Raiders show 'sportsmanship' at Delta Junction tournament

Monday, February 14 2011

Unalaska, AK – This weekend, the Unalaska Raiders boys basketball team won the sportsmanship award in the Dean Cummings Basketball tournament at Delta Junction.

The boys put up a good fight, with their toughest game coming on Thursday against Dillingham. That match went into triple overtime, with the Dillingham Warriors finally coming out ahead 56-52. Andrew Seman was a top scorer with 25 points. On Friday, the boys lost to Galena, 69-51. But on Saturday, the Raiders came out ahead against the Cook Inlet Academy, winning 57-47. Seman again scored 25 points, while JJ Fernandez delivered 11. Seman was ultimately named to the all-tournament team.

The Lady Raiders also came up against some stiff competition in the girls tournament. On Thursday, they played against Dillingham, losing 44-20. That was followed up with a match against the Monroe junior varsity team on Friday, which Monroe won 28-14. On Saturday, they played the Seward Seahawks. Seward won 66-11. Asia Vernon was a top scorer with four points.

The Seward Seahawks came out ahead as the number on boys team, and the Galena Hawks won the girls tournament.



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