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The Raider football team begins warm-up exercises at practice Thursday evening, a day before their first game and win of the early season in Kittitas. Look for The Star's special section on fall sports in next week's issue. - Scott Hunter photo
By Jacob Wagner
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders won their football season opener in Kittitas Friday to mark a successful start to their season.
Against the Coyotes, Sept. 2, the Raiders won 40-21.
"The kids played hard for the first game," Head Coach Bubba Egbert said. "We did things pretty clean, really. They did really well."
LR led 21-0 at the end of the first half.
Kittitas got on the board with a pair of touchdowns with extra points in the third quarter, scoring 14. The Raiders added 13 more for a 34-14 LR lead at the end of the third.
Each team scored one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, making for the 40-21 final.
LR Quarterback Brit Egbert threw three touchdowns, two to Chase Marchand and one to Tanner Whitelaw, who also ran for a touchdown during the game.
Chase Clark also ran for a touchdown. And on defense, he returned an interception for a touchdown.
"Overall, it was a good week," Egbert said. "They did well. The offensive and defensive line guys did extremely well, doing even better than we expected."
The Raiders are scheduled to play at home against the Highland Bulldo
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