with Ingold and Helms hitting from deep for Grand View and York answering twice to tie it at 67-67. Daviyon Gaston took over from there. He converted an and-one to give the Vikings a 70-67 lead, and after York committed two straight turnovers, Walker scored inside and Feroah hit a three assisted by Rhodes to make it 76-69. York cut it to 76-72, but Gaston hit a jumper and then a three assisted by Luke Hart to give Grand View its largest lead at 81-72 with 2:36 left. Hart made two free throws, Walker came up with a key block, and Gaston hit two more from the line to keep York at bay. Walker added a dunk assisted by Gaston, and Helms and Rhodes closed it out at the line to seal the 90-82 win.
GAME NOTES:
- Martez Rhodes led all scorers with 23 points on 7-12 shooting, including 4-7 from three, with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
- Brody Ingold added 16 points off the bench on 4-5 shooting, going 3-4 from three and 5-5 from the line.
- Daviyon Gaston scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including 12 in the final 12:16.
- Lukas Helms had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
- Rodell Davis Jr. and Terrius Walker each added 8 points, with Walker playing a team high 35 minutes.
- Grand View shot 81.8% from the free throw line (27-33) and scored 22 points off 15 York turnovers.
- The Vikings bench outscored York's bench 26-25.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Grand View starts the season 1-0 with the road win. The Vikings stay on the road and head to Fremont, Neb., to take on Midland on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM CT.
