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Raiders win Ponoka Pump tourney

Spencer Klassen drained 28 points to lead the Lindsay Thurber Raiders to an 82-73 win over the Wetaskiwin Sabres in the championship final of the Ponoka Pump senior high boys basketball tournament Saturday.

Spencer Klassen drained 28 points to lead the Lindsay Thurber Raiders to an 82-73 win over the Wetaskiwin Sabres in the championship final of the Ponoka Pump senior high boys basketball tournament Saturday.

Parker Cook poured in 11 points for the Raiders, while Tanner Rehn and Dallin Higham each scored 10.

The Raiders reached the final with a 87-68 win over the host Broncs. Tournament all-star Klassen hit for 29 points and Higham scored 18 for the winners, while Ponoka got 14 from Ethan Minde.

Wetaskiwin defeated Grande Prairie 91-85 in the other A-side semifinal.

Grande Prairie defeated the Broncs 86-56 in the third-place game. Kenton Rodney scored 12 points for Ponoka.

Louis St. Laurent of Edmonton placed fifth, while Springbank, Edmonton Holy Trinity and Beaumont finished sixth, seventh and eighth.

The Raiders opened the tournament Friday with a 67-54 win over Springbank, getting 28 points from Klassen and eight from each of Erik Hoehn and Greg Chauvet.

Meanwhile, Jared Nichol scored 20 points as Ponoka opened with a 76-31 rout of Beaumont.