Raider Boys Fall to Charlotte in Districts

The Portland boys played Charlotte in district basketball action on Wednesday night.

The Raiders had a strong second half but were unable to make up for a low scoring first half. The Orioles beat the Raiders 67-65.

Score by quarter:

1st-2nd-3rd-4th-Final

Charlotte 24-14-11-18-67

Portland 6-18-20-21-65

Dean Battley led the Raiders in scoring with 13, followed by Blake Patrick with 12, and Brock Gross with 10.

Their season comes to an end with a 3-18 overall record, 1-9 in conference play.

The Orioles move on to play in the district championship on Friday night against the winner of the Ionia and Hastings game.