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Outside Shooting Sinks Walton, 68-62

The Raiders slip into the consolation bracket at the Gulfshore Shootout after losing to Cardinal Gibbons in Florida.

A third-quarter three-pointer blitz buried on Wednesday night as the Raiders lost to Cardinal Gibbons, 68-62, in the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation Gulfshore Shootout in Naples, FL.

Walton used its own three-point shooting to jump in front in the second-round game and led 29-25 at halftime, the Naples Daily News reported.

But the Chiefs hit seven three-pointers in the third quarter, six of them in the first 3:45, to take control of the game, the Daily News said.

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Rico Overall led Walton with 20 points, and Josh Lyles added 10.

The Raiders, who Tuesday , will play Naples High at 12:30 p.m. today. The winner advances to Friday’s fifth-place game.

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