The Chieftains used tough defense and hot perimeter shooter to pull away from Washougal. With Mark Morris’ loss Tuesday, River opened a two-game lead in the 2A Greater St. Helens League. River led 25-11 at half and then outscored Washougal 24-11 in the third quarter. The Chieftains were 12 of 19 from 3-point range. Caden Dezort paced the Chieftains with 17 points, while Nate Snook and Evan Dirksen added 11 each. COLUMBIA RIVER 60, WASHOUGAL 39 COLUMBIA RIVER — Nate Snook 11, Alex Miller 5, Quincy Cartwright 0, Matt Asplund 2, Josh Kukula 3, Evan Dirksen 11, Caden Dezort 17, Cole Delich 1, Jack Armstrong 3, Marc Miranda 2, Michael Foust 0, Dylan Valdez 5, Elijah Hairston 0.