Members of the Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team are (back row, from left) Nolan Ostdiek, Clay Williams, Sawyer Cox, Caleb Griffis, Carter Griffis, (middle row) Aidan Zikmund, Carson Vaughn, Jackson Williams, Jace Hoelting, Cody Funk, Riley Cannaday, (front row) Caden Culbertson, Connor Janda, Bayln Bargen and Hayden Mazour.
Some of the boys on this year's boys' basketball team may not have been born the last time the L-N Raiders won their first four games of a season. You have to go back 14 years before you find a year where the first four games were won. That was the 2009-2010 year when they won their first 7 games.
Rather stay in the present?
OK, last week the Raiders defeated Franklin on Friday night by a score of 34 to 27 and Bruning-Davenport-Shickley (BDS) on Saturday evening by a score of 37 to 24. The two victories give L-N a 4-0 record for the young season.
BOYS: L-N 34 - FRANKLIN 27
The box score:
L-N 7 5 11 11 - 34
Franklin 4 10 10 3 - 27
This low scoring game had all the drama in it that a person might want. The score was tied at least five times and the lead changed hands at least seven times before the Raiders went ahead 26 to 24 early in the 4th period.
L-N started the game with a strong defensive effort and committing few turnovers and having assists for their baskets. Franklin turned the heat up a notch in the second period with a full court press and earned a 2-pt. lead at half time with a 'buzzer-beater' shot.
L-N made half of their points at the charity stripe in the third period leading to a decisive final eight minutes of play.
The final 8 minutes were won by the defense. Scoring was needed of course, but Franklin was held scoreless for over the first 4 minutes of the period and were allowed only three points over the 8 minute period. Sawyer Cox scored the first points of this period and L-N took advantage of a number of turnovers they forced from Franklin. L-N had a rebound edge over the Flyers as well.
We have been unable to obtain individual stats for this game.
BOYS: L-N 37 – BDS 24:
The Raiders gave up the first two points of this game, but went ahead on a Bayln Bargen 3-pt. shot and never trailed again. The Raiders played a steady game with individual highlights coming ever so often. Clay Williams and Nolan Ostdiek had a number of blocks, Bargen had several 3-pt. shots as the Raiders never led by more than ten points until the very end of the game.
We have been unable to obtain game video and individual stats for this game.
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