Raiders beat Fairfield, fall to ranked Benton Community

The Raiders continued the theme of the season this week. They beat Fairfield, 67-39 Jan. 22, then lost to No. 8 Benton Community, 47-34 Jan. 23, before bouncing back to beat South Tama 59-16 Jan. 25, and Grinnell, 43-30, last Friday.

The Raiders moved to 8-7, with all seven losses to ranked teams — No. 5 (3A) Solon, No. 11 (4A) Marion, Benton twice, No. 1 (3A) Mount Vernon, No. 14 (3A) West Delaware and No. 1 (4A) Clear Creek Amana.

Carly Rich had 24 points against Fairfield.

Against the Bobcats, the Raiders led 32-31 going into the final quarter but were outscored 16-2 in the fourth.

“We had them neck and neck going into the last quarter,” Williamsburg Coach Stephanie Dacey said. “Offensively, we fell short. We were taking rushed shots and not finishing around the basket.”

Rich had 10 points to pace the offense. The Raiders were playing without starter Makenna Hughes, out with injury.

Stats

Raiders 67, Trojans 39

FAIRFIELD (39) — Stats not available.

WILLIAMSBURG (67) — Carly Rich 9-19 2-2 24, Zoe Allen 4-11 1-2 9, Makenna Hughes 0-0 0-0 0, Ava Hocker 3-4 0-1 6, Kennedy Skaggs 2-6 3-4 9, Briley Winegarden 0-1 0-0 0, Clara Sinclair 1-1 0-0 2, Lexie Iburg 1-2 0-0 3, Kadie Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Sanchez 2-6 2-3 6, Zoey Soukup 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Heitman 3-6 0-0 8, Alley Gorsh 0-1 0-0 0, Arianna Acosta 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 8-12 67.

Fairfield 10 11 8 10 — 39

Williamsburg 11 22 22 12 — 67

3-point goals — W 9-25 (Rich 4-11, Skaggs 2-5, Winegarden 0-1, Iburg 1-2, Heitman 2-5, Gorsh 0-1). Rebounds — W 28 (Allen 9). Assists — W 15 (Sanchez 5). Turnovers — W 16. Total fouls — W 16.

Bobcats 47, Raiders 34

BENTON (47) — Emma Townsley 2-10 6-8 10, Piper Nelson 3-13 1-1 8, McKenna Kramer 4-10 5-6 16, Aubrey Kelly 4-8 0-0 10, Zoey Junge 1-2 0-0 3, Sophia Seeck 0-1 0-0 0, Avery Kramer 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Greiner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-44 12-15 47.

WILLIAMSBURG (34) — Carly Rich 3-11 4-6 10, Zoe Allen 1-7 6-8 8, Ava Hocker 2-6 0-1 4, Taylor Sanchez 1-5 0-0 2, Kennedy Skaggs 2-7 0-0 5, Clara Sinclair 1-1 0-0 2, Taylor Heitman 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 11-40 10-15 34.

Benton 11 9 11 16 — 47

Williamsburg 11 12 9 2 — 34

3-point goals — BC 7-20 (Townsley 0-5, Nelson 1-3, Kramer 3-6, Kelly 2-4, Junge 1-1, Seeck 0-1), W 2-14 (Rich 0-4, Hocker 0-1, Sanchez 0-3, Skaggs 1-3, Heitman 1-3). Rebounds — BC 35 (Nelson 9), W 24 (Rich 7, Skaggs 7). Assists — BC 11 (Townsley 4), W 3. Turnovers — BC 12, W 13. Total fouls — BC 11, W 14. Fouled out — Hocker.