Weekend hoops roundup: SoHi girls, boys sweep the weekend

The host Soldotna girls basketball team cruised past Grace Christian 70-27 in nonconference action Saturday.

Soldotna had a 49-8 lead at halftime. Brittani Blossom had 20 points, while Morgan Bouschor had a career-high 13 off the bench, and Aliann Schmidt and Danica Schmidt added 12 apiece.

Tessa Binder pumped in 15 for Grace.

Soldotna boys 50, Mt. Edgecumbe 36

The host Stars came back from a deficit after the first quarter to notch a nonconference victory over the Braves on Saturday.

Mt. Edgecumbe led 18-16 after eight minutes, but SoHi led 29-24 at halftime and 40-30 after three quarters.

Jersey Truesdell paced Soldotna with 18 points, while Ray Chumley added 15 points. For Mt. Edgecumbe, Bear Brown led the way with 13 points.

Soldotna girls 60, Seward 22

The host Stars took a 28-5 lead after the first quarter in cruising to a nonconference victory.

Brittani Blossom had 15 for the Stars, while Aliann Schmidt and Ituau Tuisaula each had 13.

Ashley Jackson had 10 for the Seahawks.

Soldotna boys 55, Seward 24

The host Stars jumped out to a 12-6 lead after a quarter and a 28-12 lead at the half en route to collecting a nonconference win Friday.

Jersey Truesdell poured in 22 for SoHi to lead all scorers, while Ray Chumley had 12 and David Michael added 11. For Seward, Max Pfieffenberger had six.

Alaska Prep Shootout

The Kenai Central boys basketball team lost the seventh-place game 77-37 to West Valley at the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage on Saturday.

The Wolfpack led 15-9 after a quarter, but by halftime the score was 43-19.

Terrell Peter had 18 points for West Valley, while Demarcus Davis had 17 and Cortarius Mingo had 16. For Kenai, Adam Trujillo had 19.

Friday, Kenai fell into the seventh-place game by losing to Eagle River 64-56.

Eagle River led 17-13 after the first quarter and 37-31 at halftime. Kenai cut the gap to 50-46 after three quarters, but Eagle River won the final quarter 14-10.

The Kardinals buried nine 3-pointers in the game, and Trujillo had four of those on the way to 22 points. Connor Felchle also had four 3s for 12 points, while Evan Stockton added 10. For balanced Eagle River, Jalen Jones had 14 points and Ryan Adkins added 11.

Houston, Homer split

The Houston Hawks scored their first Southcentral Conference girls basketball victory of the year Saturday afternoon with a 40-29 win over Homer at Houston High School.

Houston opened the game on a 9-2 run and capped it with a 15-point fourth quarter. Houston’s Emily Bitler led all scorers with a dozen. Jaydin Winzenberg added 11 for the Hawks. Rylyn Todd finished with eight for the Mariners.

The Homer boys used an early run to post a 72-62 win over the Hawks. The Mariners led 21-8 after the first quarter.

Titus McGhee led Homer with 16 points and Stanley Swoboda added 15.

Cameron Wyrick finished with 14 for the Hawks. Kyle McLauglin added 13.

Nikiski sweeps Redington

The Nikiski girls needed a 22-point third quarter to get past Redington 44-35 Saturday afternoon at Redington.

Bethany Carstens scored 11 of her game-high 22 in the third. Redington had led 11-10 after the first half. Abbie Fuller led Redington with 17 points.

The Bulldogs boys completed the sweep with a 54-35 victory.

CIA boys 41, Kodiak ESS 35

The host Eagles notched the Peninsula Conference victory over the Ravens on Friday.

CIA had to crawl back from a 15-4 deficit after the first quarter. By the half, the Ravens were up just 19-16, and CIA led 28-24 after three quarters.

Josh Boyd had 12 points for CIA, while Mason Mullan had 13 to lead the Ravens.

Ninilchik boys 76, Kodiak ESS 38

The host Wolverines cruised to a Peninsula Conference win Saturday.

Ninilchik led 15-7 after a quarter and 36-12 at halftime. Garrett Koch paced the Wolverines with 26 points, while Jake Clark had 16 points and Cole Hadro added 11.

