Raiders get thrilling OT win on Senior Night

Lomega made sure its final regular season basketball game was an exciting one.

And a win. All four Raider seniors stepped up in a big way as they beat visiting Pond Creek-Hunter 64-59 Tuesday on “Senior Night.”

The win capped Lomega’s regular season with a 15-9 record.

Brenden Uhlenhake made two big field goals in regulation and overtime.

The first came with under 30 seconds to play off an inbounds pass as Uhlenhake scored to tie the game 54-54.

That came seconds after Blayne Tefft nailed his fifth 3-pointer of the game to give the Panthers a 54-52 lead.

In overtime, Uhlenhake’s back door cut was met with a pass from Lance Yost.

His kiss off the glass with 1:34 remaining gave the Raiders a 58-56 lead they wouldn’t lose.

Cameron Ramer did his part by scoring 4 points in the extra period, including two free throws with 1:17 to play for a four-point lead.

After Tefft nailed his sixth 3-pointer to pull PC-H within a point, Yost proved clutch at the line.

He made two free throws for a 62-59 lead with 31 seconds to play and then again with 15.8 showing on the clock to push Lomega’s lead to five points.

Those sandwiched a defensive gem by Ramer as he drew a charge on the Panthers with just over 20 seconds to go.

Yost scored 10 points and Jaxson Snowden 6 in the second quarter as Lomega outscored the Panthers by 9 to increase their halftime lead to 31-20.

But Tefft, scoreless in the first half, came alive in the third.

He made three of Pond Creek-Hunter’s five treys in the quarter as the Panthers stormed back to tie it up.

All six of his treys came in the second half and OT for his 18 points.

Micah Westrope led part of the early charge as he scored 14 of his 18 in the first half.

But Snowden and Yost were steady forces.

Snowden had 10 in the second half and Yost again made a pair of big free throws for a 52-51 lead with 50 seconds to go in regulation.

He was 6 of 6 from the line overall and led all scorers with 20.

Snowden scored 18 and Ramer finished his final regular season game at home with 11.

Noah Lentz chipped in 9 points while Uhlenhake scored 6.

Snowden poured in 27 points the previous Saturday in the Raiders’ 67-44 win at Seiling.

He already had 15 by halftime as Lomega staked a 15-point lead. He then knocked down another 10 points as the Raiders went on a 20-9 run.

Yost chipped in 15 points in that win.

That came one night after the Raiders were knocked off 60-53 on the road by Class B-I’s 20thranked Timberlake.

The Tigers outscored Lomega 21-13 in the fourth quarter.

Snowden scored 17, Yost 14 and Ramer 9 in the loss.

Lady Raiders primed for playoffs It’s another stellar regular season in the books for Lomega.

Time will tell if it leads to another banner.

The No. 1-ranked team in Class B-II capped “Senior Night” on Tuesday with a 67-25 victory at home against Pond Creek-Hunter.

It was the Lady Raiders’ 11th straight win as they finished the regular season 23-1.

Their lone loss was to Class 3A’s defending champion and No. 1-ranked Washington at the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.

The Lady Raiders went 2-1 in that tournament and won the Canton and Cherokee Strip Conference tournaments.

Seniors Paige Wheeler, Jenny Penaran, Kinsley Fisher, Samantha Rivera and Aliana Lawson got the start against PC-H.

Fellow senior Hadley Ott came off the bench with two 3-pointers in the first quarter while Penaran scored 7 in a 19-7 Lomega jumpstart.

The lead was 20 at halftime and then Lomega went on a 28-4 run in the third quarter.

Lawson scored 9, Wheeler 8 and Penaran 6 in the frame.

Penaran finished her night with 20 points.

Lawson scored 14, Ott 9 and Wheeler 8.

Reagan Snowden did her usual bit when Lomega picked up an 81-55 win at Timberlake the previous Friday.

She scored 16 points in the first half as the Lady Raiders built up a 41-20 lead.

Wheeler scored 10 in the third quarter and was joined by Penaran in knocking down two treys as Lomega posted another 29 points.

Wheeler finished with 19 while Snowden scored 18.

Lawson finished with 9 as 11 different Lady Raiders scored.

The next night, Lomega held off Class B-I’s second ranked Seiling 58-51 for another road win.

The battle between two of the state’s most tradition- rich girls’ programs saw Lomega emerge despite making just 12 of 27 free throws.

That included just 5 of 11 in the fourth quarter, but Seiling wasn’t able to make up any ground.

Lomega built the bulk of its lead in the first quarter with a 20-14 advantage.

Wheeler, Penaran and Bree Yost each made a 3-pointer in the quarter.

Snowden accounted for Lomega’s three other treys in the game, including two in the second quarter.

She scored 15 in the win while Penaran chipped in 14.

Wheeler and Lawson scored 9 apiece.