The Cook Inlet Academy boys shut down Lumen Christi Friday night to win the Peninsula Conference tournament 62-30 and earn a berth at the Class 2A state tournament.

David Reischach powered CIA to the win with 40 points, making it seem as if he owned the court with big shot after big shot.

“Feels great, that was our goal the whole year, and it’s awesome that we did it as a team,” Reischach said after the game. “It doesn’t feel any better right now.”

As the second-ranked boys team in the Southcentral Conference, the Seward Seahawks know they will need to continue the momentum they have carried all year when the tourney tips off at Anchorage Christian Schools today.
“Granted we’re the higher seed, we’re trying to hold serve and end up in the top two at the end, which will qualify us for a state tournament berth,” Seward coach Dan Krier said. “We know we have a tough first-round opponent, so we need to focus, take care of business, rebound well, and that’s our goal.”

The Kenai Central boys pulled away from Soldotna in the third quarter of a close game to win their final regular season Northern Lights Conference game 56-45 Saturday night at Soldotna.
With a slim 26-25 lead at halftime, Kenai managed to outscore Soldotna 15-8 in the third quarter, and 15-12 in the fourth to seal the win.
“It is expected of the seniors and juniors on the team,” Kenai head coach Ken Felchle said of the team’s high level of play. “We are responding how Soldotna did two years ago when they were loaded with seniors.”

The Cook Inlet Academy boys executed a strong second half to overthrow Nanwalek 78-33 on Thursday night at CIA in Peninsula Conference play.
“We got off to a slow start, we were standing a little on defense, and thinking the game would come to us,” CIA head coach Justin Franchino said. “We got after it in the second half, we picked up our defense, and eventually the defense turned into offense.”
David Reischach put up some big numbers for CIA, with 28 points in the game, with 25 of those points coming in the first and third quarters.