PHOTO GALLERY: Looking at R.A. Long’s inaugural trip to the State finals

In Focus – Photos & videos of the Lumberjacks, plus All-Tournament honors from the 2A State Tournament

R.A. Long fans enjoy one of the many thrilling moments provided by the Lumberjacks in the 2A state championship game against Bremerton, Saturday, March 7, at the Yakima SunDome. The Jacks were smiling all the way up until just 4.4 seconds remained in the contest, falling 45-43 to the repeat-champion Knights. / Photo by Candy Durgeloh for Blast Zone Media

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2A Prep Boys Basketball / Photo Gallery

SUNDOME – The R.A. Long boys basketball team likely isn’t quite ready yet to to move on from a heartbreaking 45-43 loss to Bremerton in t the 2A State Tournament, Saturday, in Yakima. In fact, the Lumberjacks might not be ready to see the silver lining tomorrow, next week, next month, or even next year. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t incredible moments along the way that one way or the other – someday or another – deserve to be remembered.

The Lumberjacks saw their run at a perfect season and a state championship spoiled in the final moments of an otherwise flawless campaign, but that doesn’t change the fact that the record books at R.A. Long must now be almost completely re-written.

The second place trophy represents the best finish for R.A. Long boys basketball in the school’s 100-year history, eclipsing their third place finishes from 1939 and 2025. The Jacks’ undefeated regular season was also a first for the program, and head coach Jeray Key has been re-setting the new mark for most wins at RAL since a victory over Grandview in the Regional round. What’s more, the Jacks’ 27 wins are a new school record for a single season, and their 28-game win streak that dates back to last year’s state semifinal contest (against Bremerton) is also a school record.

That’s an awful lot of accomplishments to bottle up in one season, and that list didn’t even include RAL’s 2A GSHL and 2A District IV championships. And still, there’s more for the Jacks to be proud of — whenever they’re ready to let that happen.

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