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The Lady Raiders hosted the Scotland Highlanders last Thursday night in girls basketball action. Wagner would open the game on a 11-0 run and never look back. They would open with an 18-5 lead. Then take a 33-10 halftime lead. The third quarter would be a slow one as they would score only 7 to hold a 40-16 lead but finish strong in the 4th out scoring Scotland 15-2 and winning the game 55-18. Emma Yost would lead all scorers and post a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards. She would also dish out 3 assists and come away with 3 steals. Lydia Yost would add 10 off the bench. She would also dish out 2 assists and come away with 2 steals. Eve Zephier was back in action scoring 8 points, grabbed 3 boards, and dished out 2 assists. Macy Koupal and Shalayne Nagel would each chip in 7. Koupal would grab 7 boards and dish out 3 assists. Nagel would grab 4 boards, dish out 3 assists, and come away with 3 steals. Sydney Cournoyer would add 4 points off the bench, as well as Jessica Kocer. Ashlyn Koupal would also score 2 points, grab 6 boards, and dish out 2 assists. Wagner would shoot 22-52 for 42% while holding the Highlanders to just 16%, 5-32. Wagner would own the glass with a 38-17 rebounding advantage. Wagner would commit 9 turnovers compared to 17 from Scotland. Wagner would hit 5-8 from the line while Scotland would be 7-16. “Defensively another great team effort. We just limited them to contested shots and then did a great job controlling the glass. In the third quarter we didn’t play very good offense. We settled for one to two pass shots and didn’t get the ball moving. When we did move the ball we weren’t ready to shoot. In the 4th we found our rhythm again and played great team basketball just like the first half. “
Read moreWagner started off slow Thursday night against Scotland but gave themselves chances to win late. Wagner fell behind 14-12 after the first period and trailed 26-23 at half time. Scotland held a 36-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter. In the final period Wagner came storming back scoring 16 points and forcing the game into overtime. The Red Raiders had a 1 point lead with 9 second left, Scotland came down and hit a shot as time expired to win the game 56-55. Chris Nelson scored 18 points and had 3 steals for Wagner. Dustin Honomichl also scored 18 points and had 9 rebounds, Toby Zephier scored 13 points and had 4 assists, Matt Link, Camden Roth and Carter Cournoyer each scored 2 points.
Read moreThe Red Raiders won their first C game of the season on Tuesday night against MVP. Wagner led 15-13 after the first period and 26-18 at the half. The Red Raiders built on their lead in the second half and won the game 44-34. Parker Petry led the team with 13 points, Braxton Knudsen added 11, Christian Doom scored 6, Gabe Houseman scored 5, Caleb Zephier 4, Brady Cournoyer 3 and Treyson Zephier 2.
Read moreThe Red Raider JV team played a close game with the Titans on Tuesday. Wagner trailed 13-12 after 1 period and led 20-19 at half time. The score was tied 29-29 after 3 quarters, both teams offense picked it up in the final period but the Titans had a little more in the tank and won the game 52-47.
Read moreThe Red Raider boys played MVP on Tuesday night at home. Wagner shot the ball well early making their first 5 three point attempts and led 22-15 after the first quarter. MVP played well in the second period erasing the deficit, leading 34-32 at half time. The Red Raiders played hard in the second half but MVP was too much for them, the Titans expanded their lead and won the game over Wagner 73-55. Dustin Honomichl scored a team high 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Toby Zephier added 11 points and had 4 steals, Matt Link added 6 points, Ted Slaba 5, Preston McFayden 4, Chris Nelson 3 and Glenn Cournoyer 2.
Read moreWagner Bon Homme Gymnasts miss the Title by 2 Tenths at the Vermillion/West Central Triangular
Read moreIn the 138 pound division, Brady Bierema (24-7) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points.
Read moreThe Lady Pirates hosted Kimball-White Lake and added a win to their record 39-25.
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