‘City
of
Roses’
Volume XLVII • Number 11
Inspired
Creations
Gun Control for
Domestic Abusers
Portland man
builds unique,
sustainable
birdhouses
Focus of two new
laws in Oregon
outlined
See story, page 5
See Metro, page 9
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Wednesday • March 14, 2018
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Grant High School players and coaches celebrate after winning their first state championship in basketball in 10 years Saturday with a
63-62 thriller final against cross town rival and defending state champions Jefferson High School.
Generals Take State!
Grant bests Jefferson
in exciting 6A final
Congratulations to Grant High School on their
first state championship in basketball in 10 years
after scoring a 63-62 victory on Saturday against
cross-town rival and defending champion Jeffer-
son in the final of the 6A Boys’ tournament at the
University of Portland’s Chiles Center.
Ty Rankin cinched the tying and winning
baskets for the Generals when they were down
one with only seven seconds left by sinking two
back-to-back free throws.
Though the Democrats were without their
Portland Interscholastic League player-of-the-
year Marcus Tsohonis, due to an injured finger,
the teams were neck and neck throughout the
game thanks in part to a demanding performance
from Jefferson senior Khall Chatman, who sin-
gularly scored 30 points and 12 rebounds. Jeffer-
son even seemingly had the Generals cornered
in the last moments of the game, leading 62-61,
while Grant went minutes without scoring.
The Generals’ win represented a rebound
against the Democrats who had won a previous
seven straight games against Grant over the past
two years.
In the Girls State 6A championship bracket,
Benson High School finished a dream season
by making it into the final contest at the Chiles
Center Saturday, but fell to defending champion
Southridge, 46-27.