For Kodiak ESS, Mason Mullan had 24 points.

Homer, Redington split

The Redington Huskies used a strong finish to earn a Southcentral Conference girls basketball victory over Homer Friday night at Redington.

The Huskies led by just a point at the half, but outscored the Mariners 25-10 in the second half en route to a 38-22 victory. Abbie Fuller supplied a game-high 19 points in the win. Lexi Seymour added a dozen. Fuller and Seymour combined to hit 15 free throws in the win.

In boys action, the Huskies suffered a 70-29 loss to the Mariners.

Nikiski sweeps Houston

Jace Kornstad scored 22 points to lead Nikiski to a 55-46 boys basketball win over Houston Friday in Houston.

Noah Litke added 14 in the Nikiski win. Francis Mose led Houston with 12. Owen Mulhaney and Kyle McLaughlin pitched in 11 each.

In girls action, Bethany Carstens scored 28 in a 51-27 win over the Hawks. Denali Whitted scored 14 for Houston.

Chris Lockwood tournament

The Nikolaevsk girls basketball team finished up play at the Chris Lockwood tournament in Unalakleet on Saturday by defeating St. Mary’s 39-38 and losing to Shaktoolik 54-45. The Warriors did not finish in the top two of the tournament.

Against St. Mary’s, coach Bea Klaich said a team effort carried the day because St. Mary’s was focused on Elizabeth Fefelov. There were six girls in the scoring column, led by Markiana Yakunin with 14 points. Fefelov had 11 rebounds.

Against Shaktoolik, Fefelov had 19 points and 19 rebounds, while Yakunin had 15 points.

In Friday play, Nikolaevsk defeated Kiana 36-32 and lost to Selawik 49-46.

Against Kiana, Fefelov had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Against Selawik, Fefelov had 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Yakunin had 12 points and Sophia Klaich had 10 rebounds.

Fefelov and Klaich were named to the all-tournament team, while the Nikolaevsk girls also won the sportsmanship award.

Friday boys

Wolves 64, Kardinals 56

Eagle River 17 20 13 14 — 64

Kenai 13 18 15 10 — 56

EAGLE RIVER (64) — Adkins 11, Benoit 2, Retzlaff 8, Michener 0, Jones 14, Walker 8, Piper 5, Rollman 16. Totals — 23 13-21 64.

KENAI CENTRAL (56) — Efta 3, Felchle 12, Baker 0, Bezdecny 5, McEnerney 0, Stockton 10, Trujillo 22, Pitsch 4, McKibben 0. Totals — 18 11-23 56.

3-point goals — Eagle River 5 (Adkins 2, Jones 2, Piper); Kenai 9 (Felchle 4, Trujillo 4, Stockton) Team fouls — Eagle River 19, Kenai 15. Fouled out — Adkins.

Eagles 41, Ravens 35

Kodiak ESS 15 4 5 11 — 35

CIA 4 12 12 13 — 41

KODIAK ESS (35) — Bogardus 8, Bircher 7, Mullan 13, Amodo 5, Reft 0, R. Lind-Charlia 2. Totals — 15 2-4 35.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (41) — Moos 3, Ja. Boyd 2, Johnson 6, Cragg 2, Leaf 5, Walsh 4, Anderson 0, Van De Grift 0, Zeigler 7, Jo. Boyd 12. Totals — 19 1-2 41.

3-point goals — Kodiak ESS 3 (Bogardus, Bircher, Amodo); CIA 1 (Leaf). Team fouls — Kodiak ESS 10, CIA 9. Fouled out — Bircher.

Stars 55, Seahawks 24

Seward 6 6 5 7 — 24

Soldotna 12 16 21 6 — 55

SEWARD (24) — Basalo 0, Koster 2, Moriarity 5, Cronin 0, Ingalls 2, Pfieffenberger 6, Spanos 4, Jarvis 2, Nillson 3. Totals — 8 6-12 24.

SOLDOTNA (55) — Rich 5, Morrison 2, Hanson 0, Chumley 12, Truesdell 22, Kant 0, Wells 0, Rosin 2, Michael 11, Denna 1. Totals — 20 9-16 55.

