MS BOYS BASKETBALL HOST SPARTANS

The 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball teams hosted the Wessington Springs Spartans at the Armory for a pair of games on Monday, January 23. In the 8th grade game, the Raiders got off to a slow start and faced a stiff Spartan defense that forced the Raiders into several turnovers that led to an early lead for the Spartans. The Raiders settled a little bit and pulled within 4 by the end of the first with a score of 7-11. The second quarter didn’t see much scoring action as each team scored 4 a piece to keep the Raiders down 4 at halftime by a score of 11-15. The second half saw the Raiders offense come to life as they outscored the Spartans 11-4 in the third to take their first lead of the game by a score of 2219. The Raiders kept the tempo going in the fourth and was able to pull away for a final score of 33-24. The win raised their record to 8-0 on the season. Leading scorers were Carlos Galindo with 13, Benny Greger with 6, Dominic Doom with 5, Javian Pesicka with 4, Avery Medicine Bear with 3 and Leon Fields with 2.