Raiders Steal One

A very intense game was played on January 24th at Lee High School.

This was one of the craziest wins for John I. Burton. At start of the game it was very frustrating to watch. In the first half, Lee High took the lead and did not give it up. Any production by the Raiders was immediately answered back. The Generals entered halftime with an eight point lead.

The start of the second half wasn't easy to watch either. The Generals answered nearly every shot our Raiders made. But nearing the end of the fourth quarter our Raiders played amazingly. The Raiders answered any shots the Generals made and cut the lead down to four with slightly less than a minute left. Tra A. was subbed into the game and hit a clutch three pointer to cut the lead down to one. Lee High managed to waste a lot of time before getting fouled and made one free throw. With nine seconds left, Ervin B. took the ball up the floor, nearly lost possession, then hit a buzzer beater two to send the game to overtime.

Overtime was very intense for both teams. Raiders hit a three pointer to get an early on lead, but Generals easily answered and gained a one point lead with nine seconds left on the clock yet again. Ervin B. took the ball up the floor, drew three defenders, then passed the ball to Kevin V. who hit the game winning three. The final score was: 64 Raiders - 62 Generals.

Ervin B. played outstanding this game. He did a great job on defense and did well keeping his team in the game when Lee High was hitting shots. Austin J. and Alex K. stepped up as well when the Generals started guarding Ervin B. intensely.