Palmer girls, Wasilla girls and boys earn weekend basketball sweeps

KODIAK — Junior Mikaela Bolling scored 10 of her game-high 13 points in the final eight minutes to lead the Palmer Moose to a 43-33 Northern Lights Conference win over the Kodiak Bears at Kodiak High School on Friday.

Bolling hit four shots from the perimeter in the fourth — nailing two of her attempts from beyond the arc and hitting two more shots from just inside the three-point line.

Senior Mattie Cox added six points to help the Moose improve to 1-2 in conference play.

The Palmer defense held Kodiak All-NLC forward Alyssa Horn to just three points.

On Saturday, senior Ashley Swetzof scored 19 points to lead the Moose to a 53-32 win over the Bears.

Palmer led 28-12 at the half.

The Moose improved to 2-2 in Northern Lights Conference play.

Palmer 43, Kodiak 33

Friday, Kodiak High School

Palmer (43) — Swetzof 1 1-2 3, Cox 3 0-0 6, Campbell 0 4-4 4, Mangelsdorf 1 0-0 2, Stratton 2 0-0 4, Bolling 5 0-0 13, Tzou 4 3-3 11, Ratcliff 0 0-2 0.

Kodiak (33) — Garner 2 0-0 4, Norton 4 0-0 8, Keplinger 2 0-1 4, McCarty 4 0-0 8, Horn 1 1-2 3, Jones 0 2-2 2, Timptke 1 2-4 4.

Knights win first

match in Juneau

JUNEAU — The Colony Knights survived a third-quarter Juneau-Douglas comeback to score a 57-52 win over the Crimson Bears at Juneau-Douglas High School on Saturday.

Colony opened the game on a 13-0 run and led 19-6 after the first eight minutes, but Juneau used an 18-9 third-quarter run to make the game interesting.

Juniors Alex Coon and Kara Larson each scored 12 points to lead the Knights. Junior Jackie Hamann added 10.

Colony was originally scheduled to play Juneau on Friday and Saturday, but Friday’s game was cancelled due to poor weather in the Juneau area, according to the Juneau Empire. The series was moved to Saturday and Sunday. The teams face today at 2:45 p.m. at JDHS.

Colony 57, Juneau-Douglas 52

Saturday, Juneau

Juneau 6-11-18-7—52

Colony 19-13-9-16—57

JDHS (52) —Johnson 0 0-0 0, Dierick 0 2-2 2, Tingley 5 2-2 7, B. Fenumiai 5 0-0 5, Brakes 4 0-1 4, Harrison 0 0-0 0, Tarver 0 1-4 1, Highley 2 2-2 4, Larson 12 0-0 12, N. Fenumiai 11 0-0 11, Swofford 6 0-0 6.

Colony (57) —Hamann 2 8-10 10, Garrod 4 2-2 6, Hotchkiss 6 0-0 6, Klapperich 0 0-0 0, Bowker 3 1-4 1, Lund 0 0-0 0, Mallo 0 0-0 0, Grazulis 6 1-2 7, M. Bowker 0 0-0 0, Coon 10 2- 4 12, Eisenhower 0 0-0 0, Larson 8 4-6 12.

Early lead propels

Wasilla over Skyview

SOLDOTNA — The Wasilla Warriors used an early lead to breeze past the Skyview Panthers 55-29, Saturday afternoon in Soldotna.

Wasilla carried an 18-8 lead into the second quarter and a 38-10 advantage into the half.

Junior Jenna Johnson scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Warriors. Freshman Celeste Colegrove hit double digits for the fourth consecutive game, with 14 points. Senior Shelby Fulton added seven.

Warriors 55, Panthers 29

Saturday, Skyview High School

Wasilla 18-20-9-8—55

Skyview 8-2-8-11—29

Wasilla (55) — Frizzelle 1 0-1 2, Apangolook 0 0-0 0, Fulton 3 0-0 7, Ripley 0 0-0 0, Nuss 0 1-2 1, Naczi 2 0-0 5, Brown 0 0-0 0, Johnson 6 5-6 18, Troisi 1 0-0 2, Colegrove 6 2-3 14, Pevan 1 0-0 2, Cottle 2 0-0 4. Totals — 22 8-12 55.

