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TOK — Caitlin Hunt nailed four three-pointers to lead Susitna Valley to a 30-27 win over Fort Yukon Friday at the Tok Round Robin tournament at Tok High School. Hunt led all scorers with 12 points.
Katherine Wollet scored eight points for the Rams, Kristjana Timmers had six and Amanda Crosby and Ashley Evans each added two.
SUSITNA VALLEY 30, FORT YUKON 27
Friday, Tok High School
Su Valley 5-10-9-6—30
Fort Yukon 5-3-9-10—27
SUSITNA VALLEY (30) — Hunt 4 0-1 12, Crosby 1 0-0 2, Timmers 5 0-5 6, Evans 1 0-0 2, Wollet 3 2-8 8. Totals: 12 2-14 30.
FORT YUKON (27) — Alexander 4 2-8 10, Johnson 2 1-2 7, Solomon 2 0-0 5, Herbert 2 1-4 5. Totals: 10 4-14 27.
Three-point field goals — Susitna Valley 4 (Hunt 4), Fort Yukon 2 (Johnson 2). Total fouls — Susitna Valley 17, Fort Yukon 17. Fouled out — none.
Effie Kokrine
edges Su Valley
Effie Kokrine, a Fairbanks area charter school, edged Su Valley 27-20 on the final day of the Tok Round Robin Tournament at Tok High School on Saturday.
Forward Katherine Wollet scored half of her team’s points in the loss, posting a team-high 10. Amanda Crosby added seven.
Free-throw shooting proved to be the difference in the game for Su Valley. The Rams finished just 9-of-25 from the stripe. Meanwhile, Effie Kokrine finished the win 12-of-16 at the free-throw line.
Effie Kokrine 27, Su Valley 20
Saturday, Tok High School
Su Valley 0-7-4-9—20
Effie Kokrine 5-7-5-10—27
Su Valley (27) — Hunt 0 0-2 0, A. Crosby 2 2-4 7, Timmers 0 3-13 3, Wollet 3 4-6 10; Totals: 5 9-25 27.
Effie Kokrine (27) — Worel 2 5-6 9, Kokrine 0 5-6 5, No. 25 3 2-4 8, Peter 1 0-0 2, Gavin 1 0-0 3; Totals: 7 12-16 27.
Three-point field goals: Su Valley 1 (A. Crosby 1), Effie Kokrine 1 (Gavin 1); Total fouls: Su Valley 20, Effie Kokrine 19; Fouled out: Su Valley- Timmers.
Host gets by Su Valley
Host Tok earned a 57-31 win over Su Valley during the first day of the Tok Round Robin Tournament on Thursday.
Caitlin Hunt scored 12 points to lead Su Valley, while Kristjana Timmers added 10.
Tok 57, Susitna Valley 31
Tok Tournament
Thursday, Tok High School
Su Valley 4-8-8-11—31
Tok 25-11-13-8—57
Su Valley (31) — Hunt 6 0-0 12, Crosby 0 0-2 0, Timmers 5 0-0 10, Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Evans 0 0-2 0, Matthews 1 0-0 2, Wollet 2 1-2 5; Totals: 15 1-5 31.
Tok (57) — Coulman 7 2-3 16, Morgan 4 0-0 11, Bustillo 3 0-0 6, No. 24 4 2-2 10, David 5 0-2 10, No. 31 2 0-5 4; Totals: 23 3-12 57.
Three-point field goals: Su Valley 0, Tok 3 (Morgan 3); Total fouls: Su Valley 12, Tok 11.
Prep boys basketball
Su Valley falls on
final day of tourney
The YKSD Warriors scored a 47-31 win over the Su Valley Rams during the final day of the Tok Round Robin Tournament at Tok High School on Saturday.
Grant Hicks was the lone Ram to hit double digits, posting a team-high 10.
The YKSD squad includes players from the Huslia and Allakaket schools.
YKSD 47, Su Valley 31
Saturday, Tok High School
Su Valley 7-10-3-11—31
YKSD 7-16-11-13—47
Su Valley (31) — Bartel 2 1-2 5, Matthews 2 0-0 5, Curtis 0 0-1 0, Kelly 2 0-1 4, Smith 2 2-8 4, Hicks 4 2-2 10, Hamler 0 1-2 0; Totals: 12 6-16 31.
