Raiders lose in Warden

The Lake Roosevelt boys basketball team had been scheduled to play three games this past week, but instead one was rescheduled, one is up in the air, and the Raiders lost to Warden in the only game played. A Dec. 9 road trip to Liberty Bell has been rescheduled for Jan. 22.

Oroville protested moving to the old middle school a game scheduled for last Thursday, and stated that as the reason they would not come to play Lake Roosevelt.

“The outcome of that contest will be decided at the League Athletic Directors meeting in January,” Grand Coulee Dam School District Athletic Director Rich Black said. “It will either be a forfeit, or we will reschedule the games; that is yet to be determined.”

So on Dec. 13, the Raiders finally returned to the court against the Warden Cougars.

Head Coach Matt Simpson was happy about the Raiders out-rebounding Warden, improving at the free-throw line, and having fewer turnovers than the Cougars. Nevertheless, LR didn’t make the necessary shots to win.

“We did well against Warden,” Simpson said, but “they beat us in the shot percentage.”

The Raiders made 16 of 37 two-point field goals attempted. Behind the three-point arc, LR made one of 21 shots — a 4.8-percent shooting percentage. For the game, the Raiders shot 29.3 percent against the Cougars’ 42.1 percent.

Chance Garvin led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points. Jackson Louie scored 10. Jacob Palmer scored eight points on the night. Merle Picard, Austin Rosenbaum, and Jesse Louie each contributed three points. Theron Nault and Taren Redstar rounded out the LR scoring with two points each.

This week, the schedule again had to be changed. Bridgeport High School was badly vandalized last weekend, so last night’s game was moved to Grand Coulee.

On Friday, the Raiders will host the Manson Trojans at the Grand Coulee gym, starting at 7:30 p.m.

LR has had a rough season start, with losses and last minute changes.

“We are going through basic growing pains at the moment,” Simpson said. “The guys are determined and focused to come up with a winning formula.”

Friday’s game against Manson will include something special, as Coach Simpson hints: “Manson is a scheduled home game, ‘Pink Night’ for the boys’ team, and we are excited about all that night has to offer.”

The Trojans were 2-1 with wins over both Soap Lake and Moses Lake Christian. Manson played Okanogan at home yesterday.

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Warden 19 32 41 54

LR 9 24 32 46