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The Red Raiders traveled to Parkston on Thursday night basketball game. The Trojans did a good job defending and made baskets tough to come by for the Red Raiders all night. Wagner managed just 3 points in the first period and fell behind 12-3. The Red Raiders battled the rest of the game but never got a lead, trailing 29-21 at halftime, 44-33 after 3 quarters and lost the game by a final score of 56-42. Preston McFayden led the team with 14 points, Ted Slaba had 6, Glenn Cournoyer 5, Matt Link and Carter Cournoyer each scored 4, Chris Nelson, Hunter Lhotak and Deshawn Sully finished the game with 3 each. Wagner is now 4-3
Read moreThe Wagner C team lost in overtime at the buzzer in Parkston Thursday night. The Red Raiders fell behind 12-10 after the first period but outscored Parkston 11-4 in the second quarter to take a 21-16 lead into half time. Wagner led 31-25 heading into the fourth quarter. The Red Raiders hit a late 3 pointer in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Trojans hit a runner in the paint as the final buzzer went off to win the game 4442. Brady Cournoyer led the team with 11 points, Shae Kjeldgaard had 9 points, Deshwan Sully added 8, Ky Arpan and Dominic Doom scored 5 each, Kobe Drapeau and Jesse Zephier each scored 2. The C team is now 1-1.
Read moreWagner battled back from behind to defeat Ethan on Monday night. Wagner trailed 9-7 after the first period and 12-10 at the half. Ethan led 25-20 heading into the final period before Wagner’s dethird fense picked it up and held Ethan to just 2 points in the fourth quarter winning the game by a final score of 32-27. Preston McFayden and Parker Petry each scored 11 points to lead the team. Jesse Zephier, Deshawn Sully, Joey Cournoyer, Hunter Lhotak, and Carlos Galindo all scored 2 points each in the game. The Red Raider JV team improved to 7-1 with the win.
Read moreWagner’s JV boys basketball team extended their win streak to 5 games in Parkston Thursday night. Wagner jumped out to an early lead 11-9 after 1 quarter and led 27-19 at the half. A big third quarter offensively allowed Wagner to open up their lead, the Red Raiders outscored Parkston 19-8 in the period and led 46-27 heading into the final frame. Wagner put up 10 more points I the fourth quarter and won by a final score of 56-34. Joey Cournoyer had a great game scoring 20 points, Parker Petry added 10, Hunter Lhotak scored 8, Preston McFayden 5, Carlos Galindo 3, Jesse Zephier, Braxton Knudsen, Deshawn Sully, Ty Aungie, and Brady Cournoyer all scored 2 points.
Read moreThe Wagner 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams were in action on Saturday, January 21, competing in the Wagner Basketball Boosters Tournament. Stats for the 7th grade games were not kept. They opened the tournament with Kimball-White Lake and cruised to a 45-15 victory. The semifinal game, the Raiders were matched up with Mt Vernon/Plankinton. The Raiders again won the game by double digits and advanced to the championship game against a team from Yankton. After falling behind early in the first half the Raiders made a run to take a lead at halftime. Yankton came out in the second half and regained the lead and pushed it up to 7 points. A furious late rally by the Raiders including a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Steven Peters tied the game at the end of regulation to force overtime. In a back-and-forth battle in overtime, the Raiders had a shot again with a last second heave from halfcourt, but it missed, and the Raiders were defeated in overtime by a score of 34-33. The 7th graders record is now at 3-2 on the season.
Read moreOn Friday, January 13, the 7th and 8th boys’ basketball teams traveled to Centerville for a pair of games. In the 8th grade game, the Raiders jumped out to an 8-4 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 15-8 at the half. We came out and pressured the Tornadoes in the 3rd quarter and created quite a few turnovers that lead to points for the Raiders. The highlight of the quarter was Jesse Zephier hitting a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to push the Raiders lead to 17. We got a lot of different guys playing time and experience in the 4th quarter as the Raiders pulled out the victory with a score of 28-15. The win improved their record to 2-0 on the season. Leading scorers were: Javian Pesicka with 10, Jesse Zephier with 8, Carlos Galindo with 5, Leon Fields with 3 and Benny Greger chipped in 2.
Read moreWagner hosted the Burke Cougars for a pair of games on Tuesday, January 17. In the 8th grade game, the Raiders got off to a fast start as they built an 11-0 lead after the first quarter. Burke settled down in the second quarter as the Raiders maintained a 15-6 lead at the half. Both teams traded baskets in the third quarter to keep the margin at 9 going into the fourth. The Raiders stretched the lead back to double digits and wound up winning the game 29-17 improving their record to 3-0 on the season. Leading scorers were Dominic Doom with 8, Leon Fields, Carlos Galindo, Benny Greger, and Trasin Dilts all added 4, Avery Medicine Bear had 3 and Winston Little Moon added 2 to round out the scoring.
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