Knights runner-up in Dimond girls tourney; Warriors fall twice

Frontiersman staff

ANCHORAGE — Def-ending state champion Juneau-Douglas powered past a pair of Mat-Su teams to win the Lady Lynx Shootout at Dimond High School over the weekend.

A night after handing Wasilla its first loss of the season, Juneau topped Colony 46-30.

The Bears held Colony scoreless during the first quarter and built a 10-0 lead over the Knights in the title game. Taylor Larson led the Bears with 12 points. Sophomore Mary Klapperich scored 12 for Colony.

Colony moved into the final by knocking off host Dimond 40-37 Friday in the semifinals. Dimond led 26-13 at halftime, and built its lead to as many as 22 points in third quarter. But with stellar play on both ends of the floor, the Knights rallied. Colony scored 27 of its 40 points in the second half and held the Lynx scoreless during the entire eight-minute fourth quarter.

Senior Tess Forstner, who scored all six of her points during Colony’s late 17-point run, sparked the Knights with a bucket with 18 seconds left in the third quarter. Forstner also gave Colony its first lead with another field goal that came with just 42 seconds left in regulation.

Leading 38-37, Pherrari Brumbaugh drained a pair of free throws at the 17-second mark to help preserve the victory.

Senior Kaitlyn Klapperich led the Knights with a game-high 14 points. Wasilla was knocked into the tournament’s third-place game after Juneau-Douglas handed the Warriors their first loss of the year, a 48-45 defeat in the semifinals.

Juneau started the game with a 7-0 run to grab the largest lead that either team had in the game. But the Warriors took the lead late in the first quarter with a 9-2 run.

Juneau led for the entire fourth quarter, but Wasilla was able to cut the Bears’ lead to one twice.

Junior Alyssa Hutchins, who led the Warriors with 14 points, hit a pair of free throws to cut Juneau’s lead to 42-41, but Nani Ostrom hit a shot to push the Bears’ lead back to three points.

Later in the quarter, senior Kelsey Cottle brought the Warriors back within one. But once again, the Bears were able to push the lead back to three points.

Larson scored a game-high 15 for Juneau and Ostrom added 14.

Wasilla dropped its second straight game on Saturday, falling to host Dimond 50-41 in third-place game.

Keiahnna Engel and Sierra Afoa scored 20 points each to lead the Lynx. Kelsey Cottle led the Warriors with 11.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/matsu_sports.

Juneau 46, Colony 30

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Saturday, Dimond High School

Juneau 10-13-14-9—46

Colony 0-11-9-10—30

Juneau (46) — Ostrom 5 2-2 13, Tarver 3 2-3 8, Ashenfelter 1 1-2 4, Larson 5 2-2 12, Siddeek 1 0-0 3, Swofford 3 0-0 6; Totals: 21 7-9 46.

Colony (30) – M. Klapperich 4 3-4 12, Nelson 1 0-0 2, K. Klapperich 1 3-5 5, Brumbaugh 0 1-2 1, Stefanski 2 2-2 6, Leigh 1 0-0 2, Forstner 1 0-0 2; Totals: 11 9-13 30.

Dimond 50, Wasilla 41

Lady Lynx Shootout

Saturday, Dimond High School

Wasilla 6-13-10-12—41

Dimond 9-12-14-15—50

Wasilla (41) – Al. Hutchins 2 2-2 7, Imoe 3 0-0 8, Devine 0 3-4 3, Colegrove 1 0-0 2, Dinkel 4 2-2 10, Cottle 4 3-8 11; Totals: 17 10-16 41.

Dimond (50) – Jackson 0 1-6 1, Rogers 1 0-2 3, Engel 9 2-2 20, Afoa 8 4-4 20, Anderson 1 1-2 3, Ramirez 1 1-2 3; Totals: 21 9-18 50.

Juneau-Douglas 48,

Wasilla 45

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Friday, Dimond High School

Wasilla 15-11-9-10—45

Juneau 13-14-14-7—48

Wasilla (45) — Al. Hutchins 4 4-5 14, Apangolook 3 0-0 6, Imoe 3 2-2 8, Brown 2 0-0 5, Colegrove 3 3-6 9, Cottle 1 1-2 9; Totals: 16 10-15 45.

Juneau (48) — Ostrom 5 4-4 14, Brakes 1 1-3 3, Tarver 3 0-0 6, Weyhrauch 1 2-2 4, Larson 7 1-3 15, Swofford 2 2-2 6; Totals: 19 10-14 48.

Three-point field goals: Wasilla 3 (Al. Hutchins 2), Juneau 0; Total fouls: Wasilla 14, Juneau 19; Fouled out: Tarver.

Colony 40, Dimond 37

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Friday, Dimond High School

Colony 9-4-12-15—40

Dimond 11-15-11-0—37

Colony (40) — M. Klapperich 1 0-0 3, Nelson 1 0-0 2, K. Klapperich 6 1-2 14, Brumbaugh 2 2-2 6, Stefanski 2 1-2 5, Leigh 1 2-3 4, Forstner 3 0-1 6; Totals: 18 6-10 40.

Dimond (37) — Jackson 1 0-0 2, Rogers 3 0-0 8, Engel 2 4-4 9, Afoa 3 0-0 6, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Ramierez 5 0-0 10; Totals: 18 4-4 37.

Three-point field goals: Colony 2 (M. Klapperich, K. Klapperich), Dimond 3 (Rogers 2); Total fouls: Colony 7, Dimond 12.

Boys basketball

Golden Bears run

to win over Knights

PALMER — B2Bartlett scored 48 second-half points and ran to a 90-59 win over the Colony Knights at Colony High School on Thursday.

Damon Sherman-Newsome led all scorers with 21 points. Trenton Anthony added 15 for Bartlett.

Sophomore Hunter Eisenhower nailed a pair of three-pointers and scored a team-best 17 for the Knights. Senior Payton McCann and sophomore Nathan Umbarger each added 10.

Bartlett 90, Colony 59

Thursday, Colony High School

Bartlett 19-23-24-24—90

Colony 13-13-21-12—59

Bartlett (90) — Anthony 5 4-4 15, King-Dunbar 5 1-1 12, Berry 2 0-0 5, Maduro 5 0-0 11, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Rial 2 0-0 6, Deng 2 3-5 7, D. Sherman-Newsome 8 5-5 21, I. Sherman-Newsome 5 0-0 10, King 0 1-2 1; Totals 35 14-17 90.

Colony (59) — Niver 2 1-2 5, Smith 1 2-3 4, McCann 4 2-2 10, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Enloe 1 0-0 2, Eisenhower 6 3-5 17, Peletier 1 0-0 2, Michaelson 1 0-0 2, DePriest 4 2-3 10, Umbarber 2 1-1 5; Totals: 23 11-16 59.

3-point field goals: Bartlett 6 (Rial 2), Colony 2 (Eisenhower 2); Total fouls: Bartlett 17, Colony 12.