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FAIRBANKS — Palmer sophomore Trey Fullmer nailed a trio of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Moose rally to a 57-56 win over the West Valley Wolfpack at West Valley High School on Friday.
Senior Jake Hillis scored a game-high 20 points in the win for the Moose, who turned a six-point third-quarter deficit into one-point nonconference victory.
Senior Mitch Swetzof scored 15 points, and Fullmer added 12.
Colony senior leads Knights to win
NORTH POLE — Colony senior Bryce Jacobson scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Knights to a 62-44 nonconference win over the North Pole Patriots at North Pole High School on Friday.
Knights top West Valley
FAIRBANKS — Colony started a three-game tour through the Interior with a 68-48 win over the West Valley Wolfpack at West Valley High School on Thursday.
Malemutes come back to beat PHS
FAIRBANKS — Lathrop erased a 10-point halftime deficit to score a 59-46 nonconference victory over Palmer at Lathrop High School on Thursday.
Jake Hillis led the Moose with 12 points. Trey Fullmer added nine, and Sean Niekamp chipped in eight.
Girls basketball
Knights cruise to win
NORTH POLE — The Colony Knights cruised to a 60-21 win over the North Pole Patriots at North Pole High School on Friday.
Colony, the defending 4A state champions, scored 44 of its 60 points during the first 16 minutes of play.
Wolfpack
edge Moose
FAIRBANKS — The West Valley Wolfpack edged the Palmer Moose 38-37 at West Valley High School on Friday.
Kelsey Campbell hit a late three-pointer to pull the Moose within reach of the Wolfpack. Campbell scored a team-best 10 in the loss.
Second-quarter run enough for Colony
FAIRBANKS — Colony used a 17-point second quarter to post a 39-29 nonconference win over West Valley at West Valley HIgh School on Thursday.
Senior Alex Coon scored seven of her team-high 11 in the second. Fellow senior Allie Grazulis added 10 in the win.
Both teams struggled during a first period that ended with a 4-4 tie.
Malemutes
deny Moose
FAIRBANKS — Despite a late Palmer rally, Lathrop held on to score a 40-34 nonconference win over the Moose at Lathrop High School on Thursday.
Palmer used a 13-point fourth-quarter to narrow the gap, but the Malemutes escaped with the six-point victory.
Palmer did not have a player reach double digits in scoring in the loss. Kelsey Campbell scored a team-high eight, while Jaimi Cox and Mikaela Bolling each chipped in six.
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