The Saturday Morning Blast

This Day – Scores from around The Blast Zone; plus Woodland vs Toledo basketball (1981)

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High School Boys Basketball

Kelso’s Reece White (23) and Mark Morris’ Maddox Mobbs (12) stretch for the ball to tip off a cross-river rivalry game, Friday, Dec. 5, at Kelso High School. The hometown Hilandrers went on to win 60-36. / Photo by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

• Kelso 60, Mark Morris 36

• Castle Rock 62, Toutle Lake 44

• Adna 74, Winlock 30

• Clatskanie 61, Central Linn 29

High School Girls Basketball

Kelso’s Kailanah Hagdahl-Daniel (center) is hounded by Mark Morris defenders Reese Johnston (left) and Aela McNeilly (right) during a cross-river rivalry game, Friday, Dec. 5, at Kelso High School. The visiting Monarchs went on to win 59-38. / Photo by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

• Mark Morris 59, Kelso 38

• Castle Rock 51, R.A. Long 37

• Woodland 68, Kalama 25

• Willapa Valley 62, Ilwaco 25

• Central Linn 44, Clatskanie 40

High School Bowling

• Skyview 2014, R.A. Long 1948

College Women’s Basketball

• Lower Columbia 79, Bellevue 70

This Day In History

• Dec. 6, 1981: Toledo dominates the boards in a 59-50 non-league win over Woodland, with Curly Merzoian, Aaron Wallace, and Brian Wallace all corralling 10 rebounds. Aaron Wallace led the way scoring-wise with 27 points, while Merzoian logged 10 points to go along with four assists and three steals. Randy McGuire led the Beavers with 22 points.

Trophy Watching

2B State Football Championship

11 a.m. Toledo vs Tri-Cities Prep at Husky Stadium

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In Case You Missed It

High School Boys Basketball Roundup: R.A. Long roars out of the gate with back-to-back victories

High School Girls Basketball Roundup: Mark Morris nets mixed results in season-opening contests