Colony snaps Wasilla's Northern Lights Conference winning streak

WASILLA — With a nearly flawless fourth-quarter effort, the Colony Knights scored a 66-47 win over the Wasilla Warriors at Wasilla High School on Saturday to snap the Warriors' 100-game winning streak against Northern Lights Conference competition.

The Knights were 7-of-7 from the field during a four-minute stretch in the fourth quarter and Colony scored 26 points during the final frame to hand Wasilla its first loss to a conference rival since Feb. 13, 2001. Colony was also the last program to beat the Warriors in conference play.

Junior Alex Coon was one of four Knights to hit double digits in scoring, posting 15. Junior Allie Grazulis added 13, while juniors Jackie Hamann and Kara Larson each notched 12.

Wasilla junior Jenna Johnson scored a game-high 26.

Regardless of the outcome of this contest, Wasilla had locked up a No. 1 seed in next week's NLC Championships thanks to Palmer's 48-44 win over Colony on Friday. Wasilla is 9-1 in region play and the top team from the Northern Division of the NLC, while Colony is seeded second at 8-2.

In terms of the streak, Hebert-Truax was thrilled that her players helped the program hit 100 straight wins against NLC competition last week against Kodiak.

"You're talking to one proud coach," Wasilla mentor Jeannie Hebert-Truax said after the loss. "I told my players, they've accomplished something, they've been a part of something that no one in the state of Alaska has been a part of. They should be proud and hold their head high."

See the Sunday edition of the Frontiersman for full coverage of the NLC bout and the Tuesday edition of the Frontiersman for a preview of the NLC Championship Tournament.

Next week, see www.frontiersman.com for hourly updates throughout the NLC tournaments.