Consolation round: Kenai girls 45, Skyview 37 FINAL

PALMER — The Kenai Central Kardinals posted a 45-37 win over the Skyview Panthers at Palmer High School on Friday, in the consolation quarterfinals of the Northern Lights Conference tournament.

Brittney Meyer led the Panthers with a game-high 22 points in the loss, getting most of her scores by driving the lane. Kyla Steward posted a team-high 14 for Kenai.

Ivy O'Guinn's bucket in the final seconds of first half tied the score for Skyview, and the teams went into the intermission tied at 14-14.

Kenai led 9-4 after the first quarter after opening the game on a 6-0 run.

With the win, Kenai moves on to face either Colony or Soldotna in the consolation semifinals Saturday at 9 a.m. CHS and SoHi play at 3 p.m. today with the winner heading to the conference final and the loser moving back to face the Kards.

Skyview was eliminated from the tourney with the loss.

KARDINALS 45, PANTHERS 37

Kenai 9 5 15 16 — 45

Skyview 4 10 11 12 — 37

KENAI (45) — Delaney 3 0-0 7, Coupchiak 1 0-2 2, Flanagan 2 1-2 5, Gabriel 0 1-2 1, Mills 1 1-3 4, Wortham 2 0-0 4, Steward 4 6-7 14, Garcia 3 2-2 8. Totals: 16 11-17 45.

SKYVIEW (37) — Graves 0 0-1 0, O'Guinn 1 2-4 3, Candace Penrod 0 0-3 0, Cooper 0 1-2 1, Perletti 1 0-0 2, Stewart 2 1-2 5, Meyer 9 4-5 22. Totals: 14 9-19 37.

Three-point field goals — Kenai 2 (Delaney, Mills), Skyview 0. Total fouls — Kenai 15, Skyview 16. Fouled out — Candace Penrod.