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Girls Basketball advances to second round to face familiar foe

In an OSAA first round girls basketball game, the West Linn Lions (11-13, 5-5 Three Rivers League) defeated the Grants Pass Cavers (10-13, 5-7 Southern Oregon Conference), 60-52 behind 21 points and 8 rebounds from Genna Hughes, junior.

Hughes’ hot hand led the Lions in the first half, scoring 16 of her 21 in the first half. When the halftime buzzer sounded, the Lions held a six point lead, 36-30.

In the second half, the Lions were led by Julia Boyd-Helm, senior, who scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half.

“That was my last home game of my high school career, so I wanted to give it my all and get our team to the second round,” Boyd-Helm said.

the leading scorer for the Cavers was Kayla Bice, senior, who poured in 18 points in a losing effort. This was the Cavers third consecutive first round loss.

The Lions will play the Westview Wildcats (19-4, 9-1 Metro League) and Jaime Nared, junior, who is regarded as one of the top players in the country for the 2014 class. The Wildcats knocked the Lions out of last year’s playoffs in the semifinals. The game will take place this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Westview high School, with the winner moving on the the Rose Garden.

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“College baseball? I think about it every day but if it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t,” Ben Jacobs, senior said. Jacobs has been playing baseball since he was just five years old. Whether it’s playing baseball, football, fishing or backpacking Jacobs is always busy doing what he loves. Besides being very intelligent he is also a quick worker and has a passion for writing. Those attributes and the fact that he loves sports make him a great co-editor in chief for the Amplifier. Jacobs joined the Amplifier after being inspired by his cousin, a journalist at ESPN. Jacobs also hopes to become an athletics journalist or broadcaster, blending his love of sports and passion for writing. He would love to attend University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. due to its journalism program and sports programs. Not only does Jacobs love school, but he loves his family too. He especially admires his grandfather, “because he always supports me through thick and thin. He is so easy to talk to we’ll be talking for hours and it will just feel like a few minutes. Also he loves sports as much as I do” Jacobs said. However, he is not fully aware of the extent of his family roots and he hopes to travel to Russia to fully understand his ties. To meet his goal of going to Washington University Jacobs is taking two AP classes: he also has sports practice every day after school. When taking a break from school he enjoys fishing and backpacking on the weekends with his brothers Max, seventh grade, and Sam a sophomore. “It’s a great way to relax from the stress of school and sports” he said. Hoping to achieve his goals, Jacobs has worked hard throughout his career in both school and sports. Look forward to seeing Ben Jacobs announce the big game someday.    
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Girls Basketball advances to second round to face familiar foe