Wasilla nets hoops sweep at SoHi, Kenai

WASILLA — The Wasilla girls’ and boys’ each improved to 5-0 in Northern Lights Conference play with wins over Kenai and Soldotna during a road trip.

Friday, McKenna Dinkel scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Wasilla girls to a 62-36 win over Kenai. Wasilla, which jumped to an early 16-5 lead, also got 16 points from Olivia Davies. Catherine Baham added 11, and hit two of Wasilla’s seven three-pointers.

Later in the evening, the Wasilla boys survived a rough first quarter, and earned a 59-42 victory over the Kardinals. The Warriors had trailed 22-12 after the first quarter. Kobe Brown led Wasilla with 16. Daniel Headdings added 15.

The night before, the Wasilla boys drilled Soldotna 48-17. Isaac Houck led Wasilla with a dozen. The Warriors didn’t allow more than six points in any single quarter, and Soldotna managed only five total points in the second half.

The Wasilla girls ran past Soldotna 75-34. Davies scored 22 for the Warriors. Dinkel added 16.

The Warriors return home to host Colony Tuesday at Wasilla High. The varsity girls meet at 6 p.m. and the boys follow at 7:30 p.m.

Wasilla boys 59, Kenai 42

Friday, Kenai Central

Wasilla 12 19 17 11 — 59

Kenai 22 2 11 7 — 42

WASILLA (59) — Brown 5 3-4 16, Headdings 5 4-4 15, Devine 2 0-0 4, Dudley 1 0-0 2, I. Houck 3 0-0 6, Milliron 3 1-2 7, Fife 4 1-1 9, L. Houck 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 9-11 59.

KENAI CENTRAL (42) — Daniels 3 0-0 9, Beeson 1 0-2 2, Beiser 2 4-6 8, Landry 3 0-0 8, Jackman 5 3-3 15, Felchle 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 7-11 42.

3-point goals — Wasilla 4 (Brown 3, Headdings); Kenai 7 (Daniels 3, Landry 2, Jackman 2). Team fouls — Wasilla 12, Kenai 12. Fouled out — none.

Wasilla girls 62, Kenai 36

Friday, Kenai Central

Wasilla 16 18 12 16 — 62

Kenai 5 8 14 9 — 36

WASILLA (62) — Davies 6 3-4 16, Drorbaugh 1 1-2 3, Deremski 1 0-0 3, Baham 4 1-2 11, Brandenburg 2 1-1 6, Wheeler 1 0-2 2, Dinkel 7 2-3 18, Green 1 1-2 3, Totals — 27 9-16 62.

KENAI CENTRAL (36) —Wilson 0 0-2 0, Schneiders 0 0-0 0, Creighton 3 5-6 11, Satathite 5 4-4 14, Beck 4 2-2 11; Totals — 12 11-14 36.

3-point goals — Wasilla 7 (Baham 2, Dinkel 2, Davies, Doremski, Brandenburg); Kenai 1 (Beck 1). Team fouls — Wasilla 16, Kenai 9. Fouled out — Brandenburg.

Wasilla boys 48, Soldotna 17

Thursday, Soldotna

Wasilla 9 18 9 12 — 48

Soldotna 6 6 2 3 — 17

WASILLA (48) — L. Houck 2 1-2 5, Brown 4 0-0 9, Headdings 2 0-0 4, R. Devine 2 1-2 5, Edwards 1 0-1 3, Dudley 1 0-0 2, Fife 1 0-0 2, I. Houck 5 1-2 12, Milliron 2 1-4 6; Totals — 20 4-10 48.

SOLDOTNA (17) —Trammell 1 2-4 5, Spence 0 2-2 2, Sheridan 1 0-0 3, Crowder 1 0-0 2, Michael 1 0-0 2, Marcuson 1 0-0 3. Totals — 5 4-6 17.

3-point goals — Wasilla 4 (Brown, Edwards, I. Houck, Milliron); Soldotna 3 (Trammel, Sheridan, Marcuson). Team fouls — Wasilla 9, Soldotna 10. Fouled out — none.

Wasilla girls 75, Soldotna 34

Thursday, Soldotna

Wasilla 19 20 14 22 — 75

Soldotna 11 13 8 2 — 34

WASILLA (75) — Davis 8 5-7 22, Drorbaugh 4 0-0 9, Olovemski 1 0-0 2, Baham 7 0-0 14, Brandenburg 2 0-0 4, Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Dinkel 7 1-2 16, Green 4 0-0 8. Totals — 33 6-9 75.

SOLDOTNA (34) —Houser 1 0-0 2, Miller 1 1-2 3, Blossom 5 1-2 11, A. Schmidt 2-4 12, Kruse 1 0-0 2, Wells 1 0-0 2, D. Schmidt 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 4-8 34.

3-point goals — Wasilla 3 (Davis, Drorbaugh, Dinkel). Team fouls — Wasilla 10, Soldotna 11. Foueld out — none.