Prep Boys Basketball Roundup: Reports and scores from The Blast Zone

Scoreboard Watching — Wahkiakum, Three Rivers win; Kelso playoff hopes crushed

Basketballs spill out of their designate team bag court side at a local gymnasium. — Jordan Nailon / Blast Zone Media

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Robinson double-double puts Mules over Pe Ell

Pe Ell's Calan McCarty (5) and Wahkiakum’s Gage Robinson (12) fight for the rebound during a boys basketball game at Pe Ell High School on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Robinson wound up with a double-double that included 20 points in a 48-39 win. — Ridley Hudson / The Chronicle

The Wahkiakum boys basketball team made its way to West Lewis County on Tuesday needing a victory in order to stick in the No. 2 spot in the 1B Columbia Valley standings. The Mules knew they’d have their hands full, but they were confident they’d figure out how to get the job done, but they probably couldn’t have predicted exactly who would be putting in the most work along the way.

With a new-look lineup Wahkiakum needed about 16 minutes to figure out its pacing before locking in to secure a 48-39 win at Pe Ell. Gage Robinson, a 6-foot 4-inch junior, led the Mules with a double-double that included a game-high 20 points to go along with about a dozen rebounds.

“Gage Robinson finally decided to be a post and went 10 of 14 shooting and had 20 points on the night,” Wahkiakum coach Rob Garrett said. “That’s a presence we have definitely been missing.”