The Ninilchik boys shook off the Kodiak ESS squad Wednesday night for a 61-40 nonconference hoops win.
Austin White scored 24 points to lead Ninilchik, while teammate Tyler Presley chipped in 21.
Kodiak took an early 16-15 lead over Ninilchik, but the Wolverines responded in the second quarter by outscoring the Bears 15-6 to head into the locker room with an eight-point lead.
After extending its lead to 40-29 in the third quarter, Ninilchik pumped in 21 points in the fourth to seal the win.
Three Kodiak players fouled out, which led to Ninilchik getting a lot of time on the free throw line. The Wolverines hit 19 of 38 shots from the line, with 6-foot-8 White going 10-for-17 himself.
Wolverines 61, Bears 40
Ninilchik 15 15 10 21 —61
Kodiak ESS 16 6 7 11 —40
NINILCHIK (61) — Koch 0 0-0 0, Appelhanz 2 0-0 4, Presley 7 5-11 21, Geppert 3 3-6 9, Schultz 0 1-4 1, Bartlowits 1 0-0 2, Pasqua 0 0-0 0, McGinnis 0 0-0 0, White 7 10-17 24. Totals 20 19-38 61.
KODIAK (40) — Reft 0 0-0 0, Phillips 3 1-2 9, Nelson 3 0-0 8, Robustellini 6 1-2 14, Elvehjem 0 0-4 0, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Bartleson 4 1-4 9, Simeonoff 0 0-0 0, Bircher 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-12 40.
3-point goals — Ninilchik 2 (Presley 2); Kodiak ESS 5 (Phillips 2, Nelson 2, Robustellini 1). Fouled out — Reft, Nelson, Bartleson.
