Bulldog boys win district title

Colfax tops Davenport, 68-63, in NE2B hoops finale

Garth Meyer, Whitman County Gazette | Jun 17, 20210

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The Colfax boys basketball team celebrates after winning the district title over Davenport on Friday night, June 18.

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COLFAX - Colfax's John Lustig sealed a 68-63 win with a rebound and two free throws in the NE2B boys basketball league championship game on June 18, over the Davenport Gorillas.

The Bulldogs created a 10-point lead just before halftime on their home court and kept it until late in the fourth quarter. That's when Davenport exploded to take a 1-point lead with 2:30 left.

Lustig then scored in the lane for Colfax. Seth Lustig, John Lustig's younger brother, hit two free throws. John Lustig got the last rebound after a series of Gorilla misses on their last possession.

Early in the game, the score...