The Nikiski girls earned a state berth and a spot in the Southcentral Conference tournament championship with a 60-47 victory over Grace Christian on Friday in Seward.
The Bulldogs trailed 16-15 after the first quarter, but had a 28-21 lead by halftime and a 45-31 lead after three quarters.
Bethany Carstens paced Nikiski with 26 points, while Emma Wik added 10 points. For Grace, Grace Salima had 22, while Tessa Binder had 16.
ACS girls 63, Kenai 23
The Lions used stifling defense to top the Kards and gain the championship game.
ACS plays Nikiski at 3:45 p.m. for the title, while Kenai and Grace play for third at noon.
Destiny Reimers had 21 points to lead the Lions, while MyKaila Pickard had 11. Brooke Satathite had 12 points for Kenai.
Grace boys 55, Kenai 41
The Grizzlies toppled the Kardinals to earn a spot in the championship game.
Grace plays ACS for the title at 5:30 p.m., while Seward and Kenai play for third place at 1:45 p.m.
The game was tied at 11 after a quarter, but Grace led 30-18 at halftime. Kenai cut the gap to 35-30 after three quarters.
Turner Goforth had 25 points for the Grizzlies. For Kenai, Adam Trujillo had 13 points, while Evan Stockton had 11 and Tyrone McEnerney had 10.
ACS boys 57, Seward 35
The Lions led 17-7 after a quarter and 35-12 at the half to gain the championship game.
ACS will play Grace at 5:30 p.m. for the championship. Seward plays Kenai at 1:45 p.m. for third place.
Orlando Leizano had 18 points for ACS, while Frederick Onochie added 11. For Seward, Max Pfeiffenberger led the way with nine points.
Homer girls 41, Houston 40
The Mariners nipped the Hawks on Friday to earn a spot in the fourth-place game.
Homer will play Redington at 8:15 a.m.
Homer jumped out to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter and then held on as the Hawks won the rest of the quarters, trailing 18-8 at halftime and 28-23 after three quarters.
Laura Inama led the way for the Mariners with 17 points. For Houston, Emily Bitler had 14 points and Mary Graham added 10.
Redington girls 49, Seward 33
The Huskies eliminated the Seahawks to move into the fourth-place game.
Redington will play Homer at 8:15 a.m. Saturday.
Abbie Fuller had 18 for Redington, while Lexi Seymore added 14. Riley Von Borstel had 12 points for the Seahawks.
Homer boys 57, Houston 32
The Mariners ousted the Hawks from the tournament by controlling the entire game.
Homer led 15-9 after a quarter, 28-15 at halftime and 41-21 after three quarters.
Japheth McGhee had 16 points for Homer, while Tolupo Falaniko and Gavin Mulhaney had eight apiece for the Hawks.
Homer will face Nikiski in the fourth-sixth place game at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Nikiski boys 65, Redington 38
A stifling defensive effort in the first half pushed the Bulldogs past the Huskies on Friday.
Nikiski led 7-2 after a quarter and 27-10 at halftime. Redington is out of the tourney, while Nikiski plays Homer for fourth place at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The Bulldogs had nine 3-pointers, and Jace Kornstad had three of them on the way to 24 points. Cody Handley pitched in 13 for Nikiski. For Redington, Wayde Bowman had 16 points while Tony Rogers had 10.
Friday boys
Mariners 57, Hawks 32
Homer 15 13 13 16 — 57
Houston 9 6 6 11 — 32
HOMER (57) — Beachy 6, Lowney 3, Adkins 7, Reutov 6, Jonathan Raymond 0, Anderson 9, Kuhn 0, Knapp 6, J. McGhee 16, Mann 0, Josiah Raymond 4. Totals — 24 6-11 57.
HOUSTON (32) — Ca. Wyrick 5, Co. Wyrick 4, Welsh 2, Falinko 8, Croghan 0, G. Mulhaney 8, Jefferson 0, O. Mulhaney 5. Totals — 11 6-11 32.
3-point goals — Homer 1 (Lowney); Houston 4 (G. Mulhaney 2, Faliniko, O. Mulhaney). Team fouls — Homer 15, Houston 11. Fouled out — Ca. Wyrick.
Bulldogs 65, Huskies 38
Nikiski 7 20 18 20 — 65
Redington 2 8 15 13 — 38
NIKISKI (65) — Mysing 9, Weathers 0, Smith 0, Kornstad 24, White 0, Handley 13, Litke 7, Payne 0, DeSiena 4, Gray 0, Eiter 8. Totals — 25 6-14 65.
REDINGTON (38) — Bowman 16, Rogers 10, Straughn 5, Gunderson 0, Samefur 4, Brouillet 0, Spott 3. Totals — 12 13-23 38.
