Prep girls basketball: Warriors 3rd in Lady Lynx tourney


Published on Monday, February 4, 2008 8:45 PM AKST

ANCHORAGE — The Wasilla Warriors claimed fourth place in the Lady Lynx Shootout with a 56-40 win over the Service Cougars on Saturday at Dimond High School in Anchorage.

The Warriors used a 22-11 third-quarter run to gain full control of the momentum in the win.

Junior Jenna Johnson led the Warriors with 18 points, 12 rebounds and five steals.

Senior Shelby Fulton added eight points.

Wasilla (11-5) suffered a first-round loss to South Anchorage, the eventual champion of the event, and beat West Valley on Friday to move into the fourth-place game.

Wasilla 56, Service 40

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Saturday, Dimond High School

Wasilla  13-13-22-8—56

Service  8-10-11-11—40

Wasilla (56) — Fulton 3 0-0 8, Nuss 4 0-0 8, Naczi 1 0-0 3, Johnson 8 1-2 18, Troisi 2 0-0 4, Colegrove 3 1-2 7, Cottle 3 2-4 8; Totals: 24 4-8 56.

Service (40) — Edmunds 2 0-0 4, Zager 3 1-1 7, Britt 4 2-3 10, LaPonte 4 0-2 8, Aukustino 3 2-4 8, Ramierez 1 1-2 3; Totals: 17 6-12 40.

Three-point field goals: Wasilla 4 (Fulton 2), Service 0; Rebounds: Wasilla 43 (Johnson 12), Service 33 (Britt 6); Steals: Wasilla 18 (Johnson 5), Service: 11 (Ramierez 3); Total fouls: Wasilla 14, Service 10.

Knights sweep

Bears in Kodiak

KODIAK — The Colony Knights improved to 3-1 in Northern Lights Conference play with a pair of wins over the Kodiak Bears at Kodiak High School last week.

Juniors Kara Larson and Allie Grazulis combined for 21 points to lead the Knights to a 42-25 win over Kodiak on Friday. The Colony defense held Kodiak to single digits in scoring in each quarter, including only two points in the second.

On the following day, junior Alex Coon scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Knights to a 46-33 win over the Bears.

Grazulis added nine points in the win, while Larson chipped in seven.

Colony 46, Kodiak 33

Saturday, Kodiak High School

Colony  13-13-15-5—46

Kodiak  8-11-4-10—33

Colony (46) — Hamann 1, Garrod 6, Grazulis 9, Coon 21, Eisenhower 2, Larson 7; Totals: 14 15-32 46.

Kodiak (33) — Keplinger 2, McCarty 4, A. Horn 16, Jones 4, Timpke 7; Totals 14 5-5 33.

Colony 42, Kodiak 25

Friday, Kodiak High School

Colony  12-12-14-4—42

Kodiak  7-2-8-8-—25

Colony (42) — Hamann 3, Garrod 2, Klapperich 4, Ma. Bowker 6, Grazulis 11, Coon 5, Eisenhower 1, Larson 10; Totals: 17 6-12 42.

Kodiak (25) — Garner 4, Norton 8, Keplinger 2, McCarty 2, A. Horn 5, Timpke 4; Totals: 11 3-3 25.

Grizzlies run past Hawks

ANCHORAGE — The Grace Christian Grizzlies scored a 51-22 nonconference win over the Houston Hawks at Grace Christian School in Anchorage on Friday.

Vanessa Grace led the Grizzlies with 16 points.

Ema Olsen scored seven for Houston.

Grace held the Hawks to single digits in each quarter.

Before the Hawks joined the 4A Mid-Alaska Conference prior to the beginning of the season, the teams had been rivals in the 3A Southcentral Conference.

Grace Christian 51, Houston 22

Friday, Grace Christian School

Houston  4-7-6-5—22

Grace  17-6-12-14—51

Houston (22) — Morlock 5, Fray 1, Olsen 7, Gardner 1, Mason 4, Janneck 1, Herman 3.

Grace (51) — Grace 16, Johnson 10, Savage 2, Mestas 14, Coulombe 5, Fredrickson 5, Roopelle 1.

— Jeremiah Bartz

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