3-point goals — Seward 2 (Moriarity, Pfieffenberger); Soldotna 6 (Truesdell 4, Chumley 2). Team fouls — Seward 15, Soldotna 16. Fouled out — none.

Bulldogs 55, Hawks 46

Nikiski 5-11-15-14—55

Houston 9-8-11-18—46

Nikiski (55) — Mysing 1 0-0 2, Weathers 1 3-3 5, Kornstad 7 2-3 22, Handley 3 2-4 9, Litke 4 3-4 14, DeSiena 1 0-0 3; Totals: 17 10-14 55.

Houston (46) — Ca. Wyrick 0 1-2 4, Faliniko 1 1-2 3, G. Mulhaney 2 1-2 5, O. Mulhaney 3 2-2 11, Mose 5 2-4 12, McLaughlin 3 5-6 11; Totals: 16 12-18 46.

Friday girls

Stars 60, Seahawks 22

Seward 5 6 6 5 — 22

Soldotna 28 11 19 2 — 60

SEWARD (22) — Dow 0, Sawyer-Lemme 2, Ambrosiani 0, Schilling 0, Von Borstel 8, Sieverts 2, Jackson 10, Dougherty 0, Casagranda 0, Sewell 0. Totals — 7 7-12 22.

SOLDOTNA (60) — McGillivray 4, Buckbee 0, Leaf 0, Blossom 15, A. Schmidt 13, Bouschor 2, Tuisaula 13, Leadens 0, Crosby-Schneider 4, D. Schmidt 9, Fischer 0. Totals — 23 9-14 60.

3-point goals — Seward 1 (Jackson); Soldotna 5 (Blossom 3, A. Schmidt, D. Schmidt). Team fouls — Seward 13, Soldotna 11. Fouled out — none.

Huskies 38, Mariners 22

Homer 6-6-4-6—22

Redington 4-9-10-15—38

Homer (22) — Bishop 2 2-2 7. Bales 1 1-2 3, Doughty 1 1-2 3, Todd 2 0-0 5, Carroll 1 0-0 2; Totals: 8 4-7 22.

Redington (38) — Simmons 1 0-0 2, Apareza 2 0-0 5, Seymour 3 6-12 12, Fuller 6 9-13 19; Totals: 11 15-25 38.

Bulldogs 51, Hawks 27

Nikiski 22-11-14-4—51

Houston 4-8-7-12—27

Nikiski (51) — Jeffreys 3 3-3 9, L. Carstens 1 0-2 2, Bostic 1 2-2 4, Johnson 1 1-4 3, B. Carstens 11 2-2 28, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Rizzo 1 0-0 2, Paulin 0 1-4 1; Totals: 19 9-17 51.

Houston (27) — Graham 0 1-4 1, Whitted 6 1-4, 14, Bitler 4 0-2 8, Elson 1 0-0 2, Ritchie 1 0-0 2; Totals: 12 2-11 27.

Saturday boys

Wolfpack 77, Kardinals 37

Kenai 9 10 8 10 — 37

West Valley 15 28 14 20 — 77

KENAI CENTRAL (37) — Dunham 0, Efta 4, Felchle 0, Baker 4, Custodio 0, Bezdecny 0, McEnerney 3, Stockton 1, Trujillo 19, Stafford 0, Pitsch 2, Daniels 2, McKibben 2. Totals — 15 5-7 37.

WEST VALLEY (77) — Damario 4, Atkins 4, Peter 18, Davis 17, Mingo 16, Nance 1, Warner 5, Thomas 0, Campbell 7, Miller 6. Totals — 29 13-21 77.

3-point goals — Kenai 2 (McEnerney, Trujillo); West Valley 7 (Peter 2, Mingo 2, Atkins, Warner, Campbell). Team fouls — Kenai 11, West Valley 13. Fouled out — Nance.

Stars 50, Braves 36

Mt. Edgecumbe 18 6 6 6 — 36

Soldotna 16 13 11 10 — 50

MT. EDGECUMBE (36) — Toomer 9, Dock 0, Constantine 5, Alstrom-Bean 2, Johnson-Edwards 4, Dunaway 3, Brown 13, Adams 0. Totals — 14 3-9 36.

