The Soldotna basketball programs swept a Saturday Senior Night doubleheader to reach several milestones.
The Class 4A SoHi girls dominated the Class 3A Homer Mariners 66-24, then the SoHi boys prevailed in a narrow 47-46 matchup over Homer to cap the evening.
Both seniors Brittani Blossom and Aliann Schmidt were recognized for eclipsing 1,000 points in their prep career at SoHi. Blossom hit the mark Thursday against Nikiski, while Schmidt needed eight points to do it against Homer, and reached it by the 1:35 mark of the first quarter Saturday.
Schmidt finished with 19 points for the game, while Blossom had 12, Danica Schmidt notched 14 and junior Ituau Tuisaula chipped in 10. Marina Carroll led Homer with 10 points.
The Stars honored seniors Blossom, Danica and Aliann Schmidt, Kalyn McGillivray and Haley Buckbee.
On the boys side, SoHi honored seniors David Michael, Brock Kant, Tommy Wells and Wyatt Denna.
The Stars started fast and took a 13-4 lead early, then pushed their advantage to 35-23 at the end of three quarters, thanks to another stout offensive night from Jersey Truesdell, who finished with 18 points.
The Mariners rallied back in the fourth, outscoring SoHi 23-12 to nearly complete a stunning comeback, but Homer came up short in a balanced scoring effort. The Mariners were led by Eyoab Knapp’s nine points, and also got eight from Japheth McGhee and seven each from Seth Adkins, Daniel Reutov and Jonathon Raymond.
Kenai girls 29, Grace 27
The Kardinals finished strong to prevail in a tight defensive battle Saturday at Grace Christian.
Grace led 8-5 after the first quarter, but the Kards came back to lead 12-11 at halftime. Grace jumped on top 25-21 after three, but Kenai won the fourth quarter 8-2.
For the Kardinals, Brooke Satathite led the way with 10 points. For Grace, Tessa Binder had 11.
Grace boys 50, Kenai 32
The host Grizzlies cruised to a Southcentral Conference victory over the Kardinals on Saturday.
Grace took command with an 18-7 lead after the first quarter.
Nathan Ivanoff and Andrew Beck each had 14 for Grace. For Kenai, Tyrone McEnerney had eight points.
ACS girls 57, Kenai 32
The visiting Kardinals were able to stick with the Lions for a half before the Southcentral Conference’s top team pulled away.
ACS led 13-8 after a quarter and 25-18 at halftime before winning the third quarter 17-8.
For ACS, Jordan Todd had 22 points, Destiny Reimers had 13 points and Mary Kate-Parks had 11 points. For the Kardinals, Brooke Satathite had 18 points.
ACS boys 88, Kenai 55
The host Lions were in control throughout in a Southcentral Conference victory over the Kardinals on Friday.
Danilo Guzman had 24 for ACS, while Orlando Lazano had 21 and DeMarcus Hall-Scriven had 14. For Kenai, Dominic Efta had 16 points, while Adam Trujillo pitched in 10.
ACS girls 83, Seward 27
The host Lions cruised to a Southcentral Conference victory Saturday.
Jessie Davis pumped in 18 points for ACS, while Sheyah Yisrael had 17 and Sarah Sorrells had 11.
For Seward, Sequoia Sieverts had seven points.
ACS boys 68, Seward 47
The visiting Seahawks were able to stay in touch with the Lions for a half in the Southcentral Conference contest.
ACS led 21-16 after the first quarter and 29-25 at the half. Then, the Lions won the third quarter 20-8.
Frederick Onochie had 15 points for ACS, while Danilo Guzman had 14 points and Orlando Lozano had 11 points. For the Seahawks, Max Pfeiffenberger had 15 points, while Sam Koster added 14 points.
Grace girls 43, Seward 21
The host Grizzlies notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Seahawks on Friday.
Grace boys 49, Seward 35
The host Grizzlies prevailed in a Southcentral Conference contest against the Seahawks on Friday.
Friday girls
Lions 57, Kardinals 32
Kenai 8 10 8 6 — 32
ACS 13 12 17 15 — 57
KENAI CENTRAL (32) — Calvert 4, Galloway 0, Hamilton 0, Maw 3, Hanson 2, Streiff 2, L. Satathite 3, Severson 0, B. Satathite 18. Totals — 14 2-4 32.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (57) — Kate-Parks 11, Smallwood 0, Davis 3, Reimers 13, Tiulaua 6, Sorrells 2, Yisrael 6, Todd 22. Totals — 20 16-23 57.
3-point goals — Kenai 2 (Maw, L. Satathite); ACS 1 (Davis). Team fouls — Kenai 19, ACS 9. Fouled out — none.
Friday boys
Lions 88, Kardinals 55
Kenai 10 10 18 17 — 55
ACS 18 15 30 25 — 88
KENAI CENTRAL (55) — Dunham 0, Efta 16, Felchle 2, Baker 5, Custodio 0, Bezdecny 6, McEnerney 5, Stockton 3, Trujillo 10, Stafford 3, Pitsch 2, Daniels 2, McKibben 0. Totals — 22 6-11 55.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (88) — Parks 8, Onochie 4, Davis 1, Cho 4, Hayner 12, Guzman 24, Sanders 0, Hall-Scriven 14, Lozano 21. Totals — 35 7-11 88.
