| Raiders 2006-7 Fixtures | Capitals = home games
CH = Championship
CP = BBL Cup
TR = BBL: Trophy Sat 2 Dec Worthing 8:00 TR
Sun 3 Dec Chester 5:30 CH
Sat 9 Dec Worcester 7:00 CH
Sun 10 Dec Scottish Rocks 5:00 CH
Wed 13 Dec LONDON UNITED 7:30 CH
Sun 17 Dec Milton Keynes 4:00 CH
Fri 22 Dec Sheffield 7:30 CH
Thu 28 Dec Scottish Rocks 7:00 CH
Sat 6 Jan Leicester 7:30 CH
Fri 12 Jan Sheffield 7:30 CH
Sat 13 Jan GUILDFORD 7:30 CH
Sat 20 Jan MILTON KEYNES 7:30 CH
Sun 21 Jan WORCESTER 4:00 CH
Sat 27 Jan CHESTER 7:30 CH
Sun 28 Jan Guildford 3:00 CH
Sun 4 Feb SCOTTISH ROCKS 4:00 CH
Sat 10 Feb SHEFFIELD 7:30 CH
Fri 16 Feb Chester 7:30 CH
Sun 18 Feb LONDON UNITED 4:00 CH
Fri 23 Feb Newcastle 7:30 CH
Sat 3 Mar SCOTTISH ROCKS 7:30 CH
Sat 10 Mar GUILDFORD 7:30 CH
Sat 17 Mar MILTON KEYNES 7:30 CH
Sat 24 Mar London United 7:45 CH
Wed 4 Apr Milton Keynes 7:30 CH
Sat 7 Apr LEICESTER 7:30 CH
Sun 8 Apr NEWCASTLE 4:00 CH |
LATEST NEWS: SCOTTISH ROCKS 101 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 99BBL Championship
Thursday 28 December In a close game throughout, the Rocks led virtually from start to finish and enjoyed a 7-3 tear in the opening period to take the score out to 31-26. The Raiders came back strongly and got to within four points at 58-54 off the back of a 6-0 burst to close out the first half. The Rocks took control of the game in the second half and opened up a twelve point lead midway through the third period thanks to back-to-back three pointers from Julius Joseph, and another one from Hugo Sterk. The visitors got themselves back in the game, and took the lead at 90-89 with five minutes remaining, but the Rocks came back and tied the scores at 94-94 with 3:02 remaining. Local boy Gareth Murray sealed victory for the Rocks when he netted for the home side with 2:42 left in the game. The visitors tried to get back into the game, but the Rocks proved too strong and sealed the game from the foul line. It was Rob Yanders who led all scorers in the game netting 25 points, while Andrew Lasker led the Raiders scoring with 24 points personal. Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks 101 (31,58,83)
Yanders 25, Murray/Sterk 23 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 99 (26,54,78)
Lasker 24, Beasley 21, Moore/Aaron 15 SHEFFIELD SHARKS 110 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 98BBL Championship
Friday 22 December Second placed Sheffield Sharks scored a crucial victory over the third placed Plymouth Raiders, as they won a thrilling last game of 2006, 110-98 after overtime. The game was tight throughout and it was the home side that had the early advantage as they led 15-9. However, the Raiders netted six unanswered points to tie the game and they led by the first quarter break after a Dru Lasker triple, on the buzzer, made the score 22-24. They proceeded to score the opening seven points of the second frame to lead 22-31. However, a Blake Shelton inspired 15-8 surge closed the half and knotted the teams at 44, the guard (pictured) scored an amazing 14 of those points on his way to 30 for the night. Yet the Raiders looked to have seized the advantage again in the third as a 7-0 tear gave them a 55-60 lead. Lasker again scored a late basket; this time running the length of the floor with 3 seconds left to put his side 66-70 in front. The home side shifted the momentum in the decisive stanza and Eddie Cage started a 9-2 run, that culminated in a Jeff Bonds score and an 83-77 lead that looked to have the game won. The Raiders left it late but a 5-1 finish, and an Allister Gall basket with 14 seconds remaining, tied it at 90 and forced the extra period. Once in overtime the Sharks dominated. They scored the opening nine points, Cage making the first five of those, to lead 99-90 and when Lasker, Gavin Love and Gaylon Moore all fouled out for the visitors the came was all but over. Bonds added nine points in overtime to help the Sharks strengthen their second place in the BBL Championship table. Sheffield Sharks 110 (22,44,66,90)
Shelton 30, Bonds 25, Cage 25 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 98 (24,44,70,90)
