The W.F. West boys basketball team suffered a tough loss on Tuesday, falling on the road 53-40 in Shelton.
The Bearcats trailed by just one after the first quarter, but the Highclimbers continued to add onto their lead over the next three quarters to build a comfortable advantage.
Wyatt Hoffman led the W.F. West offense with 19 points, Hayden Rooney scored six, Race Rockey added five, and Gage Grisham tallied four. Blake Hampton added three, Alex Stafford scored two, and Fox Rogerson rounded out the scorebook with one.
With the loss, W.F. West (6-13, 3-6 2A EvCo) is now tied with Shelton and Aberdeen for third in the EvCo standings. Shelton will participate in the 3A postseason, leaving the Bearcats and Bobcats in the final two postseason EvCo spots, a half-game up on Centralia.
The Bearcats can officially clinch a postseason berth with a win over Centralia on Friday.
