On Monday, February 6, Wagner hosted the AC/DC Thunder for a pair of middle school basketball games at the Armory. In the 7th grade game, the Raiders got out to a fast start and built an 11 point lead after the first quarter. They continued to push the ball and were very aggressive taking the ball to the hoop, which led to them getting to shoot a lot of free throws. After the 2nd quarter ended, the Raiders had a lead of 21-6. The Raiders continued to keep their defensive pressure up in the second half and cruised to a 42-16 victory. The Raiders now stand at 7-3 on the season. Leading scorers were Cruise Koupal with 14, Steven Peof ters with 13, Brock Cournoyer with 9, Payne Petry with 4, and Jacob Kotab and Brannon Bruguier each added a point.

In the 8th grade game, the Raiders showed good ball movement and patience on offense, but shots just weren’t falling for them. Despite that, they held 10-4 advantage after the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Raiders explode on offense as they put up 20 points to push their halftime lead to 30-13. The Thunder made some nice plays in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Raiders as Wagner won 55-21. The win raises their record to 11-0 on the season. Leading scorers for the Raiders were Jesse Zephier and Carlos Galindo with 14, Dominic Doom with 9, Leon Fields with 6, Winston Little Moon with 5, Javian Pesicka with 4, AJ Kotab with 2, and Paxton Kuhlman with 1. The 7th grade team is in action again on Friday at home against Kimball- White Lake. Both teams are in action next on Monday, February 13 at home against Bon Homme.