In the final non-division game before West Region play, the Lower Columbia men's basketball team defeated the Pacific JV's 83-54 on Tuesday January 5th.

Every Red Devil player logged over 14 minutes as the scoring was also balanced.  The Wilson of Tacoma due Keun Palu-Thompson and Elijah Cotton-Welch each had 11 points to lead the way.

Lawrence Russell had 10 points.  Tyler Barton had an LCC career-high nine points.

Nate Solomon, Kyle Bobo and Marcus Lord each chipped in with eight a piece.  Jared Roffler led the rebounders with six.

The Devils went on a 17-2 run in the second half to go up by 29 points.

Micheal Kerns had 16 points to lead the Boxers.

The Devils take an 8-6 record into West Region play. LCC will travel to Pierce to play the Raiders Saturday January 9th at 7 pm.  The game can be heard live on AM 1490 KLOG in the Longview-Kelso area and worldwide at klog.com.

The league home opener is Wednesday January 13th against Tacoma at 8 pm.