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Photos: Toutle Lake boys hold off Willapa Valley 50-40 to earn regional berth, advance to 2B District 4 tournament finals

KELSO — Toutle Lake built a second half lead and held off Willapa Valley 50-40 on Wednesday night in a 2B District 4 regional semifinal at Kelso High School.
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Photos: Toutle Lake boys hold off Willapa Valley 50-40 to earn regional berth, advance to 2B District 4 tournament finals
Photos: Toutle Lake boys hold off Willapa Valley 50-40 to earn regional berth, advance to 2B District 4 tournament finals

KELSO — Toutle Lake built a second half lead and held off Willapa Valley 50-40 on Wednesday night in a 2B District 4 regional semifinal at Kelso High School.

The Ducks were led by sophomore Jackson Cox's 16 points. Senior guard Broc Keeton added 13 points. They are ranked No. 3 in the WIAA's RPI, used to seed the state tournament, and take on the winner of Life Christian Academy and Winlock in the district finals Saturday at 8 p.m.

Willapa Valley, which sits at No. 9 in the WIAA's RPI rankings used to seed the state tournament, was led by 6-foot-3 senior guard Logan Walker's 19 points. The Vikings must beat Onalaska Friday at 6 p.m. in a loser-out, winner-to-regionals.

Here are photos from the game.

(Photos by Andy Buhler / Scorebook Live)

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Andy Buhler is a reporter for Scorebook Live Washington. Hear him weekly on the Scorebook Live Today podcast, follow him on Twitter @AndyBuhler; email at andy@scorebooklive.com.

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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