A third-quarter surge allowed the host Homer boys basketball team to stay within striking distance of the Anchorage Christian Schools on Saturday in Southcentral Conference play, but the Lions held on for a 77-70 victory.

The Lions, the top team by Winning Percentage Index in Class 3A, led 25-19 after the first quarter and 51-30 at halftime. But Homer cut it to 61-53 after three quarters.

For the Lions, Demarcus Hall had 18 points, while Orlando Lozano had 17, Fredrick Onochie had 16 and Danilo Guzman had 15. For Homer, Koby Etzwiler had 23 points, while Charles Rohr added 17 and Joel Carroll had 14.

Grace girls 36, Homer 29

The visiting Grizzlies dominated the second half in picking up a Southcentral Conference victory Friday.

Homer led 16-10 at the half, but Grace won the third quarter 15-7 and the fourth 11-6.

Tessa Binder had 19 points for Grace, while Grace Salima pitched in 10. For Homer, Rylyn Todd had 11.

Grace boys 56, Homer 34

The visiting Grizzlies raced to a 22-9 after the first quarter in claiming a Southcentral Conference win.

For Grace, Tobin Karlberg had 23 points, while Turner Goforth added 11. Scoring nine for Homer were Charles Rohr, Koby Etzwiler and Joel Carroll.

ACS girls 75, Homer 28

The visiting Lions, the top-ranked Class 3A team in the state by Winning Percentage Index, made quick work of the Mariners in Southcentral Conference action Saturday.

Jordan Todd had 19 to lead ACS, while Chaunice Carr had 17 and Mary Kate Parks added 13. For Homer, Rylyn Todd had five.

Grace boys 59, Seward 23

The Grizzlies dominated a Southcentral Conference meeting Saturday in Seward.

Grace staked out a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and stretched it to 33-14 at halftime, then outscored Seward 15-4 in the third to ice the win.

Tobin Karlberg led Grace with 19 points and Turner Goforth added 12. Seward was paced by Connor Spanos with nine and Max Pfeiffenberger with seven.

Grace girls 46, Seward 29

Grace Christian used a second-quarter spurt to power its way to a Southcentral Conference win Saturday.

Up 9-7 after one quarter, the Grizzlies outscored Seward 23-2 in the second to forge a commanding 32-9 halftime lead, then held on to secure the win.

Jenna Markle led Grace with 15 points and Grace Salima notched 12. Seward was paced by Coral Petrosius with 12.

Lumen Christi boys 69, CIA 18

The visiting Archangels cruised to a Peninsula Conference victory Friday.

Hunter Moos paced the Eagles with eight points.

Redington girls 36, Seahawks 23

The visiting Huskies notched a Southcentral Conference victory Friday.

For Redington, Abbie Fuller had 14 points, while Courtney Crockett had 12. Seward received 13 points from Riley Von Borstel.

Seward boys 53, Redington 49

The host Seahawks held off the Huskies for a Southcentral Conference victory Friday.

Zen Petrosius had 20 for Seward, while Conner Spanos added 19. For Redington, Brody Brooks had 20.

Nikolaevsk boys 53, Wasilla Lake 35

The host Warriors used a 14-5 first quarter and 11-3 third quarter to secure a Peninsula Conference victory over the Rams.

Kalenik Molodih had 21 points for the Warriors, while Sage Stanish had 12 and Michael Trail added 10.

For Wasilla Lake, Jordan Auldridge had 13, while Jacob Waddell-Brown had 10 points.

Friday girls

Grizzlies 36, Mariners 29

Grace 3 7 15 11 — 36

Homer 6 10 7 6 — 29

GRACE CHRISTIAN (36) — Binder 7 3-5 19, Markel 2 0-1 4, Osborne 1 0-0 2, Tanner 0 1-2 1, Salima 4 2-2 10, Annett 0 0-0 0, Wood 0 0-0 0. Totals — 12 6-9 36.

HOMER (29) — Bales 0 0-0 0, A. Godfrey 1 0-2 2, G. Godfrey 2 1-2 5, Doughty 0 0-0 0, Todd 3 5-10 11, Carroll 1 0-0 2, Veldstra 4 0-4 8, Cole 0 0-0 0, Box 0 1-2 1. Totals — 11 7-20 27.

3-point goals — Grace 2 (Binder 2). Team fouls — Grace 13, Homer 13. Fouled out — Tanner.

