BAXTER — A fast start turned into an easy victory for the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter boys’ basketball team on Thursday night.
The Raiders jumped out to a double-digit lead just 5 minutes into the game and cruised from there, defeating Woodward-Granger 66-50 in non-conference play.
Tommy Galloway scored a season-high 19 points and Seth Balke added 12 points, eight assists, five steals and four rebounds. Balke was 6-of-8 from the foul line and CMB hit 21-of-30 from the stripe in the win.
The Raiders (10-10) led 20-6 after one quarter and went into halftime with a 34-20 advantage.
The third quarter ended with CMB up 53-37 and several reserves finished off the victory in the fourth quarter.
The win put the Raiders at .500 for the first time this year. CMB has gone 10-5 since beginning the season 0-5.
Their regular season will conclude at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Class 3A No. 9 Gilbert in Baxter.
Brady Stover also had 10 points and five boards in the win over Woodward-Granger (3-18).
Bryce Kemp pulled down 11 rebounds and Hunter Gunderson corralled 10. CMB had 20 offensive rebounds total in the win.
Woodward-Granger was led by Alex Bodermann’s 16 points.
Tre Loge added 14 and Nick Squires scored 11.
But the Hawks were 17-of-40 from the floor. They lost despite making eight 3-pointers.