2A Prep Basketball: R.A. Long roars back to rip District title away from Mark Morris

Deja Vu All Over — Jacks rely on familiar heroics in 57-52 win over Monarchs

R.A. Long’s Joshua Crane lifts the District championship trophy overhead while the rest of the Lumberjacks mob around the hardware in the aftermath of a 57-52 win over Mark Morris, Friday, Feb. 21, at Kelso High School. — Photos by Candy Durgeloh/ CDurgeloh Sports Photography

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KELSO — It might’ve been the biggest rebound in school history. Nobody really keeps track of those things, but they should.

TreMayne Jenkins — with R. A. Long up three points and after Joshua Crane was forced to chuck a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring — out-jumped everybody for what was essentially a game-winning offensive board. Surrounded by desperate Monarchs in blue, all who clearly wanted the ball with every cell in their bodies, he simply wanted it more.

Clichés be damned. Sometimes they’re true.

R.A. Long’s red blob student section brings the noise during a 57-52 win over Mark Morris in the 2A District IV Tournament championship game, Friday, Feb. 21, at Kelso High School. / Candy Durgeloh for Blast Zone Media

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