Dufur and Lyle played back-and-forth through the first three quarters, but the Cougars stiffened up defensively, using a 13-6 fourth-quarter rally to score a 56-47 home win Saturday in a varsity boys’ basketball game played at Lyle High School.

Lyle posted outputs of 14-13 and 16-13 in the first two quarters to lead 30-26 at the break, but Dufur crept closer, at 43-41, following a 15-13 run.