NLC first round: Kenai girls 43, Palmer 42

SOLDOTNA — Kenai Central scored a 43-42 win over the Palmer Moose during the first day of the Northern Lights Conference Championships girls basketball tournament at Skyview High School in Soldotna.

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KARDINALS 43, MOOSE 42

Kenai 11 8 9 15 – 43

Palmer 12 6 6 18 – 42

KENAI (43) – Hull 0 5-5 5, L. Beeson 1 2-3 4, Flanagan 1 0-6 2, Wensley 3 2-2 11, Dunlap 1 0-0 2, Young 8 3-7 19. Totals – 13 12-23 43.

PALMER (42) – Venzke 4 4-8 12, LaMere 1 0-0 2, Thein 3 0-1 6, Koehn 0 2-2 2, Blake 5 0-0 12, Brandenburg 2 2-5 4, Nuernberg 1 2-2 4. Totals – 16 10-18 42.

3-point field goals – Kenai 3 (Wensley 3), Palmer 2 (Blake 2). Fouled out – L. Beeson. Total fouls – Kenai 18, Palmer 19.