Skyview (29) — Graves 1 1-2 3, Massey 5 0-0 9, Can. Penrod 4 2-4 10, Lucas 0 0-0 0, Cas. Penrod 1 1-1 3, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Meyer 0 4-6 4. Totals — 11 8-13 29.

Three-point goals — Wasilla 3 (Fulton 1, Naczi 1, Johnson 1); Skyview 1 (Massey 1). Team fouls — Wasilla 10, Skyview 15. Fouled out — Meyer.

Steller defense the

key for Wasilla

HOMER — The Wasilla Warriors used superior defense to post a 65-24 Northern Lights Coneference win over the Homer Mariners at Homer High School on Friday.

Junior Jenna Johnson hit seven shots from the floor, finished 5-for-5 from the free-throw line and scored a game-high 19 points for WHS. Freshman Celeste Colegrove added 12 for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in NLC play.

Reba Temple scored a team-high nine points for a squad that did not have a player hit double digits in scoring. Homer was also held to single digits as a team in each period.

Wasilla 65, Homer 24

Friday, Homer High School

Wasilla 18-19-14-14—65

Homer 7-5-6-6—24

Wasilla (65) — Apangalack 1 0-0 2, Fulton 5 0-0 10, Nuss 4 0-0 8, Naczi 1 0-0 2, Johnson 7 5-5 19, Troisi 2 0-0 4, Colegrove 6 0-2 12, Cottle 4 0-1 8; Totals 30 5-8 65.

Homer (24) — Weaver 1 3-5 5, No. 5 0 1-2 1, Stapel 1 0-0 2, Dougherty 1 3-4 5, Turner 1 0-0 2, Temple 3 3-6 9; Totals 7 10-17 24.

Three-point field goals: none; Total fouls: Wasilla 17, Homer 11.

Second-quarter run

lifts Lathrop

FAIRBANKS — Thanks in part to a 19-3 second-quarter run, the Lathrop Malemutes cruised to a 71-35 win at Lathrop High School on Saturday.

Senior Emily Hundley led the Hawks with nine points. Fellow senior Jen Mason added seven.

Malemutes 71, Hawks 35

Saturday, Lathrop High School

Houston 12-3-11-9—35

Lathrop 18-19-21-12—71

Houston (35)—Hundley 9, Morlock 5, Dray 6, Thamm 0, Olsen 2, Falt 0, Gardner 1, Cross 0, Ketzenberger 2, Mason 7, Janneck 2, Herman 0, Acton 1.

Lathrop (71)—Beale 5, Anderson 4, Pluma 0, Brawley 10, West 0, Harrison 11, Hopkins 3, Hull 13, Lewis 13, Burch 5, Reed 2.

Three-point goals—Morlock, Dray 2, Harrison, Hull. Total fouls—Houston 12, Lathrop 16. Fouled out—None.

North Pole nets

win over Hawks

NORTH POLE — The North Pole Patriots erased a 12-point deficit to earn a 59-53 win over the Houston Hawks at North Pole High School on Friday.

Julia Kellogg scored a game-high 25 to lead the Patriots to their first Mid-Alaska Conference win.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Colony scores win over Crimson Bears

JUNEAU — The Colony Knights scored a 64-54 win over Juneau-Douglas in Juneau on Saturday.

Colony was originally scheduled to play Juneau on Friday and Saturday, but Friday’s game was cancelled due to poor weather in the Juneau area, according to the Juneau Empire. The series was moved to Saturday and Sunday. The teams face today at 2:45 p.m. at JDHS.

Junior leads Warriors past Mariners in Homer

HOMER — Junior guard Adrese LaVern erupted for 32 points to lead the Wasilla Warriors to a 73-33 drubbing of the Homer Mariners at Homer High School on Friday.

LaVern hit five three-pointers in the win, and scored 14 of his team’s 22 points in the third quarter.

Forward Tillerman Kroon scored 12 for Wasilla, and guard Dexter Pearce added 10.

Colten Nutt, Josh Gilbert and Michael Pate each scored nine points to lead Homer.

Wasilla 73, Homer 33

Friday, Homer High School

Wasilla 22-19-22-10—73

Homer 6-14-6-7—33

Wasilla (73) — Gray 1 0-0 3, Kroon 5 2-4 12, Sliwa 1 0-0 2, LaVern 13 1-3 32, Pearce 5 0-0 10, Campbell 2 0-0 4, Mock 1 0-0 2, Pfiefer 1 0-0 2, Flowers 0 0-2 0, Knowles 2 2-3 6, Totals: 31 5-12 73.

