The score at the end of each quarter of the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders’ region championship victory against the High Point Eagles: 13-3; 36-8; 52-26; 65-41. But even those numbers don’t quite express how dominating the Raiders were in a week of impressive victories. The most startling numbers to read on the scoreboard all week might have been 80-46, the final score in the Raiders’ victory over the region’s second-seeded Wise Pumas.
In that matchup, Wise held a 3-0 lead and then the Raiders never looked back, making a strong opponent look helpless. With relentless pressure and effort on defense – epitomized by the image of senior Isaiah Gross on the floor after taking a charge – the Raiders earned themselves countless open looks at the basket led by the smooth shooting of senior guard Cameron Brown, who poured in a plethora of first half threes. Brown’s most memorable moment of the week was likely his two-handed baseline slam as the first quarter buzzer sounded against High Point.
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