Funny the difference a few days makes.

The La Conner Braves started last week suffering one of their toughest defeats Jan. 31, a humbling 56-31 home loss to Mount Vernon Christian. They rebounded quickly, first posting an amazing comeback home win Feb. 3 over conference foe Friday Harbor, clinching a 2B bi-district playoff berth. They earned a earned a moral victory the next night in a hard-fought loss to 2A Burlington-Edison.

"These kids play hard, real hard and it's starting to pay off," Braves head coach C.J. Woods said after the B-EHS game Saturday night at Landy James Gym, a non-league co...