WARREN — Warren G. Harding had all the looks of a team playing its first game of the season. Chaney, on the other hand, played like it was in midseason form.

The Cowboys relied on their defense on Friday night, holding off a Raiders team with high preseason aspirations 48-39 in Warren.

“You never want to lose, right?” Harding coach Keelyn Franklin said. “But to get punched in the mouth in the first game when you’re looking to be a premier team in the area, and possibly the state, it will reveal what type of team we have.”

Chaney jumped on the Raiders right from the opening tip. The Cowboys got stops and turned those into easy baskets in transition.

Harding scored just 13 points in the first half, as Chaney built a 14-point lead at the break thanks to the play of guards Asuante Mickel a

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