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KODIAK — Colony senior Joe Gray buried a three-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Knights a 27-26 win over the Kodiak Bears Saturday in Kodiak.
Joe Gray and Damien Fulp each scored seven points to help Colony stay undefeated in Northern Lights Conference play, and improve to 7-0 in the NLC.
Fulp used a three-pointer with 2:30 left on Friday to give Colony a 44-41 lead. The Knights held on for a 51-44 victory.
Gray scored 16 points Friday, and Fulp added 14.
Colony boys 27, Kodiak 26
Saturday, Kodiak
Colony 7-6-2-12—27
Kodiak 6-9-2-9—26
Colony (27) — Compton 1 1-2 3, West 0 0-0 0, Gray 3 0-0 7, Fulp 2 2-2 7, Menard 1 0-0 2, Umbarger 2 0-0 4, Huffman 0 0-0 0, Bush 2 0-0 4. Totals — 8 3-6 27.
Kodiak (26) — Mangalus 0 0-0 0, Frick 3 2-2 7, Medina 2 1-1 5, Jimenez 1 0-0 2, Obas 2 0-0 4, Lenon 1 0-0 2, A. Canete-Hall 0 0-0 0, Hiner 2 0-0 4. Totals — 11 3-3 26.
Colony boys 51, Kodiak 44
Friday, Kodiak
Colony 9-14-9-19—51
Kodiak 9-12-13-10—44
Colony (51) — Compton 1 0-0 2, West 0 0-0 0, Gray 6 2-2 16, Fulp 4 4-5 14, Menard 2 0-0 4, Umbarger 1 6-8 8, Huffman 1 0-0 2. Bush 1 3-4 5. Totals — 16 15-19 51.
Kodiak (44) — Mangalus 0 0-0 0, Frick 4 0-0 8, Medina 5 5-6 15, Jimenez 2 0-0 4, Obas 2 0-0 4, A. Canete-Hall 1 0-0 2, Hiner 5 1-2 11. Totals 20 6-8 44.