Saturday hoops: Knights complete sweeps; Warriors 3rd in South tourney

PALMER — Following his team’s 18-point win over Kodiak Friday evening, Colony head coach Tom Berg talked Kodiak’s knack for making things difficult for the Knights.

“I think it’s a better matchup with us,” Berg said. “Similar style. Most of the time they want to play quick, so do we. I think that’s part of it.”

Saturday, Kodiak, once again, didn’t make it easy for the Knights.

Colony needed a late run to get past Kodiak 63-33. The Knights used a monster second half to turn a seven-point deficit into a 30-point blowout. Colony outscored the Bears 48-10 in the second half and 25-1 in the fourth quarter. Kodiak led 22-15 at halftime, and carried the advantage until there was about three minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Freshman Patrick McMahon scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half. Eleven came in the fourth quarter. Sullivan Menard added seven second-half points, and 12 in the game.

The Knights completed the two-game Northern Lights Conference sweep in Saturday’s win.

The Colony girls also swept Kodiak in a two-game series, beating Kodiak 59-16. Haylee Duguid scored 14 for the Knights. Alex Carlton added eight.

Wasilla boys 3rd in South tourney

Wasilla bounced back from a tough loss to Chugiak to grab third place in the O’Brady’s Invitational at South Anchorage High School on Saturday.

Wasilla beat Bethel 65-61 in the tournament’s third-place game. Reilly Devine and Daniel Headdings scored 20 points each in the win. The duo combined to shoot 15 of 17 fro the floor. Devine also notched a double-double, also pulling down a team-high 11 rebounds. Levi Houck added 11 points in the win.

Chugiak edged Wasilla 34-33 in the semifinals Friday.

Warriors score win over East

Azlynn Brandenburg scored a game high 31 points and led the Wasilla Warriors to a 74-61 girls’ basketball win over East Anchorage Saturday in Anchorage. Maclaren Obremski added 11 points in the win.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

Colony boys 63, Kodiak 33

Saturday, Colony

Kodiak 10-12-9-1—33

Colony 6-9-23-25—63

Kodiak (33) — Giron 3 3-4 9, Rocheleau 2 4-4 10, Gallindo 2 0-0 6, Walker 1 4-6 7, Macraig 0 0-2 0, Bartel 0 0-1 0; Totals: 8 11-17 33.

Colony (63) — Pomrenke 4 0-2 8, McMahon 8 1-1 18, Freeman 0 7-8 7, Menard 5 0-4 12, Spencer 3 0-0 6, Wright 1 0-0 3, Kizer 1 0-0 2, Hersrud 1 0-0 3, Baker 1 0-0 2, No. 12 1 0-0 2; Totals: 25 8-15 63.

Colony girls 59, Kodiak 16

Saturday, Kodiak

Colony 21-10-9-19—59

Kodiak 4-2-5-5—16

Colony (59) — Hay. Duguid 8 0-0 14, Han. Duguid 1 1-2 4, A. Smith 2 0-2 4, Dunlop 2 0-0 5, Kenley 2 0-0 5, Bull 2 0-0 6, Novelli 3 0-0 6, Schwantes 0 2-2 2, Carlton 3 1-2 8, Simpson 0 2-2 2, Spencer 1 0-0 3; Totals: 21 6-10 59.

Kodiak (16) — K. Pruitt 1 0-0 2, Marcelo 2 1-4 5, Kernan 2 0-2 4, Spear 2 0-1 4; Totals: 7 1-7 16.

Wasilla boys 65, Bethel 61

O’Brady’s Invitational

Saturday, South Anchorage

Wasilla 18-10-23-14—65

Bethel 16-17-11-17—61

Wasilla (65) — Knight 2 0-0 5, Houck 3 3-3 11, Headdings 8 3-4 20, R. Devine 8 4-5 20, Dudley 1 0-0 2, Milliron 4 1-2 7; Totals: 25 11-14 65.

Bethel (61) — Daniel 2 6-9 10, Constantine 5 8-10 19, Poe 3 3-3 10, Fredricks 3 2-2 8; Totals: 18 22-27 61.

Wasilla girls 74, East Anchorage 61

Saturday, East Anchorage

Wasilla 12-19-19-24—74

East 20-12-18-11—61

Wasilla (74) — Brandenburg 11 7-8 31, Davies 1 4-4 6, Vasquez 1 1-2 3, Obremski 3 3-4 11, T. Anderson 2 0-0 4, Lawhead 2 5-7 9, Green 2 2-4 6, Cox 2 0-0 4; Totals: 24 22-29 74.

East (61) — Nicdao 4 2-2 11, Jordan 1 0-0 2, Wright 2 2-2 7, Page 5 0-0 11, Robinson 6 2-4 12, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Miller 3 4-6 10, Anderson 2 2-2 6; Totals: 24 10-14 61.