Monday, December 12-Greendale at South Ripley.
Grade 7-SR 32, Greendale 28
Thanks to some clutch free throw shooting from Bryce Wrightsman, the Raiders capped off a dramatic 4th quarter comeback in a 32-28 win. Down by ten midway through the final period, South Ripley rallied to tie the game at 28 with under a minute to play. After a defensive stand to get the ball back. Wrightsman was fouled with about 20 seconds to play. He calmly hit the first of an one-and-one free throw to put the home team up one 29-28. He missed the second but the visiting Tigers traveled to turn the ball over. Wrightsman was fouled again, this time with only 8 seconds left on the clock. He drilled both attempts. Another Greendale turnover and foul put Wrightsman back at the line, where he hit one out of two to seal the game. He finished with 8 points, while Zach Gentile led the Raiders with 11. Ryan Miller chipped in 6 points, Dalton Smith 5, and Nick Schwarte had 2 points and several rebounds.
Grade 8-SR 49, Greendale 35
An outstanding team effort helped the Raiders to a 49-35 victory over the visiting Tigers. Cody Samples nailed two three pointers and added several assists; Brady Linkel dominated the glass with 12 rebounds as well as 4 points; Colby Bush grabbed 4 boards with 4 points; Bryce Franklin played tremendous defense while scoring 12 points with 7 rebounds; and Lane Sparks contributed a good all around game with 22 points, 3 rebounds, and several steals. After a 21-8 first quarter lead, the Tigers fought back to make it a 29-24 game at the half. However, the Raiders out scored Greendale 20-11 the final two quarters to come away with a win. Adam Burd led the Tigers with 22 points.
The seventh graders advanced their win streak to three to increase their record to 6-8. The eighth graders raise their season mark to 12-2. Both teams travel to St. Louis in Batesville on Thursday, 6:00 tip.
Courtesy of Raiders Coach Jeff Greiwe.