SOLDOTNA (50) — Rich 3, Morrison 2, Hanson 7, Chumley 15, Truesdell 18, Kant 0, Wells 0, Michael 5. Totals — 16 12-18 50.

3-point goals — Mt. Edgecumbe 5 (Toomer 3, Constantine, Brown); Soldotna 6 (Chumley 3, Truesdell 2, Rich). Team fouls — Mt. Edgecumbe 12, Soldotna 15. Fouled out — none.

Wolverines 76, Ravens 38

Kodiak ESS 7 5 15 11 — 38

Ninilchik 15 21 18 22 — 76

KODIAK ESS (38) — Bogardus 0, Bircher 11, Reft 0, R. Lind-Charlia 0, Amodo 3, Mullan 24. Totals — 14 4-6 38.

NINILCHIK (76) — Nelson 2, Hadro 11, Koch 26, Moto 2, Clark 16, Moore 6, Davilla 4, Mumey 6. Totals — 29 6-12 76.

3-point goals — Kodiak 6 (Bircher 3, Mullan 2, Amodo); Ninilchik 7 (Koch 4, Moore 2, Hadro). Team fouls — Kodiak 8, Ninilchik 5. Fouled out — none.

Mariners 72, Hawks 62

Homer 21-19-21-21—72

Houston 8-20-17-15—62

Homer (72) — Beachy 4 1-2 10, Adkins 3 3-5 9, Reutov 3 0-0 6, McGhee 7 2-4 16, Anderson 5 2-3 12, Knapp 2 0-0 4, Swoboda 6 2-3 15, Mann 0 0-2 0; Totals: 32 10-19 72.

Houston (62) — Ca. Wyrick 3 8-9 14, Co. Wyrick 3 0-0 9, Welsh 1 0-0 3, Faliniko 1 0-0 2, G. Mulhaney 4 0-0 8, O. Mulhaney 2 0-0 4, Mose 4 1-3 9, McLaughlin 6 1-2 13; Totals: 24 10-14 62.

Saturday girls

Stars 70, Grizzlies 27

Grace 4 4 8 11 — 27

Soldotna 26 23 8 13 — 70

GRACE CHRISTIAN (27) — Coronado 2, Binder 15, Markel 1, Wood 0, Tanner 3, Salima 6, Crotts 0, Annett 0. Totals — 10 6-9 27.

SOLDOTNA (70) — McGillivray 4, Buckbee 2, Blossom 20, A. Schmidt 12, Bouschor 13, Tuisaula 7, Holland 0, Leadens 0, Crosby-Schneider 0, D. Schmidt 12, Fischer 0. Totals — 31 3-6 70.

3-point goals — Grace 1 (Binder); Soldotna 5 (Blossom 3, D. Schmidt 2). Team fouls — Grace 7, Soldotna 11. Fouled out — none.

Bulldogs 44, Huskies 36

Nikiski 3-7-22-12—44

Redington 2-9-8-17—36

Nikiski (44) — Jeffreys 0 1-2 1, No. 4 0 1-2 1, L. Carstens 2 4-6 8, Bostic 1 0- 13, Johnson 4 1-2 9, B. Carstens 9 1-2 22; Totals: 16 8-17 44.

Redington (36) — Simmons 1 0-0 2, Stoker 0 0-2 0, Aporazuk 3 1-2 11, No. 23 1 4-5 6, Fulller 6 6-13 17; Totals: 11 11-22 36.

Hawks 40, Mariners 29

Homer 2-7-11-8—29

Houston 9-10-6-15—40

Homer (29) — Irama 2 0-1 5, Bishop 0 2-2 2, Bales 1 0-0 2, Daughty 3 0-3 6, Todd 3 2-4 8, Carroll 2 0-0 4, Smide 1 0-0 2, Hatfield 0 0-2 0; Totals: 12 4-12 29.

Houston (40) — Graham 2 0-2 4, Whitted 2 0-0 4, Bitler 4 4-9 12, Wingzenberg 4 2-4 11, Elson 1 1-4 3, Ritchie 2 2-4 6; Totals: 15 9-23 40.