The Soldotna boys basketball team opened up the Powerade/Al Howard Tournament on Thursday at Soldotna with a 58-38 victory over Seward.
The Stars led 11-8 after the first quarter, then turned it on in the second, outscoring the Seahawks 18-9 for a 29-17 halftime lead.
Joe Weltzin paced the Stars with 15 points, while Brooks Furlong had 13 and Nate Spence added 10.
For Seward, Michael Wolfe had 11 points and Alex Pahno had 10.
Thunder Mountain 67, Kenai 44
The Falcons rolled past the Kardinals.
Thunder Mountain took a 25-13 lead after one quarter, th en a 20-9 advantage in the third quarter put the Kardinals away.
Jacob Calloway had 15 points for the Falcons, while Chase Saviers had 11 points and Trent Uddipa had 10.
For the Kards, Josh Jackman had 12 points.
Palmer boys 68, Homer 52
Strong 3-point shooting pushed the Moose past the Mariners.
Palmer connected on 12 3-pointers in the game, including seven from Clayton Southwick and three from Tye Rainoth.
Southwick led all scorers with 32 points, while Rainoth had 12 and Chase Ferris added 10 for Palmer.
For Homer, Philip Reutov led the way with 17 points, while Sheldon Hutt had 16.
Palmer led 14-10 after one quarter, but then led 37-22 at halftime. Southwick had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, in the second quarter.
The tournament concludes with games today and Saturday.
Today, the schedule is Homer vs. Thunder Mountain at 4 p.m., Kenai Central vs. Seward at 5:45 p.m., and Soldotna vs. Palmer at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Kenai plays Palmer at noon, Homer plays Seward at 1:45 p.m., and Soldotna plays Thunder Mountain at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday boys
Moose 68, Mariners 52
Palmer 14 23 15 16 —68
Homer 10 11 15 16 —52
PALMER (68) — Rainoth 4 1-2 12, Roth 0 0-1 0, Debachy 1 0-0 2, Ferris 5 0-1 10, Hughes-Duffy 0 0-0 0, Southwick 12 1-1 32, Blake 2 2-2 8, Snickers 0 0-0 0, Yanez 2 0-0 4. Totals — 26 4-7 68.
HOMER (52) — B. Beachy 2 0-0 4, Reutov 8 0-0 17, Schneider 3 2-2 8, J. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 3, Trowbridge 0 0-0 0, Rainwater 2 0-0 4, Hutt 5 6-10 16.
3-point goals — Palmer 12 (Southwick 7, Rainoth 3, Blake 2); Homer 2 (Reutov, Brown). Team fouls — Palmer 17, Homer 12.
Falcons 67, Kardinals 44
T. Mountain 25 15 20 7 —67
Kenai 13 15 9 7 —44
THUNDER MOUNTAIN (67) — Stephens 2 0-0 6, Uddipa 4 1-4 10, Mielke 2 0-0 5, Andes 1 0-0 2, Saviers 3 4-6 11, Calloway 6 2-5 15, Markovich 3 0-0 7, Reishus-O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Olsen 0 1-4 1, Toutaiolepa 3 0-2 6, Martin 1 0-0 2, Maka 1 0-0 2. Totals — 26 8-21 67.
KENAI CENTRAL (44) — Theisen 1 0-1 2, Ivy 2 1-2 6, McKee 3 0-0 6, Brazell 1 1-2 3, Tr. Landry 0 0-0 0, Ta. Landry 0 0-2 0, Jackman 5 2-4 12, Vest 1 0-2 2, Fitt 0 0-0 0, Foree 3 0-0 7, Wortham 3 0-0 6. Totals — 19 4-13 44.
3-point goals — Thunder Mountain 7 (Stephens 2, Uddipa, Mielke, Saviers, Calloway, Markovich); Kenai 2 (Ivy, Foree). Team fouls — Thunder Mountain 16, Kenai 15. Fouled out — none.
Stars 58, Seahawks 38
Seward 8 9 12 9 —38
Soldotna 11 18 12 17 —58
SEWARD (38) — Berry 0 0-0 0, Marshall 1 1-4 4, A. Pahno 5 0-1 10, Wolfe 4 2-3 11, Sieverts 2 0-0 4, N. Pahno 0 0-0 0, DeBoard 1 0-0 2, Jackson 2 2-3 7. Totals — 15 5-11 38.
SOLDOTNA (58) — Kuntz 1 2-2 4, Weltzin 7 1-3 15, Furlong 4 3-4 13, Phillips 3 0-1 6, Spence 3 4-7 10, Duke 1 5-6 7, Gibbs 0 1-2 1, Fowler 1 0-0 2, Trammell 0 0-0 0, Dickson 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 16-25 58.
3-point goals — Seward 3 (Marshall, Wolfe, Jackson); Soldotna 2 (Furlong 2). Team fouls — Seward 24, Soldotna 16. Fouled out — Marshall, Jackson.
