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Beacons Keep Raiders Winless in CCC Play
Ben Voogd finished with 19 points to lead the Beacons past SOU.

Beacons Keep Raiders Winless in CCC Play

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ASHLAND, ORE. -- Ben Voogd and Kellen Spicer combined for 35 points to lead Northwest Christian to a 66-64 victory over Southern Oregon tonight at McNeal Pavilion.

Northwest Christian improved to 10-6 overall and 2-2 in Cascade Conference play. Southern Oregon dropped to 8-7 overall and 0-5 in conference play. The Raiders host Corban tomorrow night.

SOU’s Jarrad Childs led all scorers with 23 points, while Ryan Staker finished with 11.

Voogd led the Beacons with 19 points before fouling out. Spicer had 16 points.

Northwest Christian hit on 6 of 10 3-pointers in the first half and led 36-28. But Southern Oregon got hot in the second half to make it a game.

A Staker layup gave SOU the lead at 48-47 and the two teams battled it out for the final 10 minutes with neither team leading by more than four points.

Justonn Smith cut the NCU lead to 66-64 with 29 seconds to play and the Raiders had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer after the two teams combined for three turnovers in a 20 seconds span.

But Childs’ runner along the baseline went long, giving the Beacons the victory.

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