Playoffs: Columbia beats Lebanon 61-54

The Columbia Crimson Tide girls beat the Lebanon Cedars 61-54 in the quarterfinal of the LL League playoffs today.

In doing so they remain undefeated at 22-0 and move on to the semifinal round.

The Tide’s Brie Droege scored 32 points.

Kailah Correa led Lebanon with 18 points and Liliana Harrison pulled down 16 rebounds, including a putback with 6 minutes and change to go that gave the Cedars a brief 50-48 lead.

The Section 5 champions move on to the semifinals on Tuesday.

They have not been in a finals for the LL League title since 1997.

Lebanon finishes the season with a 15-8 record. They are the co-champions in Section 2.