Senior uses triple-double to lift Wasilla to win

WASILLA — Senior Connor Devine used a triple-double to lift the Wasilla Warriors to a 64-44 nonconference win over the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears Thursday at Wasilla High.

Devine finished with 19 points, 19 rebounds and 11 blocks in the win. Nine points came in the fourth quarter.

The triple-double was Devine’s fourth in 13 games for the 11-2 Warriors.

Freshman Dane Kuiper added a game-high 24 in the win. Kuiper hit four three-pointes, and scored 15 in the second half. Senior Braydon Kuiper added 13.

Lance Ibesate netted a trio of treys and scored a team-best 16.

Wasilla 64,

Juneau-Douglas 44

Thursday, Wasilla

Juneau 7-13-13-11--44

Wasilla 16-9-16-23—64

Juneau (44) — Ibesate 5 3-3 16, yado 4 0-0 9, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Lenhart 1 1-2 3, Pusich 1 0-0 2, Shoemaker 0 23 2, Fenumiai 2 1-1 6, Calloway 1 0-0 2, Gross 0 2-4 2; Totals: 15 9-13 44.

Wasilla (64) — B. Kuiper 3 7-10 13, D. Kuiper 10 0-1 24, McGregor 1 0-0 2, Devine 9 1-2 19, Roberts 3 0-0 6; Totals: 26 8-13 64.

Three-point field goals: Juneau 5 (Ibesate 3), Wasilla 4 (D. Kuiper 4); Total fouls: Juneau 11, Wasilla 13.