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Shelton High School senior center Tyler Ireland shoots over a R.A Long High School player during a District 4 playoff game Saturday in Longview.
The Shelton boys basketball team battled W.F. West in Rochester in a loser-out game in the district tournament and came up short in a 45-42 loss to end the Highclimbers' season.
Mason Goos led Shelton with 11 points and Chuckie Thompson contributed eight points. Dirk Plakinger recorded 12 points to lead the Bearcats.
Shelton took a 19-18, lead into halftime, but struggled in the fourth quarter, scoring just seven points to allow W.F. West to hang on for the win.
The Highclimbers started the district tournament on the road Feb. 10 against Columbia River in Vancouver. Shelton led 36-16 in the third quarter before Columbia River stormed back behind a bevy of 3-pointers and tied the game, setting up a game-winning shot by Tyler Ireland with 0.6 seconds left.
Ireland led the Highclimbers with 21 points. Chuckie Thompson added 11 points and Matai Lei Sam chipped in 10 points.
The win moved Shelton into the double-elimination tournament and a game against the Greater St. Helen's League-winning R.A. Long Lumberjacks. R.A. Long earned the win Feb. 12 in Longview, 65-42. Thompson was the only player in double figures for the Highclimbers with 14.
Shelton ended the season 9-9 overall.
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