The Chieftains had three scorers in double figures in their season-opening road victory.
Jacob Hjort paced River (1-0) with 16 points, followed by Jack Armstrong’s 15 and Nate Snook’s 14. River hit seven 3-pointers, as it outscored the T-Birds (0-1) 21-10 in the second quarter.
COLUMBIA RIVER 63, TUMWATER 54
COLUMBIA RIVER — Nate Snook 14, David Anderson 1, Mason Waite 3, Jacob Hjort 16, Evan Dirksen 2, Caden Dezort 6, Skyler Grote 2, Jack Armstrong 15, Brenden Geist 0, Nasseen Gutierrez 4, Kyle Gomez 0. Totals 23 (7) 12-24 63.
TUMWATER — Baragazzi 0, Gathers 14, Fields 9, Coelsch 15, Jones 14, Bell 0, Gaither 2, Murphy 0. Totals 18 (8), 10-18 54.
Col. River 11 21 9 22–63
Tumwater 16 10 7 21–54
JV — River, 52-47.
C — River, 56-28.
