Warriors sweep Moose in basketball doubleheader

WASILLA — Palmer rallied late, but Wasilla held on for a 46-43 boys basketball win over the Moose Tuesday night at Wasilla High School.

Palmer trailed by 11 points early in the fourth quarter and used a 12-3 run to pull within a possession. Wasilla managed to stay in the lead, with a late Alex Baham bucket and a pair of Koby Burns free throws during the final seconds.

Baham led the Warriors with a game-high 17 points. Burns and Cash McGregor added eight points each.

James Nisbett scored all 10 of his points in the second half, including key free throws in the fourth quarter. After he was fouled on a three-point attempt, Nisbett hit all three free throws to pull the Moose within two points.

Brady Southwick hit four three-pointers and led the Moose with 14 points. Southwick’s fourth trey of the game came during the 12-3 run. Adam Ramoth added 11 for Palmer, and was 8 for 11 from the free throw line.

Nisbett led all players with 10 rebounds.

In girls’ action, Wasilla senior Shayla Johnson scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Warriors to a 43-23 win over Palmer. Johnson, who drained six three-pointers in the game, scored 16 of her team’s 18 first-half points.

Kalei DePriest led Palmer with 10 points. Leya DePriest finished with a game-high 14 rebounds.

For complete coverage of both games, see the Friday edition of the Frontiersman.

Wasilla boys 46, Palmer 43

Tuesday, Wasilla High

Palmer 4-11-13-15—43

Wasilla 8-13-12-13—46

Palmer (43) — Ramoth 1 8-11 11, Southwick 5 0-0 14, Wells 2 2-4 6, Nisbett 3 5-5 12; Totals: 11 15-20 43.

Wasilla (46) — Carney 1 0-0 2, Krueger 2 1-2 6, Baham 5 7-11 17, Garnett 2 1-3 5, McGregor 4 0-0 8, Burns 2 4-10 8; Totals: 16 13-26 46.

3-point field goals: Palmer 6 (Southwick 4), Wasilla 1 (Krueger 1); Total fouls: Palmer 23, Wasilla 17.

Wasilla girls 43, Palmer 23

Tuesday, Wasilla

Palmer 4-5-10-4—23

Wasilla 4-14-10-15—43

Palmer (23) — Venzke 1 0-2 2, K. DePreist 4 2-2 10, Osiensky 1 0-0 2, Till 2 0-0 4, L. DePriest 1 3-4 5; Totals: 9 5-12 23.

Wasilla (43) — Kelly 0 1-2 1, Johnson 9 2-3 26, Baham 2 0-0 4, Hutchins 2 0-2 4, Dinkel 1 2-2 4, Edwards 2 0-0 4; Totals: 16 5-9 43.

3-point field goals: Palmer 0, Wasilla 6 (Johnson 6), Total fouls: Palmer 14, Wasilla 16.