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Palmer boys 56, Homer 36
Jake Hillis and Mitch Swetzof scored 11 points apiece and Kyle Titus added 10 as the visiting Moose topped the Mariners in Northern Lights Conference action on Saturday.
Leading 24-18 at halftime, Palmer used a 22-point fourth quarter to propel it to victory.
Homer, which outscored the Moose by two in the third, got 11 points from Dean DeVaney.
Palmer girls 50, Homer 40
Kelsey Campbell sank five 3-pointers in and Mikaela Bolling notched 14 points in guiding the visiting Moose past the Mariners in Nothern Lights Conference basketball on Saturday.
Lindsay Layland netted a team-high 14 points and Alecia Stafford added 10 for Homer, which trailed 38-22 after the third before outscoring Palmer, 18-12, in the fourth.
Colony boys 56, Homer 42
John Palmer netted 15 points and Chris Scott added 12 as the Knights handled the Mariners in Northern Lights Conference action in Homer on Friday.
DeVaney paced Homer with eight points.
Colony girls 74, Homer 38
Alex Coon scored a game-high 23 points and Allie Grazulis netted 13 in leading the defending Class 4A state champions past the host Mariners on Friday in Northern Lights Conference action.
Layland led Homer with 12 points, while Deanna Weaver added 10.
Friday Girls
Knights 74, Mariners 38
Colony 20 13 12 29 —74
Homer 13 16 6 3 —38
COLONY (74) — Hamann 2 0-0 4, Garrod 4 0-0 8, Klapperich 2 1-1 5, Ma. Bowker 0 0-0 0, Mallo 1 0-1 3, Grazulis 6 1-4 13, Me. Bowker 1 0-0 2, Coon 10 3-5 23, Eisenhower 1 0-0 2, Larson 4 0-1 8, Forstner 0 2-2 2, Farrell 0 4-4 4. Totals — 31 11-18 74.
HOMER (38) — Cordova 0 0-0 0, Weaver 5 0-2 10, Stapel 1 4-4 6, Daugharty 2 1-5 6, Needham 0 0-0 0, Stafford 2 0-0 4, Wood 0 0-0 0, Layland 4 4-6 12. Totals — 14 9-17 38.
3-point goals — Colony 1 (Mallo), Homer 1 (Daugharty). Team fouls — Colony 21, Homer 15. Fouled out — Layland.
Friday boys
Knights 56, Mariners 42
Colony 16 11 19 10 —56
Homer 7 14 8 13 —42
COLONY (56) — Gray 2 0-0 4, Lanners 0 0-0 0, Turner 1 0-2 2, Larson 2 0-0 4, Palmer 5 3-4 15, Scott 6 0-0 12, Jacobsen 3 1-2 7, Niver 0 0-0 0, Weihs 0 0-2 0, Murphy 3 2-3 8, Depriest 0 0-0 0, Summers 1 2-4 4. Totals — 23 8-17 56.
HOMER (42) — Watry 0 2-2 2, Anderson 0 0-0 0, DeVaney 2 4-6 8, Brymer 0 0-0 0, Sutherland 2 2-2 7, Gilbert 3 1-3 7, Horazdovsky 2 0-0 4, Wolford 2 0-3 4, Pate 3 0-1 6, Kennelty 2 0-0 4. Totals — 16 9-17 42.
3-point goals — Colony 2 (Palmer 2), Homer 1 (Sutherland). Team fouls — Colony 20, Homer 17. Fouled out — Sutherland.
Saturday girls
Moose 50, Mariners 40
Palmer 7 13 18 12 —50
Homer 10 7 5 18 —40
PALMER (50) — Cox 1 3-4 5, Campbell 5 0-3 15, LaMere 1 2-2 4, Mangelsdorf 1 1-1 3, Thein 2 2-4 6, Bolling 7 0-1 14, Zimmer 0 0-0 0, Venzke 1 1-3 3. Totals — 18 9-18 50.
HOMER (40) — Cordova 0 0-0 0, Weaver 3 0-0 6, Stapel 0 0-0 0, Daugharty 2 0-2 4, Needham 1 0-0 2, Stafford 4 2-2 10, Wood 2 0-0 4, Layland 4 6-8 14. Totals — 16 8-12 40.
3-point goals — Palmer 5 (Campbell 5). Team fouls — Palmer 17, Homer 15. Fouled out — Wood.
Saturday boys
Moose 56, Mariners 36
Palmer 10 14 10 22 —56
Homer 8 10 12 6 —36
PALMER (56) — Fullmer 0 0-0 0, Titus 3 1-2 10, Van Hoomissen 0 0-0 0, Dean 0 0-0 0, Hillis 5 0-2 11, Swetzof 3 5-7 11, S. Odom 1 1-4 3, Bohman 1 3-4 6, Niekamp 3 3-3 9, C. Odom 3 0-0 6, Daniels 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 13-22 56.
HOMER (36) — Watry 0 0-0 0, Rose 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 1-2 1, DeVaney 4 2-2 11, Brymer 0 0-0 0, Sutherland 1 1-4 4, Gilbert 1 7-8 9, Horazdovsky 0 0-0 0, Wolford 0 0-0 0, Pate 1 2-2 4, Kennelty 2 3-4 7. Totals — 9 16-22 36.
3-point goals — Palmer 5 (Titus 3, Hillis 1, Bohman 1), Homer 2 (DeVaney, Sutherland). Team fouls — Palmer 19, Homer 17. Fouled out — none.