Moore 26, Love 24, Aaron/Lasker 20 MILTON KEYNES LIONS 88 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 86BBL Championship
Sunday 17 December The Milton Keynes Lions halted a four game losing streak, whilst simultaneously ending the Plymouth Raiders' eight game unbeaten run, with a narrow two point victory. The game was tight throughout and the tone was set early on as Dru Spinks was influential in helping the Lions to an early 9-6 lead. Behind big-man Carlton Aaron the visitors snatched the lead at 15-17 before relying on a Dru Lasker triple with the last play of the first quarter to maintain it at 21-22. The home side came out strongly in the second frame as a Shawn Jamison score and a Ronnie Baker three-pointer gave them a 26-22 edge, although the Raiders had tied the game up by the half-way point at 42 each. Lasker inspired a 12-6 start to the third period for the Raiders as they took the advantage back at 48-54 midway through the quarter before Terrell Brown (pictured) seized control of the game. He scored all of the Lions' points in a 10-4 run that knotted the teams at 58 before Shawn Jamison scored a basket that sent the home side into the fourth quarter leading 63-61. Milton Keynes opened the decisive stanza with 5 points from Tony Windless and 4 from Jamison as a 9-3 run gave them control of the game at 72-64. However, long range shooting from Gavin Love and Lasker enabled the Raiders to narrow the deficit to 85-83 with less than a minute to play before Windless settled the game from the free-throw line. Brown and Jamison had 16 points each for the Lions, the latter also snatched 14 rebounds. Gavin Love led all scorers with 19 points for the Raiders. PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 82 LONDON UNITED 74BBL Championship
Weds 13 December (7.30pm) Plymouth Raiders moved joint top with Sheffield Sharks in the BBL Championship following a 82-74 win at home against London United. It is Plymouth's eighth successive win in all competitions and their eighth successive league victory – a run which started back on October 21 against Chester Jets. It is almost two months since Newcastle Eagles on October 15 were the last team to beat the Raiders in the league. After numerous lead changes throughout the match including a different team leading at the end of each quarter, the Raiders finally made the match safe with 21.4 seconds left. An Alistair Gall three-point play made the score 82-74 and there was no way back for a hard working London side that had led at the end of the first (19- 12) and third (62-58) quarters. Andrew Lasker top scored with 29 for Plymouth while Tarick Johnson (pictured) with 17 was London’s leader. STATS:
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 82 (12,40,58) (Lasker 29, Beasley 18, Moore 16)
London United 74 (19,38,62) (Johnson 17, Haslem 16, Perre 14) WORCESTER WOLVES 78 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 98BBL Championship
Saturday 9 December 2006 Plymouth Raiders kept up the chase on the summit of the BBL Championship table thanks to a 78- 98 victory over the Worcester Wolves at Worcester University. The Raiders took control in the opening half, and opened up an early 34-17 lead off the back of a 14-2 run at the start of the second period. The second half saw the Wolves get themselves back in the game through a combination of tough defence and good execution allowed them to outscore their opponents 17-11 in the third quarter to trail 48-62 going into the final stanza. In the final quarter, the home side got to within 13 points at 58-71 with six minutes remaining, but the Raiders picked up the intensity at both ends of the floor to secure the all-important victory. Worcester Wolves 78 (15,31,48)
Harper 27, Perkes 18, Sheard 11 Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 98 (20,51,62)
Aaron 31, Love 24, Moore/Lasker 12 CHESTER JETS 87 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 97BBL Championship