Homer (33) — Gilbert 3 3-3 9, Parker 0 2-2 2, Tutt 2 5-8 9, DeVaney 1 0-0 2, Watford 1 0-0 2, Pate 3 3-6 9, Totals 10 13-19 33.

Three-point field goals: Wasilla 6 (LaVern 5), Homer 0, Total fouls: Wasilla 18, Homer 13.

Huge second

half lifts Warriors

SOLDOTNA — Thanks to 43 second-half points, the Wasilla Warriors earned a 64-34 Northern Lights Conference win over the Skyview Panthers at Skyview High School in Soldotna.

Junior Adrese LaVern scored a game-high 24 in the win. Seniors Tyler Johannes and Shane Green each added 12.

The Warriors improved to 3-1 in Northern Lights Conference play with the victory.

Warriors 64, Panthers 34

Saturday, Skyview High School

Wasilla 12-9-23-20—64

Skyview 10-8-9-7— 34

Wasilla (64) — Gray 0 0-0 0, Kroon 0 0-0 0, Sliwa 0 0-0 0, Lavern 6 8-8 24, Pearce 3 0-0 7, Johannes 5 1-1 12, Green 5 2-3 12, Flowers 3 1-2 7, Knowles 1 0-2 2, Moch 0 0-2 0, Pfiefer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 12-18 64.

Skyview (34) — Woodland 0 4-4 4, Thornton 1 0-0 2, West 0 5-6 5, Dallmann 0 0-0 0, Hatten 1 1-2 3, Straume 0 0-1 0, Cook 1 0-0 3, Harvey 0 1-2 1, Shirnberg 7 2-2 16. Totals — 10 13-17 34.

Three-point goals — Wasilla 6 (Lavern 4, Pearce 1, Johannes 1), Skyview 1 (Cook 1). Team fouls — Wasilla 14, Skyview 16. Fouled out — Thornton.

Malemutes edge

Hawks in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Host Lathrop found itself behind at the end of both the first and third quarters, but managed to come back to steal a 57-56 victory from the Houston Hawks at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks on Saturday.

Houston led 20-10 after the first eight minutes of play and 49-42 after three quarters.

The Malemutes used a 15-7 run in the final quarter to secure the win.

Junior Bryan Mason and sophomore Scott Herman each posted a team-high 15 points to lead the Hawks. Senior Ben Castleberry added eight.

Malemutes 57, Hawks 56

Saturday, Lathrop High School

Houston 20-12-17-7—56

Lathrop 10-24-8-15—57

Houston (56)—Mason 15, Fetta 0, Steed 3, Qual 4, Contreras 6, Rothley 0, Whikar 0, Moore 0, Herman 15, Castleberry 8, Thompson 0, Frank 0, Morals 6.

Lathrop (57)—Parker 18, Smith 2, Duchai 0, Hall 0, Green 15, Boyles 2, Wilson 2, Anderson 0, J. Mays 0, K. Mays 0, Scott 3, Hamilton 0, Streeter 0.

Three-point goals—Contreras, Herman , Green, Boyles 2. Total fouls—Houston 16, Lathrop 26. Fouled out—K. Mays.

North Pole

runs past Houston

NORTH POLE — The North Pole Patriots used a 16-5 second-quarter run to grab a 51-26 Mid-Alaska Conference win over the Houston Hawks at Houston High School on Friday.

The Pats ended the game with a 16-8 run in the final eight minutes.

Scott Herman led the Hawks with nine points. Ben Castleberry added seven.

Patriots 51, Hawks 26

Friday, North Pole High School

Houston 6-7-5-8—26

North Pole 13-16-6-16—51

Houston (26)— Mason 1, Steed 1, Qual 2, Contreras 2, Herman 9, Castleberry 7, Morales 2.

North Pole (51)—Barbaza 2, Dimentieff 4, McCormick 6, Thomas 0, Lisbourne 4, Church 7, Ward 9, Mulcare 3, Cole 0, Courchaine 9, Musgrove 2, Colledge 0, Broderick 5.

Three-point goals—Houston 1 (Herman), North Pole 1 (Courchaine). Total Fouls—Houston 23. North Pole 19. Fouled Out—Contreras, Morales.

— Jeremiah Bartz