Raiders Stun Third-Ranked Vermilion

The Central Lakes College Raiders seized the lead with 30 seconds left and hung on to upset NJCAA Division III’s third-ranked Vermilion Ironmen 70-68 in a Northern Division game Saturday.

Vermilion took a timeout, called a play, missed a chance to tie with 15 seconds left and the Raiders rebounded, giving CLC its sixth straight win.

The loss ended an 11-game win streak for Vermilion, which entered the contest with a 9-0 division mark and was 19-3 overall. The Ironmen had defeated CLC 69-62 Jan. 15 at Ely.

Alex Koch paced CLC with 13 points, followed by Bryan Gichaba with 12, Quincy Bethea 11 and John Jedneak 10. Marcus Brown (photo) came off the bench to add 11 points.

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Raiders Win Over the Norsemen

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team has been on a roll, having won their last four games since a 26 point loss to Mesabi at Virginia back in January.

While that loss may have been a low point for the Raiders, they bounced back and have now won five straight following a 78-62 win Wednesday night over Mesabi. With the win CLC also took over sole possession of second place in the Northern Division.

Alex Koch led all scorers with 25 points, and Quincy Bethea was next for CLC with 21. The Raiders also held the Norse to 62 points and Bacarius Dinkins, who leads the Norther Division with a 19.4 scoring average, to just seven points.

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Raiders Roll Over Rainy River

INTERNATIONAL FALLS — Bryan Gichaba’s 29 points helped lead the Central Lakes College Raiders to a 104-63 Northern Division blowout of Rainy River Saturday.

Gichaba shot 11-14 from the field and 7-8 from the line in the 23 minutes he was on the court.

Quincy Bethea added 16 points, Marcus Brown notched 13 points and Alex Koch scored 12 points for the Raiders sixth division win.

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Bethea Helps Raiders Past Hibbing

Quincy Bethea tallied 26 points for Central Lakes College while John Jedneak added 15 as the Raiders downed Hibbing 79-69 in Saturday’s Northern Division game. Bryan Gichaba tossed in 14 for CLC.

Friday Results:

The Central Lakes College Raiders rebounded from back-to-back losses with a 105-63 win against the Rainy River Voyageurs in a Northern Division game Friday night.

Bryan Gichaba racked up 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Raiders, who shot 57 percent from the field.

Raiders Take Care of Home Court

The Central Lakes College Raiders completed their first week of Northern Division play with a 2-0 record after wins over Fond du Lac on Wednesday and a 76-62 victory over Itasca on Saturday.

The Raiders clamped down defensively in the second half to widen a lead of just four points at halftime against an Itasca team that had won just one game all season.

John Jedneak led the Raiders with 17 points, and Alex Koch finished with 14. Danon Briggs also made it into double figures with 11 points for CLC.

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Veteran Freshman Spurs Raiders to Victory

Alex Koch took a roundabout way to the campus of Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

The men’s basketball team is thrilled he finally landed at CLC as he helped the Raiders open Northern Division play Wednesday night with an 81-73 win over the Fond Du Lac Thunder.

After a rather lethargic first half, at the end of which CLC led just 36-35, Koch buried the first eight points of the second half and the Raiders never led by less than three the rest of the game.

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Raiders Knock Off Riverland

The Central Lakes College Raiders finished up their non-division schedule Saturday with the CLC Winter Classic getting a 87-61 win over Riverland to finish the first part of their 2013-14 campaign with a 6-7 record.

Bryan Gichaba scored 24 points to lead all scorers and Alex Koch finished with 17 points. Isaac Sawyer also climbed to double figures with 14 points.

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