Boys basketball: Ridgefield 43, R.A. Long 39

The Spudders held off visiting R.A. Long to secure the third seed from the 2A Greater St. Helens League for the district playoffs.

Kade Ramey scored 14 points, and Kellen Bringhurst had 12 for Ridgefield (11-8, 6-5 2A GSHL).

Ridgefield had its hands full with R.A. Long, never having a lead more than five points.

“We really didn’t assert ourselves until the fourth quarter,” Ridgefield coach Jason Buffum said. “We were able to control the pace down the stretch.”

The Spudders will open districts at Centralia, 7 p.m. on Feb. 10.

RIDGEFIELD 43, R.A. LONG 39

R.A. LONG — Elijah Sharer 0, Dana Carthcart 4, Cameron Holden, Chandler Lyon 0, Jacob Thompson 14, Conner Wallace 8, Cole Kotera 0, Jacob Childers 3, Herbie Desrouleaux 2, Taner Rybnikar 8. Totals 13 (2) 9-16 39.

RIDGEFIELD — Tim Radosevich 2, Carter Pankow 0, Matt Gama 2, Kade Ramey 14, Cameron Short 9, Kellen Bringhurst 12, Matthew Armstrong 4, Wyatt Layman 2. Totals 15 (5) 8-12 43.

R.A. Long 8 11 13 7–39

Ridgefield 6 14 13 10–43

JV — Ridgefield won; C — Ridgefield won