Redington girls fall just shy of first win

WASILLA — The Redington girls basketball team was within reach of its first varsity win in school history, but the Homer Mariners had just enough to get past the Huskies.

Homer earned its first win of the 2016-17 season, beating Redington, a first-year varsity program, 36-35 Saturday afternoon in Homer.

Redington led 18-17 at halftime and outscored the Mariners 11-8 in the final quarter, but Homer had an 11-6 run in the third quarter.

Courtney Crockett scored a career-high 23 points in the loss. Abbie Fuller added seven.

The game at Homer was part of a three-game road trip for the Huskies. Friday, Redington suffered a 57-15 loss at Nikiski. Crockett led her squad with seven points. The trip started with a 47-31 loss at Seward Thursday. Crockett scored a team-high 14. Fuller added 11.

The Redington boys were also in action on the road. Nikiski beat Redington 65-24 on Friday. Seward scored the 65-19 victory over the Huskies Thursday.

Homer girls 36, Redington 35

Saturday, Homer

Redington 7-11-6-11—35

Homer 7-10-11-8—36

Redington (35) —Lytle 0 3-4 3, Crockett 7 9-14 23, Harris 1 0-1 2, Fuller 2 3-5 7; Totals — 10 15-24 35.

Homer (36) — Carroll 2 0-0 4, Reutov 2 0-0 4, Knott 1 1-1 3, Todd 2 3-3 7, Parish 2 0-0 4, Bales 0 0-2 0, Gillette 0 0-2 0, Cole 3 0-2 7, Box 3 0-2 7; Totals — 15 4-12 36.

3-point goals — Homer 2 (Cole, Box). Team fouls — Redington 11, Homer 20. Fouled out — Parish.

Nikiski girls 57, Redington 15

Friday, Nikiski

Redington (15) — Koozata 2 0-0 4, Crockett 2 3-4 7, Fuller 2 0-0 4; Totals: 6 3-4 15.

Nikiski (57) — Jeffreys 1 0-0 2, Wik 6 0-0 13 Vollerton 1 0-0 2, Johnson 5 0-0 10, Carstens 7 0-0 14, Korstad 1 0-0 3, Jackson 2 2-2 6, Bostic 0 4-4 4, Druesedow 1 1-2 3; Totals: 24 7-8 57.

3-point field goals: Redington 0, Nikiski (Kornstad, Wik 1); Total fouls: Redington 8, Nikiski 10.

Nikiski boys 65, Redington 24

Friday, Nikiski

Redington 4 -5-7-8—24

Nikiski 15-14-27-9—65

Redington (24) — Rogers 1 0-0 2, Straughn 2 0-0 4, Amirault 4 0-0 8, Rumfelt 4 0-0 8, Brooks 0 2-5 2, Long 0 0-1 0; Totals: 24 10-13 65.

Nikiski (65) — Johnson 7 4-6 18, Weathers 1 0-0 3, G. Ellis 2 2-2 7, Kornstad 6 0-0 15, Handley 7 1-2 17, B. Ellis 0 3-4 3, DeSiena 1 0-0 2; Totals: 24 10-13 65.

3-point field goals: Redington 0, Nikiski 7 (Kornstad 3); Total fouls: Redington 11, Nikiski 13.

Seward girls 47, Redington 31

Thursday, Seward

Redington 5-8-7-11 — 31

Seward 15-11-10-11 — 47

Redington (31) — Koozata 1 1-2 4, Crockett 5 3-8 14, Smith-Surrote 1 0-0 2, Fuller 4 3-4 11, Horne 0 0-1 0. Totals — 11 7-15 31.

Seward (47) —Moriarity 3 0-3 6, Hauze 1 2-4 4, Jackson7 2-6 16, Lapinskas 4 1-4 9, Moore 0 2-2 2, Petrosius 5 0-0 10. Totals — 20 7-19 47.

3-point goals — Redington 2 (Koozata, Crockett). Team fouls — Redington 11, Sewarrd 14. Fouled out — none.

Seward boys 65, Redington 19

Thursday, Seward

Redington 6-6-3-4 — 19

Seward 21-26-7-11 — 65

Redington (19) — Rogers 1 1-4 3, Amirault 5 2-6 12, Brooks 2 0-0 4; Totals — 9 3-10 19.

Seward (65) — Kratz 3 1-2 10, Hauze 4 0-0 12, Estes 2 1-2 5, Wilps 3 0-0 6, Sieverts 1 1-2 4, Jarvis 1 0-2 2, Deboard 6 2-4 14, Petrosius 4 4-5 12. Totals — 24 9-17 65.

3-point goals — Seward 8 (Hauze 4, Kratz 3, Sieverts). Team fouls — Redington 11, Seward 15. Fouled out — none.