Sunday 3 December 2006 Plymouth Raiders kept up their chase for the summit of the BBL Championship table thanks to a 97- 87 victory over the Chester Jets at the Northgate Arena. After a close opening to the game, the visitors opened up a commanding 21- 11 lead off the back of an 11-4 burst midway through the quarter, before a further 9-2 Raiders tear at the end of the opening period gave them a comfortable 32-17 lead. The Raiders continued to extend their lead, but could not fully kill the Jets' resilience off as they responded with a 7-0 run to get the score back to 35-52 going into the half. The second half saw the Raiders open with a 9-4 run to lead 63-39, before a 15-7 Jets tear got the deficit back to sixteen points at 54-70. The final period saw the Raiders continue to hold on, and despite the Jets enjoying a 7-0 run midway through the quarter, and a 10-2 to close out the game, the visitors held on for the all-important victory. Andrew Lasker led the Raiders scoring with 26 points personal, but it was Jets Jaz Cowan who led all scorers in the game with an impressive 31 point haul. STATS:
Chester Jets 87 (17,35,54) (Cowan 31, Hamilton 19, Virgil 11)
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 97 (32,54,73) (Lasker 26, Moore 24, Love 14) WORTHING THUNDER 103 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 108BBL Trophy
Saturday 2nd December 2006 Plymouth Raiders are the first team to book a final four place in the BBL Trophy after a 108-103 win at National League side Worthing Thunder. The victory completes an unbeaten group schedule for the Raiders in the South 2 pool and continues the impressive season Gary Stronach's team are having. After a tight opening three quarters which the Raiders slightly shaded, an 8-0 run deep into the fourth quarter broke the game open 103-90 for the visitors. Thunder responded with a 9-0 burst of their own but they couldn't get any closer as Plymouth finished the match off from the line. Janis Ivanovskis led all scorers for Worthing with 35 while DeAntoine Beasley paced the Raiders with 24. STATS:
Worthing Thunder 103 (26,51,75) (Ivanovskis 35, Ott 24, Bates 16)
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 108 (26,53,80) (Beasley 24, Lasker 21, Aaron 21) PLYMOUTH RAIDERS 87-78 WORCESTER WOLVESBBL Championship: Sunday 26th November
Plymouth Raiders moved into second place in the BBL Championship table thanks to an 87-78 victory over the Worcester Wolves at the Plymouth Pavilions. After a close opening quarter, the Raiders took the initiative in the second period outscoring their opponents 28-11 to lead 56- 36 at the half. The second half saw the visitors claw their way back into the game in the third quarter to trim the deficit to eight points off the back of a 23- 11 quarter score to trail 59-67 going into the final stanza. The Raiders managed to hold off the visitors challenge in the final period, and thanks to cool shooting from the foul line by Gavin Love and Carlton Aaron, the Raiders held on for the all-important victory. Aaron led all scorers in the game with 23 points personal for the Raiders, while Worcester's scoring was led by Soloman Sheard and Andy Harper with 21 points each. Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 87 (28,56,67)
Aaron 23, Moore 22, Love 15
Worcester Wolves 78 (24,36,59)
Sheard/Harper 21, Perkes 15 LEICESTER RIDERS 71-85 PLYMOUTH RAIDERSBBL Championship: Saturday 25th November Plymouth Raiders closed the gap on league leaders Sheffield Sharks after a superb 85-71 road win at DMU Leicester Riders. The Raiders are still in fourth but level on points with Guildford Heat and Milton Keynes Lions in second and third respectively. Leicester’s dismal run continues and they remain eighth. After an even first quarter, which finished 21- 21, the Raiders began to take control. At half time the score was 43-40 in their favour and there was more to come after the interval. Alistair Gall hit a three and Andrew Lasker notched five-points as the visitors went 62-56 in front with ten minutes remaining. Riders were hampered by the loss of point-guard Rob Paternostro with an ankle injury during the third quarter. In the final stanza Plymouth continued to pull away with the help of a couple of Leicester technical fouls. DeAntoine Beasley led the Raiders scoring with a game-high 22. DMU Leicester Riders 71 (21,40,56)
Alleyne 18, Williams 15, Myers 11
Kularoos Plymouth Raiders 85 (21,43,62)
Beasley 22, Aaron 14, Gall 13 | 
