Keith Charleston collected Brandon Austin's outlet pass on the right wing, looked immediately to the rim and lofted an alley-oop pass to teammate Andrew Rogers, who rose above the rim and sent down an emphatic twohanded slam dunk Friday night at The Arena.

The next defensive possession , Austin leaped from the left side of the paint and met a rising Sunda Christian , whose one-handed slam was turned away into the first row of the seats.

In one sequence, in just a sample of a 119-60 seasonopening victory over Faith Baptist, the Raiders ushered in a new era.

This may not be the same Lob City atmosphere the Los Angeles Clippers has cultivated with Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, but as Northwest Florida State coach Steve DeMeo said earlier the week, these Raiders are high-flying.

Jordan Capps led seven players in double figures with 27 points to accent a team-high 14 rebounds, and the Raiders flushed home 12 dunks as part of a 63-percent shooting effort.

The lights-out display was the product of 89 points in the paint, which drives home DeMeo's mindset of staying active and pushing the pace.

"We have a good group of guys," said DeMeo, talking about his first official recruiting class after taking over for Wichita State assistant Steve Forbes before the start of last season. "They're talented, they're athletic and they love to play with each other. We needed a game like this for our confidence."

As for those double-digit efforts, Jalen Jackson had 16 points and Rogers 14. Austin and Treshaad Williams added 12 each, Dexter Graham chipped in 11 and Keith Charleston had a triple-double with a team-best 14 assists, 11 rebounds and 10 points.

"We have a lot of athletic people," said Capps, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Samford who in limited time shot 52 percent from the floor last year. "Keith, Andrew, just a lot of athletic people that run the court."

As for his career-high 27 points: "I was just finding my spots."

Defensively, the Crusaders' first eight possessions told the whole story.

They committed four turnovers — two of which resulted in a coast-to-coast slam for Austin — and missed four shots, two of which were swatted.

In the first half alone, which resulted in a 65-21 Raider lead, Faith Baptist committed 11 turnovers and shot just 21 percent from the floor.

The Crusaders had six baskets, a total topped by both Jackson and Capps in the first 20 minutes of play.

When all was said and done, the Raiders forced 23 turnovers, blocked 13 shots and held the Crusaders to 29 percent shooting.

In the second half, there was no drama.

The bigger story was how little the loss of eight sophomores from last year's 22-6 campaign, each continuing their careers at Division I programs, was missed.

Yep, a new era of Raiders is upon us.