Prep Girls Basketball Roundup: Kelso saves season with win over Thomas Jefferson

Weekend Update – Toledo and Clatskanie pick up wins on the road

Basketball rest on a rack alongside a court on the fringe of the Blast Zone. The stakes have increased lately as teams wind down their regular seasons and begin postseason play. — Jordan Nailon / Blast Zone Media

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Champagne pops off for Lassies in bi-District win over Raiders

The Kelso girls basketball team didn’t have long to marinate in its woes over the weekend. Not with a do-or-die game in the 3A bi-District III/IV Tournament on the docket less than 24 hours after suffering a blowout loss on the road in their bracket opener.

But the Lassies found a way to keep their season alive on Saturday with a 46-40 win over Thomas Jefferson, Saturday, at home on the big K Court.

“After (Friday) night, I’m very happy with our performance. I wanted to see how we would bounce back,” first-year Kelso coach Andrew Johnson said.

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