3-point goals — Nikiski 9 (Kornstad 3, Mysing 2, Handley, Litke, DeSiena, Eiter); Team fouls — Nikiski 19, Redington 12. Fouled out — none.
Lions 57, Seahawks 35
Seward 7 5 15 8 — 35
ACS 17 18 15 7 — 57
SEWARD (35) — Basolo 0, Koster 7, Moriarity 2, Cronin 2, Ingalls 6, Pfieffenberger 9, Spanos 3, Jarvis 0, Nilsson 6. Totals — 9 13-18 35.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (57) — Parks 0, Onochie 11, Davis 3, Cho 4, Hayner 0, Guzman 7, Sanders 5, Hall-Scriven 9, Leizano 18, thomas 0. Totals — 18 16-23 57.
3-point goals — Seward 4 (Ingalls 2, Koster, Pfeiffenberger); ACS 5 (Leizano 4, Davis). Team fouls — Seward 21, ACS 16. Fouled out — Spanos.
Grizzlies 55, Kardinals 41
Kenai 11 7 12 11 — 41
Grace 11 19 5 20 — 55
KENAI CENTRAL (41) — Felchle 0, Baker 3, Bezdecny 2, McEnerney 10, Stockton 11, Trujillo 13, Stafford 0, Pitsch 2. Totals — 13 11-14 41.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (55) — Ivanoff 11, Kopp 4, Goforth 25, McGovern 0, Harrison 7, Isaacson 0, Beck 8. Totals — 14 21-24 55.
3-point goals — Kenai 4 (Stockton 2, Trujillo 2); Grace 6 (Goforth 6). Team fouls — Kenai 18, Grace 15. Fouled out — McGovern.
Friday girls
Mariners 41, Hawks 40
Homer 14 4 10 13 — 41
Houston 3 5 15 17 — 40
HOMER (41) — Rhodes 0, Inama 17, Bishop 1, Johnson 2, Doughty 4, Todd, 7, Pairen 2, Anderson 0, Carroll 8. Totals — 14 10-19 41.
HOUSTON (40) — Graham 10, Whitted 8, Bitler 14, Garcia 0, Winzenburg 4, Elson 2, Ritchie 2. Totals — 11 16-21 40.
3-point goals — Homer 3 (Inama 2, Todd); Houston 2 (Whitted 2). Team fouls — Homer 17, Houston 18. Fouled out — Todd, Carroll, Bitler, Winzenburg.
Huskies 49, Seahawks 33
Seward 9 13 2 9 — 33
Redington 13 15 8 13 — 49
SEWARD (33) — Lemme 1, Ambrosiani 3, Schilling 4, Von Borstel 12, Sieverts 4, Jackson 6, Sewell 3. Totals — 10 8-17 33.
REDINGTON (49) — Simmons 6, Williams 0, Stoker 0, Lytle 4, Aparezuk 5, Seymore 14, Fuller 18, Reavis 2. Totals — 18 11-24 49.
3-point goals — Seward 5 (Von Borstel 4, Jackson); Redington 2 (Seymore 2). Team fouls — Seward 19, Redington 14. Fouled out — none.
Bulldogs 60, Grizzlies 47
Nikiski 15 13 17 15 — 60
Grace 16 5 10 16 — 47
NIKISKI (60) — Jeffreys 2, Wik 10, L. Carstens 2, Bostic 2, Johnson 7, B. Carstens 26, B. Epperheimer 0, Clark 9, Druesedow 0, Harper 0, Reichert 0, Zimmerman 2. Totals — 23 10-17 60.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (47) — Coronado 0, Binder 16, Markel 0, Wood 2, Tanner 7, Salima 22, Annett 0. Totals — 15 13-26 47.
3-point goals — Nikiski 4 (B. Carstens 2, Wik, Clark); Grace 4 (Salima 3, Binder). Team fouls — Nikiski 17, Grace 15. Fouled out — none.
Grizzlies 63, Kardinals 23
Kenai 3 7 7 6 — 23
ACS 19 25 17 2 — 63
KENAI CENTRAL (23) — Calvert 0, Pierce 0, Galloway 0, Hamilton 1, Maw 3, Hanson 0, Streiff 3, Severson 4, B. Satathite 12, Reis 0, Lauristen 0. Totals — 10 6-11 23.
ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (63) — Parks 3, Smallwood 4, Davis 4, Reimers 21, Tiulana 2, Powell 0, Pickard 11, Sorrells 0, Yisrael 9, Todd 9. Totals — 22 13-16 63.
3-point goals — Kenai 3 (Hamilton 2, Maw); ACS 6 (Pickard 3, Davis, Reimers, Yisrael). Team fouls — Kenai 15, ACS 9. Fouled out — none.
