23-03-2025
Russia completes perfect season with first ever state title in 1000th program victory
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Russia boy's basketball capped off its perfect 2025 season with a 74-57 win over Cornerstone Christian in the Division 7 state final. The Raiders' win Saturday marked the program's 1000th all-time, as well as its first state title and a 29-0 season.
Three Raiders finished in double figures: Braylon Cordonnier (22 points, team-high), Dominic Francis (21 points) and Vince Borchers (14 points).
'I mean that was our goal at the beginning of the year to get to this spot and to go undefeated and we got there and it feels awesome,' Russia senior Benjamin York said.
Russia had lost in the state semifinal back-to-back years before breaking through for this championship.
'When I said last weekend up there, we're going to do it for everybody that's worn the blue and gold, yeah that sounds cliche, but it's what it is. This is what these guys wanted to do,' Russia head coach Spencer Cordonnier said.
'They win. They're winners. They'll get beat, they'll get knocked down sometimes, but they were just on a mission all year long and they just did not want to be denied.'
The Raiders will graduate 11 seniors from its championship team this spring.
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