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12 Angry Jurors A Loss for Answers Mother loses child to dental surgery Justice theater group shines light on bias See Local News, page 3 See Metro, page 9 ‘City of Roses’ Volume XLVI • Number 11 www.portlandobserver.com Wednesday • March 15, 2017 Established in 1970 Committed to Cultural Diversity photo courtesy o regon s chools A thletic A ssociAtion Jefferson High School celebrates winning a state basketball championship in basketball after a 70-67 win against Clackamas High School Saturday. Best in State! Jefferson celebrates 9th hoops championship Jefferson High School proved it has what it takes to win no matter the level of competition by completing a nearly perfect season in basketball and winning the Or- egon Schools Athletic Association’s Boys Class 6A State Championship. Led by seniors Geno West and Thomas Miles, the Democrats defeated Clackamas High School, 70-67, on Saturday, in the championship game played at the Univer- sity of Portland’s Chiles Center. It was the ninth state championship in boys basket- ball for Jefferson and the first for the north Portland school at the 6A level. West scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer with 2:50 left on the clock to put the Democrats ahead for good, and Miles added 20 points for the Democrats who were rated No. 1 going into state tourna- ment play. Jefferson finished the season at 26-1, the only loss coming to Gonzaga College out of Washington, D.C. The Democrats last won a state final in 2014 in Class 5A. No. 3 Clackamas (24-4) was making its first appearance in the title game in 23 years. The Cavaliers were led by Elijah Gonzalez with 22 points. Matt O’Brien added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Clackamas defeated No. 2 West Linn 78-71 in the semifinals to advance to the title game. Jefferson beat No. 4 Beaver- ton 63-54 in its semifinal, and defeated Grant, 77-61 two nights earlier. Grant High School, representing northeast Portland, finished in sixth place, beating Westview 52-45, before falling to West Salem, 70-73, in the consolation bracket final. On the girls’ side, No. 1 Southridge beat No. 6 Oregon City 45-27 later Saturday night at the Chiles Center for a 6A cham- pionship.