Knights win 4th straight

Knights win fourth straight

PALMER — The Colony Knights extended their winning streak to four with a 48-39 nonconference win over the Eagle River Wolves at Colony High School on Thursday.

Sophomore Hunter Eisenhower and senior Payton McCann combined for 24 points to help Colony improve to 4-3 overall. Eisenhower hit a pair of three-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points. McCann added 11 and sophomore Wyatt Peletier chipped in seven.

Kyle Taylor scored a game-best 14 for Eagle River.

Colony 48, Eagle River 39

Thursday, Colony High School

Eagle River 5-13-12-9—39

Colony 18-12-8-10—48

Eagle River (39) — Madebuko 3 3-5 9, Biott 3 0-1 7, Carlos 1 1-2 3, Young 1 2-4 4, Taylor 4 0-1 14, Waterman 1 0-1 1; Totals: 14 6-14 39.

Colony (48) — Niver 1 2-4 4, Smith 1 0-0 3, McCann 4 3-6 11, Enloe 2 0-1 4, Eisenhower 4 3-4 13, Peletier 1 4-6 7, DPriest 0 3-7 3, Umbarger 1 1-3 3; Totals: 14 16-31 48.

Three-point field goals: Eagle River 5 (Taylor 4), Colony 3 (Eisenhower 2); Total fouls: Eagle River 23, Colony 17; Fouled out: Eagle River- Carlos.

Hawks score OT win in Nome tourney

NOME — The Houston Hawks scored a 57-53 overtime win over Bethel during the first day of the Nome Subway Showdown at Nome-Beltz High School Thursday.

Senior Max Rothley scored five of Houston’s eight points during the extra period to help the Hawks grab the win. Rothley also a team-high 13 in the win. Beau Frank and Scott Kramer each chipped in 11.

The Hawks continue play against Point Hope today at 2 p.m., and also face the host Nanooks on Saturday.

Houston 57, Bethel 53 OT

Nome Subway Showdown

Thursday, Nome-Beltz High School

Houston 8-13-15-13-8—57

Bethel 12-9-20-8-4—53

Houston (57) — Frank 11, Kramer 11, Ruta 2, Rothley 13, Thompson 9, Holmgren 4, Barron 7.

Bethel (53) — Miller 2, Naneny 4, Glashem 17, Krester 11, Smith 19.

Girls basketball

Warriors get best

of rematch

WASILLA — In a rematch of the 2010 4A state title game, the Wasilla Warriors scored a 48-38 nonconference win over the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears Thursday at Wasilla High School.

Wasilla, the 2010 runner-up, used a 19-5 first-quarter run to score the victory over the defending champions. Junior Alyssa Hutchins hit a pair of three-pointers and scored a game-high 14 points to lead Wasilla and help the Warriors improve to 7-0 this season.

Four different players added six points each for Wasilla. Taylor Larson led Juneau with 13.

The game marks a big three-day stretch for Wasilla, which hosts Palmer on Friday and Colony on Saturday.

Wasilla 48, Juneau-Douglas 38

Thursday, Wasilla High School

Juneau 5-8-11-14—38

Wasilla 19-8-9-12—48

Juneau (38) — Ostrom 4 1-2 10, Fagerstrom 1 0-0 2, Tarver 4 0-0 8, Weyhrauch 0 3-4 3, Larson 5 3-8 13, Swofford 1 0-0 2; Totals 15 7-14 38.

Wasilla (48) — Hutchins 4 4-6 14, Apangolook 1 2-2 4, Imoe 0 5-8 5, Brown 1 3-5 6, Colegrove 0 1-2 1, Dinkel 3 0-2 6, Cottle 3 0-0 6, Johannes 3 0-0 6; Totals: 15 15-25 48.

Three-point field goals: Juneau 1 (Ostrom 1), Wasilla 3 (Hutchins 2); Total fouls: Juneau 16, Wasilla 13.

Bethel get past Hawks

NOME — The Bethel Warriors scored a 42-29 win over the Houston Hawks during the first day of the Nome Subway Showdown at Nome-Beltz High School on Thursday.

Savanna James led the Hawks with 11 points.

Bethel 42, Houston 29

Nome Subway Showdown

Thursday, Nome-Beltz High School

Houston 15-9-5-0—29

Bethel 12-9-6-14—42

Houston (29) — James 11, Acton 7, Ritter 6, Shannon 5.

Bethel (42) — Ashapak 3, Forhos 6, Leary 4, Chavez 11, Dyment 2, Polk 16.

Knights storm past Wolves

EAGLE RIVER — The Colony Knights rolled to a 71-14 win over the Eagle River Wolves at Eagle River High School on Thursday.

The Knights led 40-2 at halftime.

— Jeremiah Bartz