Shielded from the howling wind with electricity still pumping through the gym, the Washougal High School boys basketball team held beat Fort Vancouver 41-37 Thursday in a battle of two boys basketball teams who were 5-0.
“It was an exciting atmosphere, and the kids really stepped up,” said head coach Malcolm Estes.
The Trappers scored the first eight points in the fourth quarter to tie the game, but then missed their next eight attempts.
Yorro Bah made two shots from the foul line for Washougal. He also fed Spencer Adams the ball on a fast break, and Adams took it to the hoop for two more points.
All Fort Vancouver could get the rest of the way was two points from the foul line. Ryan Taylor added two more insurance points from the stripe, and the Panthers walked off the opposing team’s court with a four-point victory and a 6-0 record.