Colfax boys survive comeback

Bulldogs improve to 2-0 with win against Liberty

Teren Kowatsch, Whitman County Gazette | Dec 08, 20220

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Junior guard Seth Lustig (right) drives to the basket against a Liberty defender Dec. 6 in Colfax.

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COLFAX – After opening the season with a win against Mabton on Nov. 30, the Colfax boys basketball team once again took home court, this time against league rival Liberty (Spangle).

An eventful affair ensued, with Colfax just able to keep Liberty out of reach with a nine-point, 66-57 win.

Neither team was able to gain much ground from each other in the first quarter, with Colfax holding a narrow 9-7 lead with 3:30 to go in the first quarter before Liberty tied it up on the very next possession.

Both teams continued to inch their way forwards in the final three minutes of the frame and the Bull...