YKSD (47) — V. Vent 7 0-3 14, Moses 1 0-0 3, J. Vent 1 0-0 3, Bergman 8 0-0 19, Penn 1 0-0 2, Simon 2 0-0 6; Totals: 20 0-3 47.
Three-point field goals: Su Valley 1 (Matthews), YKSD 6 (Bergman, Simon 2); Total fouls: Su Valley 11, YKSD 15; Fouled out: Su Valley- Bartel.
Rams fall to
Canadian school
Porter Creek used a 12-5 run in the second quarter to pull away from Su Valley in the Tok Round Robin Tournament Friday at Tok High School. Jamie Milligan and Rich Hill each scored 14 points for the Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, school.
Grant Hicks scored 13 points to lead the Rams, Marc Bartez had 10, Levi Smith and Paxson Matthews scored six each, Bill Kelly added four and Skyler Hamler scored two.
PORTER CREEK (Yukon) 59,
SUSITNA VALLEY 43
Friday, Tok High School
Poerter Creek 14-12-14-19—59
Su Valley 12-5-14-12—43
Porter Creek (59) — Hill 5 2-2 14, Wilks 5 0-0 11, Young 2 0-0 4, Milligan 5 3-4 14, McLaren 3 1-3 8, Stonehouse 1 2-4 4, Ferguson 1 0-0 2, Kennedy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 6-11 59.
Susitna Valley (43) — Bartez 5 0-1 10, Matthews 2 0-0 6, Kelly 1 2-3 4, Smith 3 2-2 6, Hicks 6 1-3 13, Hamler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 5-9 43.
Three-point field goals — Porter Creek 3 (Wilks, Milligan, McLaren), Susitna Valley 2 (Matthews 2). Total fouls — Porter Creek 16, Susitna Valley 9. Fouled out — none.
Panthers rip Rams
Glennallen used a 19-7 fourth-quarter run to ice a 60-39 win over Susitna Valley during the second day of the Tok Round Robin Tournament.
Hicks led the Rams with 11 points, while Hamler hit five shots from the field to score 10.
Glennallen 60, Susitna Valley 39
Tok Tournament
Friday, Tok High School
Su Valley 7-13-12-7—39
Glennallen 12-13-16-19—60
Su Valley (39) — Bartel 2 0-0 5, Matthews 3 0-0 7, Kolbeck 0 0-2 0, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 1-2 3, Hicks 4 3-4 11, Hamler 5 0-0 10; Totals: 16 4-6 39.
Glennallen (60) — Sinyon 3 3-4 9, Green 3 0-0 6, Lorence 2 2-2 6, Hobson 6 0-4 12, Marshall 8 8-9 24, Horst 0 1-2 1; Totals: 22 14-17 60.
Three-point field goals: Su Valley 3 (Matthews 2), Glennallen 0; Total fouls: Su Valley 20, Glennallen 11; Fouled out: Su Valley- Bartel; Technical foul: Su Valley- Hamler.
Fort Yukon gets by SVHS
Despite a 20-point fourth quarter, Su Valley dropped a 63-53 loss to Fort Yukon on the opening day of the Tok Round Robin Tournament in Tok on Thursday.
Paxson Matthews led the Rams with 19 points. He finished the game with five three-pointers.
Levi Smith added 16 in the loss.
Fort Yukon 63, Susitna Valley 53
Tok Tournament
Thursday, Tok High School
Su Valley 14-8-11-20—53
Fort Yukon 12-22-14-15—63
Su Valley (53) — Bartel 2 0-0 5, Matthews 7 0-0 19, Kelly 1 0-0 3, Smith 8 0-0 16, Hicks 2 3-4 7, Hamler 2 1-1 5; Totals: 22 4-5 53.
Fort Yukon (63) — Fields 2 0-0 4, Van Dyke 2 0-2 4, James 1 0-0 3, Peter 4 0-0 9, Carroll 8 4-4 24, James 7 4-6 18; Totals: 24 8-12 63.
Three-point field goals: Su Valley 7 (Matthews 5), Fort Yukon 6 (Carroll 4); Total fouls: Su Valley 8, Fort Yukon 10; Fouled out: Fort Yukon- Peter.