Boys basketball: Columbia River 79, Mountain View 43

Alex Miller scored a career-high 34 points as Columbia River won the non-league game over visiting Mountain View.

“He’s been playing well all year, having a great senior season,” River coach David Long said. “Tonight, he didn’t miss for a while. Kids were even passing up shots to keep feeding him the ball.”

Miller had 24 points in the first half and was taken out of the game early in the fourth quarter. He also had seven rebounds and four assists.

“It was really fun to watch,” Long said. “He was really taking quality shots.”

Michael Foust and Dylan Valdez each added 14 points for Columbia River (3-2) and Nate Snook had 11.

Mountain View (1-5) was led in scoring by Mason Wulf’s 12 points and Ethan Blanchard’s 10.

COLUMBIA RIVER 79, MOUNTAIN VIEW 43

MOUNTAIN VIEW (1-5) — Colby Smith 2, Kai Christensen 0, Austin Lee 9, Mahkakri Bolds 3, Mason Wulf 12, Jacob Martin 0, Ethan Blanchard 10, Dom Stephens 0, Zion Cason 7. Totals 17 (6) 3-6 43.

COLUMBIA RIVER (3-2) — Nate Snook 11, Alex Miller 34, Daniel Hjort 0, Juelz Mendoza 0, Josh Kukula 2, Sam James 3, Marc Miranda 0, Scott Parkin 0, Michael Foust 14, Dylan Valdez 14. Totals 35 (6) 2-7 79.

Mtn View 7 11 14 11–43

Col. River 19 26 20 13–70

JV — Columbia River 63-44

C — Columbia River 56-51