Seward girls, Homer boys register basketball victories

  • By Staff Report
  • Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:31pm
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The Seward girls and Homer boys picked up Southcentral Conference victories Thursday in Seward.

Seward won the girls game 42-22, while Homer held on for a 56-51 triumph.

In the girls game, Seward jumped to a 15-4 lead after the first quarter. Ashley Jackson hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter for Seward en route to a game-high 12 points.

Rylyn Todd paced Homer with nine points.

In the boys game, a big comeback attempt by the Seahawks in the fourth quarter came up short.

The game was tied at 10 after the first quarter, but Homer had a 40-27 lead entering the fourth quarter before Seward rallied.

Charles Rohr had 16 points for the Mariners, while Hunter Edens pitched in 13 and Joel Carroll had 10.

Jonah Deboard had a game-high 19 points to lead the Seahawks, while Nik Pahno tacked on 17.

Thursday girls

Seahawks 42, Mariners 22

Homer 4 9 7 2 —22

Seward 15 6 14 7 —42

HOMER (22) — Sonnen 0 0-0 0, Carroll 0 0-0 0, Fabick 0 0-0 0, Doughty 2 0-0 4, Todd 3 3-4 9, Parish 2 0-0 4, Veldstra 2 1-2 5, Cole 0 0-0 0, Box 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 4-6 22.

SEWARD (42) — Cinereski 0 0-1 0, Moriarity 0 2-4 2, Hauze 2 1-1 5, Terry 1 0-0 2, Von Borstel 2 2-2 7, Jackson 4 1-2 12, Lapinskas 3 1-2 7, Petrosius 3 1-2 7. Totals — 15 7-15 42.

3-point goals — Seward 4 (Jackson 3, Von Borstel). Team fouls — Homer 14, Seward 7. Fouled out — Cole.

Thursday boys

Mariners 56, Seahawks 51

Homer 10 19 11 16 —56

Seward 10 8 9 24 —51

HOMER (56) — Rohr 6 1-2 16, Cortez 0 0-0 0, Etzwiler 4 0-1 8, Ravin 0 0-0 0, Carroll 4 2-4 10, Edens 5 0-0 13, Ellison 1 0-0 2, Beachy 3 0-0 7, Mann 0 0-0 0, Brinter 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 3-7 56.

SEWARD (51) — Pahno 5 5-5 17, Kratz 3 0-1 6, Estes 0 0-0 0, Wilpe 0 0-0 0, Spanos 0 0-0 0, Jarvis 0 0-0 0, Deboard 6 7-8 19, Petrosius 3 3-5 9. Totals — 17 15-19 51.

3-point goals — Homer 7 (Rohr 3, Edens 3, Beachy); Seward 2 (Pahno 2). Team fouls — Homer 15, Seward 10. Fouled out — none.

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