Midwest Central Middle School - Home of the Raiders

Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
🏀 @ Rankin
🎴 Regular Season Game
🚌 4:35 PM
⏰ 5:30 PM
📌 13716 S. 5th St. Pekin, IL 61554

If you weren't in Green Valley on Tuesday night, you missed two great games! The Lady Raiders completed the sweep of the Olympia Spartans in front of the large home crowd. 7th grade kicked the night off in exciting fashion as they went into the locker room at halftime in a 13-13 tie. The Raiders came out hot in the 2nd half scoring the first 10 points to take a commanding lead and held the lead to the end taking the opener by a score of 34-28. Kynlie led with 17 points, Kallie & Emma each had 7 points, while Libby added 2 in the paint. Evan was the rebounding machine pulling down a team high 7 boards. Emma was the distributor of the night, collecting 4 assists.

In the nightcap, we celebrated our seven 8th graders and they put on a show! The first half was back and forth the whole way as the Raiders took a slim 1-point lead into the locker room. Leading 20-19, the Lady Raiders went on an 8-point run to pull further away to go on take the win. Peyton had the hot hand last night even being face guarded the entire game, collecting 27 points on the night thanks to some great passes by Angel, Kynlie & Sophia who all collected assists. Nora, Zoey & Peyton each collected 5 boards on the night as the Raiders outrebounded the Spartans 26-17. Angel added a sweet pull-up jumper from the right wing while Zoey had a beautiful pick-n-roll for an easy lay-up. This win moves the 8th grade to 17-4 with one game left in the regular season. The Lady Raiders host Peoria Norwood tomorrow night so come out and be loud for the Raiders!

6th Grade Student Spotlight is Bella Charlton….Bella is a kind young lady who is always willing to help those around her in and out of class. She is a hard worker who strives to be her best at all times. Bella's work ethic shows every day as she is a quiet leader who can work independently or in groups. Great Job Bella!

Congratulations to Peyton Bernshausen for scoring her 800th point in her MCMS Basketball career.

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Let's show our appreciation for the extraordinary work our school board members do. Join us in thanking them for their passion and dedication!

Tara Zaayenga (President), Scott Dierker (VP), Heather Friedrich (Secretary), Melinda Beebe, Alyssa Bennett, Amber Schmidt, and Jay Blair... THANK YOU! Happy Board Member Appreciation Day!

Lady Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Friday, November 14, 2025
🏀 @ East Peoria
🎴 Regular Season Game
🚌 3:00 PM
⏰ 4:30 PM
📌 601 Taylor St, East Peoria, IL 61611

The Middle School Boys traveled to Brimfield and came away with two wins.

The 7th grade won 38-36 on a thriller 3 pointer by Remi Arthalony with 2.6 seconds left on the clock. Arthalony led all scorers with a game high 27 points. Evan Kolves chipped in with 9 points.

The 8th Grade Raiders basketball team got big efforts out of Jase Canada and Jaxton Bolen en route to a 47-38 victory to improve to 6-1 on the young season! The 8th graders duo combined for 40 points as Canada had a team high 23 with 8 steals and Bolen added 17 points of his own. Jace Price also added 2 big buckets late to help seal the game!

The Raiders look to keep their winning ways going with a matchup with Pekin Rankin next Thursday. Go Raiders!

Lady Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025
🏀 vs Chillicothe
🎴 Regular Season Game
⏰ 5:30 PM
📌 121 N Church St, Green Valley, IL 61534
🎥 https://MCMS Lady Raiders vs IVC

Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025
🏀 @ Brimfield
🎴 Regular Season Game
🚌 3:30 PM
⏰ 5:00 PM
📌 216 E. Clinton Brimfield, IL 61517

The Lady Raiders went on the road Tuesday evening and split their two games with Peoria Christian. The 7th grade took the lead early but was unable to hang on to the end. Kynlie led the Raiders with 16 points and 7 steals on the evening. Kallie was doing Kallie things and recorded 10 points in the paint for the Raiders, while Emma added 5 points which included 3-4 from the free throw line.

The 8th grade game ended up being a thriller to watch! Peoria Christian had the hot hand early which put the Raiders down by as much as 13 late in the 2nd quarter. The Raiders made some defensive adjustments, knocked down some big shots and finally took the lead mid-way through the 4th quarter and never surrendered it in a 37-32 victory. Peyton had a career high 26 points, including 8-8 from the charity stripe. Nora had some huge buckets in the 2nd half to keep the Raiders in the game, finishing with 7 points and a team high 10 rebounds. Sophia was her usual calm and collected self between helping get the ball up the floor, to draining some key shots as she finished with 4 points. The 2nd half defense helped secure this victory as Angel, Jaina, Kynlie, Peyton and Sophia all contributed with steals. The Lady Raiders are at HOME Thursday evening against the ever tough IVC Grey Ghosts... see you there!

MCMS hosted the Green Valley Memorial Day Veteran's Day assembly yesterday. Our Middle School band performed the National Anthem, student Avery Herrin performed "God Bless America" and students Clare and Kate Rollo did a reading of the poem "In Flander's Field" - which helps us know why the poppy flower is associated with Veteran's Day. We are so grateful for the support of public in attending this great event.

This week's 6th grade student spotlight is...... Paxton Couch! Paxton has been working hard the last several weeks inside and outside of the classroom. He's been asking for help for himself and others around him. He's showing perseverance daily and continues to adjust to the challenges of 6th grade. Great job Paxton for walking down the Raider Path!

Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Tuesday, November 11, 2025
🏀 vs Havana
🎴 Regular Season Game
⏰ 5:30 PM
📌 121 N Church St, Green Valley, IL 61534
🎥 https://MCMS Raiders vs Havana

Congratulations to the seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams as they defeated Lewistown last night.

The seventh grade got the night started with a 36 to 28 victory. The Raiders had five players in the scoring column. Remi Arthalony lead the way with 15 points.

Midwest Central 8th graders put 8 players in the scoring column, including a team high 16 points from Jase Canada, as the Raiders cruised to a 41 -25 victory over Lewistown to move their record to a perfect 5-0! Sam Dierker also had a nice game offensively for the Raiders, adding 6 points in the first half.

The Raiders look to keep things going with a big Mason County matchup at home against Havana!

Lady Raiders MS Basketball
📅 Tuesday, November 11, 2025
🏀 @ Peoria Christian
🎴 Regular Season Game
🚌 3:00 PM
⏰ 4:30 PM
📌 3725 N Monroe Ave, Peoria Heights, IL 61616

The Lady Raiders took care of business once again Monday evening as they swept the South Fulton Rebels in front of our home crowd! 7th grade kicked the night off with a convincing 32-21 win with Kynlie and Emma each scoring 12 points to lead the Raiders. Kallie added 6 while Evan knocked down a field goal to round out the scoring. Kynlie also grabbed 14 boards to secure the double double as the Raiders outrebounded the Rebels a staggering 51-17.

The 8th grade made easy work of the Rebels as they put up their highest number of points of the year in a 53-12 victory. Peyton led all scorers with 21 points while Sophia had a strong 10 points on the night. Nora continued to battle in the paint, grabbing a game high 12 rebounds and adding 6 points. Zoey had some nice moves in the paint adding 6 points and Angel had the sweet jumper going with 5 points including a three-pointer from the right wing. Rounding out the scoring is Jaina with 3 points and Kallie with 2. This ninth consecutive win moves the Raiders to 15-2 as they travel to Peoria Christian this evening. Good luck ladies!