Monday hoops roundup

  • By Staff Report
  • Monday, February 2, 2015 11:59pm
  • Sports

The host Nikolaevsk girls basketball team shut down Kalskag in the second half to run away with a 55-23 nonconference victory Monday.

Nikolaevsk led 28-18 at halftime and held Kalskag to five points in the second half.

Serafima Kalugin poured in 20 points for the Warriors, while Megan Hickman added 13. For Kalskag, Katlyn Holmburg had 10 points.

Nikolaevsk boys 64,
Kalskag 43

The host Warriors cruised past the nonconference Grizzlies on Monday.

Nikolaevsk jumped to a 20-8 lead after the first quarter and did not look back.

Felemon Molodih had 18 points for the Warriors, while Neil Gordeev had 17 and Kalenik Molodih added 10. For Kalskag, Austin Hetherington pumped in 16, Joey Davis was good for 15 and Derrick Holmburg pitched in 10.

Cook Inlet Academy girls 30, Soldotna JV 29

The visiting Eagles held off a fourth-quarter surge for a nonconference victory Monday.

CIA, after holding the SoHi JV scoreless in the second quarter, entered the final quarter ahead 21-16.

Madison Orth had 11 points for the Eagles, while Melia Miller paced the Stars with eight points.

Soldotna JV boys 61, CIA 47

The Stars boys topped CIA on Monday in nonconference action.

Derek Evans had 17 points for the Stars, while Caleb Spence had 11.

For CIA, Timmy Smithwick had 24 points and Johnny Smithwick added 14.

Nanwalek finishes up trip with 2 losses

The Nanwalek boys team, which had just five players, finished up a trip playing five games in five nights by losing on Friday to Birchwood Christian and Saturday to Wasilla Lake Christian. Friday, the Eagles fell 41-27. Saturday, the score was 72-28.

Monday girls

Eagles 30, Stars JV 29

CIA 5 10 6 8 —30

Soldotna 6 0 10 13 —29

COOK INLET ACADEMY (30) — Delon 0 0-0 0, Carey 0 0-0 0, Taplin 0 0-0 0, Hills 4 1-2 9, Brush 2 1-2 6, Lyons 2 0-0 4, Orth 5 1-2 11. Totals — 13 3-6 30.

SOLDOTNA JV (29) — Aley 1 0-0 2, Triana 0 0-0 0, McElroy 3 0-2 6, Derflinger 3 0-0 7, Kruse 0 0-2 0, Wells 0 0-0 0, Miller 4 0-0 8, Kindred 0 0-0 0, Streiff 1 0-0 2, Graham 0 0-0 0, Farrell 2 0-0 4, Nash 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 0-4 29.

3-point goals — CIA 1 (Brush); SoHi JV 1 (Derflinger). Team fouls — CIA 4, SoHi JV 13. Fouled out — Kruse.

Warriors 55, Grizzlies 23

Kalskag 8 10 3 2 —23

Nikolaevsk 13 15 14 13 —55

KALSKAG (23) — Holmburg 5 0-0 10, Levi 0 0-0 0, Samuelsen 0 0-0 0, Nook 0 0-0 0, Abarca 2 0-0 5, Nelson 2 0-0 4, Wise 2 0-1 4, Stewart 0 0-0 0. Totals — 11 0-1 23.

NIKOLAEVSK (55) — Kr. Klaich 0 0-0 0, Fefelov 3 1-2 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Mametieff 3 0-0 6, Kalugin 10 0-5 10, N. Gordeev 1 1-3 3, E. Gordeev 2 0-0 4, Dorvall 0 0-0 0, Hickman 5 3-10 13. Totals — 25 5-20 55.

3-point goals — Kalskag 1 (Abarca). Team fouls — Kalskag 15, Nikolaevsk 6. Fouled out — none.

Monday boys

Warriors 64, Grizzlies 43

Kalskag 8 11 14 10 —43

Nikolaevsk 20 15 20 9 —64

KALSKAG (43) — H. Levi 0 0-0 0, Evan 0 0-0 0, R. Levi 0 0-0 0, A. Hetherington 5 4-6 16, R. Levi 0 0-0 0, Holmburg 4 1-2 10, Davis 5 5-8 15, B. Hetherington 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 10-16 43.

NIKOLAEVSK (64) — K. Molodih 4 2-4 10, Trail 2 1-2 5, Whaley 0 0-0 0, Yakunin 0 0-0 0, N. Fefelov 3 0-0 7, Gordeev 8 1-2 17, F. Molodih 9 0-1 18, J. Fefelov 3 1-2 7, Kalugin 0 0-0 0. Totals — 29 5-11 64.

3-point goals — Kalskag 3 (A. Hetherington 2, Holmburg); Nikolaevsk 1 (N. Fefelov 1). Team fouls — Kalskag 8, Nikolaevsk 14. Fouled out — none.

Stars JV 61, Eagles 47

CIA 11 19 9 8 —47

SoHi JV 23 13 13 12 —61

COOK INLET ACADEMY (47) — A. Hammond 3 0-0 7, B. Hammond 0 0-2 0, R. Smithwick 1 0-3 2, Miller 0 0-0 0, J. Smithwick 6 2-2 14, Solie 0 0-0 0, T. Smithwick 10 1-1 24. Totals — 20 3-6 47.

SOLDOTNA JV (61) — Spence 3 4-4 11, Casey 2 0-0 5, Kruse 0 0-0 0, Harshman 0 0-0 0, McElroy 1 0-0 3, Sheridan 3 0-0 8, Evans 10 7-15 17, Crowder 0 1-2 1, Marcuson 3 0-0 6. Totals — 22 12-21 61.

3-point goals — CIA 4 (T. Smithwick 3, A. Hammond 1); Soldotna JV 5 (Sheridan 2, McElroy, Casey, Spence). Team fouls — CIA 14, SoHi JV 11. Fouled out — R. Smithwick, Solie.

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