First round: Colony boys 49, Palmer 38 FINAL

ANCHORAGE — The Colony boys scored a 49-38 win over rival Palmer during first-round action of the ASAA First National Bank 4A State Basketball Championships. The Knights wil now face South Anchorage in the semifinals Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Sullivan Arena.

Colony, the Northern Lights Conference champion, is searching for its second straight appearance in the 4A state title game. The Knights finished as the runner-up last season.

Grant Niver finished 6-for-7 from the free-throw line and led the KNights with a game-high 12 points. T.J. Fullmer also collected 12 for Palmer.

The Moose are pushed backward in the bracket, and face Juneau-Douglas at 9:40 a.m. Friday at the Sullivan.

KNIGHTS 49, MOOSE 38

Colony 16 6 11 16 - 49

Palmer 8 10 10 10 - 38

COLONY (49) — 1 0-0 2, J. Murphy 1 5-8 7, Palmer 3 3-5 10, Scott 0 0-2 0, Niver 3 6-7 12, Gray 1 2-2 4, Moseley 6 1-2 14. Totals: 15 17-26 49.

PALMER (38) — Draughon 3 1-4 8, Gatto 1 0-0 2, Fullmer 3 5-5 12, Hillis 0 2-2 2, Swetzof 1 0-0 2, Bergeron 0 1-2 1, Odom 2 0-0 4, Jacobson 3 1-3 7. Totals: 13 10-16 38.

Three-point field goals: Colony 2 (Palmer, Moseley), Palmer 2 (Draughon, Fullmer). Total fouls: Colony 16, Palmer 23. Fouled out: none.