Jacob Hjort led a second-half surge as the host Chieftains maintained a share of first place in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League. Columbia River (13-5, 4-1) is tied with Prairie atop the league standings.
Hjort hit five 3-pointers, three of them in the second half when Columbia River outscored Fort Vancouver 40-28 to pull away.
The Trappers (5-14, 0-5) led 13-7 after one quarter. A Hjort 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer pulled the Chieftains within two points at the break. Columbia River led by three after three quarters.
Andrew Vickers had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Chieftains, and according to River coach David Long did a nice defensive job in limiting Fort’s Kyron Lowe-Ashe to five points.
Sophomore Jameel Morton added 11 points for Columbia River and made several steals that led to runout baskets for the Chieftains.
James Husband Jr., led Fort Vancouver with 20 points and Ronald Owens added 11.
COLUMBIA RIVER 61, FORT VANCOUVER 51
FORT VANCOUVER — Ronnie Lieno 3, Ronald Owens 11, Mitchel Cooper 0, Ryan Komlosi 0, Miracle Alford-Lewis 9, Kyron Lowe-Ash 5, Norman Brown 3, James Husband Jr. 20. Totals 20 (10) 1-2 51.
COLUMBIA RIVER — Kyle Winborne 0, Jordan Hall 2, Andrew Vickers 13, Jameel Morton 11, Jacob Hjort 19, Nathan Hockhalter 4, Spencer Long 12, Corey McArthur 0, Nasseen Gutierruz 0, Spencer Black 0, Logan Hamilton 0. Totals 24 (7) 6-8 61.
Fort 13 10 11 17–51
C. River 7 14 16 24–61
JV — Columbia River 58-23. C — Columbia River 50-28.
