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Colfax boys hold off Gorillas for league title

Davenport had a 1-point lead with 2:30 left in the game

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

The Bulldogs entered the championship as the No. 3 district seed; Davenport was No. 4.

Colfax upset No. 2-seed St. George's to make the championship earlier this week. At the same time, Davenport ended the top-ranked Liberty (Spangle) Lancers' season.

In the championship game, the Bulldogs broke open a 10-point lead just before halftime on their home court and kept it until late in the fourth quarter.

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