The Nikiski girls basketball team notched a 66-38 victory over host Seward on Thursday in Southcentral Conference play.

Bethany Carstens led the Bulldogs with 31 points, while Lillian Carstens had 13 points. For Seward, Ashley Jackson had 13 points.

Nikiski boys 45, Seward 43

The Bulldogs edged the host Seahawks for a Southcentral Conference victory.

For Nikiski, Noah Litke had 16 points while Jace Kornstad had 12. For Seward, Max Pfieffenberger had 14 points and Connor Spanos had 12.

Valdez 55, Kenai 37

The Buccaneers notched a victory in the opening round of the Alaska Prep Shootout, host by Dimond High School in Anchorage.

Kenai now plays Eagle River, which lost to Barrow 76-63, in the fourth-sixth-place bracket today at 3 p.m. Valdez faces Barrow in the semis at 6 p.m.

Valdez led 14-12 after a quarter, but stretched the lead to 34-22 by halftime. The Buccaneers then won the fourth quarter 15-7.

Bennett Hinkle had 19 for Valdez, while Ike Watson added 13. Adam Trujillo paced Kenai with nine points.

Homer boys 70, Mt. Edgecumbe 63

The host Mariners survived a Braves buzzer-beater at the end of regulation that tied the game to notched a nonconference victory.

After the shocking end to regulation, Homer controlled the overtime to the tune of 9-2.

Stanley Swoboda paced the Mariners with 22 points, while Japheth McGhee had 14 and Ethan Anderson added 10.

Unalakleet girls 62, Nikolaevsk 34

The Warriors took the loss in their opening game of the Chris Lockwood tournament in Unalakleet.

For Nikolaevsk, Elizabeth Fefelov had 23 points to lead all scorers, and also collected 13 rebounds. Today, Nikolaevsk plays Kiana at 9 a.m. and Shaktoolik at 3:30 p.m.

Nikolaevsk boys 54, Kodiak ESS 42

The host Warriors moved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the Peninsula Conference by topping the Ravens.

Nikolaevsk led 10-7 after the first quarter, but had opened up a 33-17 lead by halftime.

Isaak Fefelov and Zachary Trail each had 13 points for the Warriors, while Michael Trail added 11 points. For Kodiak ESS, Mason Mullan poured in 21 points, while Brennen Bogardus added 12 points.

Thursday boys

Buccaneers 55, Kardinals 37

Kenai 12 10 8 7 — 37

Valdez 14 18 8 15 — 55

KENAI CENTRAL (37) — Dunham 1, Efta 2, Felchle 6, Baker 3, Custodio 0, Bezdecny 2, McEnerney 6, Stockton 0, Trujillo 9, Stafford 2, Pitsch 4, McKibben 2. Totals — 13 6-11 37.

VALDEZ (55) — Chadwick 0, LaBonte 3, Alfaro 0, Chavez 2, Letendre 2, Hinkle 19, Freeman 8, Watson 13, Heckathon 8, Cummins 0. Totals — 23 6-10 55.

3-point goals — Kenai 5 (Felchle 2, McEnerney 2, Trujillo); Valdez 3 (LaBonte, Hinkle, Freeman). Team fouls — Kenai 10, Valdez 1. Fouled out — none.

Warriors 54, Ravens 42

Kodiak 7 10 8 17 — 42

Nikolaevsk 10 23 15 6 — 54

KODIAK ESS (42) — Bogardus 12, Bircher 0, Reft 2, R. Lind-Charlia 2, Amodo 5, Mullan 21. Totals — 18 3-7 42.

NIKOLAEVSK (54) — Boquecosa 2, Brown 0, Fefelov 13, J. Trail 4, Kalugin 9, Nikitenko 2, Z. Trail 13, M. Trail 11. Totals — 22 7-10 54.

3-point goals — Kodiak ESS 3 (Mullan 2, Amodo); Nikolaevsk 3 (Fefelov 3). Team fouls — Kodiak ESS 6, Nikolaevsk 5. Fouled out — none.

Mariners 70, Braves 63, OT

Mt. Edgecumbe 9 12 18 22 2 — 63

Homer 7 20 24 10 9 — 70

MT. EDGECUMBE (63) — Toomer 5, Constantine 15, Alstrom-Beans 9, Johnson-Edwards 5, Dunaway 10, Brown 11, Adams 4. Totals — 25 9-20 63.

HOMER (70) — Munns 0, Beachy 6, Adkins 7, Reutov 7, Raymond 0, Anderson 10, Knapp 4, J. McGhee 14, Swoboda 22. Totals — 26 16-30 70.

3-point goals — Mt. Edgecumbe 4 (Constantine 3, Toomer); Homer 2 (Swoboda 2). Team fouls — Mt. Edgecumbe 18. Homer 19. Fouled out — Alstrom-Beans, Brown.

Bulldogs 45, Seahawks 43

Nikiski 10 10 16 9 — 45

Seward 13 12 5 13 — 43

NIKISKI (45) — Mysing 0, Weathers 9, Smith 0, Kornstad 12, Handley 8, Litke 16, DeSiena 0, Gray 0. Totals — 15 10-22 45.

SEWARD (43) — Basalo 0, Spanos 12, Koster 6, Moriarity 4, Cronin 0, Ingalls 3, Pfieffenberger 14, Jarvis 2, Nilsson 2. Totals — 16 6-8 43.

3-point goals — Nikiski 5 (Weathers 3, Litke 2); Seward 5 (Koster 2, Pfieffenberger 2, Ingalls). Team fouls — Nikiski 11, Seward 18. Fouled out — none.

Thursday girls

Bulldogs 66, Seahawks 38

Nikiski 23 18 16 9 — 66

Seward 9 11 8 10 — 38

NIKISKI (66) — Jeffreys 3, Wik 3, L. Carstens 13, Bostic 4, B. Carstens 31, Hooper 0, Mullin 4, Zimmerman 2, Rizzo 4. Totals — 24 9-17 66.

SEWARD (38) — Dow 0, Lemme 6, Ambrosiani 0, Schilling 2, Von Borstel 9, Sieverts 8, Jackson 13, Dougherty 0, Sewell 0. Totals — 14 5-6 38.

3-point goals — Nikiski 7 (B. Carstens 5, Wik, L. Carstens); Seward 5 (Jackson 3, Von Borstel 2). Team fouls — Nikiski 8, Seward 18. Fouled out — none.