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High school basketball finals Thursday

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High school basketball scores Thursday night…on the boys side Lynden Christian beat Lakewood 74-62. Meridian defeated Bellingham 64-47 and Burlington beat Squalicum 60-40.

In girls play Lynden Christian beat Lakewood 61-16, Meridian got by Bellingham 49-38 and Nooksack Valley defeated Blaine 56-41.

Coming up Saturday night on KPUG it’s a battle of the top two Class 2A boys teams in the state as #1 Lynden visits #2 Burlington. Coverage begins with a 7:00 pre-game show and 7:15 tip-off. That’s on KPUG and KPUG1170.com.

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