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PALMER — Guards Trey Fullmer and Kyle Titus each hit a pair of three-pointers during Palmer’s 28-point second quarter to spark an 82-18 route of Skyview at Palmer High School on Saturday.
Titus, a senior, hit nailed four, three-pointers and scored all of his team-high 14 points in the first half. Junior Sean Niekamp added 13 points and Fullmer chipped in 10.
Jordan Jones led the Panthers with 10 points.
Titus hit a trio of three-pointers and Fullmer nailed a pair of shots from beyond the arc as Palmer put together a 22-point first quarter during a 61-38 win over Homer on Friday. Fullmer scored a team-high 18 points in the win, while Titus added 17.
The Moose improved to 4-5 in Northern Lights Conference play with the wins.
Kasara Brandenburg scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Palmer girls to a 59-44 win over Skyview on Saturday.
Monica Nuernberg added nine points in the win and captain Shawna Thein pitched in eight. Casee Penrod led Skyview with a game-high 18.
Sophomore Anna Koehn scored 11 points to help Palmer score a 46-27 win over Homer on Friday. Brandenburg supplied a game-best 12 points to help Palmer improve to 4-5 in NLC play.
Palmer boys 82, Skyview 18
Saturday, Palmer High School
Skyview 3-5-8-2—18
Palmer 19-28-26-9—82
Skyview (18) — White 2 0-0 5, Malatesta 3 2-2 10, Penrod 1 0-0 3; Totals: 6 2-2 18.
Palmer (82) — Fullmer 3 2-2 10, Titus 5 0-0 14, Straight 1 1-2 4, Dean 1 2-2 5, Brown 3 1-2 7, Mayer 3 0-0 6, Buresh 1 0-0 2, Bohman 0 2-2 2, Montgomery 4 2-2 10, Niekamp 5 3-4 13, Odom 4 0-0 8, Looney 0 1-2 1; Totals: 30 14-19 82.
3-point field goals: Skyview 4 (Jones 2), Palmer 8 (Titus 4); Total fouls: Skyview 15, Palmer 4.
Palmer girls 59, Skyview 44
Saturday, Palmer High School
Skyview 10-12-16-6—44
Palmer 10-14-18-15—59
Skyview (44) — Jones 1 0-0 2, O’Guinn 2 4-6 9, Penrod 7 4-6 18, Stewart 1 2-4 4, Hill 3 3-4 9, Lamborn 1 0-0 2; Totals; 15 13-20 44.
Palmer (59) — Venzke 0 4-4 4, LaMere 2 2-2 6, Riggs 2 0-0 4, Thein 4 0-0 8, Koehn 2 2-4 6, Blake 2 0-0 4, Houchen 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Brandenburg 5 4-8 14, Whitfield 2 5-8 9; Totals: 21 17-26 59.
3-point field goals: Skyview 1 (O’Guinn 1), Palmer 0; Total fouls: Skyview 18, Palmer 17; Fouled out: Skyview- Penrod, Lamborn.
Palmer boys 61, Homer 38
Friday, Palmer High School
Homer 9-6-10-13—38
Palmer 22-10-16-13—61
Homer (38) — Garvey 2 0-0 4, Jester 1 0-0 3, Anderson 2 0-1 5, Day 0 1-2 1, Glosser 3 0-0 6, Kennelty 8 0-3 19, Pale 0 0-2 0; Totals: 16 4-12 38.
Palmer (61) — Fullmer 6 2-2 18, Titus 6 1-2 16, Straight 1 5-6 7, Mayer 0 2-2 2, Buresh 0 4-4 4, Montgomery 0 2-2 2, Niekamp 4 0-1 8, Odom 1 0-1 2, Looney 0 2-2 2; Totals: 18 18-22 61.
3-point field goals: Homer 2 (Jester, Anderson 1), Palmer 7 (Fullmer 4); Total fouls: Homer 14, Palmer 21.
Palmer girls 46, Homer 27
Friday, Palmer High School
Homer 5-5-8-9—27
Palmer 17-10-13-6—46
Homer (27) — Oliver 3 0-0 6, Ketelle 2 0-0 5, Tutt 1 1-2 3, Edens 0 2-4 2, Needham 1 1-4 3, Stafford 1 0-2 2, Hutt 1 0-1 2, Wood 1 1-2 4; Totals: 10 5-15 27
Palmer (46) — Van Hoomissen 0 1-2 1, Venzke 1 0-0 2, LaMere 2 0-0 4, Riggs 0 1-2 1, Thein 3 3-4 9, Koehn 5 1-1 11, Blake 1 0-0 2, Brandenburg 4 4-4 12, Nuernberg 0 0-1 0; Totals: 18 10-14 46.
3-point field goals: Homer 2 (Ketelle, Cordova 1), Palmer 0; Total fouls: Homer 15, Palmer 15.