Huskies 36, Seahawks 23

Redington 9 11 8 8 — 36

Seward 6 6 3 8 — 23

REDINGTON (36) — Koozaata 1 0-1 2, McGovern 1 2-2 5, Crockett 4 4-11 12, Aparezok 1 0-0 3, Fuller 3 7-10 14, Lytle 0 0-0 0, Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals — 10 13-24 36.

SEWARD (23) — Dow 0 1-2 1, Sawyer-Lemme 0 0-0 0, Ambrosiani 0 0-0 0, Terry 1 0-2 2, Von Borstel 2 8-8 13, Sieverts 1 0-0 2, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Casagranda 0 0-0 0, Petrosius 1 1-2 3. Totals — 6 10-14 23.

3-point goals — Redington 3 (McGovern, Aparezok, Fuller); Seward 1 (Von Borstel). Team fouls — Redington 11, Seward 19. Fouled out — Sullivan, Petrosius.

Friday boys

Grizzlies 56, Mariners 34

Grace 22 10 16 8 — 56

Homer 9 4 6 15 — 34

GRACE CHRISTIAN (56) — Isaacson 0 0-0 0, Ivanoff 1 0-2 2, Kopp 0 0-0 0, Goforth 4 0-0 11, Ji. McGovern 3 0-0 6, Jo. McGovern 0 0-0 0, Karlberg 9 2-3 23, Harriman 3 1-1 7, Edi 3 1-2 7, Beck 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 4-8 56.

HOMER (34) — Rohr 3 1-4 9, C. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Etzwiler 3 0-0 9, Adkins 1 0-0 2, Reutov 0 0-0 0, Carroll 3 3-5 9. Anderson 0 0-0 0, Davis 1 0-0 3, J. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Swoboda 1 0-0 2. Totals — 12 4-9 34.

3-point goals — Grace 6 (Goforth 3, Karlberg 3); Homer 5 (Etzwiler 3, Rohr 2). Team fouls — Grace 12, Homer 10. Fouled out — none.

Archangels 69, Eagles 18

Lumen Christi 21 21 16 11 — 69

CIA 8 1 8 1 — 18

LUMEN CHRISTI (69) — Renfro 0 0-0 0, Pouy 4 1-2 9, D. Bennett 5 0-0 11, Lynch 0 0-0 0, Bernard 1 0-0 2, A. Bennett 12 1-4 26, Howard 7 3-4 19, Loeffler 1 0-0 2. Totals — 30 5-10 69.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (18) — Moos 4 0-1 8, Johson 0 0-0 0, Cragg 1 0-0 2, Walsh 1 3-4 5, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Boyd 1 1-2 3, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Leaf 0 0-0 0. Totals — 7 4-7 18.

3-point goals — Lumen 1 (D. Bennett 1). Team fouls — Lumen 8, CIA 7. Fouled out — none.

Seahawks 53, Huskies 49

Redington 16 10 9 14 — 49

Seward 12 14 15 12 — 53

REDINGTON (49) — Falaniko 2 1-3 5, Elliott 3 1-2 7, Amirault 4 0-0 8, Brooks 8 4-6 20, Conaway 3 3-3 9. Totals — 20 9-14 49.

SEWARD (53) — Hollingsworth 0 0-0 0, Koster 0 0-0 0, Moriarity 0 0-2 0, S. Estes 2 0-0 6, C. Estes 0 0-0 0, Ingalls 2 0-0 6, Spanos 8 1-2 19, Pfeiffenberger 1 0-0 2, Jarvis 0 0-0 0, McMurray 0 0-0 0, Nilsson 0 0-0 0, Petrosius 7 6-6 20. Totals — 20 7-10 53.

3-point goals — Seward 6 (S. Estes, Ingalls 2, Spanos 2). Team fouls — Redington 13, Seward 12. Fouled out — none.

Warriors 53, Rams 35

Wasilla Lake 5 17 3 10 — 35

Nikolaevsk 14 18 11 10 — 53

WASILLA LAKE (35) — Cramer 1 2-2 4, Vinson 0 0-0 0, Dean 0 0-0 0, Kurtz 2 4-7 8, Shepard 0 0-0 0, Auldridge 4 3-5 13, Keena 0 0-0 0, Roper 0 0-0 0, Waddell-Brown 4 1-2 10. Totals — 11 10-16 35.

NIKOLAEVSK (53) — Boquecosa 0 1-2 1, Molodih 9 0-0 21, Fefelov 1 0-0 3, Stanish 5 0-2 12, Yakunin 0 0-0 0, Kalugin 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Nikitenko 1 0-0 3, Mumey 0 2-2 2, Z. Trail 0 1-2 1, M. Trail 3 4-6 10. Totals — 19 8-14 53.

