By Doss Dennison

Amid some disruptive weather area schools had to deal with last week, the junior high basketball season continued to move closer to its final chapter — the chance to play for a Washington County championship. 

On Monday and Tuesday evenings — Feb. 3 and 4 — both the East and the West were able to get in all of their prelim games. In the East, the Cutler girls lost to St. Stephen 76-13, the Rose M. Gaffney boys defeated Cutler 50-13, the Elm Street boys defeated St. Stephen 69-41, and the Lubec boys beat Woodland 47-33.