Boys basketball: Columbia River 58, R.A. Long 40

Nate Snook scored 18 points and contributed some tough defense as the Columbia River boys basketball team wrapped up the 3A Greater St. Helens League title with a 58-40 win over visiting R.A. Long on Saturday.

“Snook was solid all the way through,” Columbia River coach David Long said. “They made life tough on him, but he managed to get 18 and run our offense.”

R.A. Long led 37-36 after three quarters, but the Chieftains responded with a 20-5 fourth quarter.

“The game was a lot tighter than the score indicates,” Long said. “(R.A. Long) really played well and shot the ball well. Our shot selections was not good in the first half, but then we settled down in the second half.”

Alex Miller scored 10 of his 16 points in that fourth-quarter run, and Dylan Valdez also had 16 points to go with solid rebounding.

The defensive effort also picked up in the fourth quarter as the Chieftains (14-3, 10-0 3A GSHL) focused on the Lumberjacks’ top scorers.

Cameron Holden led R.A. Long (10-8, 5-5) with 16 points.

COLUMBIA RIVER 58, R.A. LONG 40

R.A. LONG — Ryan Plampin 4, Aaron Ofstun 8, Cameron Holden 16, Jake Anderson 0, David Vawter 0, Jamond Harris 0, Cavin Holden 9, Jadon Williamson 3, Riki Vasquez 0, Wayne Keegan 0. Totals 15 (6) 7-10 40.

COLUMBIA RIVER — Nate Snook 18, Alex Miller 16, Daniel Hjort 0, Juelz Mendoza 0, Josh Kukula 0, Homero Anguiano 0, Sam James 0, Marc Miranda 4, Scott Parkin 0, Michael Foust 4, Dylan Valdez 16. Totals 22 (6) 8-10 58.

R.A. Long 16 9 12 5–40

Columbia River 10 12 14 20–58

JV — Columbia River 53-46

C — Columbia River 48-23