Bartlett defense befuddles Wasilla

WASILLA -- The Bartlett press was just too much for the Wasilla Warriors to handle.

The quick and athletic Golden Bear squad forced 15 Warrior turnovers in the first quarter and jumped out to an early 14-0 lead en route to an 86-59 victory at Wasilla High School on Friday.

The contest was a rematch of the 2003 4A state title game.

Wasilla, who has just one starter from the state runners-up squad -- junior forward Luke Schafer -- faced a squad that still had all-state superstars Doug Hardy and Mario Chalmers.

The duo led Bartlett to leads of 23-2 and 31-7.

Hardy led the Golden Bears with a game-high 23 points.

Wasilla did rebound from the horrid start, scoring 52 of its 59 points in the final three quarters.

Matt Crane scored eight of his team-high 19 points in the second frame.

Schafer added 12 points for the 2-5 Warriors.

Bartlett improved to 4-2.

Knights defeat Golden Bears

Colony jumped out to a 22-2 lead in the first quarter and hammered the Bartlett Golden Bears 53-26 at Colony High School Saturday.

Kristina Klapperich scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter.

Siena Locke added 11 for Colony.

The stingy Knight defense allowed Bartlett just single digit scoring in both the first and fourth quarters. The Bears scored just nine points in the final 10 minutes.

Eagles slip past Hawks

The West Eagles used a 19-7 run in the second quarter to slip past the Houston Hawks 56-48 at Houston High School Saturday.

Nori Dixon led the Hawks with a game-high 19 points against the 4A Eagles. Dixon was the lone player to score in double digits for the 3A squad.

Danilelle Johnson led West with 16 points.

Eagle boys win

The 4A West Eagles posted an 87-40 win over the 3A Houston Hawks at Houston High School on Saturday.

West jumped out to leads of 29-8 after the first period and 47-12 at the half.

Colton Conner led Houston with 11 points. Donovan Parker added 10.

Brian Hurn scored 25 for West.

Rams girls win

The Su Valley Rams defeated Lumen Christi 32-16 in Talkeetna on Saturday.

Mary Pilch and Heidi Hartley scored 10 points each to lead the Rams.

Lumen Christi tops Su Valley

The Lumen Christi boys stormed past Su Valley 84-33 at Su Valley High School on Saturday.

Boone Howard scored eight points to lead the Rams.

Cyrus Bee added six points for SVHS.

Noah Brauner scored a game-high 30 for Lumen Christi.

Moose boys win

The Palmer Moose notched their first win in the three-day Dimond Prep Shootout on Saturday.

Palmer defeated Grace Christian 77-56 to place seventh in the tourney.

Stanley Ratcliff led Palmer with a game-high 24 points. Charlie Bentti added 17.

Palmer suffered tight losses to Metlakatla and Chugiak in the first two rounds of the event.