Wayne Trace junior Eli Sinn runs, jumps in, and conveniently slides to the goal as he scores another basket for the Raiders.
On December 20, the the Wayne Trace Raiders hosted the Van Wert Boys Basketball Team. The home team won the JV game 37-29 just minutes before this game started.
The first basket of the game was scored by Ethan Linder – 3 pointer and set the tone for the rest of the match. This was his first and only and the game continued hot and heavy with Linder leading the charge. The first period ended 16-10 with Wayne Trace in the lead.
The first period started this, but it became much worse in the second when one of the Van Wert players started pushing quite a bit. By the half though the referees got it under control. The half finished 30-19 and the Raiders continued their game.
Wayne Trace continued their aggressive game play in the third period when they had the highest of the game at 22 points. This is when Josiah Linder hit his 3 point basket. Jake Kuhn was also doing well under the basket, posting his own points.
The fourth period Van Wert refueled their offense and the game was back on. Unfortunately for the Cougars, it was too late for the rejuvenation when the Raiders had outscored them in the previous three quarters. The game finished with the home team winning 65-56.
Score by Quarter:
Wayne Trace: 16 14 22 13 = 65
Van Wert: 10 9 15 22 = 56
Wayne Trace Scorers: Brady Stabler 4; Eli Sinn 6; Josh Kuhn 3; Jon Sinn 7; Ethan Linder 29; Josiah Linder 5; Jake Kuhn 11.
Van Wert Scorers: Jacoby Kelly 12; Nate Place 13; Austin Sudduth 2; Nick Gutierrez 3; Blake Henry 5; Dylan Lautzenheiser 9; Drew Bagley 12.
Interesting enough both the boys and the girls varsity teams are still undefeated. Both teams have done very well and the school is very proud of these student athletes.
On Friday, December 30, a tripleheader will now be held at Wayne Trace High School in boys basketball action vs. Woodlan (IN).
The freshman game will start the night’s activities at 4:30 p.m. followed by the junior varsity game beginning at 6:00 p.m. The varsity game between the Raiders and Warriors will then follow the two previous games.
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