High School Boys Basketball: R.A. Long slams Renton in SunDome showdown (UPDATED)
The 2A Tournament – Lumberjacks get back to State semifinals with 55-45 win
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2A Prep Boys Basketball / State Report
YAKIMA — The No. 2 ranked R.A. Long boys basketball team is headed back to the State semifinals for the second straight season, and the third time in the last five years, and this time they’ll be walking through the doors to the SunDome boasting a perfect record and a heap of hard-earned and well-deserved confidence.
— VIDEO: The R.A. Long Lumberjacks move their team name along in the bracket on the wall at the Yakima SunDome after defeating Renton 55-45 in the State quarterfinals on Thursday. / Video by Jordan Nailon for Blast Zone Media —
Lumberjacks 27th consecutive victory with a 55-45 win over No. 8 Renton in the quarterfinals of the 2A State Tournament on Thursday. In fact, R.A. Long (26-0) has now gone a full calendar year in between losses, with its most recent defeat coming last season in the State semifinals.
“We knew we were the dangerous matchup,” RAL head coach Jeray Key said. “That’s a good team, but like we’ve been all year — we’re just taking it one game at a time. We play hard. We play as hard as anyone out there and as long as we do that we can hang with anybody.”
But to onlookers, the Red Hawks certainly appeared to present a formidable challenge. Renton’s stock went up 24-hours earlier with.a resounding victory over Lynden in the Round of 12, and its roster passed the pregame eye check with flying colors thanks to length, strength, speed and two(!) regular rotation players in sport goggles (see: rec specs).
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