Raiders finish season 15-10

The Raider boys' basketball season came to an end Friday night at Mt. Spokane High School as Lake Roosevelt lost its regional matchup against the Northwest Christian Crusaders.

"Boys played well and never gave up or backed down," Head Coach Matt Simpson said. "Should be very proud. ... We played a good team; you can tell they have been in the regional tournament a lot, so they were prepared."

In the first half, the Raiders kept it close with the Crusaders, staying within three points at halftime. With their 31-28 advantage at the start of the third, NWC pulled ahead and stayed ahead with a small cushion.

Some of that cushion was made by LR allowing NWC to grab offensive rebounds, giving the Crusaders second chances to score. NWC also shot better from the three-point arc than the Raiders. In the end the Raiders could not overcome those setbacks, nor Chance Garvin fouling out late in the fourth. The final score was NWC 64-LR 55.

Garvin scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and four steals. Jackson Louie led the team's scoring with 19 points. "Both played with no fear," Simpson said.

Taren Redstar led the team with six rebounds. LR shot 14 percent from the three-point arc, making three of 22 shots. Free throw shooting was at 67 percent, with the Raiders making 14 of 21.

Looking back on the season, Simpson likes that the team won three more league games, two more in the postseason, and made it back to regionals. The Raiders overall win-loss record will stand at 15-10 for the 2014-15 season. They ended last year at 13-10.

"Making it to regionals two years in a row is quite the accomplishment," he said. "The boys and community should be proud of the representation. ... Many players really stepped up and contributed more as a team."

Scoring vs Northwest Christian

1 2 3 4 Final

NWC 16 15 17 16 64

LR 14 14 12 15 55

Garvin 17, Holt 0, Jackson Louie 19, Jesse Louie 7, Nault 0, Nicholson 0, Nomee 0, Palmer 6, Redstar 2, Rosenbaum 5