The Raiders' 7th and 8th grade basketball teams spent Saturday afternoon at Carver Arena watching the Bradley Braves as they battled Indiana State in a tough Valley matchup! The boys got a chance to stand courtside for the starting lineups and had a great time cheering on BU! While a Bradley loss wasn't the result the boys were hoping for it was still a great day to be a Raider!
The Boys Basketball team will travel to Georgetowne for a game at 4:30.
Good luck Raiders!!
The boys basketball teams took the Greenview Bulldogs to the dog pound Thursday night, winning the 7th grade game 46 - 12 and the 8th grade game 42 - 13!!!
In 7th grade action the boys defense was suffocating, never allowing more than 4 points in any one quarter! Breckin Guy led a balanced offensive attack with 9 points, pacing 5 other Raiders (Joe Proehl, Jase Canada, Jaxton Bolen, Colton Watts and Noah Coffey) who all contributed multiple buckets for the now 11 - 1 Raiders!
The 8th grade game brought more of the same results, with the Raiders defense holding the Bulldogs to less than 5 points every quarter. Blake Molitor had a big second half for the Raiders, finishing with 12 points and 6 rebounds! Max Dierker had another big night for the Raiders, adding 9 points and 6 rebounds! Zayne Arthalony, Jaxson Robinson and Cade Brotherton rounded out the rest of the Raiders offense on the night, adding 12, 8 and 2 points to move the Raiders record to an impressive 9 - 3 on the season!
Both Raiders teams look to continue rolling with a road matchup against Marquette Heights Georgetowne next week!
The Boys Basketball team will host Greenview tonight for a 5:30 game.
Good luck to our Raiders!!!
The 7th grade Raiders basketball team used a big 2nd quarter to down the previously undefeated South Fulton Rebels team 37 - 33 for a HUGE signature win! The Raiders got monster games out of Joe Proehl, who finished with a team high 16 points and 3 steals, and Breckin Guy, who added 10 points and a team leading 6 rebounds in the big win for the Raiders! Jaxton Bolen also added 6 points and Jase Canada chipped in 4 for the now 10 - 1 Raiders!
In the 8th grade game the Raiders looked great as they picked up win number 8, defeating South Fulton 37 - 26! The Raiders frontcourt proved to be too much for the Rebels, as Max Dierker had a monster game for the Raiders, leading the charge with a game high 14 points and 4 rebounds while Blake Molitor added 12 points and a team high 7 rebounds for the now surging Raiders!
The Raiders look to keep their great seasons going with a home matchup against Greenview at 5:30 PM on Thursday. Come out and support the Raiders!
The Boys Basketball team will travel to S. Fulton. Game time is 6:00 PM.
Good luck Raiders!
The Thanksgiving holiday break did nothing to slow down the Raiders, with both the 7th and 8th grade teams blowing out the South Pekin Tornadoes Monday night in front of a packed house!
The 7th graders took care of business early, jumping out to a 16-3 lead after the first quarter and cruised to their 9th victory with a 41 - 20 victory! 11 different Raiders contributed to the balanced attack, with Joe Proehl leading the way with 9 points and Jaxton Bolen adding 8 points on an efficient 4 of 5 shooting. The Raiders also pulled down 31 rebounds in the blowout affair, led by Breckin Guy's 8 and Jase Canada and Noah Coffey's 4 boards each.
The 8th grade game started similarly to the 7th grade game, with the Raiders jumping out to a 19-3 lead and never looking back. 7 different Raiders filled the scoring column, with Zayne Arthalony (13 points) Owen Kolves (8), Jaxson Robinson (8), Blake Molitor (6), Lelinn Danner (6) and Max Dierker (4) all contributing multiple buckets for the now 7 - 3 Raiders!
Both teams look to keep things going Tuesday night with a big battle against South Fulton beginning at 5:30!
The 7th grade boys basketball team continued their blistering start to the season, moving to 8-1 on the season with a hard fought 39-20 victory over the Farmington Farmers! The Raiders defense was tenacious, racking up 12 steals and hounding the Farmers all night long. Joe Proehl led the charge offensively for the 7th graders, stuffing the stat sheet with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals! Jaxton Bolen also had a big game for the Raiders, picking up 7 points and 2 rebounds while also adding a steal and an assist for the red hot Raiders!
In 8th grade action, the boys moved to 6-3 on the season with a tough 27-22 loss.
Both teams look to keep their strong starts going with a home game against South Pekin tonight beginning at 5:30!
Congrats to our Disguise a Turkey contest winners:
3rd-Ava Warner with the crayons
2nd-Mia Warner with the cow
1st-Breckin Guy with the taco turkey
There were several amazing entries!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATES for Tuesday, December 4th and Friday, December 8th and get ready to empower your reader with book choice. Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/midwestcentralmiddleschool #ScholasticBookFairs
The Boys Basketball team will host South Pekin tonight. Game time is 5:30 PM.
Good luck!!!!!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Raiders - Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
The 6th grade sciences class competed in the Great Pumpkin Stem Challenge. Each group of students were challenged with the task of building a pumpkin stand that would hold a pumpkin for 30 seconds. They only had certain materials and limited time to design and contract their stands. Fun watching them work together!
The 8th Grade Lady Raiders will compete in Regionals at Germantown Hills. Game time is 6:30 PM.
Good luck ladies!!!!!!
Students - Volleyball tryouts will be Tuesday, November 28th & Wednesday, November 29th. You must be signed up in order to tryout. The sign up sheet is outside the main office. You also must have a sports physical to try out.
The Boys Basketball team will travel to Farmington tonight for a 6:00 PM game.
Good luck!
Your Snow Buddies family is waiting for you! Don't forget to grab a family to shop for in time for all the amazing holiday sales happening right now!
You can also still drop off monetary donations!! If you don't have time to shop, we've got you covered! We have elves that will do the shopping for you. All you have to do is drop off your cash or check (made payable to Midwest Central with "Snow Buddies" in the memo line) donation to any of the school offices.
All gently used items and new presents for your "adopted" Snow Buddies need to be turned in before December 12th.
Progress Reports will be passed out today.
The Raiders basketball teams continued their scorching starts by toppling the Rankin Rebels Thursday evening!
In the 7th grade game the Raiders jumped out to a 19-2 first quarter lead and cruised to a 54-10 victory! The Raiders uptempo style and pressure defense bothered the Rebels all evening, with the Raiders never allowing more than 4 points in any quarter. 13 different Raiders reached the scoring column, led by Joe Proehl's 9 points! Johnny McFarland, Jaxton Bolen, and Breckin Guy all added 6 points and Jase Canada and Evan Schmidt also added 5 each as the Raiders extended their winning streak to 2 and improved their record to 7 - 1 on the season!
In the 8th grade game, back to back three pointers by Zayne Arthalony propelled the Raiders out to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter, and they held that lead the entire night as they extended their winning streak to 3 with a 33 - 25 win! Rankin had no answer for Blake Molitor all night. "Slim Jim" finished the game with a team high 20 points, including a big stretch in the third quarter where Molitor had a crucial bucket on a big assist from Cade Brotherton to slow down the Rankin charge and a big and 1 shot to up the lead to 7 on a big assist from Jaxon Tumilty which put the game to bed for the now 6 - 2 Raiders!
The Raiders head into the weekend looking to get rested and healthy as they head to Farmington on Tuesday for a big matchup beginning at 6:00 PM!