3-point goals — Kenai 5 (Baker, Bezdecny, McEnerney, Stockton, Stafford); ACS 11 (Lazano 6, Hall-Scriven 3, Hayner 2). Team fouls — Kenai 12, ACS 9. Fouled out — none.
Saturday girls
Stars 66, Mariners 24
Homer 3 9 6 6 —24
Soldotna 18 18 23 7 —66
HOMER (24) — Rhodes 0, Inama 0, Bishop 0, Morris 0, Doughty 3, Todd 2, Parish 2, Anderson 0, Carroll 10, Smude 5, Hatfield 0, Sonnen 0, Dawson 2.
SOLDOTNA (66) — McGillivray 2, Buckbee 2, Leaf 0, Blossom 12, A. Schmidt 19, Bouschor 0, Tuisaula 10, Holland 0, Crosby-Schneider 5, D. Schmidt 14, Fischer 2.
3-point FG — Homer 0; Soldotna 2 (Blossom 1, D. Schmidt 1).
Team fouls — Homer 9; Soldotna 7. Fouled out — none.
Lions 83, Seahawks 27
Seward 4 17 4 2 — 27
ACS 20 22 29 12 — 83
SEWARD (27) — Sawyer-Lemme 2, Ambrosiani 2, Schilling 4, Von Borstel 6, Sieverts 7, Jackson 2, Dougherty 0, Casagranda 0, Sewell 3, Siemanski 2. Totals — 9 7-14 27.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (83) — Kate-Parks 4, Smallwood 6, Davis 18, Reimers 10, Tiulaua 6, Powell 2, Sorrells 11, Yisrael 17, Todd 7, Wood 0. Totals — 28 14-22 83.
3-point goals — Seward 3 (Von Borstel 2, Sewell); ACS 13 (Davis 6, Yisrael 4, Reimers 2, Sorrells). Team fouls — Seward 15, ACS 16. Fouled out — none.
Kardinals 29, Grizzlies 27
Kenai 5 7 9 8 — 29
Grace 8 3 14 2 — 27
KENAI CENTRAL (29) — Calvert 8, Hamilton 0, Maw 6, Hanson 2, Streiff 3, L. Satathite 0, Severson 0, B. Satathite 10. Totals — 12 0-0 29.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (27) — No. 2 2, Binder 11, Markel 3, Wod 2, Tanner 4, Salima 3, Anette 2, Turner 0. Totals — 10 5-8 27.
3-point goals — Kenai 5 (Calvert 2, Maw 2, Streiff); Grace 2 (Binder, Salima). Team fouls — Kenai 7, Grace 5. Fouled out — none.
Saturday boys
Stars 47, Mariners 46
Homer 4 8 11 23 —46
Soldotna 13 10 12 12 —47
HOMER (46) — Munns 0, Beachy 6, Adkins 7, Reutov 7, Raymond 7, Anderson 2, Knapp 9, McGhee 8.
SOLDOTNA (47) — Rich 6, Metcalf 0, Morrison 2, Hanson 4, Chumley 2, Truesdell 18, Kant 2, Wells 5, Rosin 0, Michael 6, Denna 2.
3-point FG — Homer 5 (Beachy 2, Adkins 1, Reutov 1, Raymond 1); Soldotna 6 (Truesdell 5, Wells 1).
Team fouls — Homer 18; Soldotna 15. Fouled out — Knapp.
Grizzlies 50, Kardinals 32
Kenai 7 11 8 6 — 32
Grace 18 10 11 11 — 50
KENAI CENTRAL (32) — Efta 2, Felchle 3, Baker 0, Custodio 0, Bezdecny 5, McEnerney 8, Stockton 6, Trujillo 6, Stafford 0, Pitsch 2, McKibben 2. Totals — 12 4-5 32.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (50) — Treinthick 0, Ivanoff 14, Kopp 3, Goforth 6, Butler 0, McGovern 3, Coulombe 6, Harriman 4, Isaacson 0, Beck 14. Totals — 17 8-9 50.
3-point goals — Kenai 4 (McEnerney 2, Felchle, Stockton); Grace Christian 4 (Goforth 2, Kopp, Ivanof). Team fouls — Kenai 12, Grace 10. Fouled out — none.
Lions 68, Seahawks 47
Seward 16 9 8 14 — 47
ACS 21 8 20 19 — 68
SEWARD (47) — Basalo 0, Koster 14, Moriarity 0, Cronin 3, Ingalls 3, Pfeiffenberger 15, Spanos 7, Jarvis 2, Nillson 3. Totals — 18 7-10 47.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (68) — Parks 2, Onochie 15, Davis 2, Cho 8, Hayner 0, Guzman 14, Albeza 6, Hall-Scriven 4, Lozano 11, Thomas 6, Hobbs 0. Totals — 26 11-14 68.
3-point goals — Seward 4 (Koster 2, Ingalls, Pfeiffenberger); ACS 5 (Lozano 3, Albeza 2). Team fouls — Seward 14, ACS 13. Fouled out — none.
