First round: Kodiak boys 50, Soldotna boys 47, Final

PALMER — Thanks to some stellar shooting from beyond the arc, the Kodiak boys upset the Soldotna Stars 50-47 in the first round of the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Palmer HIgh School on Thursday.

The Bears hit four key three-pointers in the second half. David Diocares hit a pair of third-quarter threes. Randy Diocares and David Cratty also hit shots from beyond the arc in the second half.

Jon Bryant and Randy Diocares each scored 12 points to lead the Bears. Brad Blossom scored a game-high 16 for Soldotna. Liam Andrews added 12.

The Kodiak Bears used a 8-0 second-quarter run to take a 21-19 halftime lead over the Soldotna. Kodiak trailed 14-9 after the first eight minutes, but senior Michael Odell hit two buckets during the Bears' eight-point run to help Kodiak grab the lead. Odell put Kodiak up 21-19 with less than a minute remaining in the half with a layup.

The Kodiak win moves the Bears into Friday's semifinal round. Kodiak will play either Colony or Homer at 4:45 p.m. at PHS. SoHi, will play the loser of the Colony-Homer quarterfinal at 9:45 a.m. Friday.

Kodiak 50, Soldotna 47

Kodiak 9-12-15-14—50

Soldotna 14-5-13-15—47

Kodiak (50) — Cratty 2 4-4 9, Bryant 6 0-0 12, Diocares 5 1-2 12, D. Diocares 2 0-0 6, Odell 4 3-6 11.

Soldotna (47) — Carver 1 0-0 2, B. Blossom 5 5-5 16, Grubb 0 2-4 2, Geller 1 3-6 5, Kohler 2 0-0 4, Andrews 6 0-0 12, Shelton 3 0-2 6.