Wasilla girls beat West Valley, Lathrop

WASILLA — The Wasilla Warriors completed a two-game sweep of Interior opponents with a 51-43 girls basketball win over West Valley Saturday at Wasilla High.

Shayla Johnson hit four three-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Warriors. Cassidy Edwards added a dozen, and McKenna Dinkel finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Carlee Marques led West Valley with a game-high 18 points.

Friday, Wasilla forced 32 turnovers and held Lathrop to 25 percent shooting during a 64-30 win over the Malemutes. Johnson netted 13 for Wasilla. Dinkel, Edwards and Amanda Hutchins scored seven each. Dinkel pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Wasilla is now 9-7 overall.

Wasilla 51, West Valley 43

Saturday, Wasilla High

West Valley 11-7-13-12—43

Wasilla 7-12-14-18—51

West Valley (43) — Hebard 3 2-7 8, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Marques 6 6-7 18, Sample 6 0-0 12, Szmyd 1 1-5 3; Totals: 17 9-20 43.

Wasilla (51) — Kelly 1 0-1 2, Heath 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 5-6 17, Baham 1 0-1 2, Lindeman 1 0-0 2, Hutchins 2 0-0 4, Dinkel 4 2-2 10, Edwards 5 2-2 12; Totals: 19 9-11 51.

3-point field goals: West Valley 0, Wasilla 4 (Johnson 4); Total fouls: West Valley 15, Wasilla 18.

Wasilla 64, Lathrop 30

Friday, Wasilla High

Lathrop 4-8-14-4—30

Wasilla 12-21-16-15—64

Lathrop (30) — Shaw 1 0-2 2, Scarles 0 2-4 2, Warner 2 1-6 5, Dibert 3 0-2 6, Fitzgerald 1 1-8 3, Shipman 4 2-4 12; Totals: 11 6-28 30.

Wasilla (64) — Kelly 2 2-2 6, Drorbaugh 1 1-2 4, LaBuda 1 0-0 2, Heath 2 1-2 5, Johnson 5 1-2 13, Baham 4 0-2 8, Lindeman 0 1-2 1, Toews 2 0-2 4, Hutchins 3 0-0 4, Dinkel 3 1-2 7, Edwards 3 1-4 7; Totals: 26 8-18 64.

3-point field goals: Lathrop 2 (Shipman 2), Wasilla 4 (Johnson 2); Total fouls: Lathrop 13, Wasilla 22.

Wasilla boys speed past Patriots

WASILLA — Fueled by a fast start, Wasilla cruised to an 83-46 win over North Pole Thursday at Wasilla High School.

Cameron Brown hit a pair of first-quarter three-pointers, and Emillio Carney and Alex Baham also had first-quarter threes. Wasilla jumped to a 20-4 first-quarter lead and held a 42-13 advantage at halftime.

Baham knocked down four three-pointers and scored a game-best 27 points.

In other action, Lathrop beat Wasilla 57-48 on Friday. West Valley scored a 63-54 victory over Wasilla on Saturday.

Wasilla 83, North Pole 46

Thursday, Wasilla High

North Pole 4-13-11-14—46

Wasilla 20-22-18-23—83

North Pole (46) —Campbell 3 0-1 9, Hursh 2 0-0 4, Somner2 1-4 6, Steward 4 2-3 10, Dehaurie 5 3-5 13, Skipps 2 0-0 4; Totals: 19 6-13 46.

Wasilla (83) — Lee 2 1-2 5, Brown 3 4-5 12, Carney 1 0-0 2, Krueger 3 8-9 14, Baham 9 5-8 27, Garnett 0 6-8 6, McGregor 0 0-2 0, Houck 0 2-2 2, Trottor 1 0-0 2, Tresham 3 1-2 7, Burn 2 0-0 6; Totals: 23 26-38 83.

3-point field goals: North Pole 2 (2 tied with 1); Wasilla 9 (Baham 4); Total fouls: North Pole 31, Wasilla 15.