Boys basketball: Columbia River 65, R.A. Long 56

Spencer Long scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Columbia River boys basketball team pulled away for a 65-56 win over R.A. Long on Thursday.

“It was a tough battle all the way,” Columbia River coach David Long said. “We had trouble stopping (Keoni) Mawae inside. … It was a 2- or 3-point game most of the first three quarters.”

R.A. Long led 39-38 after three quarters.

River got a boost from a pair of sophomores. Jack Armstrong scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, and Evan Dirksen had six points and eight rebounds.

R.A. Long got 54 of its 56 points from three players — Coby Rothwell (21), Marcus Maryott (17) and Mawae (16).

COLUMBIA RIVER 65, R.A. LONG 56

R.A. LONG — Marcus Maryott 17, Coby Rothwell 21, Tyrick Lewis-Clark 1, Jacob Thompson 0, Nolan Plank 0, Conner Wallace 1, Jacob Childers 0, KeAndre Grimes 0, Tanner Rybnikar, 0 Keoni Mawae 16. Totals 8 (8) 16-19 56.

COLUMBIA RIVER — Kaden Dezort 4, Conner Wells 0, Jacob Hjort 11, Evan Dirksen 6, Nathan Hockhalter 2, Spencer Long 26, Jack Armstrong 10, Spencer Black 6. Totals 20 (4) 13-18 65.

R.A. Long 11 12 16 17–56

Col.River 9 16 13 27–65

JV — Columbia River won; C — Columbia River won.