Soldotna girls sweep in Kodiak

  • By Staff Report
  • Saturday, January 6, 2018 1:15am
  • Sports

The Soldotna girls enjoyed a successful trip down in Kodiak this weekend, sweeping the Kodiak Bears in the first Northern Lights Conference clash of the season Friday and Saturday. The Stars won 54-21 Friday and returned Saturday to win 47-14, getting their NLC schedule off to a 2-0 start.

SoHi junior Danica Schmidt powered the Stars with 17 points on Friday and 14 Saturday, a game-high in both contests. Schmidt’s Saturday production equaled the entire Kodiak squad’s scoring.

In Saturday’s clincher, Schmidt poured in four buckets in the second quarter to help SoHi outscore Kodiak 14-0 and take a 23-2 halftime lead. The Stars outscored the Bears 11-4 in the third quarter to ice the victory.

Schmidt’s sister, Aliann, added 12 points for SoHi and Brittani Blossom scored nine.

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In Friday’s contest, Aliann added 12 points and Blossom scored 11. Ellysia Kernan scored 10 to lead Kodiak.

SoHi torched Kodiak 20-4 in the second quarter en route to a 26-6 halftime lead. Danica knocked in four buckets herself in the quarter and Aliann had three.

SoHi cruised in the second half, outscoring the Bears 28-15.

The Soldotna boys team was scheduled for a two-game series with Kodiak at home, but foggy airport conditions forced the Bears to reschedule with the Stars. The two games will be played Jan. 18 and Feb. 7, according to an email sent out by SoHi athletic director and girls hoops coach Kyle McFall.

Homer boys take 5th at ACS tourney

The Homer boys finished fifth at the Lime Solar/Pepsi Tournament at Anchorage Christian School with a 70-59 loss Saturday to Delta Junction in the third-place game.

On Friday, the Mariners lost 59-43 to East Anchorage in the tournament semifinals, dropping them into Saturday’s contest with the Huskies. The Thunderbirds ultimately secured the championship 85-74 over ACS.

Jordan Beachy and Koby Etzwiler were named to the All-Tournament team, while the team won the free throw team competition with 72 percent efficiency.

Delta buried Homer in a 41-24 halftime hole, but the Mariners returned to outscore the Huskies 21-14 in the third quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points.

Beachy hit three 3-pointers on his way to scoring a team-high 20 points, while Etzwiler added 13 and Japheth McGhee notched 12. Micah Helkenn poured in 25 points to lead Delta, which hit 18 of 23 free throws.

In Friday’s semifinal loss to East, Beachy hit four 3s for all 14 of his points in the second quarter to lead Homer, which also got eight points from Daniel Reutov and seven from Joel Carroll.

Homer outscored the T-Birds 19-13 in the second quarter to cut the lead to 27-26 at half, but East returned to win the third frame 18-6.

Seward girls go 1-2 at Monroe tourney

A Saturday loss to Grace Christian left the Seward girls hoops squad with a 1-2 showing over the three-day Mt. McKinley Bank Holiday Classic at Monroe Catholic in Fairbanks.

The Seahawks prevailed in a 35-31 win over the host Monroe Rams on Friday, then dropped their Saturday contest to Grace Christian 38-32.

In Saturday’s game, Coral Petrosius scored a game-high 18 points for Seward. Tessa Binder scored 16 points to lead Grace.

Grace steadily pulled away from Seward throughout, starting with a 10-7 first-quarter lead, which led to a 18-15 halftime advantage. The Grizzlies won the third frame 10-9 and the fourth 10-8.

The Seahawks defeated the Rams on Friday, with Ashley Jackson netting 14 points to lead Seward, which also got 11 from Coral Petrosius.

Monroe led 18-17 at halftime, but Seward had it tied by the end of the third quarter. The Seahawks outscored the Rams 11-7 in the final eight minutes to secure the win.

Saturday girls

Stars 47, Bears 14

Soldotna 9 14 11 13 —47

Kodiak 2 0 4 8 —14

SOLDOTNA (47) — McGillivray 0 0-1 0, Jaime 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 0-0 5, Blossom 3 2-2 9, A. Schmidt 5 2-2 12, Leaf 0 0-0 0, Buckbee 0 0-0 0, Holland 1 0-0 2, Wurst 0 1-2 1, D. Schmidt 7 0-0 14, McDonald 0 4-4 4. Totals 18 5-11 47.