3-point goals — Wasilla Lake 3 (Auldridge 2, Waddell-Brown 1); Nikolaevsk 7 (Molodih 3, Stanish 2, Fefelov, Nikitenko). Team fouls — Wasilla Lake 12, Nikolaevsk 14. Fouled out — none.

Saturday girls

Lions 75, Mariners 28

ACS 35 12 22 6 — 75

Homer 4 12 4 8 — 28

ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (75) — Parks 6 1-2 13, Tebbits 0 0-0 0, Smallwood 1 1-2 3, Davis 3 0-0 9, Reimers 1 0-0 2, Tiulana 0 0-0 0, Powell 3 1-1 7, Randall 0 1-2 1, Pickard 1 2-2 4, Carr 8 1-1 17, Tunguing 0 0-0 0, Todd 8 3-5 19. Totals — 31 10-15 75.

HOMER (28) — Bales 0 0-0 0, A. Godfrey 1 0-0 2, Bishop 0 0-0 0, G. Godfrey 1 1-2 3, Doughty 0 1-2 1, Todd 1 3-5 5, Parish 2 0-0 4, Carroll 1 0-0 2, Veldstra 1 1-2 3, Cole 2 0-0 4, Box 1 2-2 4. Totals — 10 8-13 28.

3-point goals — ACS 3 (Davis 3). Team fouls — ACS 15, Homer 12. Fouled out — none.

Grizzlies 46, Seahawks 29

Grace 9 23 7 7 —46

Seward 7 2 11 9 —29

GRACE CHRISTIAN (46) — Coronado 0 1-4 1, Binder 5 1-3 11, Markle 5 4-6 15, Osborne 1 0-1 2, Tanner 0 3-6 3, Salima 4 2-2 12, Annett 0 0-0 0, Wood 1 0-1 2. Totals 16 11-23 46.

SEWARD (29) — Dow 0 0-2 0, Sawyer 1 0-0 2, Ambrosiani 0 0-0 0, Terry 1 0-0 2, VonBorstel 3 0-4 7, Sieverts 3 0-0 6, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Petrosius 5 2-3 12. Totals 13 2-9 29.

3-point goals — Grace 3 (Salima 2, Markle 1); Seward 1 (VonBorstel).

Team fouls — Grace 10, Seward 17. Fouled out — Sullivan.

Saturday boys

Lions 77, Mariners 70

ACS 25 26 10 16 — 77

Homer 19 11 23 17 — 70

ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (77) — Parks 2 0-0 4, Smallwood 1 0-1 2, Onochie 8 0-0 16, Cho 1 0-0 2, Guzman 5 5-6 15, Dickerson 1 1-2 3, Lozano 6 0-0 17, Hall 6 2-3 18. Totals — 30 8-12 77.

HOMER (70) — Rohr 5 4-5 17, Etzwiler 7 7-9 23, Adkins 2 1-2 5, Reutov 0 0-0 0, Carroll 7 0-2 14, Anderson 2 3-4 7, Davis 0 0-0 0, J. Beachy 2 0-0 4. Totals — 23 14-20 70.

3-point goals — ACS 9 (Lozano 5, Hall 4); Homer 5 (Rohr 3, Etzwiler 2). Team fouls — ACS 19, Homer 16. Fouled out — Dickerson.

Grizzlies 59, Seahawks 23

Grace 16 17 15 11 —59

Seward 4 10 4 5 —23

GRACE CHRISTIAN — Ivanoff 1 1-2 4, Goforth 4 0-0 12, McGovern 4 0-0 8, McGovern 1 0-0 2, Karlberg 7 3-4 19, Harriman 2 0-2 4, Edi 2 0-0 4, Beck 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 4-8 59.

SEWARD (23) — Hollingsworth 0 0-0 0, Koster 2 0-0 4, Moriarty 0 0-0 0, S. Estes 0 0-2 0, C. Estes 0 0-0 0, Ingalls 0 0-0 0, Spanos 4 0-0 9, Pfeiffenberger 2 2-2 7, Jarvis 0 0-0 0, McMurry 0 0-0 0, Nilsson 0 0-0 0, Basalo 0 0-0 0, Petrosius 1 1-2 3. Totals 9 3-6 23.

3-point goals — Grace 7 (Goforth 4, Karlberg 2, Ivanoff 1); Seward 2 (Spanos 1, Pfeiffenberger 1).

Team fouls — Grace 8, Seward 7. Fouled out — none.