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The Chamberlain Cubs came to town last Friday night to take on the Lady Raiders. Wagner would jump all over the cubs early and take a 46-9 lead into halftime. Wagner would win by a finale of 77-33. Wagner would shoot 57% from the field 32-56 while the Cubs were 10-27 for 33%. Wagner would collect 26 boards compared to 16 from Chamberlain. The Cubs would commit 26 turnovers compared to just 4 from the Raiders. Wagner would dish out 28 assists. Ashlyn Koupal led all scorers with 29 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. Emma Yost would follow that with 18 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, and 4 blocks. Shalayne Nagel would record a double-double with 16 points, 4 boards, 10 steals and 2 assists. Macy Koupal would be the 4th Raider in double figures with 10 points, 4 boards, while dishing out a team high 9 assists. Lydia Yost would finish the scoring with 7 points, 3 boards, 3 steals, and 4 assists. Eve Zephier would dish out 3 assists. “A great effort again defensively only allowing 2 made field goals the first half. We move the basketball on offense getting 28 assists on 32 made shots. This was the final home regular season game for our three Seniors! I can’t say enough about these three young ladies! They represent our team, school, and community with highest regards. It will be a lot of fun to follow them the next few years at the collegiate level at DWU and Mt. Marty. With one more regular season game on the road in Platte, and then on to Region play where we will host Tuesday February 21st in Wagner.”
Read moreThe Red Raiders picked up their 6th win of the season defeating ACDC at home Thursday night. Wagner jumped out to a 19-14 lead after the first period. Wagner scored 24 points in the second period and opened a 20 point lead heading into half time. Wagner held ACDC to just 5 points in the third period and led 62-28 heading into the final quarter. ACDC made a few runs late in the game and cut into the Red Raider lead, Wagner won by a final score of 7047. Chris Nelson led the team with 18 points, Carter Cournoyer added 16. Parker Petry and Matt Link each scored 10, Ted Slaba scored 7, Joey Cournoyer 5, Theron Zephier 3 and Braxton Knudsen 1. The Red Raiders play again Tuesday night in Armour for a chance to win the LMVC Conference.
Read moreThe Red Raider JV defeated ACDC Thursday night in Wagner. The Red Raiders played good defense early and got a 10-3 lead after the first period. ACDC kept the game close the rest of the way but never got a lead. Wagner led 21-17 at the half and then held the Thunder to just 2 points in the third period making the score 3419 heading into the fourth quarter. Wagner won the game by a final score of 50-26. Joey Cournoyer led the team with 17 points, Parker Petry scored 13, Jesse Zephier added 9, Braxton Knudsen scored 7 and Preston McFayden scored 5. The Wagner JV improves it record to 11-3.
Read moreThe Wagner JV avenged a loss from last season on Tuesday night as the defeated the Knighthawks 44-24. The Red Raiders held TDA to just 1 first quarter point and led 23-11 at the half. The Knighthawks never gave up and cut into the lead in the third quarter closing the gap to 28-20 but a strong offensive performance in the final period allowed Wagner to seal the victory. Jesse Zephier led the way with 15 points, Joey Cournoyer scored 14, Parker Petry added 7, Preston McFayden, Frank Soukup, Brady Cournoyer, and Braxton Knudsen each scored 2. Wagner’s JV team is now 12-3 on the season.
Read moreThe Wagner Red Raiders traveled to Armour on Tuesday night to play for the LMVC Conference championship against the TDA Nighthawks. Wagner started off shooting the ball well and took a 21-14 lead after the first period. The Red Raiders extended their lead by 4 in the second quarter outscoring TDA 18-14 in the period, Wagner took a 39-28 lead into half time. TDA played lock down defense in the third quarter holding Wagner to just 2 points, outscoring Wagner 15-2 and led 43-41 heading into the fourth period. Wagner fought back, with 4.7 seconds left Preston McFayden hit a 3 pointer to send the game into overtime. TDA outscored Wagner in OT 8-4 and won the game 65-61. Wagner was led by Parker Petry who scored 14 points, Ted Slaba added 13, Matt Link scored 8, Chris Nelson and Preston McFayden each scored 7, Carter Cournoyer 6, Glenn Cournoyer 4 and Joey Cournoyer 2. Wagner is now 6-9 on the year.
Read moreThe Red Raider C team improved to 5-1 on the year with a
Read moreOn 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.
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