KODIAK (14) — DelaCruz 0 0-2 0, Pruitt 0 0-0 0, Marcelo 3 2-2 8, Pascua 0 0-0 0, Villaroya 0 0-0 0, Kernan 2 0-0 4, Nocon 0 0-0 0, Spear 1 0-1 2, Smude 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 2-5 14.

3-point goals — Soldotna 2 (Miller 1, Blossom 1); Kodiak 0.

Team fouls — Soldotna 13, Kodiak 12. Fouled out — none.

Friday girls

Stars 54, Bears 21

Soldotna 6 20 18 10 —54

Kodiak 2 4 12 3 —21

SOLDOTNA (54) — McGillivray 1 0-0 2, Miler 0 0-0 0, Blossom 5 0-0 1, A. Schmidt 5 2-2 12, Leaf 0 2-3 2, Buckbee 1 0-0 2, Holland 3 0-0 6, Wurst 1 0-2 2, D. Schmidt 7 3-4 17, McDonald 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-13 54.

KODIAK (21) — DelaCruz 2 0-0 4, Pruitt 0 0-0 0, Marcelo 1 0-2 2, Pascua 0 0-0 0, A. Pruitt 0 0-2 0, Villaroya 1 0-2 2, Kernan 3 4-4 10, Nocon 0 0-0 0, Spear 0 3-3 3, Smude 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 7-13 21.

3-point goals — Soldotna 1 (Blossom); Kodiak 0.

Team fouls — Soldotna 14, Kodiak 11. Fouled out — none.

Seahawks 35, Rams 31

Seward 2 15 7 11 —35

Monroe 3 15 6 7 —31

SEWARD (35) — Dow 0 0-0 0, Lemme 0 0-0 0, Abrosiani 0 0-0 0, Terry 0 0-0 0, VonBorstel 1 6-8 8, Sieverts 1 0-0 2, Jackson 6 2-5 14, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Petrosius 5 1-4 11. Totals 13 9-17 35.

MONROE (31) — Hodges 5 0-2 12, Grahek 4 0-0 9, Nelson 1 1-2 4, Leshie 1 0-1 2, Batts 0 0-0 0, Szumigala 0 0-0 0, Stepovich 0 0-2 0, Thomas 1 2-4 4. Totals 12 3-11 31.

3-point goals — Seward 0; Monroe 4 (Hodges 2, Grahek 1, Nelson 1).

Team fouls — Seward 15, Monroe 13. Fouled out — Thomas.

Saturday boys

Huskies 70, Mariners 59

Delta 20 21 14 15 —70

Homer 7 17 21 14 —59

DELTA JUNCTION (70) — Zarecki 2 0-0 6, Colon 1 1-2 3, Montes 4 0-0 11, Helkenn 9 7-8 25, Powers 2 4-6 8, Durham 1 0-0 3, Klumnick 3 4-5 10, Durham 0 0-0 0, Magee 1 0-0 2, Montes 0 2-2 2, Bialik 0 0-0 0. totals 23 18-23 70.

HOMER (59) — C. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Etzwiler 5 2-4 13, Adkins 1 0-0 2, Reutov 2 1-2 5, Carroll 2 3-6 7, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, J. Beachy 6 5-7 20, McGhee 6 0-0 12. Totals 22 11-19 59.

3-point goals — Delta 6 (Montes 3, Zarecki 2, Durham 1); Homer 4 (J. Beachy 3, Etzwiler 1).

Team fouls — Delta 14, Homer 15. Fouled out — none.

Friday boys

Thunderbirds 59, Mariners 43

Homer 7 19 6 11 —43

East 14 13 18 14 —59

HOMER (43) — Etzwiler 1 0-0 2, Adkins 3 0-0 6, Reutov 3 1-2 8, Carroll 3 1-2 7, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Beachy 5 0-0 14, McGhee 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 4-6 43.

EAST (59) — Harrington 1 0-0 2, Bearden 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 2-3 10, Williams 4 2-2 10, Barranco 6 0-0 14, Chichenoff 2 0-0 4, Esaw 8 0-2 17, Williams 0 0-0 0, Choffin 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 4-7 59.

3-point goals — Homer 5 (Beachy 4, Reutov 1); East 3 (Barranco 2, Esaw 1).

Team fouls — Homer 9, East 12. Fouled out — none.

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