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Plymouth, IN --  GRCC blows by the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks in the NJCAA District 8 semi-finals 86-68 earning a shot to win the the Championship when they face the Jets of Jackson Community College tomorrow at 1:00 PM.

Coach TJ Carnegie said of the game, "I was pleased with how we played; it was a total team effort.  There were lots of little things that just clicked for us that won't show up on the stats."

That said, the stats were impressive nevertheless.

GRCC came out strong and took a 17 point lead heading into the second half as the score was 37-20.  The Jayhawks rallied hard in the second scoring 48 points while shooting 48%, but the Raiders couldn't be slowed down.  GRCC answered shooting 50% in the second for 49 points.

The Raiders shot 42% from the field to Muskegon's 27% with Jared Mysliwiec leading the way.  Mysliwiec drained 7-of-10 threes and ended up finishing the night with 30 points. Micah Gates had a 12 point, 11 rebound double-double.  Alex Lyle and Tyler Krim combined for 25, and Arik Hesselink scored 6 points with seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks.  Jimmy Carroll, Jr.led the Raiders in assists with 6.

Brandon Keur led the Jayhawks with 16 points, three blocks and six assists, and Isiah Law and Matt Stoll each scored 20.  The Jayhawks out rebounded the Raiders 46-32, but their poor shooting was too much to overcome.

The win propels the Raiders into the NJCAA District 8 Championship against Jackson CC.  Jackson upset the MCCAA West's #1 Lansing Stars 89-67 to earn a shot at the District Title.

When the Raiders faced the Jets in the regular season they split the games as the Jets took the first contest 78-67, and the Raiders won the second 85-84. 

Tomorrow's contest should be no walk in the park for either team. 

"Jackson is a well coached, athletic team that presents us with some tough match ups," said coach Carnegie.  "Two weeks ago we went down there and won at their place at the buzzer.  They're going to have a bitter taste in their mouths.  We're enjoying this win, but getting focused on Jackson."

Tomorrow's NJCAA District 8 Championship game begins at 1:00pm at the LifePlex in Plymouth, IN.