Warrior girls second, boys sixth in tourneys

The Wasilla girls scored an 86-77 win over Alameda High School (Calif.) to take second place in the annual Princess Tours/Alaska Airlines Capital City Classic in Juneau last week.

Chandice Cronk capped off a stellar performance in the holiday tourney with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists against Alameda. Marsha Schirack dominated in the paint registering 26 points and 15 boards.

Wasilla faced another tough California team in the opening round of the tourney. The Warriors fell to Troy High School 71-62. Troy is the third-ranked team in one of California's top divisions. Cronk scored 31 points against Troy. According to Wasilla head coach Jeannie Hebert-Truax, Cronk is the first player to torch Troy for more than 30 points this season.

"We had three people foul out, we really could have folded," Hebert-Truax said. "The kids kept going, they didn't back down."

In the second round of the tournament, Wasilla defeated the host Juneau Bears 66-54. Cronk poured in 30 points, while Trista White added 21.

Cronk was on fire throughout the three-game tournament, scoring 88 points. Cronk was named all-tournament for her efforts.

Wasilla boys

place sixth

The Warrior boys placed sixth in the annual Stop DWI Tournament in Binghampton, N.Y. this week.

The host Binghampton Patriots edged Wasilla in the opening round of the tourney, 48-45. The Warriors rebounded to beat Warrenville High School (Ohio) 51-42 the following day, but ended the tournament with a 48-44 loss to Austin High School (Tenn.).

"It was a good test of adversity," Wasilla head coach Jason Marvel said. "We struggled shooting the ball."

The Warriors shot just 22 percent in the first game and hit 38 percent of their shots in their win. Wasilla was just 2-18 from three-point land in the final game.

"It was tough," Marvel said. "We got open looks, but we could not put the ball in the net."

Ray Schafer led the Warriors with 16 points in the opener and 26 points in the final game. The Wasilla post player earned all-tournament honors.

"Ray performed solidly," Marvel said. "We were able to establish him early, but teams keyed on him."